Celebrate the Arts at First Thursday in Downtown Muncie

Celebrate the arts in Downtown Muncie this First Thursday, May 1st, from 5 to 8pm. Our many art galleries spotlight their exhibit openings on the first Thursday evenings of every month, with meet-the-artist receptions.

Some of the gallery events (in alphabetical order by gallery) at the next First Thursday:


The Artist Within ~ 313 S Walnut Street ~ 765-289-7895

May at the Artist Within will feature artwork by advanced high school art students from Muncie Central and Muncie Southside. Art instructors Anny Delk, Helen Zacek, Britt Husman, and Christine Royster have selected "the best of the best" from their advanced two dimensional and three dimensional classes. The show, "Young Artists", will include drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry and pottery. An opening reception is planned for first Thursday, May 1 from 5-8 pm. The show runs from May 1-31, 2008.

Artworks ~ 301 South Walnut Street ~ 765-288-2221

Ongoing Exhibits: Jeanette Gilbert, watercolors, Heidi Hale, jewelry, Judy Krieger Wand - jewelry/metalsmith

ArtWorks Gallery is a non-profit cooperative artist gallery. Their mission is to serve the Muncie community and provide local artists a facility to exhibit their art and to provide educational opportunities and affordable art for our community.

Artworks is an artist owned and operated sales gallery, featuring original works for sale by outstanding Indiana artists. Regular gallery hours are from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm.


David Dale Designs ~ 421 S Walnut ~ 765-284-4987

David Dale Designs Spring Art Show Thursday May 1st, 5 p.m.

Spring Art Show April 24th through May 30th, featuring Rosemary Gishler, watercolor; Paul Laseau, watercolor; and Jean McCauley, oil. Open for First Thursday, May 1, from 5 to 7, with light refreshments. For more information visit daviddaledesigns.com


Gallery 308 ~ 308 E. Main Street ~ 765-289-8575

Gallery 308's First Thursday in May features Four Femmes: Inner and Outer - a Watermedia Exhibit. A complementary exhibition, New Works, spotlights ceramic work by Kim Anderson in 308's Founders Gallery. The opening reception for both exhibitions is Thursday, May 1, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., at 308 E. Main. The exhibits remain through May 29.

Juli Eflin, Pat Garofolo, Martha Gilliom and Yvonne Williams are four friends who paint with watermedia and call themselves Four Femmes. These women are part of the Pro-Am (professional amateurs) Revolution in art. Pro-Am is a relatively new term coined by British social critic Charles Ledbeater, and describes artists who are not professional artists, but who have acquired skills high enough to present work publicly and to contribute seriously to a community of like-minded artists.

Like other Pro-Ams, each of the the Four Femmes has had a professional career while devoting leisure time to the serious development of creative skills. After each completed watercolor classes with Brian Gordy, they continued to advance their work by attending several watermedia workshops around the country led by prominent artists. They have each appeared in several juried and invitational exhibits in various Indiana venues including Muncie, Union City, New Castle, Bluffton and Anderson. Their works appear in private collections and in commercial locations. All are members of the Watercolor Society of Indiana.

Four Femmes: Inner and Outer, refers to the artists' interpretations of indoor and outdoor venues. These locations are selected not necessarily for the subject matter, but sometimes for the contrasts of light and dark, or for particular patterns that appear and catch the eye of the artist. On another level, inner and outer represents the personal response of each artist to what they are painting - what feelings, thoughts, memories and experiences each subject evokes.

Kim Anderson has exhibited widely and received awards throughout Indiana and the Midwest. Her popular work is known for its feminine motifs. Her New Works of whimsical goddess forms and flowering vessels have all been thrown on the wheel, then altered by either a sculpting or carved technique. The sculpting or carving is accented by a variety of glazes.

The reception is free and open to the public.


Gordy Fine Art & Framing ~ 224 E Main Street ~ 765-284-8422

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. is an art gallery and custom picture framing studio that specializes in conservation quality custom picture framing, antique frame restoration, gilding & custom finishing, art restoration, art consultation, and installation. A source for fine art originals and reproductions, Gordy's also hosts regular monthly exhibits of prominent and upcoming artists’ works.


Mitchell Place Studio ~ 301 S Walnut

Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts & Animation Student Art & Research Showcase
Thursday May 1st, 5 p.m.

See monthly showcase of recent, supported student art and research projects in association with First Thursdays downtown. For more information on this and other IDIAA programs visit www.bsu.edu/cmd/mps.

Other downtown Muncie businesses may have art exhibits or special events during First Thursdays include:

~ Cortex Hair Center, 112 W Jackson Street - 765-288-6685
~ FB Fogg, 418 E Main Street - 765-289-7464
~ Glitterati in the Rose Court on Charles Street
~ Minnetrista, 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway - 765-282-4848

Additionally, all of Downtown's independently owned bars and restaurants will be open and ready to serve you. For more information, visit www.munciedowntown.com.

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