News and Events at Cornerstone Center for the Arts

Join Cornerstone as we celebrate our summer classes! The second annual Cornerstone Carnival will be held August 10th from 2:00-5:00 pm.

All classes and lessons will be showcased through performances, visual arts exhibits, multimedia, and a private lessons recital. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for fall classes.

This event is open to the entire community, so make sure to invite your friends, family, and neighbors! The Carnival will include games for children of all ages, prizes, crafts, free classes, performances, refreshments, and much more! Cornerstone Carnival has something fun and exciting for every member of the family.

Cornerstone needs volunteers for this fun event, so if you or someone you know is interested in helping with games or crafts, call the Education Office at 281.9503, ext. 15.
Music and Theatre Room Renovations

One major renovation at Cornerstone this summer has been the replacement of the carpet in both the Music Room and Theatre Room. We also painted the cement floors in each of the rooms to complement the new carpet. Taking out the old carpet was a dusty job, but the new look is a great improvement to the building.

The new carpeting is provided by the Psi Iota Xi Charitable Endowment Fund. This organization does wonderful things for our community and they also host Candy Cane Lane which is November 22nd this year.

Thanks to all the students, teachers, resident organizations, and groups who were so flexible in moving around during renovations. We know you'll find it was worth the wait.


Corner stone Art Gallery Renovations

The renovations in the Music Room and Theatre Room are not the only exciting improvements being made here at Cornerstone. This past spring, the Cornerstone Art Gallery received a fresh coat of paint and new overhead lighting, which act as spotlights for each individual piece of artwork.

Student Voluntary Services at Ball State University teamed up with their Greek organizations to volunteer at Cornerstone. It was through the University's Greek Week activities that over twenty volunteers helped with painting the Art Gallery and other public spaces.

This event turned out to be a great success and we plan on working with the Greek organizations at Ball State again.

The renovation to the Art Gallery is made possible by the Ball State University Art Museum, The Community Foundation, and the Ball Brothers Foundation. The gallery is located on the second floor of our building with new shows opening each month.


Ceramics Studio's New Equipment

Cornerstone's ceramics students now have new and improved equipment!

Adult Ceramics and Youth Ceramics are two very popular classes here at Cornerstone. Students make their own pieces by hand building and throwing on the wheel. They are able to glaze and fire their pieces as well. The finished pieces make a beautiful display at the end of the semester Celebrations and Carnivals.

The Ceramics Studio has brand new throwing wheels, tools, a slab roller, and glazes. The large kiln oven has also been repaired. Students have loved the new choices in clay, tools, and glazes for making their art.

The new equipment and necessary repairs were funded through a generous grant from Muncie Power Products.


Corner stone Art Gallery

The Cornerstone Art Gallery is currently featuring "Artwork of a Muncie Youth", an exhibit by recent Delta High School graduate, David Freeman.

David's artwork has been recognized as "Best Overall" in the Cornerstone Art Show. This exhibit features 15 of David's most recent pieces.

Stop by the 2nd floor Art Gallery to see this fantastic display from one of Muncie's young artists. New shows will be opening on the First Thursday of every month.


Grant Recipients

Cornerstone Center for the Arts would like to congratulate the following organizations for recieving grant dollars from the Indiana Arts Commission:

BSU Downtown Dinner Theatre
Cornerstone Center for the Arts
East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra
Harvest Moon Film Festival
Masterworks Chorale
Planet Earth Singers

Grants awarded to these groups will go towards Cornerstone-affiliated activities.

GREAT JOB!


Calendar of Events

June 12 - August 5
Art Gallery Exhibit
"Artwork of a Muncie Youth"
David Freeman

August 4 - 7
Last Week of Summer Classes

August 10
Cornerstone Carnival

September 15
Fall Classes Begin

October 4
Downtown Arts Walk

October 7 - 11
Middletown Idol
Talent Competition

October 23
401(k)ids 10th Anniversary Celebration

October 30
Community Halloween Party

November 13-15
Harvest Moon Film Festival

November 22
Candy Cane Lane

November 25-28
Thanksgiving Break

December 8-11
Last Week Of Classes

December 14
Cornerstone Fall Celebration


Support Cornerstone

Cornerstone Center for the Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that needs community support to succeed in its mission. If you feel that Cornerstone has benefited you and this community, please consider donating funds, materials, or time to help maintain this organization.

We are currently in need of carpeting for the private lessons hallway and studios, a video camera, a digital camera, quality art supplies, computers with Pentium 4 or higher processors, flat screen monitors, empty Dell, HP, and Lexmark ink cartridges, and more.

Donations can be made to Cornerstone by check or credit card. Check out our website or call 281.9503 for more details.

Thank you for considering making a donation to Cornerstone.