convergenceSOUTH SHORE ARTS MAGAZINE

WINTER 2015

123 hand-painted licensed replicas by ©Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008—paintings, costumes and artifacts.

On Exhibit through January 25, 2015Admission: $5 / $2 Student/Child1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indianawww.southshoreartsonline.org

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Frida Kahlo, Painter, 1931 ©1931, 2014 The Imogen Cunningham Trust

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South Shore Arts programs are provided with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Convergence is a quarterly publication of South Shore Arts

South Shore Arts Board of Directors

PresidentDavid Mika

VP AdministrationDanette Garza

VP DevelopmentKaren Raab

VP EducationDavid Schneider

VP ExhibitionsSandi Kozlowski

VP Governance Gus Galante, M.D.

VP Marketing Judith Mayer

VP Regional ServicesIrene Smith-King

VP SymphonyMelissa Neff

SecretaryJulie Mintz

TreasurerTim Anderson

Immediate Past President Michael Luongo, M.D.

Carly Brandenburg Pat Colander Denise Dillard Doyin Gomih Carol Green-Fraley Steven Johnson Karen Maravilla Peter Mavrelis, M.D. Heather McCarthy Dan Nita Joel Palaschak Viraj Patel

Cherie Rippey Connie Skozen Liz Valavanis Jeremy Willett Jenny Yalowitz Legacy Board Members

Suzanne Cooley Jack Dietrich Alex Gardner Riddle Eleanor Mirich Louie Ortiz Rita Ray Judy Surovek

Legacy Directors are individuals who have served on the Board of Directors for at least ten years and who have made significant contributions to the success of South Shore Arts. Individuals are elected to the position of Legacy Director in recognition of their long and valuable service to South Shore Arts.

South Shore Arts Staff

Executive DirectorJohn Cain, ext. 102

Director of Marketing and DevelopmentTricia Hernandez, ext. 107

Director of Exhibitions Laura Cutler, ext. 108

Director of EducationJillian Van Volkenburgh, ext. 101

Education CoordinatorKimberly McKinley, ext. 103

Director of Finance and AdministrationChristine McCabe, 219 / 836-0525, ext. 202

BookkeeperJennifer Willett, 219 / 836-0525, ext. 202

Special Projects DirectorDonna Catalano, ext. 104

Administrative Assistant Kelly Freeman, ext. 100

Gift Shop Manager Jackie Wickland, ext. 106 Assistant Manager Andrea Miller

Crown Point Branch Manager Morag Thompson, 219 / 663.0200

Substation No. 9 Branch Manager Leona Jurincie, 219 / 933.0200

ART INSTRUCTORSSouth Shore Arts is always seeking instructors to teach classes in drama, dance, and the visual arts, such as drawing, painting, ceramics and more for its everykid program. South Shore Arts also is seeking pre-school art instructors. Pre-school applicants need not submit portfolio or slides of artwork.

An application form is available in PDF format at www.SouthShoreArtsOnline.org or by calling 219 / 836.1839, ext. 103.

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We Celebrate a Milestone for the Arts

25 Years at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts In 2014, we have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, a place where art matters. First a word of explanation: by “we” I mean the tenants at the Center who make things happen on a daily basis, along with our landlord, Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana. Tenants include the Northwest Indiana Symphony, South Shore Arts, Theatre at the Center, the Munster Chamber of Commerce and Trama Catering.

Over the past 25 years, Community Hospital and Community Foundation have contributed more than $20 million to build and support the Center and underwrite a significant portion of the theatre’s operation. This extraordinary gift (has Northwest Indiana ever seen a greater one from a private entity?) has provided the people with opportunities to be exposed to new ideas and experiences, to be creative, to enjoy healthy, fuller lives. Not only did they construct a building, but they created an infrastructure where the arts could grow and be sustained.

Credit goes to Donald Powers for his vision to create this home for the arts. Margo and Don Powers have also been very generous patrons of all of the organizations within the Center, and by doing so have helped to make the Center a cultural designation. We also recognize

William J. Bachman, the architect for the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, who was instrumental in advocating for and helping to develop the Center with Mr. Powers.

And let us not forget the countless artists of all types who exhibit, perform, teach and learn at the Center, as well as the multitudes of people who participate in myriad ways: as observers, audiences, appreciators, volunteers and donors—many more than would otherwise have done so had it not been for the ingenious combination of for-profit and non-profit activities that occur all under one roof. People who come to brunch on Sunday or a corporate event on Monday or a wedding the following weekend, all have the chance to enjoy the arts.

