BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6055@muncieevents.com DTSTAMP:20260817T114244Z CATEGORIES:Art COMMENT:Info source: https://www.facebook.com/events/308091783195193/ CONTACT:braydee@munciearts.org DTSTART;TZID=AMERICA/INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS:20190503T120000 DESCRIPTION:Muncie Arts and Culture Council is pleased to celebrate Brink o f Summer ArtsWalk on Thursday\, May 2\, 2019 with an opening reception for Transplanted\, a stop-motion animation video game by artists Emily Thornt on and Ben Fulcher. The artists will speak about their work at 7:00 PM and will be available to answer questions and share insights about the projec t and their process with guests. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. The interactive exhibition of their work wil l be on view from April 30 to May 3\, 2019 12:00 - 5:00 pm in the PlySpace Gallery at 608 East Main Street in downtown Muncie. \;\n\n\nDeveloped collaboratively by Fulcher and Thornton\, Transplanted is a stop-motion v ideo game that explores the benefits of taking care of another living thin g and how that connection can change your life. The narrative of the game is centered around a woman named Elaine who has just graduated college and no longer has a goal or focus for her life. The objective of the game is to take care of a plant that is delivered to her house\, an act which serv es as a catalyst for change in the character&rsquo\;s life. By taking care of the plant\, Elaine begins a transformation from lethargic depression t o sentimental optimism through taking care of herself. The game plays as a quick\, meditative passage through a character&rsquo\;s personal landscap e. As each player slowly begins unpacking Elaine&rsquo\;s personal belongi ngs\, they are invited into the sentimental values of often innocuous item s. The game is a meditation on personal motivation\, and overcoming seemin gly monumental tasks\, one step at a time.\n\n\nIn March\, Transplanted wa s selected as a finalist for the Big Indie Pitch competition at the 2019 G ame Developers Conference in San Francisco\, California\, where Fulcher an d Thornton shared their project and received industry feedback alongside o ther indie developers. Both artists will receive their Master of Fine Arts in Animation from Ball State University&rsquo\;s School of Art this sprin g. This exhibition of their MFA thesis work offers visitors a unique oppor tunity to interact with Transplanted and the creative process behind it th rough individual gaming stations\, documents of the digital rendering proc ess\, and the display of physical elements from the game&rsquo\;s stop-mot ion design. \;\n\n\nBen Fulcher received his Bachelors of Fine Arts wi th a focus in Drawing from Clemson University. He is currently an Master o f Fine Arts candidate in Animation at Ball State University School of Art. He spent time teaching English in China and Taiwan. Fulcher was awarded t he Aspire Grant from Ball State University in 2018 and 2019. His work has been included in the Independent Talents International Film Festival in Bl oomington\, IN\; the Life Screenings International Film Festival in Clermo nt\, FL\; and the Weird Wednesday 0711&mdash\;Monthly in Stuttgart\, Germa ny.\n\n\nEmily Thornton received her Bachelors of Science from Huntington University\, and is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate in Animation at Ball State University School of Art.. Her work has been accepted into RAW Natural Born Artist and published in The Broken Plate\, and Huntington Chapter Ictus. Thornton is also a recipient of a silver award from the Am erican Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne.\n\n\nThe PlySpace Gallery is an exhibition and project space programmed by the Muncie Arts &\; Cultu re Council to support the activities of the PlySpace Residency as well as the objectives of emerging\, experimental\, and underrepresented artists a nd art forms. The PlySpace Gallery will be open for additional viewing hou rs on:\n\n\nTuesday\, April 30th // 12:00 - 5:00 PM\nWednesday\, May 1st / / 12:00 - 5:00 PM\nThursday\, May 2nd // 12:00 - 8:00 PM\nFriday\, May 3rd // 12:00 - 5:00 PM\n\n\nMuncie Arts and Culture Council and Ball State Un iversity School of Art welcome the public to the PlySpace Gallery for this one-of-a-kind exhibition of stop-motion animation and game development du ring the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk event for First Thursday in downtown Mun cie. The PlySpace Gallery is located at 608 East Main Street\, and parking is immediately adjacent to the building. Please enter through the gallery door facing the parking lot. For more information\, please email info@mun ciearts.org. LOCATION:PlySpace Gallery (608 E Main Street\, Muncie\, IN 47305) SUMMARY:Transplanted - An Exhibition of Artwork by Ben Fulcher and Emily Th ornton URL;VALUE=URI:https://muncieevents.com/event/6055 DTEND;TZID=AMERICA/INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS:20190503T170000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR