217 past events with the first thursday tag

Ron Bias art at 111 Arts Gallery Maya Doss, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 2nd floor Maya Doss, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 2nd floor Sarojini Jha Johnson, Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Stephen M Millben II, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" Stephen M Millben II, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" Muncie Makes Lab and Muncie Central High School AP Artists Murray Building Open Studios

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
As always, 111 Arts Gallery has artwork from Ron Bias, a Fort Recovery artist who recently passed. We have tattoo artifacts he made from 1981-82. Moving to Indiana, tattooing was illegal so he began to do tombstones. Celebrate the life of Ron Bias. Stop by to see his tattoo art and get a tattoo. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join Maya Doss inside the Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery on the 2nd Floor of Cornerstone Center for the Arts for the opening reception of her first gallery showing- Resurrect on March 7th from 5-8pm! Celebrate our regenerated spirits awakening in the Spring sun by walking through 10-years worth of Maya's artwork themed around death and rebirth, personal transformation, and spiritual visions. Her collection will be up the entire month of March, but on March 7th, alongside Muncie's traditional First Thursday celebration, will be the opening reception for her curated collection. Join the local art scene for Maya Doss' speech, refreshments, and to tell her how her artwork has impacted you!

CCA will again also host several talented community artists and makers, which are listed below: 

Musical guest: Katie Jo Robinson 
Cornerstone Center For the Arts community artists, creatives, and makers: Stefan Mckell, Val Kelley, Janessa Erickson , Alyssa Geary, Lily Elizabeth Catron, Mikell Vawter, Zanita Whitley, Tom Stader, Angel Gillette, Will Britton Jr., Lucas Jared, Michael Lassiter, Jill Palumbo, Hannah Zedaker, William Erickson, Debra Gindhart Dragoo (First Thursday curator and Muncie community arts advocate).

Cornerstone Center for the Arts is a cultural hub located in Muncie, Indiana. It hosts various arts-related activities, classes, and events. If you have specific questions or if there’s something particular you’d like to know about Cornerstone Center for the Arts, feel free to ask! Cornerstone Center for the Arts offers opportunities for creative expression for all through community and rental spaces in a historic setting. Cornerstone is home to The Masterworks Chorale and Orchestra Indiana 

First Thursday Events located on the Second Floor on March 7 from 5-8pm. First Thursday Events located on the Second Floor on March 7 from 5-8pm. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art and Framing will celebrate the First Thursday in March with a party on the 7th from 5 – 7 pm. Art by printmaker Sarojini Johnson, Professor of Art in the Ball State University School of Art will be on view. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Sarojini Jha Johnson has been a printmaker for over four decades, known mostly for color intaglio printmaking, a complex and physically demanding process. The prints in this show represent some of her most ambitious work from throughout her career. Currently teaching intaglio printmaking at Ball State University since 1985, Johnson received an MFA in printmaking from Miami University. Her work intertwines memories and impressions of India, featuring native animals and plants rendered in colors connected to her cultural heritage and her family. 

The exhibit will remain on view through March 16. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular 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 Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Stephen M. Millben II is our Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for March 2024. 

Stephen’s Artist Statement/Bio: 
I have always wanted to be an artist, so I have done many different styles of art. From my days at Ball State working with oils and ceramics, to my days as a freelance graphic designer. My artwork is a culmination of years of experimenting. The majority of my work is done in  what I call a “stained glass” look. Very reminiscent of the stained glass my father used to create. I also do Urban Mandalas which is my take on the traditional mandalas. Mine use random images and doodles to create very complex images. 

His work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Muncie Makes Lab
628 S. Walnut
Muncie Central High School AP Artists: Then & Now! Exhibition:
Join in on the first call back exhibition for AP Artists! On display is art portfolio work from our current AP Art students AND current art from all of the MCHS AP Art Alumni students who are currently studying ART at Ball State University. This casts the vision of where our AP art students go after graduation, and also highlights the amazing preparation they have in the AP art program at Muncie Central to become artists, animators, and art educators. This exhibit will showcase 14 students and their artistic journey. Drop by to join this visual adventure!

MCHS Art Teachers: Carol Daugherty (2D Art) & John McKalip (3D Art).

Featured BSU Artists (Art education, Animation, Fine Arts): Zake Campbell, Jenaka Davenport, Trinity DeWitt, La’Saiha Ewing, Rayven Lopez, Alex McNeill, Maria Sanchez, Adam Schuler .

MCHS AP Artists: Olivia Church, Waverley Daugherty, Samantha Fowler, Blue Munson, Gabe Reynolds, Elaina Sander.

Murray Building 
405 S. Walnut (between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
Murray Building Trio of Open Studios:
Please join us for the launch of our 2024 First Thursday Open Studios Season! See the work in progress Jeff Brackett is creating as he prepares for his big opening at Gordy's in May; Cassie Dunmyer has work on display from her solo show at Anna Bier Art Gallery; and Carrie Wright is offering a sneak peak of her eclipse themed art collection she's creating for the upcoming Indiana Artisan Marketplace in April!

111 Arts Gallery's 420 Event 111 Arts Gallery's 420 Event Buy one get one free entrees at the Clubhouse from 5-9pm Owls for Change at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Total Eclipse of the Heartland at Cornerstone Center for the Arts DJ Kendrick Shadoan of KLS Digital at Cornerstone Center for the Arts John Morris at Gordy Fine Art and Framing, Co. Join Child Adult Resource Services/Beyond I Can day center for a special "Pot Your Own Plant" Event! at Madjax Join Child Adult Resource Services/Beyond I Can day center for a special "Pot Your Own Plant" Event! at Madjax Nick Martin, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" for April, various locations Nick Martin, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" for April, various locations Cajun Night at Vera Mae's!

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery is hosting our 420 event with tattoo flash and art representing the counter culture from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and onward. Representing stoner culture, tattoo flash art, and get what ya’ get deals, as well as special flash drawn for the solar eclipse event. 420!!! We are also looking for submissions to fill up some future dates for solo art shows at the shop. If you are interested please email tattooondiana@yahoo.com or call (765) 282-8342 or walk in with a portfolio or idea for project. We are celebrating 17 years downtown as 111 Arts Gallery. Hope to see you on Main Street! 

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
Stop by The Clubhouse for dinner on First Thursday! All entrees are buy one get one free at equal or lesser value from 5pm until 9pm. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
OWLS FOR CHANGE A local arts project with fourth and fifth graders led by Danielle Smith Phelps; visual arts educator. They are going to be creating owls using recycled material, paper Mâché and plaster strips. Burris Laboratory School art students will sell their work during the April 4 First Thursday at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Students will donate the proceeds to a nonprofit of their choice. They are calling it, OWLS FOR CHANGE. Meet these talented art students and their inspiring teacher on the April 4 First Thursday at CCA.

The Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery will be hosting Maya Doss extended exhibition.

Total eclipse of the heartLAND with local art. FIRST THURSDAY on April 4 from 5-8 pm at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E Main St, Second Floor/Great Room.

Celebrate this extraordinary atmospheric experience with Muncie’s talented artists and creative makers! Our pop-up community capturing their creative visions every month. We are grateful and proud of our artists and makers. Join us as our musical guest DJ Kendrick Shadoan of KLS Digital. His music makes the evening danceable!