Today, people in our region understand more than ever how art matters to their community. But it was the opening of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in 1989 that first alerted people to this notion. Never before had such a center existed. Symphony operated out of a storefront in Whiting and South Shore Arts out of the side entrance (not even a storefront) of a building on Calumet Avenue. Theatre at the Center, our region’s only full-time professional theatre, didn’t exist.

This building made people take notice of the arts, and the arts have been recognized as the foremost enhancement to our region’s quality of life ever since. A few years later, similar centers opened at Valparaiso University and in Michigan City at the Lubeznik Center—all impressive facilities that make Northwest Indiana a much better place to live. Thanks to talented artists, creative arts organizations and generous and enthusiastic arts patrons, the arts are thriving in our region; but these buildings are the visible anchors for the arts.

The Complete Frida Kahlo: Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story.

November 16, 2014 – January 25, 2015Admission: Adults $5, Students/Children $2Free Family Day with Frida:Sunday, December 14, 12-3pm An Evening with Frida, VIP Reception & Wine Tasting:Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 6-8pm

exhibition highlights

Portions of John Cain’s Baby Boom or Bust! exhibit, featuring memorabilia from an atomic childhood, can be seen at the Jean Albano Gallery in Chicago’s River North from January 9 – March 7, 2015.

Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait as a Tehuana, 1943, Oil on masonite, licensed replica: ©Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008

South Shore Arts is thrilled with the level of enthusiasm for recent exhibits. At our Crown Point location, Roller Derby: Works by Kevin Hanusin drew many new visitors, including some of the roller derby skaters, who were the artist’s inspiration for the series, and who were available for autographs.

At Substation No. 9, Touch. No Touch. Burn. Repeat. Emerging Artists of Northwest Indiana drew the largest crowd we’ve seen in years at our Hammond location. As an exciting change of pace, the exhibit included live music, walls covered in printmaking posters, video art and, of course, a body of exploratory work created by six up-and-coming artists. Pictured above are exhibiting artists Richard Contreras, Keith Bond, Veronica Napoli, Eric Roldan and Jeffrey Brink.

With the opening of the 71st Annual Salon Show on September 14, 2014, we not only celebrated 25 years in the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, but also the 25th anniversary of the Helen V. Surovek Memorial Award.

Concurrent with opening of the Center in 1989, CVPA architect and South Shore Arts founder William J. Bachman approached Palm Beach art dealer John Surovek, a Hammond native, with the idea of serving as juror for the annual show. The Surovek brothers, John and Tom, and Tom’s wife Judy, the latter both Hammond residents, wanted to remember their mother in a perpetual way, so, as Tom says, “it fell together.” The award started at the $1,500 level but presently grew to $2,000 the second year.

Mrs. Surovek was born in Sugar Creek, Missouri, in 1915 as Helen Virginia Diesko to John and Cecilia Diesko. She married Thomas Surovek in 1939 with three children following, Tom in 1940, Helen in 1943 and John in 1946.

Mrs. Surovek was active in the Democratic Party, serving as Deputy Sheriff of the Lake County Hammond office. Tom remembers an incident in the 1970s, when his mother, along with a group of other female deputy sheriffs acting as clerks, backed the losing candidate in a primary election, after which they were fired by the incoming Sheriff.

The ladies sued as they were not part of management and should have been exempt from the “spoils” doctrine. Over time, the others were offered and accepted positions

other than those they had held, but Mrs. Surovek did not and vowed to carry on until a favorable decision was reached. When finally resolved, all were vindicated, including Mrs. Surovek, and got back their old jobs. As a result, county employees who are not management can safely support the candidate of their choice without fear of loss of position.

The Helen V. Surovek prize represents 25 years of generosity on the part of Judy & Tom Surovek and their family who have not only supported the award for so many years, but have guaranteed that it will be sustained in perpetuity through the establishment of a South Shore Arts endowment fund designated for this purpose. We thank you for your decades of loyal support!

The Surovek Memorial Award Turns 25!

Salon Show Juror Ron Reason with Candace Wark and Shirley Nannini, Swept Towards V, Photography, Winner of the Award of Distinction

Mary Ann Van Soest, Herons on the River, Fiber, Winner of the Helen V. Surovek Memorial Award

Helen V. Surovek

The 71st Annual Salon Show was sponsored by Christenson Chevrolet, Mary & Bruce Leep, the JoAnn & Chuck Long Endowment Fund and Community Sponsors Kay & William Depel, Margo & Don Powers and Pamela & William Lowe Ph.D. Additional support was provided by South Shore Arts board sponsors: Sherry & Tim Anderson, Carol & Joseph Fraley, Julie & Michael Mintz D.D.S., Karen & Cornel Raab and Jenny & Bruce Yalowitz, M.D.

