221 past events with the art education tag

Practice painting and appliqué techniques to create your own custom wooden keepsake box. This workshop will teach you how to create an original Keepsake Box while having fun doing it. Professional crafter Jennifer Amos will guide participants through a fun interactive afternoon painting, decorating, sealing, and decorating their own custom keepsake boxes. These small wooden boxes would make a great gift for Easter or Mother’s Day, could store cherished items from Baby’s First Year, a far-away loved one, or serve as a family heirloom in the making.

March 13; 3–4:30 p.m. 
Cost: $18; member discounts apply
Registration deadline: March 6 Center Building

Step into the fascinating realm of artists as we offer a glimpse behind the curtain! Join local artist Ann Johnson, aka F.B. Fogg, as she shares insights into her creative process and discusses the privilege and challenges of serving as this year's juror for the 34th Annual Minnetrista Juried Art Show. Discover the intricate considerations that determine a winning piece and unravel the mysteries of the juror's perspective. Wondering if the juror is truly "blind"? No question is too basic or too complex—come prepared to ask anything and everything!

Learn to create your own magic show using the principles of design thinking. Ball State University Emerging Media Professor Tong Li will guide students and families through an immersive learning experience to create and perform their own magic tricks. Participants will create their first magic trick to share with family and friends! Through this process, you will understand design thinking and its connection with magic!

This workshop is recommended for adults/youth ages 13+ and families. Children ages 8–12 may register with an adult who will be present for the duration of the workshop. 

Registration will close up to 72 hours prior to the start of the event to provide time for instructors to prepare.

Start: April 6, 2024 1:30 p.m.
End: April 6, 2024 4 p.m.
Location: David Owsley Museum of Art

Join student teachers from the Ball State Art Education program for an afternoon of games, activities, and tours in the DOMA galleries - plus (weather permitting) creating sunprints on the Quad as a pre-solar eclipse activity! This fun opportunity for families and kids of all ages is open to the public and free with registration by April 3rd:

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Children must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Spring 2024 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, June 6th during the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on May 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on June 6th, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

June 12; 10–10:45 a.m. & 11–11:45 a.m., June 23; 2–2:45 p.m. & 3–3:45 p.m.
Free community event  
Center Building, Heritage Collection Gallery  

Join Karen Vincent, local historian and author behind Ball Stores: East Central Indiana’s Shopping Center, as she leads a discussion through Minnetrista’s Ball Stores exhibition. Take a trip down memory lane to the vibrant era of downtown department store shopping, uncover fascinating tales from Ball Stores, and discover Karen’s process of transforming research and writing into a buzz-worthy book that has captivated our community! 

Free community event  
Center Building, Heritage Collection Gallery  

Join Karen Vincent, local historian, and author behind Ball Stores: East Central Indiana’s Shopping Center, as she leads a discussion through Minnetrista’s Ball Stores exhibition. Take a trip down memory lane to the vibrant era of downtown department store shopping, uncover fascinating tales from Ball Stores, and discover Karen’s process of transforming research and writing into a buzz-worthy book that has captivated our community! 

Free with admission
Oakhurst Gallery 

See art, make art, feel Young at Art! Inspired by works in the exhibition Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations, create your own collaged world out of construction paper shapes.  

Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest Logo

June 29 – September 22, 2024

Center Building, Gallery 3

Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest brings into focus one of the most vital ecosystems on the planet. This timely exhibition explores the relationship between people and nature while taking audiences on a learning journey. Through exquisite photography and videography, first-person stories, authentic objects, and interactive experiences, audiences discover the heart of this forest through the natural and cultural history of a place and its people. This exhibition is bilingual, with displays in both English and Spanish.

Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest / Historias del bosque boreal was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. It is made possible by the National Audubon Society with additional support from The Anders Foundation, Charlie and Nancy Hogan, and Anne C. Madison.

July 12; 2 p.m. 
Cost: $10 | Member discounts apply  
Center Building, Collection Storage 

Registration deadline: July 10 

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Minnetrista Heritage Collection on a guided tour with Archivist Susan Smith and Collections Manager Mindy Price. Learn more about what we collect and see artifacts not currently on public display. Dive into the rich history and fascinating stories behind these treasures.  

