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The
Lubeznik Center for the Arts announces a retrospective
exhibit featuring the drawings and sculpture by the late
artist and educator Elliott Balter. His career spanned six
decades, much of which will be represented in this exhibit
between July 12 and September 7, 2008 in the Hyndman
Gallery. All are welcome to attend the Opening Reception
on July 12 from 7-9pm. The Retrospective is generously
sponsored by IBEW Local Union 531, NECA Northern Indiana
Chapter, Horizon Bank and Scott Hodes.
Balter had an exemplary reputation as a sculptor,
exhibiting internationally in the Chicago area; New York,
NY; Denver, CO; London, England; and Marjorca, Spain. His
work is also in private collections within the US and
Europe. He is a graduate of the School of the Art
Institute (BAE) and the Illinois Institute of Technology
(MAE) in Chicago. His distinguished teaching career speaks
volumes about his expertise: Escuela de Museo DeBella
Artes in Majorca, Spain; Eastbourne College in Eastbourne,
England; Princeton University in New Jersey and at the
School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He was the head of
the Art Department at the Niles North High School from
1964 to 1980 – one of the leading secondary school art
education programs in the nation. Balter was not only an
instructor, but also strong advocate for the arts, serving
as the President of the Alumni Association for the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chairman of the
Skokie Fine Arts Commission.
"Beyond a single viewpoint sculpture is dynamic in all its
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
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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 occurred 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.
"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.
Prints are from the first commissioned handwritten,
monumental, illuminated Bible in the modern era. The St.
John’s Bible incorporates many of the methods and media of
the illuminated manuscripts from the middle ages. This
exhibit is generously sponsored by Ed & Sharon Raab and
will conclude August 30.
"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.
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The Jack and Shirley
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
101 W. 2nd St.
Michigan City, IN 46360
219.874.4900
artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org
www.lubeznikcenter.org
Hours: Tu - Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun
11-4, closed Mon.
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