Sharon Gilmore, Landscape with Four Clouds, Wood and bone Sarah Barnhart Fields, Dreamtime, Shovel, wood, brass, and steel

Contemporary artists have often questioned ideas about art-making practices by introducing new subjects, media and approaches to making art. During the 20th century, artists have challenged traditional ideas about sculpture by exploring their environment and the objects discarded within them as an integral part of the work itself.

Two Chicago area artists, Sarah Barnhart Fields and Sharon Gilmore, have done just that. By incorporating a dramatic use of materials and objects, the artists focus on the natural environment, its processes and the tools used to work the land. Sarah brings remnants of a rural culture back to life by reclaiming shovels or other found tools and uses them to create unique sculptural expressions of herself and her life. Sharon, in a similar yet more spiritual approach, engages the earth as a sculptural medium, transforming soil into sacred vessels. The two will be featured in a joint exhibit at South Shore Arts, February 8 through April 12, 2015. A reception for the artists will be held on Sunday, March 1, from 1-3pm.

Sharon Gilmore’s artwork reflects a respect for nature and ideas of sustainability. Her works incorporate salvaged objects alongside elements of nature such as twigs and

branches. They are playful and engaging while at the same time fragile and mysterious.

“My sculptures are rooted in themes of birth, death and transformation,” she says. “I use materials salvaged from nature and industry: objects that allude to archetypal animal, human or plant forms.”

Sarah Barnhart Fields, a painter for most of her life, began creating sculpture with found and discarded materials about five years ago.

“In a barn close to my studio,” she says, “There were lots of rusty old farm tools and parts of farm equipment. I took an old shovel and thought, now what can I do to this to make it a unique piece of art? How can I manipulate it to make it an expression of who I am yet still retain its shovelness? I wanted to push the boundaries of this shovel as far as I could.”

Both artists have found that the object is key to inspiring the work and that inventiveness is necessary to transforming the object into a sculpture. Together, their work speaks of reclaiming the discarded and transcending the boundaries of the everyday into powerful works of art.

Sculptures by Sarah Barnhart Fields & Sharon Gilmore

exhibition highlightsSteel and Bones

CURRENT EXHIBITS

CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

The Complete Frida Kahlo: Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story.Continues through January 25, 2015Admission: Adults $5, Students/Children $2Free Family Fun Day with Frida:Sunday, December 14, 12–3pm An Evening with Frida, VIP Reception & Winetasting:Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 6–8pm

Steel and Bones: Sculptures by Sarah Barnhart Fields & Sharon GilmoreCurated by Laura CutlerFebruary 8–April 12, 2015 Reception: Sunday, March 1, 1–3pm

ATRIUM GALLERY

The Artist as Scientist: Works by Orie ShaferJanuary 16–March 29, 2015Reception: Sunday, March 1, 1–3pm

CROWN POINT BRANCH

Modern Pop Master—David HuggContinuing through January 17, 2015

Farms, Factories, Tourism and Culture: Works by Indiana ArtisansJanuary 23–April 4, 2015

SUBSTATION NO. 9

Icons and Intuition: New Works by Thaddeus C.January 9–March 21, 2015Reception: Thursday, March 12, 5–8pm

Sarah Barnhart Fields, We Dig, Shovel, wood & steel

David Hugg, Thor, Pastel

Orie Shafer, Altar Piece 1, Mixed media construction

Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkey (detail), 1940, licensed replica: ©Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008

Thaddeus C., CNN Anchor, Oil on canvas

Sharon Gilmore, Earthwheel, Pine needles, earth-mud, steel

Teri Barnett, Lake View, Acrylic on canvas

As if educators do not have enough daily challenges, it seems that there is always a new hurdle to jump. Funding concerns, changing academic standards, and standardized testing are the topic of discussion more than the academics themselves. Buzzwords, rather, buzz acronyms like STEM and STEAM are dotting the educational landscape. Schools across the nation have adopted a new tech approach, and cross-curricular teaching is increasingly a requirement of classroom teachers.

Many of these issues, especially funding cuts for the arts, have led to increased pressure for teachers to begin integrating the arts into their curriculum. South Shore Arts is sensitive to these issues. For the past five years, we have presented the Arts Education Resource Fair, a free event for educators. The primary focus of this event is to offer a professional opportunity for educators and administrators, including homeschool educators.

