Earlier this year volunteer citizen peer panels, convened by TAF, reviewed 30 proposals. Grant awards were approved August 3, 2009 during the TAF board of director’s meeting.

Grants are made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission with funds appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly and the U.S. Congress, through the National Endowment for the Arts, and are for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009.

The following organizations from Region 4 were approved for funding:

Activities of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation are provided, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, with funds from the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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The project, which officially opens on Saturday (May 9), is a partnership between the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. It highlights the 50th anniversary of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the 100th anniversary of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, both of which are being celebrated this year.

Lowe's employee Roger Beaver fastens down 'Dog Tagged' on Main Street between 10th and 11th streets in Lafayette. It is the first dog in the Dog Days of Summer exhibition in Lafayette, West Lafayette and on the Purdue campus. The dogs are mounted on 600-pound bases, which were placed in their designated locations by crews from Purdy Concrete and Fairfield Contractors. (Photo courtesy of Dog Days of Summer)

The exhibit’s opening is scheduled to coincide with “Mosey Down Main Street,” a free festival that will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday on Lafayette’s Main Street between Sixth and Ninth streets. The festival will feature music, performers, food and vendors. There will be Dog Days of Summer merchandise for sale, raffle tickets to win one of the dogs, and the opportunity to paint dog magnets and to decorate your own dog on a T-shirt.

The Dog Days of Summer builds upon previous sculpture projects in the community: Hog Wild in 2003 and Frog Follies in 2005. This new project also is inspired by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s outdoor sculpture “Continuum” by Larry Anderson, which features a dog as part of its array of people and animals in a depiction of the enduring human-animal bond.

As part of the project, artists from Indiana and other areas decorated three-dimensional fiberglass dog forms, which will be displayed in Lafayette, West Lafayette and on the Purdue campus through September. Many sponsors supported the project at a level sufficient to have their name associated with a specific dog. Plaques placed with each dog identify the artists, title and the sponsor.

Two of the painted dogs have special associations with the veterinary school and art museum. “Give a Dog a Bone” by artist Liz Rainey, was adopted by the School of Veterinary Medicine as its official 50th anniversary entry in the exhibit. Faculty, staff and students raised the $5,000 sponsorship, which means the school will keep the dog permanently after the exhibit. Similarly, the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette and the Art League adopted “Centennial Dog” by artist Louie Laskowski to recognize the museum’s 100th anniversary. Board members raised the $5,000 sponsorship to enable the museum to keep the dog permanently.

In addition to the exhibit itself, numerous events are planned in which children and adults can learn more about dogs, veterinary care and produce their own works of dog art. The Dog Days of Summer project also will have a presence and offer activities at local community events such as Round the Fountain Art Fair and Gallery Walk. The public also will have the chance to vote on its favorite dog and to win one of the dog sculptures through a raffle.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a few of the decorated dogs will go on the road as part of the School of Veterinary Medicine’s traveling exhibit in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Other dog sculptures will be auctioned off to the public on Oct. 4. Proceeds from the project will benefit the School of Veterinary Medicine’s 50th Anniversary Scholarship Endowment and its Good Samaritan Fund, and the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette’s art education programs.

Major Dog Days sponsors include the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette and Art League; Awards Unlimited; the city of Lafayette; clients of the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Lyn Freeman, doctor of veterinary medicine; DeFouw Chevrolet; Fairfield Contractors Inc.; Farm Bureau Insurance; Haywood Printing; Henriott Group; Holder and Fehrenbach Law Offices; Jones and Phillips Associates; the Journal & Courier; Lafayette Bank and Trust; Lafayette Life Foundation; Lafayette Limo; Lafayette-West Lafayette Convention and Visitors Bureau; Laird Therapy Dog Rescue; Lausch Photography; Lilly Tippecanoe Labs; Lowe’s Home Improvement; Muinzer Moving & Storage; Old National Bank for WBAA; Paw Prints Animal Hospital; Purdue Beat Society; Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union; Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Alumna Deborah Breitstein, doctor of veterinary medicine; Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine Class of 1964; Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff and students; Purdy Concrete; Regions Bank; Sheila and Vic Klinker; Sovereign Catering & Events; Spiris Inc.; and W.H. Long Companies.

