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The School of Art invites the public to attend its series of rotating BA/BFA exhibitions April 11 through May 3. Students will display artworks created as part of their coursework, representing a dynamic range of media, concepts, and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's seniors!

The public is invited. Please note: gallery hours will vary depending on location, please check the hours for each location when planning your visit.

Student Center Gallery

Senior Show BA 1: Ashlyn Chapell, Cynthia Galvez, Carlos Perez, Leah Strong

Show Dates: Friday, April 11 - Wednesday, April 16

Reception: April 11, 5-7 p.m.

Gallery Presentation: April 11, 6 p.m.

Senior Show BA 2: Lochlan Gillen, Maddison Johnson, Kamari Lloyd, Chloe Phipps, Isabella Stratton

Show Dates: Friday, April 18 - Wednesday, April 23
Reception: April 18, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Presentation: April 18, 6 p.m.

There will also be a Senior Graphic Design show in the Student Center - details to come!

Made in Muncie Pottery Gallery

Senior Show BA 3: Kaitlyn Tate

Opening reception: May 1, 5-8 p.m. during First Thursday

The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery

BFA group 1: Morris Gibbons, Emilee Dailey, Kylee Reff, Lauren Bond, John Palacios
Show Dates: Tuesday, April 15 to Friday, April 18
Reception: April 16, 4-6 p.m.

BFA 2: Andie Arana Gomez, Kelsey Gillenwater, Lincoln Saldivar, Muskwrat Evans, Michael Carson, Lily Hockwalt
Show Dates: Tuesday, April 22 to Friday, April 25
Reception: April 23rd, 4-6 p.m.

BFA 3: David Martinez, Emma Voth, Allison Jester, Riley Taylor, Aaliyah Sansone
Show Dates: Tuesday, April 29 to Saturday, May 3
Reception: May 2, 4-6 p.m.

#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 2025 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, June 5th during the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk! This is a HUGE event with hundreds of Artists!

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 an extremely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on June 5th, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

Learn More about YART:

https://www.facebook.com/Muncie-YART-156725934394407

Learn More about the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk:

https://www.downtownmuncie.org/artswalk-flowerhour

#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 2025 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, October 2nd 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 2nd, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

About the Artist

Ellen Lupton is a designer, writer, and educator. The all-new edition of her bestselling book Thinking with Type launched in March 2024. Other books include Design Is Storytelling, Graphic Design Thinking, Health Design Thinking, and Extra Bold. She teaches in the Graphic Design MFA program at MICA. She is a curator emerita at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, where her projects include "Design Beyond Vision" and "Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics." She is an AIGA Gold Medalist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Her Type Mom persona on Instagram (@EllenLupton) has over 195K followers.

Sabine Heller is a 3D animation industry expert working as the VP, Creative Operations at Mikros Animation with an everlasting passion for animated films and entertainment. Hear her Artist Talk in AJ225 on November 4. This event is free and open to the public.

In her 19 years of industry experience, Sabine has worked on commercial projects for clients such as Jägermeister and Ferrero, as well as 3D scanning for visual effects and toys at Gentle Giant Studios. After she discovered her excitement for rigging characters, she moved from her home country Germany to the United States and spent most of her career in the animation industry working on animated features like “Rio”, “Ice Age”, “The Peanuts Movie” and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutant Mayhem" at Blue Sky Studios and Mikros Animation.

Sabine holds a degree in Media System Design from the Hochschule Darmstadt in Germany, and an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She also received a PhD in Film Studies from the University of Kent in Canterbury and is an active member of Women in Animation, the Visual Effects Society, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Ivan Harmon at 111 Arts Gallery Josh Dunckel at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Kevin Campbell at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Echoes of Muncie: An AR Architectural Heritage Tour at IDIA Lab Terri Best, Muncie Artist Guild's Artist of the Month Hugo Meza at MuncieArts Spenser Johns at the Songwriter Sessions at Elm St. Brewing Cherry Chub at the Songwriter Sessions at Elm St. Brewing Nobody Knew at Urvan Stitch Studio

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Ivan Harmon will be doing solo art show of paintings on canvas for February’s First Thursday.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us this month for February's First Thursday from 5-8pm. Shop from local vendors, explore and purchase the work of local photographer Josh Dunckel, and make your own free Valentine's Day card. All activities will take place at Cornerstone on the 2nd floor. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company to present an exhibition of Kevin Campbell’s Puzzle Project, Thursday February 5, 5 – 8 pm.   