This year’s theme, Creative Classrooms: Art Integration Using Classroom Materials, was selected because not all teachers have the financial resources to invest in specialized art supplies. All of the hands-on workshops used materials found in most traditional classrooms. One workshop titled Arcs and Angles: Frank Stella used protractors, compasses and French curves to create abstract compositions in the manner of the Minimalist artist. The lesson plan for this workshop adhered both to visual art and math standards and also included supplemental information on how to make this lesson adaptable from elementary through high school.

Attendees received a resource packet with lesson plans from the workshops along with additional cross-curricular lesson plans, information on local arts resources, articles on arts integration and an activity book with art ideas. They also received a certificate for the Professional Growth Plan (PGP) points they earned by participating in the event. These points are important to educators as they are required for teacher license renewal. This was all provided at no cost to the attendees and funded partially though a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and private donations.

The Art Education Resource Fair includes workshops, information booths, a luncheon and educational take-away materials. This year, we expanded the event by holding it in two locations, the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Munster and the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City. The added venue created larger outreach to area educators, some attending from as far away as the western Chicago suburbs and southern Michigan.

South Shore Arts’ outreach programming goes beyond the parameters of educational settings. Our community investment continues through our involvement and participation in local events from Bizarre Bazaar in Harrison Park in Hammond to the annual Pumpkin Walk in downtown Crown Point. Serving our communities is central to the mission of South Shore Arts, but being a part of our communities is the core.

Outreach is an important part of our organization, and we are excited about a new partnership with the Bernard Kleiman JOBLINK Learning Center to provide arts programming for employees at ArcelorMittal and USW Local 1010. We are also happy to be continuing our longest partnership with the School City of Hammond, Title 1, in providing the arts component to its Parents and Children Together (PACT) program.

From Our Classroom to Yours . . .

Puppet Shows Return!Featuring internationally-acclaimed puppeteers Jim West & Joshua Dixon!

ANANSI THE SPIDER& OTHER AFRICAN TALES

March 10-13, 2015in the theatre at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Two performances daily at 9:30 & 11amGrades pre-K through 4Tickets are $6 eachfor students and adults

Attention Teachers: FREE follow-up classroom workshopwhen you book your performance date

Call 219 / 836.1839 ext. 100 to make reservations

The Northwest Indiana Symphony’s recent Stargazing Concert was performed to a sold-out house of over 900 patrons who attended the evening concert at Bethel Church in Crown Point on Friday, October 24. Three days earlier, an audience of nearly 6,000 students and teachers enjoyed some of the same music at the annual Children’s Education Concerts at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville.

The three concerts featured Dr. José Francisco Salgado, an astronomer and visual artist from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, who brought real planetary images to life through verbal descriptions, photographs and film footage that was artistically choreographed to accompany Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Throughout the program, Dr. Salgado explained historical and recently discovered planetary phenomena that appeared in the film.

For area teachers and students of all ages, the concerts provided curriculum connections between science and music through space exploration brought vividly to life. Hand in hand with the concert, pre-concert docent presentations served students in their classrooms.

With the retirement of several loyal ushers from our volunteer corps, Symphony staff reached out to new organizations with requests for volunteers and successfully identified 78 individuals who acted as parking assistants, crossing guards, group escorts, greeters and ushers.

The Symphony extends sincere thanks to ArcelorMittal retirees, Beta Rho Chapter of Tri-Kappa, the Lake County Retired Teachers

Association, the Women’s Association of Northwest Indiana Symphony Society, Delta Kappa Gamma Teaching Society, Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity, Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus, Griffith High School Band, Highland Community Band and the School City of Hammond Junior ROTC corps, as well as other non-affiliated friends. Together, these individuals provided a total of 312 volunteer hours to assure that the children who attended the concerts moved safely from their buses and back so that their entire experience was truly rewarding.

harmonic convergence

Dr. José Francisco Salgado

Symphony Concerts Are

Out of This World

Maestro Kirk Muspratt with friends, from left, Michael Carano, Anne Barlow, David O’Conner, Lois Siegel and Judy Krotky

Maestro Muspratt visits with Junior ROTC volunteers from Hammond High School

Opening Concert Gala Sponsors

The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra launched its 73rd season with Music of Motown, an Opening Concert and Gala held at the Radisson Hotel and Star Plaza Theatre on Friday, September 12, 2014. Guest artists The Motown Experience had concertgoers dancing in the aisles with high-energy choreography, impeccable harmonies and perfect orchestration. The music, some of the most popular of the 20th century, included hits like My Girl, The Way You Do the Things You Do, Ain’t That Peculiar, Heat Wave, Dancing in the Street, I’ll Be There and Do You Love Me?