Artist in Residence and Community Arts Advocate, Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event. For additional information on First Thursday, rentals and events call 765-281-9503

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of graphic artist John Morris who has lived in Muncie since 2014. The party will be on First Thursday, April 4, from 5 – 8 pm. The artist will be on hand.  Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

For this exhibition, Morris has made layered collages with physical clippings from comic books which he then translates into digital pixelated images in a computer program allowing them to be interpreted as a pattern for his larger-scale compositions made of Perler Beads. 

Perler Beads originated as a therapeutic hobby for the elderly and is a medium far removed from the immediacy of digital design. His use of round beads introduces a contrast with the square pixels typical of digital images. The labor-intensive nature of working with the beads, which requires assembling thousands of beads by hand and fusing them together with heat, serves as a method for Morris to "reclaim labor."

At 6:15, John will speak about his work and his process. 

The exhibit will remain on view through April 27. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular 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.

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Made In Muncie will have an opening reception for artist Aimee Maychack on April 4th from 5-8pm From the Artist: My artwork is an invitation to the viewer to step into the narrative, to insert themselves into the stories I tell through color, lives, texture, and imagination. For my story I focus on queerness, connections, sense of self from my own life and patterns, textures, and images from nature infiltrate my art. It compels the viewer to confront preconceived notions, reject binary thinking, and hold two ideas at once. My stories, my art, generate a dialog with you. What stories would you tell?

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Join Child Adult Resource Services/Beyond I Can day center for a special "Pot Your Own Plant" Event! Come choose your very own, handmade ceramic pot or a painted terracotta pot to plant a variety of seeds. Support your community and celebrate the solar eclipse by bringing a new plant into the world!

Dirt and seeds will be provided. 
Handmade pots: $5
Terracotta pots: $2
Located in the Madjax Makerforce building

Madjax Spring Fling
Come out for an evening of FREE family fun featuring a custom air freshener workshop in the Design Lab, a mural unveiling, art vendors, and plenty of kid-friendly crafts and activities! Our partners from the East Central Neighborhood Association and Delaware County Master Gardeners are joining us to bring more Spring-themed fun, including a plant-potting station and more.

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Nick Martin is the Muncie Artists Guild's “Artist of the Month” for April 2024. 

Nick’s Artist Statement/Bio: 
I'm a local artist who loves to paint, draw, and experiment with art materials.  I mostly do genre paintings: portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and abstracts.  I like to work on a small scale so I can put in lots of details and move on to a fresh idea within a sitting or two.  I earned my MFA from SIUE in Drawing and Studio Art, studied at Purdue, Alma College, and NMU.  I started an Art group called Yorktown Art Lover's League in 2023, we meet every third Wednesday of the month at Smith Street Studios from 5-8pm.  I teach art classes at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts and the YOC, do private art lessons, and teach tennis at the YMCA.  I love teaching, probably because I've had some really exceptional teachers and am very curious.  I try to make my classrooms and events as fun and educational as possible.  It's great to see people with little art experience become surprised and enthusiastic about making more art, and it's always good to spend time with playful and creative people.  My favorite part about art is sharing what I love and building our art community.  People that make things have to put themselves out there a little, you have to be brave and genuine to do that. 

His work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters other Cajun fixin’s. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company is proud to highlight the art of graphic artist John Morris during the First Thursday Gallery Walk - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE Edition. The artist will be on hand. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. At 6:15, John will speak about his work and his process. 

John Morris’s art builds a conversation between the digital world and the actual world. His works are built in stages by first designing digital collages from comic book images and then meticulously recreating them as real collages with physical clippings. When that is complete, he then translates the composition into its final iteration using Perler Beads. This process mimics the action of flattening a digital file and highlights the value Morris places on manual labor in the digital age through the labor-intensive use of beads,

The exhibit will remain on view through April 27.  

Ivan Harmon at 111 Arts Gallery Ivan Harmon at 111 Arts Gallery "Animation, Graphic Design, and Graphic Arts Management Senior Showcase," Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 1st floor Debra Gindhart Dragoo at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 2nd floor Debra Gindhart Dragoo at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 2nd floor A Tattoo Flash Fundraiser, Paws for a Cause, with Fox & Sparrow Tattoo and ARF A Tattoo Flash Fundraiser, Paws for a Cause, with Fox & Sparrow Tattoo and ARF Jeff Brackett, at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Radical Jewelry Makeover at Made in Muncie Laser engrave a scannable spotify link or QR code onto a throwback acrylic keychain for just $5, Design Lab at Madjax CARS/Beyond I Can, Vinyl Record Art, Madjax CARS/Beyond I Can, Vinyl Record Art, Madjax Sherry Adkins, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" Sherry Adkins, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" Muncie Makers Market

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
May First Thursday @111artsgallery: Our artist this month solo show is Ivan Harmon. They have grown up in downtown Muncie their whole life apprenticing under their father, owner Nate Harmon. Ivan is showcasing tattoo flash as a solo artist. They have had a solo show every year since they where 5, so celebrate a downtown local artist on their apprenticeship in tattooing! 5-8pm. Snacks n’ drinks and live tattooing! The pieces will be on the main display wall the whole month of May. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
FOUND FIBER, FOUND OBJECTS, YARN BOMBING: Tactile & Telling.
Feature Fiber Art Installation
Debra Gindhart Dragoo 

YARN BOMBING isn’t GENTRIFFITI, fiber arts can be beautifully showcased in an art installation, perhaps through large-scale crochet or knit installations, intricate textile sculptures, or immersive weaving environments. The interplay of color, texture, and form in fiber arts lend itself well to creating captivating installations that engage viewers on both visual and tactile levels. These installations can explore themes such as identity, tradition, or environmental sustainability; offering a rich and immersive experience for audiences to explore and contemplate. Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting, is a form of street art where knitted or crocheted yarn is used to create colorful displays in public spaces. It’s a way for artists to add whimsy and warmth to urban environments, often covering objects like lampposts, statues, or bike racks with knitted or crocheted material. Yarn bombing can bring a lot of joy and creativity to public spaces. 

Are you ready to be entertained? CCA’s First Thursday musical guest is Arttacgo Alexander. Arttacgo is a performing arts educator and community engagement coordinator on a mission to create performing arts jobs right here in Delaware County. First Thursdays is the first stop on Mr. Arttacgo's Community Concert Tour, where he will be entertaining the crowd with original music from various genres. 

CCA will again also host a group of amazingly talented artists, creators, and makers. Please join us as we celebrate Muncie’s local arts and culture community. Artists Val Kelley, Janessa Erickson, Melissa Wright Davis, Anita Oppinger, Stephen M. Millben II, Angel Gillette, Rhonda Newsome, Molly McQuire, William Erickson, Mikell Vawter, Stefan McKell, and Hope Mechelle Scates will all be there with their amazing work!

Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 2nd floor

Artist in Residence and Community Arts Advocate, Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event. For additional information on Cornerstone’s First Thursday, rentals or events, call 765-281-9503.

School of Art - Animation, Graphic Design, and Graphic Arts Management Senior Showcase: Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and innovation at the "School of Art - Animation, Graphic Design, and Graphic Arts Management Senior Showcase"! Join us at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts on May 2nd from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Colonnade Room for an unforgettable evening celebrating the extraordinary talents of our graduating seniors.

