July 12 – Sept 7
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Elliot Balter
Retrospective (Hyndman Gallery)
"Beyond a single viewpoint sculpture is dynamic in
all it’s dimensions. More than a flat, staid item on a
wall, sculpture lives in our three dimensional world
wherever it is placed. Elliott Balter sought a dynamic
life and found it through his sculpture." - Shelley
Balter
All along Balter was an educator. He worked at spreading
knowledge - formally in the classroom setting, in his
backyard or throughout the community. He was an
instructor of Art and Humanities, founding what was, at
that time, one of the nation’s premier secondary Art
education programs at the School of the Art Institute in
Chicago. In the community he was appointed a member and
then Chairman of the Skokie Fine Arts Commission. Along
the way bringing to Skokie the likes of Seymour Rosofsky,
Dance Theater of Harlem, and many others in a myriad of
different forms of Art. And he served as member, and
then as President of the Chicago chapter of the Alumni
Association of the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago.
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July 12 - Sept 7,
2008
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Everyday
Mysteries: Photographs by Kay Westhues (Brincka
Gallery)
Westhues' project was inspired by her memories of
growing up on a farm in Walkerton, Indiana and
observing, first hand, the shifting cultural identity
that occurring over time and through changing economic
development. She often finds humor in the odd
juxtapositions found in contemporary rural life and
works with the intention to celebrate this kind of life,
without idealizing it. Westhues has exhibited
extensively in Indiana. Opening Reception on July 12
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July 12 – Aug 30
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St John's Bible
Prints (Library Gallery) - An exhibition of 20
prints on loan from the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. Opening
Reception on July 12 from 7-9pm.
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Saint John’s
Abbey and University seek to ignite the spiritual
imagination of believers throughout the world by
commissioning a work of art that illuminates the Word of
God for a new millennium. The Saint John’s Bible will
be the first commissioned handwritten, monumental,
illuminated Bible in the modern era. It will incorporate
many of the characteristics of its medieval
predecessors: it is being written on vellum, using
quills, natural handmade inks, hand ground pigments and
gild such as gold leaf, silver leaf and platinum.
“This exhibit is one of only a small number of truly
historic events of our time. It brings the words of the
Bible straight into my (or one’s) heart through
interpretive art.” ~ Mary Morrow
Learn More
Sponsors:
Ed & Sharon Raab
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July 12 - Sept 7 |
Childrens’ Artwork from The Bridge
- Artwork from children living at “The Bridge”, a
program serving survivors
of domestic violence in LaPorte County, will be
exhibited in the NIPSCO Art Education Studios. The Bridge
two-year transitional program provides a safe
environment for women and their dependent children and
is designed to promote self-esteem and
self-sufficiency.
Opening Reception July 12 from 7-9pm. |
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The "Sand, Steel and
Spirit" Edition Box, a collaborative artwork by the
Area Artists Association of the Lubeznik Center for the
Arts is on exhibit
at the Center's Conference Room indefinitely.
In 2004, 33 artists each committed to producing a
limited edition of 60 art
works to be enclosed in a specially crafted wood box of
maple and walnut.
The artists who participated each received a box, with
the remainder
earmarked for sale as a fund-raiser for the Area Artists
Association and the
Lubeznik Center for the Arts.
The 2 and 3-dimensional pieces include many media
including prints,
drawings, paintings, digital prints, photographs,
collages, ceramics and
woodworking. The theme of "Sand, Steel and Spirit"
reflects the essence of
the dunes of Lake Michigan and its environs.
The box is a document to the creative spirit of the
region and can be
purchased through the Gift Shop of the Lubeznik Center
for the Arts. Support the Arts - Consider the "Sand
Steel & Spirit" Edition Box as a truly unique addition
to your home or organizational collection.
November, 2004-January,
2005 - Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
March, 2005 - Part of a
Collaborative Projects Exhibit, Columbia College,
Chicago, Il
November, 2005 - Gallery
107, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks, MI
February 2006-Ongoing -
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
April-June, 2006 - Fort
Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
November 2006 - Depot
Gallery, Beverly Shores, IN
View "Sand
Steel & Spirit" online!
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Scott Hodes