February's First Thursday (full listing)

Ron Bias at 111 Arts Gallery John Kolar at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Carol Wasson at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Jacqueline Harris, Muncie Artist Guild's Artist-of-the-Month Muncie Makers Market at Cornerstone Center for the Arts

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery will have our huge collection of Ron Bias Tattoo flash. He was an Indiana artist- rest in peace. They are homemade frames hand drawn flash from the 1970s. For more information, stop by the shop and check out the artwork. We put a book out with his art a couple years ago. The books have long sold out, but the flash is still up. Vintage Americano. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Cornerstone Center for the Arts February 6 Music guest: John Kolar. From the hills of Morgantown, WV, John Kolar is a guitarist, piano player, vocalist, bassist, composer, producer, mixing engineer, and mastering engineer. John is a member of two music groups: Kiolo (an indie pop/bedroom pop duo) and Mother of Earl (an indie rock band). John writes original music and produces, mixes, and masters for both groups. Their music is available on all major streaming services. John also regularly plays solo gigs, performing acoustic guitar, piano, and vocals, playing originals and rock, pop, country, and jazz covers, 5-8pm.

Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery: feature artist: Angel Gillette
Second floor Great Room: local artists and creative makers

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be accepting walk-ins from 1-8P with the whole crew having new tattoo flash and line drawings available for tattoo.  

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
First Thursday opening reception for Six Great Indiana Artists: David Dale, Jim Faulkner, Brian Gordy, Alan Patrick, John Peterson, and Carol Strock Wasson, Thursday, February 6, 5 - 8 pm

For many years, Gordy has proudly represented some of the best artists in our part of the state of Indiana. This exhibition brings together six of the most recognizable artists who have all achieved statewide and national prominence.  The show will open with a party on First Thursday, February 6, 5 – 8 pm. Brian Gordy, Alan Patrick, John Peterson, and Carol Wasson will attend and be available for questions and conversation. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited. 

“It is thrilling to see all these artists in the same space. They have known each other and influenced each other for a very long time. They have also had a long impact on the generation that follows them,” says owner Carl Schafer. “Their commitment to their own artistic lives is matched by their commitment to fostering the artistic talent of their many students.”

At 6:15 Brian Gordy will give an informal talk about his own work and his long relationship with the other artists in the show. Brian and his wife Genny were owners of the gallery from 1989 – 2015. During that time, they were largely responsible for starting the First Thursday tradition in Muncie and represented all these artists in their gallery. 

The exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery and on our website through March 1, 2025. 

Gordy 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 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Jacqueline Harris is the Muncie Artists Guild Artist of the Month for February 2025. Jacqueline Harris has long enjoyed working with her hands by sewing, quilting, needlepoint, jewelry-making, and gardening. Although Jackie had not done artwork until recently, she came from an artistic family and appreciates art and the effort that goes into it. Currently, she is working in acrylics, alcohol ink, and pastels. Recently, her work was shown at Minnetrista’s annual show, the Figures of Speech exhibit and the Open Spaces show. She has benefitted from the guidance of Sarah Shafer, Nick Martin, Michelle Wilson, Ann Johnson, and her mother, Florence Jagger. Her work will be shown at Vera Mae’s, Rosebud, Northwest Bank, Old National Bank, and Parlour at Hazelwood.

Muncie Makers Market
Cornerstone Center for the Arts (520 E. Main)
Still too cold for the Muncie Makers Market on Downtown sidewalks - instead we have a fun First Thursday planned INDOORS with wonderfully unique gifts from our Growers & Makers at Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Thursday, February 6th from 5-8p! Join us and other local Artisans and #ShopCozy with FREE parking on First Thursday!