Experience the culmination of years of dedication and passion as our students unveil their final portfolios and capstone projects. From mesmerizing animations to stunning graphic designs prepare to be captivated by the boundless creativity on display. Mark your calendars and join us for an evening of inspiration, celebration, and endless possibilities. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this exciting event! 5-7 pm, Colonnade Room (1st floor).

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
From 1-8pm on May 2nd, Fox & Sparrow Tattoo is teaming up with Muncie’s ARF to celebrate the opening of their new Downtown location with A Tattoo Flash Fundraiser, Paws for a Cause. The Artists serving you for this event are Joshua Chatwin, Samantha Chatwin, Sean King, Laura Hull, Ethan Jester & Guest Artist, Kaylea Elliott! F&ST will have pre-sized animal themed Tattoo Flash designs made specifically for this event, ready to be selected by you! Priced at $80 for outline only and $100 for black and grey or color—25% of all proceeds will be donated to ARF! 

Tattoos aren’t your thing?  You are still welcome to come check out our new location, meet some friendly pups hanging with the ARF crew, and donate directly to ARF via on-site donation boxes. 

For more details on how your donation would be used to help the animals that ARF cares for visit Fox and Sparrow Tattoo and ARF’s socials or websites!

Mom can’t get mad about a tattoo that helps out our furry friends! Must be 18 with a valid state ID to participate. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing opening party Jeff Brackett, Precisely Abstract: Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of artist Jeff Brackett. The party will be on First Thursday, May 2, from 5 – 8 pm. The artist will be on hand.  Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Jeff Brackett was previously a professor of religious studies focusing on South Asian religions.  As a visual artist, he is mostly known for his exquisite and meditative line drawings which are balanced between being purposefully composed and meandering adventurously.  “I draw a single line, followed by innumerable other lines that morph into unique artworks. My emphasis on patterns and precision comes from having Asperger Syndrome, which presents itself as an ability to do repetitive line work for hours on end.”

At 6:15, Jeff will speak about his work and his process. 

The exhibit will remain on view through June 1, 2024. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular 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.

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Made In Muncie Pottery will host an opening for Ball State Metals + Jewelry on May 2nd from 5-8pm. Ball State Metals + Jewelry in collaboration with Radical Jewelry Makeover will hold a show and sale at Made In Muncie for the month of May. Portions of the proceeds from pieces sold will go to Ethical Metalsmiths, a community dedicated to inspiring responsible jewelry practices through education, connection, and action. 

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Design Lab at Madjax: Laser engrave a scannable spotify link or QR code onto a throwback acrylic keychain for just $5. Come in and see what you can make in the Madjax Design Lab! Free for Design Lab and Co:Lab members.

CARS/Beyond I Can: Celebrate music in Muncie this First Thursday with CARS/Beyond I Can! For $5 you can create your own splatter/spiral paint art piece on a recycled vinyl record or purchase a bowl made from recycled records. Come check out our other hand made goods and rock out to some music with us and other vendors at 515 E Main St., Muncie, IN inside the MadJax building from 5pm to 8pm!

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Sherry Adkins is our Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for May 2024. 

Sherry’s Artist Statement: Growing up in the countryside of Indiana, surrounded by fields, forests and wildlife instilled in me a deep appreciation for nature. Often, I would have a front row seat to the deer that wander into the back yard, a view of the many birds that would gather at the bird feeders, and the families of raccoons that would climb up the apple trees for a snack. 
As an adult, I have a sense of peace and a strong connection to God being in nature. I often admired the natural details and textures in nature. I believe that where I find God the most is in the details. Through the art of pyrography, I aim to push the boundaries of drawing with heat and fire, and reveal an up close, detailed view of the wildlife and nature that surround us. 

Her work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon.

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market will be set up outdoors on the corner of Adams Street & Walnut Street in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p on First Thursday, assuming good weather. 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie monthly for First Thursdays (5-8p) and at special events throughout our community all year! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram.

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Spring 2024 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, June 6th during the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on May 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on June 6th, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

Brink of Summer Artswalk Flower Hour Zorn and Jeff Crowder at 111 Arts Gallery Cornerstone Center for the Arts Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Abby Wagner Strawberry Shortcake at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Shonet Martin at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Maya Doss at Made in Muncie Adult Resource Services/Beyond I Can in creating custom keychains at Madjax Press any photo onto a live-edge slate panel for a unique Father's Day gift at the Madjax Design Lab Susan Shively, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" Art at the Murray

Brink of Summer ArtsWalk
A special edition of First Thursday, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk celebrates the arts culture in Muncie. Watch and learn from local artists as they perform their craft, support vendors at YART, and explore the DWNTWN community. Enjoy DWNTWN and collect a unique bouquet of flowers during Flower Hour. 

Presented by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. and Nonprofit Support Network. 

Art Galleries & Events • YART: A Yard Sale for Art • Live Music & Dance • Delicious Food • and so much more!

EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS
YART (Canan Commons)
Muncie Mobile Museum
Nonprofit Support Network Summer Social (Vera Mae’s Bistro)

LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
Doc Peterson/Dave Helms and the Stable of Stars (Canan Commons stage, 5–7 PM)
Muncie Ballet Studio Maypole Dance (Canan Commons, 7 PM)
Playlist A Capella Quartet and Summit City Chorus (Canan Commons stage, 7-8 PM)
America’s Hometown Band Jazz Quartet (200 blk of S Walnut St, 5–6:30 PM)
Harmony Players (The Clubhouse, 5:30–7:30 PM)

Flower Hour
Presented by Normandy Flower Shop, Dandelions Flowers and Gifts, and Miller’s Flowers.

Explore DWNTWN and collect flowers from 10 different locations to create your own unique bouquet! Start your journey by picking up your physical ticket at the DWNTWN tent at the corner of Walnut and Charles Street. The flower locations you will be traveling to are indicated on your ticket, plus a DWNTWN Summer Events schedule you will want to hang on your fridge when you are done! Gather your flowers at your leisure in any order you desire while enjoying the other aspects of ArtsWalk until 7:30pm.

Proceeds from this event will support DWNTWN event programming.

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Zorn Crowder and father Jeff Crowder will be showing paintings and sculptures @111artsgallery on First Thursday from 5-8pm. If you’re a downtown local, this duo is well-known. Jeff has been an underground fixture to many of the buildings downtown for the last 40 years and Zorn has grown up in the downtown Muncie area. Come support local art! Hand made keepsakes.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Brink of Summer Artswalk at Cornerstone Center for the Arts featuring FOUND FIBER FOUND OBJECTS: yarn bombing fiber installation by Debra Gindhart Dragoo. Music guest Barry Banks and many talented community artists and makers. There’s plenty of parking available and you can take the elevator to the second floor where you’ll find live music and dozens of booths full of affordable creations made by local artists. 2nd Floor/Great Hall 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
For your spontaneous or well thought out tattoo needs Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be accepting Walk-Ins 1pm-8pm! They are also one stop of many local businesses to pick up your flower for Flower Hour. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
The Art of Nurturing: Shonet Martin & Abby Wagner: Gordy Fine Art & Framing is proud to exhibit artworks that connect these artists, and even the viewers, to the nurturing role we all play in raising families and helping care for parents as they age. Shonet and Abby will give an artist's talk at 6:15 that will delve deeper into their inspirations, techniques, and the stories behind their artworks.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities 
111 E Adams St 
Stop in to check out original artwork from several local artists , all pieces on our gallery wall will be 11% off from 5-8 PM! 