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company will open Kevin Campbell: The Puzzle Project, Thursday February 5, 5 – 8 pm, featuring groupings of puzzle pieces that the artist cuts from plywood and paints individually.  Each grouping has a place in a much larger puzzle that could be assembled if all the pieces were brought together.  The Puzzle Project is a work of art that has no edge and so it can be added onto and ‘grow’ indefinitely.  The exhibit will be anchored by a composite image showing what the entire puzzle would look like if it were fully assembled.  Throughout the evening, Campbell will be on hand to engage with viewers and answer questions. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. 

At 6:15 Campbell will speak about the project and how it has evolved since he began in 1994.

All of the puzzle groupings are expressions of the interconnectedness of the natural world.  Each individual piece is “inherently part of something larger than itself,” says Campbell, speaking about the idea that has driven his art for decades.  “As it grows, pieces and groups of pieces are separated and treated as individual works of art.”  These groups will be hung and for sale in the Gordy gallery.  Those who own a piece of the Puzzle Project will forever have a place in the larger composition. 

“Works of art are often referred to as ‘pieces of art,’” says Gordy owner Carl Schafer.  “For Kevin Campbell this is literally true.  He is making only one work of art that has many pieces. Campbell has placed no boundaries on his single work of art.  It can continue forever and each piece will always have its place.” 

The exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery through March 28, 2026. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists, provides appraisals, enlarges and digitally restores photographs restores antique frames, and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre.  For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422

Idia Lab
306 S. Walnut
Ball State University’s IDIA Lab, part of the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning, will showcase a new interactive installation during Muncie’s First Thursday on February 5, from 5–8 p.m., at the ECAP Downtown Space, 306 South Walnut Street. Visitors are invited to stop by, play, and create interactive 3D forms in a hands-on digital experience.

In addition, IDIA Lab will present virtual reality experiences from Echoes of Muncie: An AR Architectural Heritage Tour, first launched during Summer ArtsWalk. Using your mobile device as a window into the past, you can explore immersive 3D reconstructions of several historic downtown landmarks, including the Wysor Block Building, the Wysor Grand Opera House, and the former Delaware County Courthouse—right on their original sites. This project is made possible through the support of Muncie Downtown Development and the Ball Brothers Foundation.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Terri Best is the Muncie Artists Guild’s Artist of the Month for February 2026.

"My name is Terri Best, and I am an artist based in Yorktown, IN. I believe my artistic talent is a gift from God, received four years ago, and I am passionate about sharing His message through my work. Although I am primarily self-taught and have no formal training in painting, I continually strive to grow and improve as an artist each day."

Terri's work will be on display at the following locations: Rosebud Coffee House, Haul n Oats, Vera Mae’s, Patterson Lobby, and Old National Bank

MuncieArts
216 E. Main
Join us for the MuncieArts Artist Spotlight, a monthly First Thursday event celebrating local art in Muncie. This month’s event will feature Hugo Meza and will take place from 5-7pm. Come have the opportunity to view Hugo’s linoleum prints and street photography, meet the artist, and learn about his creative process.

The Songwriter Sessions at Elm Street Brewing Co.
519 North Elm Street
The Songwriter Sessions is a monthly event where local and regional songwriters share the art of original music and the stories behind the songs. The event is held in conjunction with Muncie's First Thursday. It runs from 8-10pm at Elm Street Brewing Co, 519 North Elm Street after the main First Thursday events, as an after party where you can unwind and listen to awesome live music performed by the creators. The February event features Spenser Johns from Indianapolis as well as Cherry Chub from Muncie. You may find details here or on The Songwriter Sessions Facebook page.