Indiana University Northwest was the evening’s Presenting Sponsor. The Gala raises money every year to benefit the music and education programs of the Symphony, the Northwest Indiana Youth Orchestra and the Symphony Chorus. Guests gathered for delicious food and drink at the Radisson Hotel before the concert at the Star Plaza Theatre. A post concert dessert and champagne reception capped off the evening with Maestro Muspratt, members of the orchestra and The Motown Experience signing autographs and posing for pictures.

With the opening of the new season, the Symphony expressed gratitude to Indiana University Northwest

for many years of devoted generosity and support. IUN’s commitment to enhancing Northwest Indiana’s cultural awareness and appreciation for the arts is reflected by its departments of Fine Arts and Performing Arts led by renowned faculty, as well as the campus’ Gallery for Contemporary Art, Theatre Northwest on Grant, and the Shadows & Echoes sculpture garden.

With an anticipated opening of 2017, IUN’s commitment to arts will be strengthened by a new, state-of-the-art $45 million Arts and Sciences building, to be located on the campus at 35th Avenue and Broadway. A cornerstone of the building will be a 500-seat performing arts venue and a smaller “black box” theater. The new building will provide studio space to enhance learning in various media and will include a dedicated gallery.

At IU Northwest, a distinct honor derives from the campus’s partnership with IU, home to the nationally respected Jacobs School of Music, long a bastion of excellence in music education.

Mark your calendars for next year’s Opening Concert and Gala on Friday, September 25, 2015!

PRESENTING SPONSOR— $20,000Indiana University Northwest

BRAVO SPONSOR—$10,000The Morrow Family Foundation

ENCORE SPONSORS—$5,000American Precision ServicesRadisson Hotel at Star PlazaThe TIMES Media Company

CRESCENDO SPONSORS— $2,500BMO Harris BankCommunity Healthcare SystemCarol & Joseph FraleyMonoSolPrecision Control Systems

ALLEGRO SPONSORS— $1,600ArcelorMittalCindy & Gary AultEl Taco Real RestaurantThe Dr. Henry G. Giragos FamilyIvy TechMaureen & Michael Luongo, M.D.McMahon & Associates CPAsGail & Bob MiglioriniMelissa & Ralph NeffNIPSCOScott King GroupThe Family of Patricia Wigsmoen

PATRONSGeraldine & Steven Simpson

UNDERWRITERSDessert & Champagne Sue & Andy ArnoldCenterpieces & Signage Joanne & Rick SvetanoffInvitations Frankie & Tim FeskoStaff Table & Postage ArcelorMittalProgram Insert WANISS Decorations Jill & Darrel Jones

SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE CONTRIBUTORSAlbert’s Diamond JewelersAnonymousCindy & Gary AultSue & Andy ArnoldBon Femme

Briar Ridge Country ClubElizabeth’s FashionsEl Taco Real RestaurantGamba RistoranteHilda & Benito GambaIndianapolis ColtsIndiana University NorthwestIt’s Just SerendipityAnn Latinovich Portrait PhotographerChris MorrowPrime SteakhouseRadisson Hotel at Star PlazaSarkey’s FloristSouth Shore Arts Gift ShopStar Plaza TheatreVanis Salon & Day SpaWANISSYouche Country Club

Signed, Sealed & Delivered!Motown Concert Gala Raises Funds for Music & Education

Arts Providers Receive Public Arts Funding Through South Shore ArtsIn its role as Regional Arts Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, South Shore Arts announced the FY2015 grants at the bi-monthly South Shore Arts Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at Venue in Valparaiso on October 15, 2014. Over 50 people attended the luncheon and grants award ceremony. The following grant awards were announced:

Arts Organization Support Level 1 (Applicants Requesting up to $10,000)Association of Artists & Craftsmen – $6,895Beachfront Dance – $5,910Books, Brushes & Bands for Education – $5,910Carnegie Center – $6,895Community Theatre Guild – $7,880Dunes Art Foundation – $5,910Indiana Ballet Theatre – $7,880South Shore Dance Alliance – $6,895

Arts Organization Support Level II (Applicants Requesting up to $20,000)LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra – $9,850Lubeznik Center for the Arts – $12,805Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra – $18,715Theatre at the Center – $18,715