KidsPeace
309 S. Walnut
KidsPeace will be handing out flyers and flowers. 

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Made in Muncie will hold an opening reception from 5-8pm for June’s featured artist, Maya Doss. Her collection of work showcases colorful displays of the spiritual and natural inspired by the alchemy of metamorphosis. 

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Join Child Adult Resource Services/Beyond I Can in creating custom keychains for Father's Day, or make one for yourself instead! Keychains are $3 and materials will be provided.

Press any photo onto a live-edge slate panel for a unique Father's Day gift at the Madjax Design Lab for just $15. We're open until 8:30 and it only takes about 20 minutes, so come by after Arts Walk and make something special with us while supplies last. Madjax will also host a few craft vendors, including our tenants Just4Fun and UniqBoutique with custom succulent planters and decor.

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Susan Shively is our Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for June 2024. Her work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

The Murray Building
405 S. Walnut (between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
Art at the Murray Premiere: Visit Muncie's Historic Murray Building 2nd & 3rd Floors where professional artists Carrie Wright, Dan Wright, Kerry Shaw, Jeff Brackett and Cassie Dunmyer welcome you into their studios! All art is for sale. Also, our Mini Foyer Gallery featured artist, Aimee Maychack, will be selling T-shirts, stickers, postcards, cards and her prints!

111 Arts Gallery Eugene Boyd and Jasen Combs at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Eugene Boyd and Jasen Combs at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Laura Conley at Fox and Sparrow Tattoo Casey Leigh at Fox and Sparrow Tattoo Shonet Martin at Gordy Fine Art and Framing, Co. The Muncie Makers Market Alison Beam-Hindman, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" for July Alison Beam-Hindman, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" for July

Downtown Development
Thursday evening will kick off at 5 pm with an on-street, after-hours Thursday shopping experience with downtown merchants. Then, at 6 pm, rockabilly band The Naptown Hepcats will open for the Dave Bennet Quartet on the Canan Commons stage. The concert, sponsored by the City of Muncie, is free and open to the public.

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery/ Tattoo Museum is hanging vintage tattoo flash from collection of N8harmon, Fred Clark photos, Kobel photos, Indiana tattoo artifacts as featured @ Indianapolis tattoo convention, tattooing in Indiana from the past to the present, art show, and live tattooing. 5-8pm. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Cornerstone Center for the Arts (CCA) July SECOND THURSDAY is excited to feature a pottery arts exhibit showcasing Eugene Boyd and Jasen Combs CCA ceramics instructors in the Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery(2). This featured display will also include work by their spring and summer semester ceramic students. Local musician and talented singer-songwriter Nash Hammond will provide music for the evening. 

Artist in residence and Muncie arts advocate Debra Gindhart Dragoo is grateful for the growing CCA arts community of popup artists, makers, and creator. “We believe it is important to encourage the creative paths of our artists. We also celebrate the youth who are creative artists in the CCA community,“ says Dragoo. Come and meet our incredibly talented artist community and support local artists. Our list of popup artists includes Mikell Vawter, Stefan Mckell, Angel Gillette, Will Britton Jr., Belinda Gray, Tom Stader, Melissa Wright Davis, Val Kelley, Maya Doss, and Debra Gindhart Dragoo. You will find paintings, prints, drawings, pottery, wearables, jewelry design, photography, and more. Second floor/Great Room, 5-8 pm.

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be hosting local artists Laura Conley of Cokarille Print Co. selling their adorable prints & handkerchiefs, and Casey Leigh of Creative Chaos selling their magical handmade earrings clay creations! The Tattoo Artists at F&ST will also be accepting walk-ins 1pm-8pm. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
The Art of Nurturing: Shonet Martin & Abby Wagner: Gordy Fine Art & Framing is proud to exhibit artworks that connect these artists, and even the viewers, to the nurturing role we all play in raising families and helping care for parents as they age. Refreshments will be served.

Harmony Movement Studio
312 E. Main
Harmony Movement Studio will be dancing in Dave's Alley! Anyone can join to watch the fun or get a quick crash course.

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Alison Beam-Hindman is our Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for July 2024: Alison Beam-Hindman gained an appreciation for nature on the farm where she grew up in Northwest Indiana and from her father who sparked her early interest in the science of astronomy by pointing out stars by name in the clear, night skies. Beam-Hindman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University North Central and a Master of Arts from Ball State University. 

A self-taught painter, Alison found more time for her hobby after retiring from Ivy Tech Community College East Central. She joined the Muncie Artists Guild in 2015 and credits the other members with providing mentoring and friendship that she needed to hone her skills as an artist. 

In competition with astrographic photographers, Beam-Hindman’s painting, “A Closer Look…”, won 2nd place for Imaging and also won the Judge’s Choice Award at the Great Lakes Astronomical League’s competition. Alison’s triptych paintings of Comet McNaught won first place for Imaging at the Annual Indiana Family Star Party in Frankfort, IN. Her acrylic paintings and one photograph have also won awards at the Muncie Artists Guild’s Annual Shows. 

Beam-Hindman’s lifelong interest in astronomy and space exploration inspires much of her work as do space artists Chesley Bonestell, and astronaut/artist Alan Bean. Beam-Hindman is also a charter member of the Muncie Astronomy Club since 2000 and is active in the Club’s community outreach program on science education. 

Her work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
Come see the Growers & Makers of your community from 5-8p at Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie! The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds. Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts

Scott Harrison (B.S. Welt) at 111 Arts Gallery Buy one get one free entrees at The Clubhouse Summer Celebration at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Summer Celebration at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Lea Meskauskas at Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Geode Slicing by Wook's Workshop at Kat's Crystals Geode Slicing by Wook's Workshop at Kat's Crystals Geode Slicing by Wook's Workshop at Kat's Crystals The Muncie Makers Market Cajun Night at Vera Mae's

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery will feature prints, drawings, and photos of Scott Harrison (BS Welt), tattoo artist: https://bswelt.com/. Collected pieces from collection of 111 Arts Gallery. 

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
Stop by The Clubhouse for dinner on First Thursday! All entrees are buy one get one free at equal or lesser value from 5pm until 9pm.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us for a Summer Celebration! From 5-8pm, we will be featuring work created by our summer class participants. This will include dance performances on the E. B. Ball Auditorium stage and an exhibition in the Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery. Current and new teachers will be available to meet and greet and to answer any questions you may have about upcoming fall classes. Don't forget to explore our studio spaces! Stop and see what all Cornerstone has to offer. First Thursday also includes a variety of vendors to shop from and live music from Larry Gindhart Music. 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will have a one day showing of a series of work, Pretty Dark, by Indianapolis artist Lea Meskauskas. Pretty Dark is the unapologetic bimboification of horror. 5-8pm. In addition Fox & Sparrow will be accepting walk-ins from 1-8pm.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St
Join us at 111 E Adams St from 5-8 PM for our geode slicing event! Kat’s Crystals is collaborating with Wook’s Workshop to bring you live geode cutting. You get to pick out your own geode and watch as the surprise beauty gets revealed! Prices range from $5-$20. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds - come see us and get some goodies! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut during the First Thursday Gallery Walk on August 1st in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p! We'll be at the September 5th First Thursday too and then it'll be time for the HUGE sizzling Summer street festival on September 21st, FIRE UP DWNTWN! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts.