Urban Stitch Studio 
306 S. Walnut
Urban Stitch Studio, a Ball State Architecture studio, will host an “Arts Walk” on February 5th in collaboration with Ball State’s National Organization of Minority Architecture Students NOMAS. The evening will feature artwork by Ball State students and local Muncie artists, as well as an alumni focused exhibition highlighting graduates from CAP and CAP adjacent fields. Visitors can explore a variety of visual and digital works, engage directly with artists and students, and experience the studio as a welcoming space for collaboration and creative expression. 

The night will also include a live performance by Nobody (K)new, a Ball State student led band, adding energy and bringing the community together. 

Urban Stitch Studio is dedicated to strengthening the connection between Ball State students and Downtown Muncie while celebrating creativity, collaboration, and community. Come explore art, connect with artists, and be part of the creative energy shaping the city. 

Third Thursdays come alive at MadJax with the Muncie Makers Market! Come see The Night Market - a monthly indoor evening of local shopping, food and drinks, community connection, and creative exploration!

Every Third Thursday, MadJax Maker Force and the Muncie Makers Market partner to transform the building into an indoor Night Market experience. To shape the experience each month, The Night Market is layered with a rotating hands-on creative activity, a new exhibition opening in the Toolsong Gallery, and a live music performance to enhance your evening of shopping with our local Artisans. No two nights look exactly the same, and each one offers an easy, welcoming way to explore, make, and connect.

While you’re here to Sip & Shop, have an adventure ​w​ith MadJax tours and jump into Drop-In Creative Corner, a relaxed Thursday evening hang where makers of all skill levels gather to craft, tinker, and create together. Bring a project you’re already working on, try something new with provided supplies, or simply enjoy making alongside others (no class commitment required).

Guests are invited to wander the fascinating former factory that houses MadJax, meet local Makers, Sip & Shop, catch live music, and take in new artwork. MadJax will be open for tours, giving visitors a chance to explore the maker spaces, studios, and creative businesses housed throughout the building. FREE Admission and FREE Parking! Our next gathering of The Night Market from 5-8p on Thursday, March 19th, will feature:
 

HOMEMADE, HANDMADE, & LOCALLY GROWN - enjoy the Muncie Makers Market INDOORS!
FREE MADE AT MADJAX - explore glass jewelry making with resident maker Laura Peabody!
GR8 CREATIONS POP-UP BY RECE BARNES - enjoy hot food made on-site in the MadJax Courtyard. Items include pork chop sandwiches, wings, biscuit burgers, and more!
MUNCIE BOOK CENTER POP UP - books, comics, toys, and antiquities/collectibles from Muncie’s oldest, locally owned bookstore. If you’ve been missing Muncie Book Center on MLK Boulevard, now is your chance to shop!
LIVE MUSIC - featuring Aaron Lindbergh!
ART EXHIBITION IN TOOLSONG ART GALLERY - by Stephen M. Millben II aka Boondoxxink!
GRAB DINNER OR DRINKS - at The Guardian Brewing Co. You can sip your drink while you shop the Market!
EXPLORE MADJAX - discover our creative studios, artist spaces, and hands-on maker areas!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds. This is our ten year anniversary and we are happy to have had over 600 small businesses work with us. You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market outdoors every First Thursday at Adams & Walnut AND indoors every Third Thursday at MadJax Maker Force. We also set up at special annual events like Magic City Sip & Savor, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up Muncie. We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please join us on Facebook and Instagram and please share us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/ ;

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through 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 during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

March 25 to April 10, 2026

The School of Art invites the public to attend a showcase of work by students from the BFA in Visual Arts/Animation program, including the Animation Production, Game Art/Design, Illustration, and VFX concentrations. Students will display artworks created as part of their schoolwork, representing a dynamic range concepts and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's Animation Majors!

Reception is from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.

All exhibitions will be in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, just off the Atrium Food Court in the Arts & Journalism building. Free and open to the public.

