First Thursday

Painting by Lindsey Bishop on display at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Painting by Lindsey Bishop on display at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Painting by Lindsey Bishop on display at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Artwork by Jan McCune on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. Artwork by Sarojini Johnson on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.

Cornerstone Center for The Arts
520 E Main

This First Thursday, visit Cornerstone Center for the Arts from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday July 2 for a presentation from local artist Lindsey Bishop. The show, entitled Roy G. Biv features a collection of paintings inspired by the hardship, joyance happenstances, tragedy, and tender compassion of life. The vibrant 2D collection is painted in the entire color spectrum. Included in the show is a painting which pays tribute to her late friend, Mandy.

“My goal in creating each piece is to send viewers back out into the world with the desire to smile at a stranger and find beauty in a tree’s bark,” said Bishop.

The opening reception will take place from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, July 2 at the Cornerstone Art Gallery on the second floor of Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Roy G. Biv will be on display throughout the month of July. For more information about the show call the Department of Education & Communication at 765-281-9503, ext. 23.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main

Local artists Jan McCune and Sarojini Johnson will exhibit new work with support from the Indiana Arts Commission for the months of June & July. The duo received grants to support their studio efforts; Johnson’s, in printmaking, and McCune in jewelry-making.

Offers McCune: “For my Indiana Arts Commission grant project, I learned silver casting. Each piece of jewelry in the show has one or more components which I created either by sand casting or centrifugal casting.”  Regionally known first for creating earrings and bracelets, McCune has only recently started producing the rings that require casting equipment. The former art teacher explains, “What I love about casting is that I can now produce complex three dimensional forms which I would find impossible using any other technique.”  New pieces include silver castings of an ornate antique button, an acacia seed pod, and a redbud pod, each one-of-a-kind and steeped in “sense of place.” This is Indiana fine art down to its roots.

Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. Gordy Fine Art & Framing is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, call 765-284-8422.

Mutual Bank Marble Wall
110 E Charles
Afterhours Art Reels – Purple Rain

Muncie Downtown Development will host outdoor “Afterhours Art Reels” following the First Thursday Gallery Walks, June-September.  Films will be projected onto the Mutual Bank wall on Charles St. at dusk.  Seating will be available on the Fickle Peach patio located at 117 E. Charles St. for guests 21 and up.