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters other Cajun fixin’s.

The Great Muncie Mystery 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery Rodney Overla at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Bryson Summers at Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Stephen M Millben and Toren Scott at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Live geode cutting at Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Dennie Mann, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" for September Muncie Makers Market

Downtown Development
The Great Muncie Mystery, 5-8pm
You are cordially invited to join the party Downtown during September’s First Thursday for The Great Muncie Mystery! A heist has taken place during one of Jay Gatsby’s parties. One of his most important guests had their necklace stolen and a servant was canned for it. They insist that they were framed and need our help to find the thief and bring them to justice.

On Thursday September 5th, put on your Roaring 20’s glad rags and meet us at Dave’s Ally or Canan Commons starting at 5:30pm to pick up your Crime Tracker, then solve the riddles that will lead you to ten different business along Downtown’s main drag. In each correct location, you will find either a suspect or a piece of evidence to help you solve the mystery. Turn in your guesses at the lobby of Muncie Civic Theatre by 7:30pm, then stick around to cut a rug on the mainstage with Harmony Dance Studio while you wait to find out who the caper is and which of our local gum-shoes will solve the crime!

Anyone who successfully identifies who-done-it and the evidence proving it will be entered into a drawing for some spiffy prizes from our generous partners around town, but you must be at Muncie Civic during the drawing to claim your prize! If you want to continue the fun after the main event, keep your eyes peeled to find the Speakeasy details at the big reveal!

The Great Muncie Mystery is hosted by Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement, Ivy Tech Community College, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, and our very own Muncie Civic Theatre. 

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery will hold a show celebrating the theme of Friday the 13th to celebrate the two upcoming Friday the 13th’s remaining in this calendar year (September and December). The show opens on First Thursday and will run throughout the month of September. The show features artwork based around the theme of Friday the 13th and 111 Arts Gallery will offer tattoo specials to encourage people to get tattooed on the holiday. $31 + $9 tip

Art @the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs)
Mini Foyer Gallery – The premiere of Jenny Moore Smith’s show, “Transitions: An Exploration of Times Between” features stunning photographic images of juxtaposed timings of life that will make you see things in a whole new way. 

Chris Taylor, Certified Bob Ross Instructor - This newly renovated large studio space is chocked full of original oil paintings by Chris in the classic Bob Ross style along with several gift items.

Cassie Dunmyer Creative - In her third floor studio, find original paintings, prints, and gifts inspired by nature, homesteading, and conservation.

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut (above the Caffeinery)
Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery – Art @the Murray- Enter the second floor studio gallery to see the largest hand-painted silk collage Carrie has ever created along with several kimono silk goodies perfect for pre-Christmas shopping.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us on the 2nd Floor at Cornerstone Center for the Arts from 5-8pm! Explore our new exhibition featuring paintings by local artist and retired teacher Rodney Overla in the Judith Barnes Gallery. Check out arts and crafts from a variety of vendors in the Great Room and explore your creative side! If you had the chance to join others drawing, painting, collaging, cutting, adding to, taking away from some old maps, what would you do? With half a dozen old school large format maps available (four feet to eight feet) for this public art workshop, participants can create new world visions or add ideas about the world as it remakes itself. We will provide the media. You provide the talent, creativity, vision and willingness to share with others. The workshop is being coordinated by Debra Gindhart Dragoo, Artist in Residence, and Joe Bilello, retired professor of architecture at Ball State University. 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will host a pop-up exhibit of Modern Misfit, a collection of work by local artist, Bryson Summers. Bryson, aka Dinosaur Walker, is largely influenced by horror, anime, video games, traditional Japanese artwork, heavy metal, and punk music. He works in traditional and digital mediums, often blending the two techniques as he sees fit. 5-8pm. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing opening party for Toren Scott and Stephen M Millben II, Thursday September 5, 5-8pm.  
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of two artists, Toren Scott and Stephen M Millben II. The party will be on First Thursday, September 5, from 5 – 8 pm. The artists will be on hand. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Toren Scott is a ceramic artist and owns Made in Muncie Pottery in downtown Muncie.  He is a U.S. Navy veteran and recently received his degree from the School of Art at Ball State.  His ceramic robots often seem patched, cobbled together, and reconstructed reflecting his own injuries and physical limitations through “humor, function, playfulness, and beauty.”

Stephen M Millben II is a graphic designer and owns Screenbroidery, a silkscreen and embroidery shop located in the Village near Ball State University.  He grew up in Muncie and received a degree in graphic design from Ball State before moving to the west coast to launch his career.  His original art works are at times purely abstract.  At other times he arranges and designs his daily doodles into larger compositions that record the events of his life.

At 6:15, Toren and Stephen will speak about their work and their processes. 

The exhibit will remain on view through November 2, 2024. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular 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. 

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St
This month Kat’s Crystals will be having live geode cutting and tarot readings available at the shop ! Join us at 111 E Adams St from 3-6 PM to pick your very own geode and watch as the surprise beauty gets revealed ! Prices range from $10-$20 . You can also get a predictive Tarot Reading from Krista Wise to allow you to connect to your light within ! Prices start at $22 . 

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Dennie Mann is the Muncie Artists Guild's 2024 Best-of-Show Recipient and “Artist of the Month” for September. 

After a fulfilling career as a Senior Systems Analyst at Eli Lilly, Dennie has embraced a new chapter as an amateur artist in the Daleville area. With a recent move to the Daleville area from Indianapolis, Dennie has rekindled a lifelong passion for art, diving into oil painting with renewed enthusiasm. After a 40-year hiatus from the canvas, he returned to painting just two years ago, bringing a fresh perspective and a wealth of life experience to his work. 

His work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and AdamsThe Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds - come see us and get some goodies! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut during the First Thursday Gallery Walk on September 5th in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p! 

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Fall 2024 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, October 3rd during ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on October 3rd, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

Artswalk 2024 Soup Crawl Art at 111 Arts Gallery Craft-tacular at CARS/Beyond I Can Vendors, art, and music at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Craft cocktails, BBQ, and more from Downtown Farm Stand (outside Dandelions Flowers) Toren Scott and Scott Millben at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Muncie Artists Guild at the Delaware County Historical Society Terri Best, Muncie Artist Guild "Artist of the Month" showing at various locations Muncie Makers Market Cajun Night at Vera Mae's 2024 Muncie Yart

DWNTWN Muncie is getting ready to welcome ArtsWalk to town as a special addition to First Thursdays! Come on out for art, culture, and community in Canan Commons sponsored by the The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. Take a stroll DWNTWN on October 3 from 5-8 pm and enjoy a variety of events and activities: 

- YART: Yard Sale for Art
- Live performances including the American Hometown Jazz Band and the Ball State a cappella group “Listen Closely A Cappella.” 
- Small business and artist vendors 
- Food and drink vendors 
- A Soup Crawl benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana. Tickets for the Soup Crawl are available at give.curehunger.org/event/soup-crawl/e553306 

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 will hold a group show featuring Jamie Noggle, Daniel Bunker, Ivan Harmon, and Nate Harmon. Outside the shop, Riot Girl Press will have a tent set up with t-shirts, prints, and feminist power art works. 