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Project organizers said all of the lesson plans take Indiana’s core academic standards into account and are offered in areas including art education, English language arts, math, social studies and science. The plans can be used to supplement already existing curriculum, so area schools will be able to take part in the upcoming Dog Days of Summer events. The Dog Days of Summer project will place decorated, life-size dog statues throughout the area in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and the 100th anniversary of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.

More than 40 dog sculptures have been painted by artists and will be displayed from May to September in downtown Lafayette, West Lafayette and on the Purdue campus.

Participating schools also will be able select some students’ dog art projects to be on display at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette as part of a special exhibit called Dogs Rule. This exhibit will run from June 26 to July 24, with an opening reception for participating students and their families on June 26.

In addition to the lesson plans, a variety of events and activities are planned to enable children to participate in the Dog Days of Summer sculpture project. These include a summer event at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette where children can produce dog art and learn about veterinary medicine and basic dog care; an event at the School of Veterinary Medicine’s annual open house in April where children can paint dog-related items; events at two local pottery stores in which participants can decorate dog-related items; and activities at local community events such as the Round the Fountain Art Festival, Gallery Walk and Mosey Down Main.

More than 40 dog sculptures have been painted by artists and will be displayed from May to September in downtown Lafayette, West Lafayette and on the Purdue campus. Area businesses and individuals are sponsoring many of the dogs. Sponsors at the top level will keep their dogs permanently. All other doges will be auctioned to the public in October.

Proceeds from the project will benefit the School of Veterinary Medicine’s 50th Anniversary Scholarship Endowment and its Good Samaritan Fund, and the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette’s art education programs.

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Dog Days organizers offer lesson plans for classrooms

Art Smart: Indiana, an AMGL and Children’s Museum program, provides state-wide access to the history of Indiana and makes the history of Indiana come alive for the students by using art as a focus; students learn through examining art, how the earliest settlers existed and how they persevered from life in a wilderness in 1800 to present day living. The Art Smart:Indiana program has always been well regarded among Indiana 4th grade teachers and helps teachers to meet the State of Indiana Academic Standards.

The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am – 4pm, and closed Sunday and Monday.

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
102 South Tenth Street
Lafayette, IN 47905
(765) 742-1128

Confluence of the Fox River and the Wabash. Watercolor by Karl Bodmer, 1832

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Beginning with the famous Indiana Impressionist painters of the turn of the century, people from far and wide have loved to interpret the Indiana landscape by sketching and painting outside in oil, watercolor, pastel, and graphite. During the past twenty years or so, plein air painting events, called “Paint-Outs”, have become a favorite of artists, collectors, and spectators. They give artists an opportunity to meet other artists and collectors while they enjoy the great out-of-doors. They also give everyone, including the public, an opportunity to watch the artists at work as they bring the landscape to life on canvas and paper.

Local artists paint scenery from the banks of the Wabash River.

OTHER EVENTS DURING THE DAY:

PLEIN AIRE PAINTING SALE in the Train Depot from 9am to 5pm
The Art Museum will host a sale of framed paintings by the artists who are participating in the Paint-Out. Artists will bring their paintings to the depot between 8-9am. People who purchase a painting will support both the artists and the art museum. This year’s event will also have Purchase Award Sponsors for the first time, and their pledge will be publicly recognized at the sale. Anyone interested in sponsoring a Purchase Award should contact the Art Museum or Kathryn Clark, chair of the event.

WORKSHOPS IN WATERCOLOR, PASTEL, SKETCHING, and ONE FOR CHILDREN
At last year’s event, many people expressed an interest in painting and drawing from nature but didn’t know how to get started. This year they can take a workshop to learn how. The Art Museum will offer workshops at the paint-out for the public. Prize winning artists Jeannie McLeish from Mooresville (watercolor), Carol Strock-Wasson from Union City (pastel), James Werner(sketching), and Cindy Krulitz (children) from Lafayette will teach these workshops along the Wabash. There will be a fee, and the number of participants is limited. For more information call the Art Museum at 742-1128.