Tours are suitable for ages 13 and up. 

Ball State's School of Art’s Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy presents:

Your Brain on Art: A Lecture with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen

Join us for an evening with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, the authors of Your Brain on Art. Discover the groundbreaking science behind the evolutionary dynamics of art and its impact on our brains and our health. This lecture will illuminate how the arts can profoundly enhance our physical and mental health, foster learning, and build stronger communities.

Join us as we explore:

• The revolutionary field of neuroaesthetics
• Insights from multidisciplinary pioneers like David Byrne, Renée Fleming, and E.O. Wilson
• Compelling stories of how the arts are making a positive impact on daily life

This is not just a call to “bring back the arts.” It’s a call-to-arms for integrating the arts with science and technology to shape a more humane and innovative future. Don’t miss this opportunity to understand how the arts are vital to our well-being and societal progress. Be part of this enlightening journey and elevate your understanding of the arts’ transformative power.

Join us for an unforgettable experience and be inspired to see the essential value of the arts in a whole new light!

Arrangements for the appearance of Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen made through Federation Artists.

The School of Art’s Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy presents Your Brain on Art in partnership with Arts Alive!, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Health, the College of Sciences and Humanities, and the College of Communication, Information, and Media.

Got questions? Contact the School of Art at art@bsu.edu or call 765-285-5838 for more information about this event.

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Fall 2024 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, October 3rd during ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on October 3rd, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials, while also examining the historical narrative of how glass art came to Indian Country from a historical perspective. Visitors will be wowed by over 100 glass art objects created by contemporary Native American and Indigenous Pacific-Rim artists.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists.

Included in General Admission and open during regular operating hours:

Wednesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday Closed

Based in Las Vegas, Justin Favela creates large-scale installations and sculptures reflecting American pop culture and the Latinx experience. His work has been exhibited internationally and across the U.S., including at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and El Museo del Barrio. Favela, a 2021 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellow, is currently the artist in residence at the Kohler Arts and Industry program. This event is made possible by the College of Fine Arts and the Arts Alive program.

Program is a two-day workshop, March 27-28, 1-3 p.m. Class is led by Ann Johnson, renowned local artist and former owner of F.B. Fogg. She will guide artists in crafting a truly unique world of creative expression. In her two-day watercolor workshop, participants will explore a blend of drawing, painting, stamp-making, printing, and collage to create imaginative and refined portraits. These artworks not only showcase artistic finesse but also reflect personal growth, leaving a lasting impression long after the workshop concludes. Open to all skill levels.

It's too chilly, so the Muncie Makers Market is on hiatus for our sidewalk setup until May 1st - but we still have a fun First Thursday planned this month! We look forward to telling you all about our busy 2025 Season! Come see us Thursday, April 3rd from 5-8p at Cornerstone Center for the Arts as we join many local Artisans for the evening. Shop INDOORS with FREE parking for the April 2025 First Thursday! 
 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly on the sidewalks at Adamns & Walnut every First Thursday, indoors at MadJax Maker Force every Third Thursday, and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/ ;

Sydney Gastman measuring a Western Hemlock, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 2023

Nancy Floyd has been a visual artist for over 40 years. Her interests include the aging female body, the passage of time, barren landscapes, and trees. She uses photography, video, and mixed-media to address the ways in which lens-based media can connect deeply with experience and memory. Floyd has received numerous grants and awards including a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2019 International Center of Photography / GOST Books First Photo Book Award, a 2018 Aaron Siskind Photography Fellowship and a 2014 John Gutmann Photography Fellowship.

Floyd holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MA from Columbia College Chicago, and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. She is Emerita Professor in the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University in Atlanta and lives in Bend, Oregon.

Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials, while also examining the historical narrative of how glass art came to Indian Country from a historical perspective. Visitors will be wowed by over 100 glass art objects created by contemporary Native American and Indigenous Pacific-Rim artists.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists.

Included in General Admission and open during regular operating hours:

Wednesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday Closed