C.A.R.S. / Beyond I Can Boutique
515 E. Main St.|
CARS/Beyond I Can is hosting a Halloween Craft-Tacular this First Thursday! Come paint your own wooden keychain or magnet for only $3 and check out some of our spooky pottery as well!

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us at Cornerstone Center for the Arts from 5 - 8 pm and shop from our arts vendors, enjoy music by Barry Banks, and taste some delicious creamy pizza soup by Once Upon A Plate during the Soup Crawl!

Downtown Farm Stand
125 E. Main
The Downtown Farm Stand and the Farm Stand Second Story Lounge will be in front of Dandelion Flowers (120 S. Walnut) with craft cocktails, farm to table barbecue, and more. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more details! 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be accepting walk-ins from 1-8pm.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of two artists, Toren Scott and Stephen M Millben II at ArtsWalk, Thursday October 3 from 5- 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. 

Toren Scott is a ceramic artist and owns Made in Muncie Pottery in downtown Muncie. Stephen M Millben II is a digital media artist and owns Screenbroidery, a silkscreen and embroidery shop located in the Village near Ball State University. 

The exhibit will remain on view through November 2, 2024. 

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Muncie Artists Guild will present an art show at Delaware County Historical Society in the Moore Youse home located at 122 East Washington Street. The show will feature paintings, drawings, and other artwork by local artists.

MAG will also feature their Artist of the Month, Terri Best. Terri is president of the Muncie Artists Guild 2024-2026 and owner of leadership consulting business The Best Life, LLC, has always been a creative person. Crafting kept Terri busy exploring new and different media until February 2020 when she decided to attempt acrylic paints. This became her main interest and she has since painted over five hundred paintings including angels, barns, dogs, buildings, and waterfalls. Her work will be shown at Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon.

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8p at ArtsWalk!

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
Artswalk Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters and other Cajun fixin’s.

YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
The Fall 2024 Muncie YART is a Yard Sale for Art! ALL NEW ART sold by over 200 Artists OUTDOORS with ALL ART priced under $40! Follow South Walnut Street to Canan Commons and shop 5-8p at ArtsWalk!

Muncie Style Tattoo Flash Show at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Open Studios Food and drink specials at The Clubhouse Victoria Reynolds at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Pete VanDenburg at Cornerstone Center for the Arts The Holiday Shop at Gordy Fine Art and Framingo Co. Braiden Robinson at Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Madjax Heidi Hilleson, Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for November The Muncie Makers Market

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Muncie Style Tattoo Flash Show: October marked our 17th year downtown doing art shows and tattooing. We have brought artists from around the world and represented Muncie at many conventions over the years. Celebrate the Muncie-style tattoo flash created in Muncie and tattooed the world over with hand painted 11x14 designs. Pick to adorn your flesh. 

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut
Art at the Murray Open Studios, open 5-8pm. Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery is stocking up for the holiday shopping season with fabulous one of a kind artisan treasures. Cassie Dunmyer Creative will be debuting new fine art prints and gifts alongside her original artwork ahead of the holidays. And a stunning photography exhibit, "Transitions" by Jenny Moore Smith, is in our second floor Mini Foyer Gallery where there will be light refreshments for your enjoyment!

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
The Clubhouse Muncie will be participating in the November’s First Thursday from 5-7pm. 
Our Specials:
Happy Hour
Half Off Appetizers
$3 Margaritas
$5 Cut Water Drinks 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us at Cornerstone for a fall celebration of the arts! Check out exhibitions and performances by our fall students from ballet and fencing to ceramics and musical theatre. Explore the work of our featured gallery artist Pete Vandenburg and check out our First Thursday vendors with special musical guest Katie Jo Robinson! Vendors and exhibitions from 5 - 8 pm with fall performances beginning at 6 pm. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company fills its gallery with locally handmade items and readymade photo frames perfect for gift giving. Our Holiday Shop will be open 5-8pm.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing is the area’s leading source for holiday gifts that are handmade locally. These include prints, pottery, jewelry and readymade photo frames. Prices mostly fall between $30 to $200. From whimsical “Funcie” shirts to handcrafted mugs and plates. Paintings and prints capture Indiana’s landscapes in both traditional and contemporary styles.

“The Holiday Shop offers great opportunities to find unique holiday gifts with a connection to the city we live in,” says Gordy owners Barbara and Carl Schafer. “Often our customers are shopping for friends who have moved away from Muncie, or for their grown children who need something special to remember their hometown. Useful things such as mugs, bowls, and t-shirts are popular since they are used every day.”

The show will run throughout the holiday season and new works will be continually added to replace things that are purchased and removed.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities 
111 E Adams St 
Kat’s Crystals will be hosting local fire flow artist, Braiden Robinson, just outside our shop at 111 E Adams St. He will be performing with fire poi and fire sword props from 5-8pm. The show is free to watch, however he will be accepting tips !

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Mad Jax, in conjunction with iMade immersive learning studio: "A Muncie of Muses," presents a gallery of downtown Muncie inspired community partner full scale projects. The gallery will open Thursday November 7th from 5-8 PM at Mad Jax. Mad Jax has graciously opened their doors for this gallery. Live music, student work, and work from local artist will be featured. Beverages will also be available for purchase. 

Live Music will be played by Jerry Barker and possibly more. Art exhibition by Sandra Peterson (Quilt Artist), Cornerstore Vintage Midcentury Modern Mini Pop-up Museum, and more will be featured in this gallery. 

A Muncie of Muses is a class dedicated to delivering design ideas in partnership with downtown Muncie organizations. The goal is to learn more about the city and to enhance the preexisting culture. We look forward to sharing our work with the community and working alongside Mad Jax.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Heidi Hilleson is the Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for November. 

Heidi Hinrichs Hilleson has been an artist, creating in many different mediums her entire life.  She began sewing as soon as she could thread a needle at age five. Heidi’s interest throughout life has been creating textile hangings and as a professional seamstress, designing and making bridal gowns, dresses for her mother and tailoring men’s suits. She loves to knit, crochet, quilt and tat and has an antique spinning wheel from a Hutterite community in Montana. Heidi has written and illustrated children’s books for her family and kids. 

She began using colored pencil, her favorite medium, 30 years ago. The last two years she has delighted in drawing inspiration from the birds and flowers in her flourishing garden. Heidi has focused her energies on creating an artwork series entitled “Women of the World,” calling attention to peace and justice issues that challenge women from all walks of life. 

Heidi’s artwork can be viewed on her Instagram account at starshowergallery 

Her work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds - come see us and get some goodies! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut during the First Thursday Gallery Walk on November 7th in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts.

The Muncie Makers Market will set up outdoors on the sidewalks of Downtown Muncie for Light Up DWNTWN! 🎄 We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8p - bundle up and enjoy a lovely Winter evening in Downtown Muncie!

The 2024 Annual Holiday Gift Market at Light Up DWNTWN is SOON! 🎁 PLEASE SHARE THIS EVENT PAGE!

