BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.6.1//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12496@muncieevents.com DTSTAMP:20261030T095046Z CATEGORIES:Art COMMENT: CONTACT:nephillips@bsu.edu DTSTART;TZID=AMERICA/INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS:20261105T170000 DESCRIPTION:111 Arts Gallery \;\n111 E. Main\nFirst Thursday Art Show & amp\; Tattoos for a Cause\nWe're coming together to support our friends Jo lie Ruin and Jamie (@jmetattooing) during a difficult time. Jolie has rece ntly been diagnosed with cervical cancer and will be undergoing 7-8 weeks of treatment. As she focuses on recovery\, Jamie will be taking time away from work to help care for her.\n\nFirst Thursday: Jolie Ruin Art Show\nWe 're proud to feature Jolie's artwork at the shop throughout the month\, wi th a special opening during First Thursday. This is a great opportunity to support her directly by purchasing her artwork and celebrating her creati vity during a challenging time. If you've admired her work before\, now is the perfect time to take a piece home and help support her journey.\n\nSa turday\, November 7: Tattoos for a Cause (1:00 PM - 8:00 PM)\nWe'll also b e hosting a tattoo fundraiser with multiple flash sheets to choose from. 1 00% of proceeds from the event will go directly to Jolie and Jamie to help offset expenses while Jolie undergoes treatment and Jamie takes time away from work to care for her.\n\nIf you'd like to support\, you can:\n\nVisi t the First Thursday Jolie Ruin Art ShowPurchase artwork through the links in @jolieruin's bioGet tattooed on Saturday\, November 7Share this post a nd help spread the wordWe appreciate every bit of support. Thank you for s howing up for two wonderful people who mean so much to our community.  \;\n\n#JolieRuinArt #SupportLocalArt #FirstThursday #TattooIndiana #Tattoo sForACause #CancerSupport #CommunityStrong #JMETattooing\n\nArt at the Mur ray\n405 S. Walnut \;(upstairs between the Caffeinery &\; Atty. Fra nk Brinkman's)\nStop by Cassie Dunmyer Creative for an open art studio and locally harvested honey from Two Roots Homestead. Gallery Flaneur feature s photographs by Mark Sawrie\, new merch (Xmas cards\, Professor Mugs\, Su bversive ball caps) and treats/libations. And be sure to stop by Carrie Wr ight's studio to see the large immersive art project and finish some Chris tmas shopping early in her gift shop.\n\nCornerstone Center for the Arts\n 520 E. Main\nJoin us for First Thursday from 5–8 PM on the 2nd floor of Cornerstone as we celebrate the creativity of our fall students. \;Enj oy live performances beginning at 6 PM in the Heritage Room and explore an exhibition of student artwork throughout the evening in the Great Room.&n bsp\;Shop from local vendors and discover unique handmade treasures from A manda Rockwell of A Touch of Whimsy in our Judith Barnes Gallery. \;To night is also one of our 6X6 Create Nights. \;Stop in\, get creative\, and make a piece of art for our upcoming 6X6 Fundraiser. \;Come celeb rate local artists\, support small businesses\, and enjoy an evening fille d with creativity at Cornerstone!\n\nECAP Gallery\n306 S. Walnut\nOn displ ay at the ECAP Studio at 306 S. Walnut St: Instructor Sharmin Kader\, Ph.D . and Interior Design students of IDES 334 present Environments for Hospic e: A Nice Goodbye to Beloved Ones. \;These design proposals in this po ster presentation explore comfort\, dignity\, and connection in hospice ca re through the environment created by interior design.\n\nFarmhouse Creati ve\n420 S. High\, Suite 102E\nCasey Myers Art is a mixed media artist base d in Muncie\, IN. Combining acrylic\, ink\, watercolor\, and oil paints wi thin her artwork. She draws inspiration from nature\, psychedelics\, human anatomy\, and emotions. Being passionate about the environment she tries to repurpose secondhand materials to paint on as well as to frame with. Sh e hopes to show serenity and balance throughout her pieces. Creating for o ver 15 years\, starting with portraits and sculptures she has turned a chi ldhood pass time into an adult passion.\n\nGordy Fine Art &\; Framing C o. \;\n224 E. Main\nFirst Thursday opening reception for Gordy Fine Ar t Presents Moku-Moths by Ball State Distinguished Professor Patricia Nelso n\, \;5-8pm.\n\nGordy Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening of M oku-Moths\, a new exhibition by artist and Ball State University Distingui shed Professor of Art Patricia Nelson\, opening on Thursday\, November 5\, 2026. \; Refreshments will be served\, and the public is invited to a ttend.\n\nIn her new body of work\, Nelson combines a lifelong fascination with insect anatomy with her mastery of metalwork and enameling. For this show she employs mokume gane\, a traditional 17th-century Japanese techni que in which non-ferrous metals like copper and silver are fused into soli d blocks called billets\, and then hammered and carved into sheet\, reveal ing organic\, woodgrain-like patterns. Then she invented a method to apply multi-fired vitreous enamel onto these patterned surfaces.