#YART - A Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October in Downtown Muncie! :) 

Brink of Summer Artswalk Flower Hour Steamroller Printmaking DWNTWN Idol 111 Arts Gallery America in 250 Wishwall Project Art @ the Murray Cornerstone Center for the Arts Cornerstone Center for the Arts Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Idia Lab at Harmony Movement Studio Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Made in Muncie Made in Muncie Debra Gindhart Dragoo at Madjax Muncie Muncie Artists Guild Muncie Artists Guild NonProfit Support Network Roho's Muncie Roho's Muncie Muncie YART

Brink of Summer ArtsWalk 
Downtown Muncie Announces Brink of Summer ArtsWalk + Flower Hour on June 4

Special edition of First Thursday to feature Flower Hour, Steamroller Printmaking, YART, live music, and more

Downtown Muncie's most-anticipated spring evening returns on Thursday, June 4, 2026 — the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk + Flower Hour.

Presented by the Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk + Flower Hour runs from 5–8 p.m.

A special edition of the monthly First Thursday series, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk is a community-wide celebration of the arts, local makers, and the vibrant culture of Downtown Muncie. This year's event features an expanded lineup of programming for attendees of all ages.

Flower Hour, presented by Wise Country Market with flowers provided by Normandy Flower Shop, invites participants to explore Downtown Muncie and collect blooms from 10 different locations to build their own one-of-a-kind bouquet.

You can purchase Flower Hour tickets in advance online or day-of at the event. Physical, printed tickets allow you to start your Flower Hour journey, and they can be picked up, if you purchased them online, or purchased in-person at the DWNTWN tent at the corner of Walnut and Charles Street.

Another highlight of this year's event is the Steamroller Printmaking Experience, produced by Tribune Showprint with a roller provided by MacAllister Rentals. Local and regional printmakers will create oversized prints using a steamroller as a press, and community members are invited to participate using pre-made blocks.

Additional programming throughout the evening includes:
-YART — a yard sale for art — where a wide variety of local makers and artisans offer original works priced under $40, located at the 400 block of Walnut St. and Canan Commons.
-Art exhibits and galleries throughout Downtown will feature local and visiting artists working in a variety of media.
-Round 1 of DWNTWN IDOL will also take place, giving performers the opportunity to advance to the finals at the fall ArtsWalk in October. 20 Contestants will compete for 10 of the finalist spots on the Canan Commons Stage from 5:30-7:30pm. Auditions for Round 2 begin June 5th. The winner of the final round will receive: $500 cash, a trophy, additional community performance opportunities, a one-hour photoshoot from Kishel Photography, professional skin prep, airbrush make up with lashes, and hair style for the photo shoot by Kara Leigh Robinson, an overnight stay at the Courtyard by Marriott,  and bragging rights as Muncie’s top performer!
-Live music and dance performances, food trucks, and local dining round out the evening.

"Brink of Summer ArtsWalk is one of our favorite nights of the year — it's a true celebration of what makes Downtown Muncie special," said Amanda Holmquist, Executive Director of Muncie Downtown Development Partnership. "There's genuinely something for everyone."

For more information, visit downtownmuncie.org/artswalk-flowerhour.

To purchase Flower Hour tickets in advance, visit eventbrite.com/e/flower-hour-tickets-1987554985465

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
We will be hosting a big pop-up flea market featuring local artists and junk store junkies! We will also be tattooing walk-ins all day with a special guest. 5-8pm. 

America in 250: National Participatory Wishwall Project for Muncie, Indiana
Dave’s Alley
June and July’s First Thursday

What is your hope for America?
America's story is complicated, but participating in a national 250th mile marker doesn't have to be. The communities Muncie and Anderson are participating in two part / two cities national Wishwall Clothesline Project, in partnership with History Made by Us, Civic Season, and the National Museum of American History and in collaboration with other communities across the United States. 

In partnership with the VORE Arts Fund & Muncie Arts, the Anderson Museum of Art is coordinating an America in 250 Wishwall Clothesline Project for Muncie, Indiana, which will be archived here: Wish Walls for America's 250th

How do I participate?
Attend June & July’s First Thursday Celebrations in Muncie
Part I: Submit one-page "Dear America" letters with portraits or art

June 4th, 5-8pm, Brink of Summer Artswalk, Dave's Alley-Downtown Muncie 
Part II:  Experience "Dear America" letters displayed on a clothesline 