FREE OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION AT RIEHLE PLAZA
For curious spectators, Lafayette’s well known painter, Jeff Klinker, will explain how he creates an oil painting as he paints the Train Depot during the event.

PLEIN AIR PAINTING RAFFLE
The Art Museum will raffle a painting of the Wabash River by Jeannie McLeish which she painted at last year’s Paint-Out. Tickets will be sold at the Art Museum and other local businesses. For more information on this, call the art museum or Kathryn Clark, chair (563-3210).

4PM GATHERING OF “WET” PAINTINGS
At 4pm, the artists will gather at Riehle Plaza to exhibit the paintings, pastels, and drawings they created that day. The public can meet the artists, enjoy the paintings, and purchase one directly from the artist if they wish.

RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS AT THE TRAIN DEPOT 5-7pm
After the “4pm Gathering” at Riehle Plaza, artists and those who purchased paintings will have a chance to meet at the train Depot Reception.

For more information including digital photos of last year’s paint-out, call Kathryn Clark, volunteer chair at 563-3210 or e-mail her at kclark@twinrocker.com, or call the art Museum 742-1128 (Glenda McClatchy at ext. 102).

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John Collier, Director of Campus Planning for Purdue, has volunteered to design a new landscaping plan for the museum on the Ninth Street hill, in Lafayette. Master Gardener, David Lahr volunteered to oversee and direct the installation and maintenance. This grant, combined with a $5,000 grant received from Tipmont REMC, in August, will fund the materials and labor necessary to complete the project. Work will begin this fall and be completed in spring, 2009.

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See the work of one of Indiana’s finest potters from August 15 to September 29.

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
102 South Tenth Street, Lafayette, IN
Admission is FREE
Gallery Hours – Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4. pm.
765-742-1128
www.artlafayette.org

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The Akeley Lecture is funded by gifts from the late Anna and Edward Stowe Akeley, both members of the Physics Department at Purdue University. Edward spent his retirement years teaching Physics in Mexico City and collected the works of Modern Mexican artists including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Carlos Merida, Jose Clemente Orozco, Raul Anguiano, Roberto Montenegro, Gunther Gerzo and Leonora Carrington.

The Akeley Lecture is free and open to the Public. Community residents, high school, college and university students are welcome.

Una Herencia Mexicana is the focus of a keystone exhibition of Mexican Heritage works by Mexican Modernist Artists, drawn from the permanent collections of Purdue Galleries and The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. The show is sponsored by Eli Lilly, Tippecanoe Labs and the Purdue University Latino Culture Center and was curated by Michael Atwell, Curator of Exhibitions, Wabash College and Craig Martin, Director of Purdue University Galleries. The exhibition runs through August 29.

Fisher received her BFA from the Herron School of Art, studying with Richard Emery Nickolson, and received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She served as the Curator at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette from 1987-1997, before moving to Vero Beach, Florida. She served as Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, where she curated an exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art from the Prensky Collection, which was later donated to the Naples, Fla. Museum of Art.

She currently serves as Director of the Littleton Collection and Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida. The gallery is the creation of Harvey K. Littleton, the renowned glass artist, who has been called the father of the American studio glass movement. The Littleton Collection specializes in art glass. The artists whose work is represented includes Harvey Littleton’s former student, Dale Chihuly, as well as works by Rick Beck, Ken Carder, Kyohei Fujita, Pavel Hlava, Robert Levin, Joel Philip Myers, Stephen Powell, Mary Shaffer, Therman Statom and Yan Zoritchak. Works by Harvey Littleton and by the artistic team of John Littleton and Kate Vogel are also shown.

While working at the Littleton Collection, Fischer is also a free-lance writer for the Vero Beach Magazine, specializing in feature articles on art and artists.