Arts Projects Support (All APS Applicants received $4,421)All About ArtBoys & Girls Clubs of Northwest IndianaChorus AngelorumCrown Point Community TheatreDiscovery Charter SchoolFamily Folklore FoundationFriends of EmersonFrontline FoundationsIndiana Dunes Learning CenterLakeshore Public BroadcastingMichigan City Chamber of CommerceMiller Beach Arts & Creative District NWI Excellence in Theatre FoundationOpportunity EnterprisesShifting Dunes DocumentarySouth Shore Chamber OrchestraSouth Shore Performing ArtsTaltree ArboretumTown of Munster Board of Parks & Recreation

South Shore Arts held a panel review of arts organization and arts project applications at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster on May 3, 2014. Panelists for the organization review were: Pamela Lowe, Indiana University Northwest; Don Parker, Wanatah Public Library and South Shore Chamber Orchestra; Tracy Rongers, Valparaiso University and local artist; and Ish Muhammad Nieves, NIPSCO and local artist. Panelists for the project category were Tim Anderson, CPA, Clifton Gunderson; Marcos Rodriguez, Ivy Tech; Debra Carrington, District Brands Group; Kathy Dennis, Michigan City Public Art Committee; Julie Wozniak, Wozniak Group; and Cecelia Wagner, Institute of Career Development.

South Shore Arts Announces FY2016 Funding OpportunitiesIn its role as Regional Arts Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, South Shore Arts will present three grant application workshops in January for arts organization support and art project support for programs to be conducted between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016. Arts funding is available to nonprofit Indiana arts organizations, as well as non-arts organizations providing arts programming in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

Workshops will be held at the following locations:

Lubeznik Center for the Arts101 W. 2nd Street, Michigan City, IN, January 8, 2015, 4pm

South Shore Arts1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN, January 13, 2015, 5pm

Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center1420 Munson Road, Porter, IN, January 14, 2015, 11:30am

Applicants will have the option to apply for Arts Organiza-tion Support II for arts organizations with operating income over $250,000, Arts Organization Support I for arts organi-zations with operating income from $50,000 to $249,999 or Arts Project Support for arts and non-arts organizations with project income budgets below $50,000. The grant applica-tions are completed on-line and all applicants, whether new or returning, are encouraged to attend one of the training sessions. Completed proposals are due no later than 5pm(EST), on March 1, 2015.

For additional information, please call Special Projects Director Donna Catalano at 219/836-1839, ext. 104, or e-mail Donna@SouthShoreArtsOnline.org.

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FREE Art Appreciation Program

Every 2nd & 4th Monday in Munster

Through May 11, 2015, 10am–12pm

Call 836.1839 x103

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winterart classes

* South Shore Arts Members receive a 10% discount on classes.

JANUARY 12 - MARCH 7, 2015

Early registration ends December 18th— save 10% on most classes!

South Shore Arts is pleased to offer quality art classes at three locations in a wide variety of disciplines and media. Classes are available for ages birth through adult. The gifted instructors at South Shore Arts are primarily working artists with degrees in their respective fields. In addition to the many classes offered at our headquarters in Munster’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts––including drawing, pottery, painting, illustration, cartooning, and photography––South Shore Arts maintains two branch locations. Substation No. 9 in downtown Hammond offers classes in drawing, airbrushing, painting, Mommy & Me “Book to Art” and a senior art workshop. South Shore Arts’ Crown Point location just north of the historic courthouse square offers drawing, painting, pottery, calligraphy, a senior art workshop and Japanese Art, among others. A variety of children’s and adult workshops are offered in Munster and Crown Point.

Classes are 8 weeks unless otherwise noted.

at a glance Class details and refund policy: www.SouthShoreArtsOnline.org

MUNSTER AGE GROUP TIME DATE REF NO. PRICE

MONDAYS Music Together in Munster (no discounts) ages birth–5 10:00 – 10:45 am Jan. 12 – March 2 M389 $ 152 Art Studio ages 6–10 4:00 – 5:30 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 M295 $ 100 Children’s Intro to Painting ages 9–15 5:45 – 7:15 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 M245 $ 100 Building Ideas as an Illustrator ages 16–adult 6:00 – 8:00 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 M430 $ 120