July 2nd, 5-8pm, July’s First Thursday, Dave's Alley-Downtown Muncie

Art @ the Murray
405 S. Walnut 
Seven artists welcome you to peruse their art in this unique downtown venue! The Foyer Gallery has a new exhibit titled Django Jams by Dan Wright, signed watercolor prints curated from his upcoming book. See the behind the scenes process of Carrie Wright's work on her huge immersive silk art installation. Upstairs, Dunckel Haus Photography is selling their latest photo book along with several prints. Kerry Shaw's walls are overflowing with exemplary oil paintings. Cassie Dunmyer has a full studio of work to peruse and a few special sale items too. Kat Peace is newly located in Suite 303 with a curated selection of her recent works for sale. Gallery Flaneur is exhibiting photographs by Andie Mourey and Mark Sawrie. Refreshments served!

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us at Cornerstone in the1st Floor Colonnade from 5-8pm for our monthly First Thursday arts walk. Check out artwork by local artists from the Muncie Queer Alliance, shop from local vendors, and help celebrate the work of our spring semester students from ceramics and sewn pillows to vocal and dance performances. 

The Gathering Place
125 E. Charles
Stop in and take a look around to see if our space fits your needs for your next gathering! The Gathering Place provides a small intimate space for you and your guests to gather to celebrate all of life’s special moments. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
First Thursday opening reception for Brian Gordy, Watercolors, Thursday, June 4th, 5 - 8 pm

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company will celebrate the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk with an opening reception for Watercolors by Brian Gordy, one of Indiana’s most accomplished watercolor painters. Brian and his wife Genny Gordy established Gordy Fine Art and Framing and this is his first solo exhibition at the gallery since 2023. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

At 6:15 Gordy will give an informal talk about his work

“Brian Gordy’s paintings remain central to the identity and legacy of this gallery,” said owners Barbara and Carl Schafer. “His work reflects decades of observation of the natural world and a deep understanding of watercolor as a medium.”

A signature member of the American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor Society of Indiana, and the Red River Watercolor Society, Gordy has exhibited throughout the United States and earned numerous awards for his paintings. His work is included in the permanent collections of Minnetrista, the Sheldon Swope Art Museum, and the Richmond Art Museum. He has also received the designation of Indiana Artisan for his paintings.

Throughout his career, Gordy has painted the rivers, wetlands, forests, and wildlife of the Midwest. His celebrated series of turtle paintings continues to evolve as an exploration of light, movement, resilience, and ecological balance. “The subject of water in nature is an overarching theme in my work,” said Gordy. “I think of it as a theater where reflections, living forms, and shifting surfaces interact in ways that constantly surprise me as a painter.”

The exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery through August 29, 2026.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists, provides appraisals, restores antique frames, and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre.  For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422

Harmony Movement Studio
312 E. Main
Harmony Movement Studio will be hosting a swing dance open house during Artswalk. We are having a free class from 6-8pm. 

Idia Lab at Harmony Movement Studio
312 E. Main St.
Ball State University’s IDIA Lab / Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning will showcase an interactive gesture-based artwork during the Muncie Brink of Summer Arts Walk on June 4, from 5–8 p.m., at the Harmony Movement Studio, 312 E Main St, Muncie, IN. The project uses a live game engine and a depth camera to sense a performer's movement, allowing visitors to puppeteer a 3D character. Stop by, DANCE, and play!

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St 
Join us at Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities, 111 E Adams St , for a wide selection of local art and handmade merchandise! For ArtsWalk, we are offering 11% off your entire in-store purchase. Just show this flyer at checkout to receive your discount! 

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Made in Muncie will be hosting a show by local artist Jamie Twibell.

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Join us for June First Thursday at MadJax from 5–8 PM featuring a new TOOLSONG Gallery exhibition by Debra Gindhart Dragoo and the NEA Big Read Celebration with Muncie Public Library. Explore art, makers, interactive exhibits, hands-on activities, food history, community booths, giveaways, and family-friendly fun inspired by this year’s Big Read themes of food, family, memory, and tradition. Enjoy live music from Matt Osborne in the MadJax Courtyard at 7 PM, grab dinner from The Dog Show, and stop by Guardian Brewing Co. for local craft beer and drinks throughout the evening. Free and open to all.