Fischer writes “Leonora Carrington was never a Surrealist. At least, that’s what she says now. Born in England in 1917 to a wealthy industrialist and his wife, she was sent from the age of nine to a succession of private Catholic boarding schools where she was expelled from one after the other. She was not interested in school and couldn’t have cared less about pleasing her teachers, or going along to get along. She was headstrong, self-assured, and imaginative. Her insistence on writing backwards, from right to left, drove the nuns crazy. Inevitably, she would be returned to her parents with the verdict that she was ineducable. Her exasperated parents finally sent her to Miss Penrose’s school in Florence, where she stayed for about a year. While she thought the subjects taught there were as useless as those at any of the other schools, she was in Florence after all, and she soaked up the Renaissance art that she saw there and on trips to Padua, Venice and Rome. After a stint at finishing school, she was presented at the court of George V. The next step for a young lady of good social standing would have been marriage to a suitably well-off young gentleman, but Leonora had other plans. Against her parent’s wishes she went to London to study art . . .

Leonora was influenced neither by the style nor the indigenous subject matter of the Mexican artists she met; she continued to develop her own vision based in European painting, myth and alchemy. But Mexico itself influenced her artistic outlook by way of its outdoor markets where, alongside a plethora of foodstuffs and ordinary household goods, wondrous things were sold – including mysterious potions and charms guaranteed by their hawkers to cure ills both physical and spiritual. She was fascinated by the curanderos, healers who mixed herbal knowledge with indigenous Mexican folk magic and Spanish Catholicism. Although she did not embrace Mexican art in her work, by 1964 Mexico had embraced Carrington as a Mexican artist with the inclusion of her work an exhibition of contemporary Mexican art in Mexico City’s National Museum of Modern Art.

Because she did not expect her work to be appreciated by an audience beyond her small group of sympathetic friends, Leonora Carrington has always painted for herself. But in 1948, the year after she painted St. Anthony, she had a solo show at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York that was reviewed in Time Magazine and Art News. Her first one-person show in Mexico, in 1950, received raves in the Mexican press and opened the way to her wide appreciation there.”

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
102 South Tenth Street, Lafayette, IN
Admission is FREE
Gallery Hours – Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4. pm.
Phone: 765-742-1128
www.artlafayette.org

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Awards were given for Best of Show, as well as Best of Category for landscape, still life, portrait and urban.

The awards are as follows:

• Best of Show: Chris Bucher, Should I Go Yet?
• Best Landscape: Vincent Walter, Ecology Economics
• Landscape runner-up: Chris Bucher, Welcome to the Neighborhood.
• Best Still Life: Tracy Rivers, Abandoned Spaces
• Still Life runner-up: Amanda Warner Fruits, Family Secrets
• Best Portrait: Sally Wolf, Day at the Races
• Portrait runner-up: Todd Matus, Dave (Under the Bridge)
• Best Urban: Hadley Fruits, Untitled (from National Road Series)
• Urban runner-up: Martel White, Car in Storefront

Through the Lens is sponsored by Lafayette Savings Bank, the Gannett Foundation, and the Journal and Courier.

The exhibitions will continue through March 22, 2008. Museum admission is free; donations are welcome. The museum galleries and gift shop are open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The museum is located at 102 South Tenth Street, Lafayette, Indiana. For more details, please see the museum’s website, www.artlafayette.org.

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Art museum curator Michael Atwell and retired Jefferson High School photography teacher Sue Carr will offer a free family oriented pinhole photography workshop giving participants the chance to gain hands-on experience. Participants will witness the magic as images begin to develop on their paper negatives in the darkroom. Positive prints will then be made from these negatives. Participants need bring nothing to the workshop but enthusiasm.

There will be examples of pinhole photographs, and examples of homemade and converted cameras. For those bitten by the pinhole bug, there will be suggestions for converting old film cameras into pinhole cameras so they can continue shooting photographs without the need of a darkroom.

For more information or to sign up, email info@glmart.org or call 765-742-1128 x102 with:

• Names of all attending (adults and children).
• Ages of children (must be at least 10 years old). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
• Phone number at which you can be reached.

The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is located at 102 South Tenth Street, Lafayette, Indiana. They can be found online at www.artlafayette.org

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