The Eighth Annual Downtown Fall Art Exhibit will kick off with the Gala Opening at 6 p.m., Friday, in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse, with master of ceremonies Jim Amidon ’87. The annual art fair has a strong Wabash representation.
After the Gala Opening, stroll the sidewalks and browse the art in the downtown windows. Self-guided walking tour brochures will be available on Friday night and at the Information Headquarters in the National City Bank Lobby during the ten-day exhibit. Most of the art pieces will be for sale – consider purchasing a piece of art this year as a gift or for your own personal collection!
A record number of pieces were submitted -- 77 artists representing 10 different counties, including 34 first time entrants. The 2009 jurors, Anne Laker, Assistant Director with the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Elizabeth (Liz) Larsen Stoneberger from the Office of Campus Art at Indiana University, narrowed the final selection to 140 pieces, making this year’s exhibit the largest to date.
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Artists will be awarded $3,500 in prize money. Art media includes graphic arts, photography, stained glass, clay, sculpture, wood, jewelry, digital, fiber, watercolor, acrylics, painting, and drawing.
“A Family Affair” -- art by the Johnson/Drake Family -- will feature original chairs crafted by renowned furniture artist Laura Johnson Drake, whose work can also be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Trump Organization in New York City. Laura, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Purdue University in West Lafayette, also designed the library furniture in the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Laura recently returned from Taipei, where she showed her latest chair work, “Pierced.”Art from top to bottom: Photograph by Kim Johnson, Photo by John Zimmerman, Quilt by Karen Gunther. Photo on homepage, Quentin Dodd.