“Pretty Faces and Flowers w/Words” TOOLSONG Gallery
Debra Gindhart Dragoo is a longtime First Thursday fixture in downtown Muncie. Twenty-five years creating as a painter, jewelry designer, installation exhibits, public artist, community curator, and arts advocate. Former visual arts educator and long-standing community arts program developer. Gindhart’s aerosol work has been shown locally, in Indianapolis, and sold nationally as well as internationally. She discovered spray can paintings in a gallery setting fifteen years ago. Her aerosol inspirations come from Banksy, and Mr. Brainwash. Her art is often social commentary with techniques of collage and assemblage art.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
The Muncie Artists Guild Artist of the Month for June 2026 is Stephen Milben II. 

Stephen's Bio:
I am a visual artist based in Muncie, Indiana. A graduate of Ball State University with a BFA in Graphic Design, I have developed a distinctive artistic voice shaped by my experiences, while living and working across the country.

Stephen's work will be for sale and on display at Old National Bank and Haul n’ Oats

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
Come HUNGRY to the Muncie Makers Market - everything is homemade, handmade, & locally grown! On the sidewalks at Adams & Walnut, 5-8pm!

Nonprofit Support Network 
302 E. Jackson St.
We're opening the doors to our new space and inviting you in!

4-6 p.m./ Ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m.

Come see the new space, connect with others in the community and learn more about the ways we continue to support nonprofits across Muncie and Delaware County.  We are excited to show off art from 3 local artists in the new space!

Snacks will be available through the evening. 

RoHo’s Muncie
308 S. Walnut St.
Join us for a special evening celebrating local talent as we showcase Larry Fentz as RoHo’s Artist of the Month!

Larry Fentz is a local Indiana artist who has pursued watercolor painting for over 50 years. He is considered a contemporary transparent watercolor artist with a style between impressionism and realism.

Larry worked as a professional airbrush artist and inker for Jim Davis and the worldwide “Garfield" comic strip and merchandising art, for over 33 years.

He is a member of the Hoosier Art Salon, The Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA), A “Signature Member” of the Watercolor Society of Indiana (WSI) and a “Lifetime Signature Member” of the Whiskey Painters of America (WPA). The WPA is a unique and exclusive miniature watercolor society with only 150 members worldwide that must use some sort of alcoholic spirits to paint their 4x5” works of art.

Larry has exhibited in numerous shows including Indiana, Ohio, Vermont, Oklahoma and Florida including the Indianapolis Museum of Art with WSI. He is also published in the Feb. 2021 issue of the Watercolor Artist Magazine with his Whiskey Paintings and the advantages of sketching and painting in miniature.

Contact:
LARRY FENTZ, WPA,WSI
Larry [at] larryfentz.com
larryfentz.com

The Songwriter Sessions at Elm Street Brewing
519 N. Elm
The Songwriter Sessions at Elm Street Brewing Co 519 North Elm Street
The Songwriter Sessions is a monthly event where local and regional songwriters share the art of original music and the stories behind the songs.  The event is held in conjunction with Muncie's First Thursday. It runs from 8-10pm at Elm Street Brewing Co, 519 North Elm Street after the main First Thursday events, as an after party where you can unwind and listen to awesome live music performed by the creators. The June event features two Indianapolis based artists, Tay Bronson and Todd Ballard.  You may find details here">www.thefiercemusic.com/the-songwriter-sessions/june-2026__;!!NHHyjsUm!hB0t1FJ9UscaGxd_sj_YgVTwE9bxw59ebPmZgIa4C2Zynbm2eJW1kftfmfkE0oLf2vp20FUYAB82qu-Zy4GGTi_5d9AR$">here or on The">www.facebook.com/songwritersessionsmuncie__;!!NHHyjsUm!jwWIwFaNSjo8KGOtot1jxuFE4EfYaD5gQ1uTnBjhVfeG7rVa6tH3JNb0urAQjZHtLgIyDfTRCjlOtPTN25tPaAOkmvVy$">The Songwriter Sessions Facebook page.

YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
YART is a HUGE Yard Sale for Art at Canan Commons on Walnut Street from 5-8pm! All NEW Art! 150+ Local Artists together OUTDOORS in Downtown Muncie! All Art UNDER $40!