\n\nAt 6:15 The Artist will give an informal talk about her work where she will describe the method she pioneered to apply vitreous enamel onto the patterned Mokum e surfaces. \;\n\n"I have always been intrigued with the anatomy of in vertebrates\, especially those possessing exoskeletons\," says Nelson. &nb sp\;“Those animals easily inspire intricate metal fabrications. \; I n addition\, the surface of patterned mokume has an unpredictable\, organi c feel that simulates wood bark\, and by extension insect camouflage\, in a way that is almost uncanny. \; I hope I have achieved the feel of a creature that endures through a combination of camouflage for survival plu s a brilliant show of color and pattern when attracting a mate.”\n\nThe exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery through Decembe r\, 2026.\n\nGordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists\ , provides appraisals\, restores antique frames\, and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Business hours: Monday through Friday\, 9 am – 5:30 p m\, Saturday\, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is locat ed at 224 East Main Street\, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. \; For more information\, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422\n\nIdi a Lab\n306 S. Walnut St. (BSU ECAP Gallery)\nBall State University’s IDI A Lab\, part of the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning\, will showcase recent animation\, virtual reality\, and interactive art projects during Muncie’s First Thursday on November 5th\, from 5–8 p.m.\, at t he BSU ECAP Downtown Studios at 306 South Walnut Street. \;\n\nIn addi tion\, visitors can download Echoes of Muncie\, an iOS and Android walking tour app that \;brings to life lost architecture - \;designed for Muncie Downtown Development. Stop by and visit us!\n\nMadjax Muncie\n515 E. Main St.\nThere's plenty to explore at MadJax Maker Force during Novemb er's First Thursday on November 5\, from 5–8 PM! We're putting the creat ivity and talent of Ball State University's College of Architecture and Pl anning students in the spotlight with a showcase of student projects\, arc hitectural models\, designs\, and creative work throughout our first floor . Visitors can meet the students\, learn about their projects\, and discov er what they've been imagining for the future. In TOOLSONG Gallery\, we're celebrating the opening of Pressing Matters\, a colorful community art ex hibition led by Molly Schaller featuring Gelli prints created by Muncie re sidents of all ages. Visitors can even try Gelli printing themselves and c reate a one-of-a-kind piece to take home or add to the exhibition. The pro ject was supported by the Vore Arts Fund. Rainbolt Sips will also be servi ng drinks available for purchase at the Sip Station\, and Guardian Brewing Co. will be offering half-off appetizers. Free parking is available at th e corner of Monroe and Main and Monroe and Jackson. \;\n\nMuncie Artis ts Guild\nVarious locations\nThe Muncie Artists Guild Artist of the Month for November 2026 is Pati Sparks! As a professional artist\, Pati speciali zes in portraits and landscapes in oil and pastel. \;Showing talent as a child\, she has developed this gift by studying fine art in various mus eums\, by taking workshops\, and by experimentation in her studio south of Muncie\, IN.\n\nMuncie Makers Market\nCorner of Walnut and Adams\nIt’s Fall\, y’all! Join us on the sidewalks of Downtown Muncie for our First Thursday outdoor Autumn gathering of the Muncie Makers Market! We’ll be set up from 5-8p on Thursday\, November 5th\, at Adams &\; Walnut - HOM EMADE\, HANDMADE\, LOCALLY GROWN - look for our canopies!\n\nRecord Parlor of Muncie\n125 E. Charles St.\, Suite 110\nRecord Parlor of Muncie and Pu rple Snail Studios will be doing a collaborative recording project on Firs t Thursdays. \;\n\nThe project formerly \;known as Community Colla ge \;has a new name\, and a new space.\n\nMuncie IN Stereo is a record ing project where members of the community can record whatever they want t o\, regardless of talent\, and we will take those recordings and mix them into songs. Previously this took place at the Record Parlor\, but with Pur ple Snail Studios right next door\, there is now a perfect space to carry out our vision. We will have multiple instruments available\, but people a re also welcome to bring their own to record with.\n\nSo\, stop by the Ros ecourt building and show us what Muncie\, IN Stereo can sound like!\n\nThe Songwriter Sessions at Rohos\n308 S Walnut St\nThe Songwriter Sessions is a monthly event where local and regional songwriters share the art of ori ginal music and the stories behind the songs.  \;The event is held in conjunction with Muncie's First Thursday. It runs from 8-10pm at RoHo's - 308 S Walnut St\, Muncie\, IN 47305.  \;The showcase takes place after the main First Thursday events\, as an after party where you can unwind a nd listen to awesome live music performed by the creators. The November ev ent features Ward Walker and Joel Gragg. You may find details on The Songw riter Sessions Facebook page. LOCATION:Downtown Muncie SUMMARY:November's First Thursday (full listing) URL;VALUE=URI:https://muncieevents.com/event/12496 DTEND;TZID=AMERICA/INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS:20261105T200000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR