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OCTOBER 2024

Updated: Sep 29

Hancock County Arts

puts the spooky in spooktacular!

New Exhibit coming during Riley Festival.

Exhibit includes the Riley Festival Fine Art Exhibit

20A N State Street

Greenfield, IN


Click on the titles below for more information.

 

October - at the Gallery

Hancock County Arts Fall Open Exhibit

Intake October 1st and 2nd, 3p - 6p

It's time for Shadows and Brilliance. Members Exhibit Call Out.

All mediums, the exhibit will show off members' work to all visiting during the Riley Festival. Intake Oct 1 & 2, 3p - 6p. Entry fee $20 for 3 pieces, $5 for additional work. 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Show us a dramatic interplay of shadows and brilliance in our latest art exhibit, where darks and lights come alive in stunning contrast. Create the atmosphere. This collection can showcase how artists manipulate light and shadow to evoke emotion, create depth, and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Artists will show how the interplay between darkness and illumination can reveal hidden layers and tell captivating stories through each piece.

The Second Friday Artist Reception is October 11th, 6:30p - 8:30p.

Exhibit runs through November 2nd.


Riley Festival

10/3/2024 through 10/6/2024

The Riley Festival begins every year on the first Thursday of October in beautiful downtown Greenfield Indiana.  The event follows many years of traditions in celebrating the birth date of famed "Hoosier Poet" James Whitcomb Riley. Residents of Greenfield, Hancock County, and surrounding areas combine their talents and resources to honor the memory of Greenfield's native son.  Each year, one of Mr. Riley's poems is selected as the theme for that year's festival. The 2024 theme is “A Barefoot Boy.


The Greenfield Banking Company Entertainment Tent is a showcase for a wide variety of talent that runs Thursday thru Sunday during the festival.  The Parade Of Flowers, which has been taking place for well over 65 years, features Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation's elementary students marching downtown to place bouquets of flowers around Mr. Riley's Statue.  The statue was placed in front of the courthouse in 1918 and is the focal point of the Riley Festival.  Our regular parade will be on Saturday with over 75 units traveling from the high school through downtown to Riley Park.  


Exhibit and Demo A MUST SEE

ABOUT: Solo to Symbiosis

WHAT: An Art Show Featuring: Atom Jetson & MerkerMark

WHEN: October 4, 9 pm, during Riley Festival

WHERE: Wooden Bear, 21 W North St.

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A "Pause for Words"

A tree ring

The wooden ledger marks the moments,

concentric; its rigid fingers as tremulous as the days’ breath.

The years thicken, twist;

grow frail.

And how quickly the past burns,

how it lies exposed when the sentry topples over.

There is no promised future

but a steady circular path worn through

in ruts

until it’s time to start again.


Leah McNaughton Lederman is an author and a champion of Midwestern creatives. She lives in New Palestine with her husband and an assortment of children, cats, and dogs. 

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D A T E S T O S A V E - Fill Your October , November and Into 2025...

Classes, Workshops, Open Studios, Local Exhibits

Open Painting - Tuesdays 9am-noon, Broadway Flats Studio, 210 S. Center Street

Pam Rowley 10/9/24

Lylanne Mussellman 10/12/24

Greg Gearlds 10/18/24

Pam Rowley 10/21/24

Sandy Hall 10/22/24

Greg Gearlds 11/15/24


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A r t i s t C a l l O u t s

Third Annual Bloomington Paint Out

SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 5, 2024

WHEN:  Saturday, October 5, 2024. RAIN OR SHINE

WHERE:  Woodlawn Pavilion in Bryan Park (Next to the swimming pool).

HOSTED BY: Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington. Bloomington Watercolor Society, Upland Plein Air, The Portrait Group, and Artists for Climate Awareness assisted by the Bloomington Arts Commission and Psi Theta Iota are sponsoring our third annual Paint Bloomington

NO REGISTRATION FEE:   Free No advance registration required.

visit:


Hancock County Arts Volume IV Coloring book

Can you submit some artwork to be included? Our sponsors in the past have helped us create a wonderful product. Be a sponsor or contribute your artwork. Open to all, we need 24 to 28 works. Printing 3000+, Sponsorships available, too. Any questions: hancockcountyarts@gmail.com. Deadline 10/31/24.


Get Ready for November - December Open Winter Exhibit

Artisan Shoppe for the Holidays

Festival of the Trees

2 0 2 5

All Hancock County Jr High and High School Exhibit

Open Hancock Hoop Hysteria

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Community Support

Community Open Houses Scheduled - You Are Invited

Quality of Place Plan for Hancock County

Wonderful progress to see. Always looking for your input.

Mt. Vernon Alumni Center on October 9 at 6 pm, 1806 W State Rd 234, Fortville

From Cate Field, Artist | Holistic Wellbeing Coach

April 18, 2023

Open Immersive Reader

"Art has been a part of human society for thousands of years, serving as a means of creative expression and a reflection of the cultural and social values of a community. Art is never created in isolation.