Adult Pottery ages 16–adult 6:00 – 9:00 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 M136 $ 180 Intermed. B/W Photography w/Dark Room ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 M124 $ *175TUESDAYS Mommy & Me (with caregiver) ages 2–3 9:30 – 10:30 am Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 M104 $ 45 Mommy & Me (with caregiver) ages 2–3 9:30 – 10:30 am Feb. 10 – March 3 M104a $ 45 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 10:45 – 11:45 am Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 M183a $ 45 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 10:45 – 11:45 am Feb. 10 – March 3 M183b $ 45 Watercolor Painting ages 16–adult 1:00 – 4:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M130 $ 160 Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 M196a $ 45 Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:30 – 5:30 pm Feb. 10 – March 3 M196b $ 45 Basic Drawing for Kids ages 6–8 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M179 $ 80 Introduction to Cartooning ages 9–adult 5:00 – 6:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M113a $ 100 Drawing ages 8–10 5:30 – 6:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M344 $ 80 Beginning Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 6:30 – 8:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M127 $ 120 Colored Pencil ages 16–adult 6:30 – 8:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M334 $ 120WEDNESDAYS Homeschooler’s Mixed Media ages 7–12 9:30 – 11:00 am Jan. 14 – March 4 M411 $ 100 Intermediate/Advanced Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 11:00 – 1:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M127b $ 120 Beginning Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 1:00 – 3:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M127a $ 120 Intro to Manga ages 12–adult 4:30 – 6:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M353 $ 120 Exploring Japanese Art ages 12–adult 6:30 – 7:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M367 $ 80 Drawing & Painting Portraits ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:00 pm Feb. 4 – March 4 M314 $ 100 35mm Photo Techniques ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 14 – Jan. 28 M126 $ 80 Intro B/W Photography w/Dark Room ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M122 $ *175THURSDAYS Art Studio ages 11–15 5:00 – 6:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M296 $ 100 Intermediate/Advanced Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 6:30 – 8:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M164 $ 120SATURDAYS Children’s Intermediate/Advanced Drawing ages 9–15 9:15 – 10:45 am Jan. 17 – March 7 M112 $ 100 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 9–12 9:15 – 10:45 am Jan. 17 – March 7 M101b $ 115 Intro to Digital Camera Techniques ages 16–adult 9:30 – 11:00 am Jan. 17 – Feb. 28 M328 $ 80 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 5–8 10:45 – 12:15 pm Jan. 17 – March 7 M101 $ 115 Children’s Beginning Drawing ages 9–15 10:50 – 12:20 pm Jan. 17 – March 7 M146 $ 100 Pottery ages 11–15 12:15 – 1:45 pm Jan. 17 – March 7 M119 $ 115 Children’s Intermediate Drawing ages 9–15 12:30 – 2:00 pm Jan. 17 – March 7 M146a $ 100 Introduction to Cartooning ages 9–adult 2:15 – 3:45 pm Jan. 17 – March 7 M113 $ 100 Advanced Cartooning & Superheroes ages 11–adult 3:45 – 5:15 pm Jan. 17 – March 7 M114 $ 100WORKSHOPS (no discounts) The Elements & Principles of Composition (Wed.) ages 14 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm January 14 M432a $ 55 The Procedure of Composition (Wed.) ages 14 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm January 21 M432b $ 55 The Use of the Copy in Composition (Wed.) ages 14 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm January 28 M432c $ 55 Frozen - Queen Elsa Wand & Crown (Sat.) ages 6–10 12:30 – 2:00 pm January 17 M434 $ 30 Bookbinding (Sat.) ages 15–adult 10:00 – 3:00 pm January 24 M385 $ 60 Paper Marbling (Wed.) ages 8–14 5:00 – 6:00 pm February 4 M431 $ 20

Paper Making (Sat.) ages 8–14 11:00 – 12:00 pm February 7 M433 $ 20 D.I.Y Galaxy Shoes (Sat.) ages 8–14 10:00 – 11:00 am March 7 M415 $ 20

*add $20 lab fee

*DISCOUNT FOR HAMMOND RESIDENTS Through special funding from the City of Hammond, Hammond residents taking classes at Substation No. 9, South Shore Arts branch location in downtown Hammond, pay only half price! This discount is not applicable on workshops or at other South Shore Arts locations or in conjunction with other discounts. Proof of residency is required upon registration.

CROWN POINT AGE GROUP TIME DATE REF NO. PRICE

MONDAYS Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 9:30 – 10:30 am Jan. 12 – Feb. 2 CP183a $ 45 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 9:30 – 10:30 am Feb. 9 – March 2 CP183b $ 45

Fantasy Drawing ages 12–adult 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 CP323 $ 80 Pottery ages 11–15 5:30 – 7:00 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 CP111 $ 115 Intro to Manga ages 12–adult 5:30 – 7:30 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 CP312 $ 115 Pottery ages 16–adult 7:00 – 10:00 pm Jan. 12 – March 2 CP112 $ 180TUESDAYS Creative Fingers ages 5–6 5:00 – 6:00 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 CP149a $ 45 Creative Fingers ages 5–6 5:00 – 6:00 pm Feb. 10 – March 3 CP149b $ 45 Beg. & Intermed. Calligraphy ages 12–adult 6:00 – 8:00 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 CP375 $ *60 Painting for Adults ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 CP117 $ 160WEDNESDAYS

