Rachel Buckmaster

Join the David Owsley Museum of Art and event sponsors Sursa Griner Wealth Management for the kick-off of Art in Bloom 2018 during the April 5th ArtsWalk in downtown Muncie! Julie Vance from Buck Creek In Bloom will create a floral arrangement during the event to celebrate Art in Bloom's signature painting, and tastings will be offered by Vine Society Indy and Beacon Organic Farms. Stop by to celebrate art and flowers and learn more about Art in Bloom: May 18-20, 2018.

FINAL FRIDAY: PLACE

Emcees Braydee Euliss and Paul Shortt introduce PechaKucha talks to Muncie to highlight what is unique, unexpected, and inspiring in our city.

Enjoy music by DJ Jannell, refreshments & cash bar, art, a look at the special exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942-1955, and more.

6 - 9 pm | Art, music by DJ Jannell, refreshments, and fun
6:30 pm | Demonstration of place-based art by Maddie Starke of Ginger Snap Design Co.
7 pm | PechaKucha talks
8 pm | Poetry in the Richard Diebenkorn exhibition with Reacting Out Loud

Art in Bloom is an annual event and exhibition celebrating the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) through innovative floral interpretations created by the region’s top floral designers. The Friday opening reception is a fundraiser supporting the museum’s programs and acquisitions, and the free, public exhibition is displayed throughout the weekend.

Art in Bloom 2018 begins with a fundraiser event at 5 p.m. May 18; tickets are $50 per person and include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment, and the first look at the designers' artistic interpretations. The floral arrangements will remain on view for the public May 19 and 20 during normal open hours with free admission. Visit bsu.edu/DOMA for more information.

DOMA thanks our presenting sponsor Sursa Griner Wealth Management for their generous and steadfast support. Entrance decorations will be provided by our friends at Wasson Nursery.

Art in Bloom is an annual event and exhibition celebrating the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) through innovative floral interpretations created by the region’s top floral designers.

The floral arrangements will be on view for the public May 19 and 20 during normal open hours. As always, the museum is free and open to the community!

A museum host will be available for questions beginning at 1:30pm, followed by a docent-led tour of Art in Bloom at 2:30pm.

Visitors to this special exhibition can vote for their favorite floral arrangement! This People's Choice Award will be announced on Facebook on May 22.

(See bsu.edu/doma or our May 18 event here for more information about the Friday night fundraiser.)

Art in Bloom is an annual event and exhibition celebrating the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) through innovative floral interpretations created by the region’s top floral designers.

The floral arrangements will be on view for the public May 19 and 20 during normal open hours. As always, the museum is free and open to the community!

A museum host will be available for questions beginning at 1:30pm, followed by a docent-led tour of Art in Bloom at 2:30pm.

Visitors to this special exhibition can vote for their favorite floral arrangement! This People's Choice Award will be announced on Facebook on May 22.

(See bsu.edu/doma or our May 18 event here for more information about the Friday night fundraiser.)

FINAL FRIDAY: LIFE

Emcees Braydee Euliss & C.S. Hendershot introduce PechaKucha* talks to Muncie to highlight what is unique, unexpected, and inspiring in our city.

Enjoy music by DJ Jannell, refreshments & cash bar, art, and a first look at DOMA's special exhibitions: Gorey's Worlds from the Wadsworth Atheneum and The Power of Place: 100 Years of Architecture at Ball State University, organized in partnership with the College of Architecture and Planning and University Libraries.

6 - 9 pm | Art, music by DJ Jannell, refreshments, and more
7 pm | PechaKucha* talks on Life

More to come—check back for details on activities and presenters!

*PechaKucha, Japanese for "chit chat," is a concise presentation format where 20 images are timed to automatically advance every 20 seconds as a presenter talks along. Each presentation lasts only 6 minutes, 40 seconds. This is an informal and fun gathering where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, snaps—just about anything, really—in the PechaKucha format.

Edward Gorey, “It wrenched off the horn of the gramophone, / And could not be persuaded to leave it alone.” Illustration for The Doubtful Guest. Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc, 1957. Pen and ink on paper. © The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.

Join Erin Monroe, the Robert H. Schutz, Jr., Associate Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, for a richly illustrated talk about the artist Edward Gorey and DOMA's special exhibition, "Gorey's Worlds."

A 5 p.m. reception precedes the 6 p.m. talk, and the exhibition will remain open until 8 p.m. for those who wish to enjoy an informed viewing following the lecture.

Event is free and open to the public. See bsu.edu/doma/exhibitions for more information on the exhibition and other related programs.

Unless otherwise noted, the works of Edward Gorey in this exhibition have been provided by the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.

FINAL FRIDAY: DEATH

Emcees Braydee Euliss & C.S. Hendershot introduce PechaKucha* talks to Muncie to highlight what is unique, unexpected, and inspiring in our city.

Enjoy music by DJ Jannell, refreshments & cash bar, art, and a first look at DOMA's special exhibitions: Gorey's Worlds from the Wadsworth Atheneum and The Power of Place: 100 Years of Architecture at Ball State University, organized in partnership with the College of Architecture and Planning and University Libraries.

6 - 9 pm | Art, music by DJ Jannell, refreshments, and more
7 pm | PechaKucha* talks on Death

Check the Facebook event for details as activities and presenters are added to the lineup!

*PechaKucha, Japanese for "chit chat," is a concise presentation format where 20 images are timed to automatically advance every 20 seconds as a presenter talks along. Each presentation lasts only 6 minutes, 40 seconds. This is an informal and fun gathering where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, snaps—just about anything, really—in the PechaKucha format.