We have all been working very hard to bring this special event to you and we can’t wait to show you! You will find a great choice of high quality and unique gifts for your lists here! Presented by the Muncie Makers Market, your chance to shop early will be kicking off the Winter season in Downtown Muncie. We invite you to celebrate with us!

The next BIG event for the Muncie Makers Market is the Holiday Gift Market, on December 5th, during December's First Thursday, which is Light Up DWNTWN, from 5-8p, at 301 South Walnut Street - this is right next to HeidiJHale Jewelry and her big annual sale! We are on the First Floor, directly inside the entrance of the Mitchell Building, just South of the intersection of Walnut and Adams, very easy to find, with lots of free parking all around! 🎁 There will be fun events throughout Downtown Muncie which are sponsored by the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, many shops and restaurants will be open late with activities and sales, and everyone is excited to be at the heart of it all! Every December’s First Thursday is branded as Light Up DWNTWN and we will show up BRIGHT and MERRY!

The Holiday Gift Market showcases local business! All with handmade creations, homemade delights, locally grown goodies, and SO MUCH MORE! We really hope that you will #ShopSmallFirst this season!

Join your community at Light Up DWNTWN for a fun evening of shopping in a festive environment. We encourage folks to #ShopLocal on First Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 5-8p with the wonderful local Growers and Makers of the Muncie Makers Market at Light Up DWNTWN in Downtown Muncie at our Holiday Gift Market! DO NOT MISS THIS! 🎁 Please SHARE to spread the word!

All Vendors must register in advance.

23rd Anniversary of First Thursday (image courtesy of Debra Gindhart Dragoo) Light up DWNTWN! Christmas flash at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Pete VanDenberg at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Bob Ross in Carbonite by Aaron Nicholson at Gordy Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Muncie Makers Market Muncie Makers Market

Celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of First Thursday with us this December! First Thursday gallery walk events began in 2001 with the opening of the Mitchell Place Gallery in downtown Muncie. The downtown area is one of Muncie's four designated cultural zones and widely recognized as a hub for local artists to sell their wares and is home to a growing number of art galleries, non-profit experimental art spaces, and businesses supportive of our Arts + Culture community! As always, these gallery walks are free, family friendly, and typically include a number of exhibition openings, film screenings, performances, and a wide variety of community events. 

This month, we are celebrating Light Up DWNTWN with loads of fun events!Help us kickoff the holiday season with our annual Light Up DWNTWN event on First Thursday, December 5 from 5-8 pm.

Starting at 5 pm, enjoy performances, a kiddie train, and even a visit from Santa all at Canan Commons! Embrace the Christmas spirit by counting down the lighting of the community Christmas tree at 6 pm.

Explore the rest of DWNTWN for specialty holiday festivities:
- Holiday Gift Market
- First Thursday Gallery Walk
- Storefront Holiday Window Display Contest

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
We are hanging out annual Christmas tattoo flash. Krampus the Christmas Devil and get what ya’ get Christmas devil specials, tattoo art themed around Christmas.

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
We have a jam-packed lineup for you! Start out with a snack in the second floor foyer gallery featuring “Transitions,” an inspiring photography collection by Jenny Moore Smith. Explore the wide variety of ooak handmade gifts and fine silk art available at Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery. Venture just a few paces down the hall to find Certified Bob Ross Instructor Chris Taylor offering rare discounts on upcoming classes as well as several of his oil paintings for sale. Next, head on up to the third floor to find our newest edition- the Dunckelhaus Photography Studio all decked out for holiday sessions. Fine art portrait painter Kerry Shaw is offering you a rare peek into his workspace with several smaller works for sale. And before you head downstairs, explore Cassie Dunmyer's studio to see a diverse collection of original art including new, detailed mixed media work along with a range of giftable prints and cards perfect for art and nature enthusiasts.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Shop our vendors, listen to music by Angel Gilette, and explore and shop the artwork of Pete VanDenberg.

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
We will be open 1pm-8pm offering a Holiday Themed Flash Special, custom walk-ins, tattoo gift cards & T-shirts to kick off your holiday season. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company kicks off our annual Holiday Art Sale with 10% off locally handmade items perfect for gift giving. Our Holiday Art Sale will be open 5-8pm, First Thursday, December 5 and continue through December 14

Gordy Fine Art and Framing is the area’s leading source for holiday gifts that are handmade locally. These include prints, pottery, and jewelry. Prices mostly fall between $30 to $200. From whimsical “Funcie” shirts to handcrafted mugs and plates. Paintings and prints capture Indiana’s landscapes in both traditional and contemporary styles.

“The Holiday Art Sale offers great opportunities to find unique holiday gifts with a connection to the city we live in,” says Gordy owners Barbara and Carl Schafer. “Often our customers are shopping for friends who have moved away from Muncie, or for their grown children who need something special to remember their hometown. Useful things such as mugs, bowls, and t-shirts are popular since they are used every day.”

The sale will run through December 14 and new works will be continually added to replace things that are purchased and removed.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. We also offer photo printing and enlargement services. Business hours: Monday through Friday, 9am – 5:30pm, Saturday, 9am-3pm. 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.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St 
We will be offering 11% off storewide at 111 E Adams St from 5-8pm to customers who mention this promotion! We will also be offering Tarot & Oracle card readings & serving complimentary refreshments! Advent Calendars, Mystery Boxes, Grab Bag Stockings, Stocking Stuffers, and Gift Sets will be available for purchase. Stop in to see us for some holiday cheer! 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams and Canan Commons
The Muncie Makers Market will be set up in TWO locations this First Thursday!

The 2024 Annual Holiday Gift Market at Light Up DWNTWN will be open from 5-8pm in our cozy indoor location at 301 South Walnut Street, next to HeidiJHale Designs. This is Muncie's chance to shop early with Hoosier Makers! Many unique gifts and treats for everyone!

The Muncie Makers Market will also set up outdoors on the sidewalks of Downtown Muncie for Light Up DWNTWN! We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8pm- bundle up and enjoy a lovely Winter evening in Downtown Muncie!

Carnegie Lights
301 E Jackson St
A stunning video projection and dance performance on the façade of our own treasured Carnegie Library in the heart of downtown Muncie. Jackson Street will be closed to traffic for this brief event starting exactly at 6:30. Come experience an awe-inspiring multimedia and dance performance motivated by the muses! (…who, by the way, also exist in sculpted form on the Carnegie facade!)

Ron Bias at 111 Arts Gallery Angel Gillette at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Angel Gillette at Cornerstone Center for the Arts @workhorse_for_pennies at Cornerstone Center for the Arts 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
Join us from 5 - 8 pm for a relaxing evening celebrating the arts. Explore the work of this month's gallery artist, Angel Gillette, listen to live music from Kevin Klinger, and shop our local arts vendors. 

The first First Thursday of 2025 will fall on January 2. Ring in the new year supporting Cornerstone Center for the Arts community of artists and makers! Shop our vendors, listen to music by tba, and explore and shop the artwork of Angel Gillette. Muncie’s bold and colorful outsider artist, come see this painter’s extensive collection of paintings. If you love non traditional paint strokes and contemporary art you will be amazed. 