Homeschooler’s Mixed Media ages 7–12 12:15 – 1:45 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 CP352 $ 100 Children’s Intro to Painting ages 9–15 5:00 – 6:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 CP138 $ 100THURSDAYS

Senior Art Workshop ages 55 and up 1:00 – 3:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP133 $ 85 Senior Art Workshop ages 55 and up 3:00 – 5:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP133a $ 85 Beginning Drawing & Painting for Kids ages 6–8 5:00 – 6:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP308 $ 80 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 5–8 5:00 – 6:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP139a $ 115 Children’s Drawing (all levels) ages 9–15 6:00 – 7:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP164 $ 100 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 9–12 6:30 – 8:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP139b $ 115 Drawing for Adults (all levels) ages 16–adult 7:30 – 9:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP219 $ 100SUNDAYS Intro to Digital Camera Techniques ages 16–adult 1:30 – 3:00 pm Jan. 18 – Feb. 22 CP319 $ 80WORKSHOPS (no discounts) Cabernet & Canvas – A Splash of Wine (Fri.) ages 21 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm January 16 CP368 $ 45 Japanese Stab Bookbinding (Sat.) ages 12 and up 10:30 – 1:00 pm January 17 CP386 $ 30 Winter Night Landscape Painting (Sat.) ages 10–14 1:00 – 2:30 pm January 17 CP391 $ 30 Acting, Two-Day (Sun.) ages 6–12 12:30 – 1:30 pm January 18 & 25 CP289 $ 25 Frozen – Queen Elsa Wand & Crown (Sat.) ages 6–10 10:00 – 11:30 am January 24 CP392 $ 30 Puffy Snowman (Sat.) ages 7–10 10:30 – 11:45 pm January 31 CP393 $ 20 Bookbinding (Sat.) ages 15 and up 10:00 – 3:00 pm February 7 CP336 $ 60 Valentine (Sun.) ages 5–12 12:30 – 1:30 pm February 8 CP212 $ 12 Paper Making (Sat.) ages 8–14 9:30 – 10:30 am February 14 CP394 $ 20 Beer & Brushes – Bulls Painting (Fri.) ages 21 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm February 20 CP368 $ 45 D.I.Y Galaxy Shoes (Sat.) ages 8–14 10:00 – 11:00 am February 21 CP367 $ 20 Birch Birds Multi-Media (Sat.) ages 7–12 12:00 – 1:30 pm February 21 CP395 $ 25 Paper Marbling (Sat.) ages 8–14 12:00 – 1:00 pm February 28 CP396 $ 20 Cabernet & Canvas – Flower Vase (Fri.) ages 21 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm March 6 CP368 $ 45

HAMMOND AGE GROUP TIME DATE REF NO. PRICE

TUESDAYS Homeschooler’s Mixed Media ages 7–12 12:30 – 2:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 H220a $ 100 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 1:00 – 2:00 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 H159 $ 45 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 1:00 – 2:00 pm Feb. 10 – March 3 H159a $ 45 Mommy & Me Book To Art (with caregiver) ages 2–4 2:15 – 3:15 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 H102a $ 45 Mommy & Me Book To Art (with caregiver) ages 2–4 2:15 – 3:15 pm Feb. 10 – March 3 H102b $ 45 Beginning Drawing & Painting for Kids ages 6–8 4:00 – 5:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 H217 $ 80 Exploring Japanese Art ages 12–adult 5:00 – 6:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 H223 $ 80 Children’s Intro to Drawing & Painting ages 9–15 5:15 – 6:45 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 H207 $ 100 Fantasy Drawing ages 12–adult 6:00 – 7:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 H224 $ 80THURSDAYS Intro to Cartooning ages 9–adult 11:00 – 12:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 H225 $ 100 Senior Art Workshop ages 55 and up 1:00 – 3:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 H121 $ 85 Creative Fingers ages 5–6 5:30 – 6:30 pm Jan. 15 – Feb. 5 H155 $ 45 Creative Fingers ages 5–6 5:30 – 6:30 pm Feb. 12 – March 5 H155a $ 45SATURDAYS Continuing Airbrushing ages 14–adult 9:00 – 12:00 pm Jan. 17 – Feb. 28 H172 $ 175 Beginning Airbrushing ages 14–adult 12:30 – 3:30 pm Jan. 17 – Feb. 28 H109a $ 175

* an additional $14 to be paid to instructor

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