The arts are powerful tools that can be utilized to encourage conversation and benefit communities in many ways.

Art can be a catalyst for conversation. Art has the power to evoke emotions, challenge perceptions, and spark conversations. Public art installations, murals, and street art can serve as a catalyst for conversation and bring people together. They can create a sense of community and provide a shared experience for individuals from diverse backgrounds. …

Equally, a small group of people coming together for chat over a coffee, can inspire change. I am fascinated by the power of conversation. Conversations with dear friends, old friends, family and complete strangers can lead to wonderful ideas and thoughts. Add some drawing, painting, craft, music, dance… and wow!

Art can promote community. Art can bring communities together by providing a platform for engagement and collaboration. Public art projects that involve community members in the creative process can foster a sense of ownership and pride, leading to a greater understanding of different perspectives and experiences, and ultimately promoting social cohesion and empathy.

… When we come together to create and share thoughts and ideas, when we come together to produce a collaborative piece of art, we immediately connect.

Art has the potential to bring about positive change in communities. It encourages conversation, promotes community engagement, raises awareness, and inspires action.

Let’s work together to create a more vibrant, inclusive, and socially conscious community."


 

M A R K E T I N G:

Hancock County Arts YouTube Channel

You can Experience:

25 Days of the Arts Documentary brought to you by NineStar Connect, Edwards and Pope Family Foundation and Community Foundation of Hancock County and the City of Greenfield Here's a wonderful composite of the Arts you will find in Hancock County.

And so many more... We will announce the new monthly Artist on YouTube.


Hancock County Arts Promo:

Dear Friends,

If you love our work then tell the world! You have an opportunity to help us make even more of a difference in our community. GreatNonprofits-a review site like TripAdvisor-is honoring highly reviewed nonprofits. Won't you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a review of your experience with us? All reviews will be visible to potential donors and volunteers. It's easy and only takes 3 minutes!


WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF BEING A VOLUNTEER:

Volunteering with HCA is a powerful tool for community transformation, going far beyond the mere act of lending artistic skills. It is about leveraging creativity to make a profound and lasting impact on society. Art can reshape communities, inspire individuals and foster a culture of creativity and empathy.

PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING:

Engaging in art-making and art-related activities has been linked to improved mental health and emotional wellbeing. Research has consistently highlighted the therapeutic benefits of art, including reduced anxiety, depression and stress levels.

EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS:

According to educational experts, students engaged in art activities exhibit improved academic performance, heightened emotional intelligence and better problem solving skills.

Volunteer Help Needed to continue to keep our gallery open. Please visit www.SignUpGenius.com - Click the three lines at top right and click Search in those choices. In the next window, enter our email hancockcountyarts@gmail.com as the creator's email and click Search once more. Opportunities are shown. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

CHALKFEST WINNERS

What fun we had on September 21st, in the Living Alley and on the Courthouse Plaza.

It was very warm, too. Beautiful work.

Next year we need a drone!

Date to be announced!



Team/Group/Business

1st Place, Greenfield Central Art Club,

The Jungle Menagerie


Grades 9 thru 12

1st Place, Paige Ferrell - Leopard

2nd Place, Madison Hewson - Jungle of Live Story Chalking



Grades 4 thru 8

1st Place, Brooklyn Tompkins -Toucan in the Trees

2nd Place, Avery Decker - Toucan



Adult - 6 Signed Up

1st Place, Carl Leck - Sloth

Adult - 6 Signed Up

2nd Place, Sarah Stonerock - Parrott






Team/Group/Business

2nd Place, Feldkamp Family,

A Colorful Menagerie



Thank you to all the participants.




Many Thanks to our volunteers and a few random needs

  • THANK YOU AGAIN to all or our Sponsors, Joyner Homes, Edwards and Pope Family Foundation, NineStar Connection, GBC Banking, Community Foundation of Hancock County, City of Greenfield, Kappa Kappa Kappa, Scattered Bean Coffee Company, Greenfield Area Soccer Club.

  • THANK YOU AGAIN to Andree's Floral Design in Greenfield, for their donation of corsages for the 25th Annual Will Vawter presentation. Couldn't have been better.

  • Wanted: Laser Copy Paper- Always

  • Wanted: Crew of 3 to assemble heavy shelving in the basement-may take an hour.



Have you thought about...

being

P a r t o f t h e A r t s !



O u r M i s s i o n

Promoting and Celebrating

Arts

for

Hancock County Open Wednesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays 11 till 2


Any accommodations needed for accessibility, please contact us

at hancockcountyarts@gmail.com or 317.967.2461, at least one week prior to any visit.

hancockcountyarts@gmail.com www.hancockcountyarts.org 20A N State Street Greenfield, IN 317.967.2461


BE PART OF THE ARTS!



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