Musical guest: @workhorse_for_pennies :: feat. Kdog and Freyberger is an experimental band that fuses raw, improvisational energy with eclectic sonic textures. The duo, Kdog and Freyberger, crafts a dynamic soundscape that blurs the boundaries between punk, folk, and avant-garde noise. Known for their unconventional instrumentation and unpredictable live performances, they thrive on the tension between chaos and control. Their upcoming gig promises a visceral, immersive experience, blending guttural rhythms, layered loops, spontaneous lyricism, background noise, and echoes of terrazzo surfaces, hardscapes, and hard scales. For fans of bold, boundary-pushing music, @workhorse_for_pennies is a rare and electrifying act not to be missed, nor remembered.

Muncie Makers Market: It’s Winter, so the Muncie Makers Market is on hiatus for our sidewalk setup until warmer weather - but we still have a fun First Thursday planned! We will have many items from our local Growers & Makers for sale on Thursday, January 2nd from 5-8p at Cornerstone Center for the Arts! Join us and many other local Artisans and shop INDOORS with FREE parking on First Thursday!

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Tom Heatherly is the Muncie Artists Guild’s featured artist for January. Heatherly worked at Muncie Community Schools for over two decades before retiring in 2011. Since that time, he has been pursuing his passion for oil painting. His hard work at honing his painting skills has paid off with success as he has won several awards for his paintings in the past ten years. In 2019 he won the Peoples’ Choice Award at the Muncie Artists Guild’s Annual Show. 

Heatherly prefers to paint people, landscapes, and buildings. His wartime experience also influences his artwork. Heatherly is a Vietnam War Army Veteran who served in the 25th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division from 1970 to 1971. He has created several paintings of soldiers in action from this time period. One of these paintings is proudly on permanent display in the Yorktown American Legion. 

Showing at the following locations:
Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 
 

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. 

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
Happy Hour 5-7 pm
$2 Domestic Draft Pints
$3 Margaritas
Half Off Appetizers 

Closest To The Pin Contest: 
3 Shots
Pebble Beach
Hole 7

Winner gets a $50 Gift Card 

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, and Old National Bank.

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!

It's Winter, so the Muncie Makers Market is on hiatus for our sidewalk setup until warmer weather - but we still have a fun First Thursday  planned! We will have many items from our local Growers & Makers for sale on Thursday, March 6th from 5-8p at Cornerstone Center for the Arts! Join us and many other local Artisans and shop INDOORS with FREE parking on First Thursday! 
 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday Gallery Walks, and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/ ;

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Crosby Family Art: Resurgence at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Jess Jones at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Tom Stader at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Songwriter Sessions at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Alan Patrick at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Sue Gordy, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" Muncie Makers Market

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Crosby Family Art: Resurgence- 111 Arts Gallery will be showing new works from Leon and Laura Crosby, local artists who formerly taught drawing classes for Cornerstone. Their work is Fluid art/ Pop art/ A mix of both.

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
We've grown! On the third floor, Dunckel Haus Photography has their newest studio sessions decor put together, plus they sport the best view of downtown! Cassie Dunmyer will be giving a sneak peak of new and in progress work using non-traditional materials alongside painting and drawing mediums. Meet Kathryn Kesterson, the researcher known as Hoosier Kin Genealogy, and see her lovely space filled with important maps and historical photos. Next door to her, Gallery Flaneur, the gorgeous space created by photographer Mark Sawrie, will be open with a brand new collection of photographic prints. Enjoy refreshments in the second floor foyer while you peruse the new installation of Joshua Dunckel's Blue Heron series in our Mini Gallery. And Carrie Wright has been hard at work filling up her walls with new art for the annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace held at the end of the month.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us for our Winter Semester Celebration celebrating exhibitions and performances in art, dance, music & more. Explore the work of local artist Tom Stader in the Judith Barnes Gallery, and shop from local art vendors as you take in the music from folk music artist Jess Jones. 

Stay late for our first-ever Songwriter Sessions hosted by The Fierce! The Songwriter Sessions is a singer/songwriter showcase happening each month in conjunction with First Thursday at Cornerstone Center for the Arts in downtown Muncie. It's time to shine the spotlight on the great original music that's happening in Muncie, and beyond! Artists will share the stories behind their songs, talk about the songwriting process, and much more. Join us for a listening experience like no other. The first two featured singers/songwriters will be Jerry Barker and Kole Ruder! Music will begin at 7 p.m. This event is hosted by members of Indiana band The Fierce - Sally and Lyn Fierce, and Michelle Kinsey.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
First Thursday party for Six Great Indiana Artists: David Dale, Jim Faulkner, Brian Gordy, Alan Patrick, John Peterson, and Carol Strock Wasson, Thursday, March 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 continue with a party on First Thursday, March 6, 5 – 8 pm.  Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited. 

“It continues to be a thrill 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.”

The exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery and at gordyframing.com through March 15, 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 our website or call 765-284-8422

Inland Interior Design
311 S. Walnut
Join us for a fun evening of self-care! Participate in our custom perfume bar to discover your custom scent from our new perfume brand Mixologie. Then let Shear Joy help you look your best with a wax or manicure! It will be like a "mini" perfume lab in the shop! Don't worry, you can't go wrong -- they all smell great together. Once you discover your favorites, you can get them in the full size (but travel-friendly) roll-ons!
Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Perfume bar - $25
Gel Manicures - $20
Wax - $8
Get your tickets here: https://square.link/u/icX2Wq70

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Visit MadJax during March First Thursday for an informal open house from 5:00 to 8:00 pm! Our spaces will be open and available for you to explore and learn more about our 80,000-square-foot building. Guests are welcome to take self-guided tours or join a guided tour to discover the history, mission, and opportunities within MadJax. Plus, as a thank-you for joining a guided tour, you’ll receive a voucher for a free drink at The Guardian Brewing Company.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Sue Gordy is the Muncie Artists Guild “Artist of the Month.” Her work will be shown at various downtown locations. 

Sue’s bio: “An interest in drawing buildings and having a father who built houses motivated me to enroll in architecture classes at Ball State University (one of three women in my class in the early 1970s). Ultimately, I worked my way through Ball State's business college and later was employed by Ball Corp. and Boyce Design Center, where I met Jim Faulkner and was inspired by his watercolor landscapes. In midlife, I switched from sales and marketing to library science. Subsequently, I worked in several Indiana public libraries. My passions include gardening with native plants, ecology, geography, and animals. I have rescued many animals and volunteered at several animal shelters. Our backyard is a wildlife habitat near the White River and the Cardinal Greenway, where I enjoy walking and bicycling. After retiring, I learned to paint with watercolors, and recently, to use colored pencils as a medium for the portraits I enjoy creating, working from my own photos. My grandsons and my pets are my favorite subjects.”

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
Still too chilly for sidewalk setup, so we invite you to have some First Thursday fun with the Muncie Makers Market at Cornerstone Center for the Arts! We will have many items from our local Growers & Makers for sale on Thursday, March 6th from 5-8p! Join us, and many other local Artisans, for live music and great shopping INDOORS -  FREE parking too!

VENDOR MEETING! Let’s grab a bite together after the meeting at The Guardian Brewing Co., next door inside MadJax! 🍕 New & potential Vendors are welcome too! Show up with your questions! Learn about 2025 changes! Sign up! Tour!

Menu for Guardian:

https://guardian.beer/pizza-menu/

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/ ;