------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Sk y d i v e Vi d e o g r a p h y /Ph o t o g r a p h y b y Wh i t l e y Co u n t y Au t u m n Ar t Fe s t i v a l Ch r i s Go l l e r — Multimedia from — Artist applications for one-day Am e r i c a n Fl a t s : A Gr aff i t i Wa s t e l a n d professional sky dive photographer juried arts festival (Saturday, Sept. — Photographs by Catherine A. at Lakeland Art Association and 8) on the courthouse square in To Be Alive in King at 3R Gallery, , Gallery, Pierceton, Wednesday- downtown Columbia City available Friday-Sunday thru June 17, 493- Saturday thru June 30 (artist online at www.wcaaf.org, $40 ($10 My first journey 0913, www.3rgallery.com reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 17; additional for first-time vendors) into the script of Alive lecture 7-8 p.m. Monday, June 18), Bu t t e r f l i e s o f As i a — At the Botanical INSTRUCTION and Dead in Indiana Director’s Notes Conservatory, Fort Wayne, 574-594-9950, www.lakelandartas- sociation.org Ar t l i n k Cl a s s e s — A wide variety sent me down nos- Tuesday-Sunday thru July 8, $5, of classes and workshops at the St e p Ge n t l y Ou t — Close-up nature LOUISE CONLEY JONES 427-6440, http://www.botanicalcon- Artlink Gallery, Auer Center for Arts talgia lane. I wasn’t photography at the Fort Wayne servatory.org/ and Culture offered throughout the born in Fort Wayne, Museum of Art, Tuesday-Sunday Ch a l l e n g i n g t h e Fi g u r e : Wo r k s b y month, dates and fees vary, 424- thru June 8, 422-6467, www. but I was four when Lo r e n Ol s o n — At the Fort Wayne 7195, www.artlinkfw.com fwmoa.org we moved here (my ALIVE & DEAD IN INDIANA Museum of Art, Tuesday-Sunday Ce r a m i c s Cl a s s e s — A variety of Su b s i s t e n c e — Solo art exhibition by thru June 17, 422-6467, www. classes offered during the sum- Dad bought a grocery Friday, June 1 & Saturday, June 9 Sasha Aleksa Perisic at Continuum fwmoa.org mer (Tuesdays, clay sculpting; store on Fairfield), Gallery, Fort Wayne, Monday- 8 p.m. Ch i l d r e n o f Bu r m a — Images from Wednesdays, wheel throwing; Saturday thru June 7 (reception so the script filled photojournalist Steve Linsenmayer’s Thursdays, glazing) at the Pierceton Thursday, June 7 • 7:30 p.m. 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 1), 399-3843 me with all sorts of 2006 journey to Burma and Art Gallery & Ceramic Studio, Thailand at the Hugh N. Ronald Th e m e d Ar t Co m p e t i t i o n — Technology Pierceton, 5740453-8932 memories: the smell Sunday, June 3 & 10 • 2 pm. themed art at Clark Gallery, Gallery, Portland, Monday-Friday Wa t e r c o l o r Wo r k s h o p w i t h Te r r y of Murphy’s donuts, Honeywell Center, Wabash, daily, Arts United Center thru June 1, 726-4809 Ar m s t r o n g — One-day class with June 6-26 (reception June 27), the Christmas Santa Di a n e Al l e n Gr o e n e r t — 35 images at Hoosier-born artist at Charley 303 E. Main St. • Fort Wayne 563-1102 on the W&D’s build- the Fort Wayne International Airport, Creek Garden Education Building, Tix.: $16-$24 thru box office, daily thru June 30, wwwdagroen- Wh e e l s Exhibition — Art work depicting Wabash, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ing, the red and white ert.com vehicles with wheels at Artlink Auer Thursday, June 28, $40 (includes checkered tables at 260-424-5220 Center for the Arts and Culture, Fort Ep h e m e r a l Co l o r — Oil paintings and lunch), 260-563-5043, beth@rich- Hobby House Res- handbags by Gretchen Katner and Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday, June ardeford.com. 1-July 11 (opening reception 6-9 taurant. all, the sense that we, whether in metal sculpture by Garden Deva Ar t in t h e Mo r n i n g Yo u t h Ar t Pr o g r a m p.m. Friday, June 1), 424-7195, at The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, — University of Saint Francis will I was in my first years of teach- Indiana or elsewhere, are part of www.artlinkfw.com Fort Wayne, Monday-Saturday, hold classes for children grades 1-8 ing in East Allen Schools when the strands of what it means to be June 1-30, 436-0927, www.theor- in the Rolland Center for Art and “the” Harvester left Fort Wayne; “alive.” chardgallery.com Artifacts Visual Communication, USF, Fort many of my uncles worked at “the” Fairmount, as Mrs. Nall says, F.A.M.E. — Exhibition of the art of Wayne, 9-11:30 a.m. weekdays, GE. My parents and my two sisters may be “the” small town, but it is young children at First Presbyterian ART EVENTS July 2-20 (except July 4), $125, Church Art Gallery, Monday-Friday, 399-7700 ext. 8001 and I would pile in the Buick and also representative of all of those Th e Ar t Fa i r a t Th e Vi l l ag e a t Wi n o n a June 1-Aug. 30, 426-7421, www. drive up to “the” lake (our destina- small towns, in Indiana or some- firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/gallery — A wide variety of media and styles will be on display with live tion was Crooked Lake). The nos- where else, where dreams come Fi r e w o r k s In s i d e : Th e w o r k s o f Coming Exhibits music at The Village at Winona, Je r r o d To b i a s — Works at the talgia is part of the charm of Alive and go, people find happiness and Lotus Gallery, Fort Wayne, Friday- 10 am.-6 p.m. Saturday June 2 JUNE suffer loss. To wax philosophical, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June and Dead in Indiana, and we hope Saturday or by appointment, Ma n d y Ha l l — Mixed Media at Firefly 3, free, 574-268-9888, www.vil- that your first glimpse into Mar- which my kids tell me I do a lot, June 2-30 (opening reception Coffee House, Fort Wayne, daily, lageatwinona.com to be Alive and Dead in Indiana is 7-10 p.m. Saturday, June 2), 420- June 1-30, www.fireflycoffeeIn s i d e , tone’s Indiana will give you some Ho m e St u d i o Visit w/Ja n McMu r t r y - 9642, www.lotusfw.com/lotusfw.com/ Ou t s i d e , Up s i d e , Do w n — Works by of those warm memories of child- to be a sojourner on this planet we Upcoming_Events.html Ar n o l d — Artlink-sponsored home ceramicist Anna Talei Fisher at the call Life. studio tour with light refreshments, hood. Fo r t Wa y n e Mu s e u m o f Ar t Ex h i b i t Hugh N. Ronald Gallery, Portland, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 3, $5-$10 It’s probably the English pro- We hope you enjoy your jour- Co l l i s i o n — Reflections on the Monday-Friday, June 7-15 (recep- Civil War, Christo & Jean-Claude: from Artlink Gallery (must be pur- tion 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7), fessor in me, but it is my hope that ney! Natural Inventions and the FWMoA chased by Thursday, May 31), 424- 726-4809 the nostalgia you might feel is just Producer’s Note: Alive and 7195, www.artlinkfw.com permanent collection at Clark On e Big Go o d : A Ce l e b r a t i o n o f the first layer of your interaction Dead in Indiana is written by Ch a l k Ar t — Kids of all ages and their Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Fr e e d o m — At Clark Gallery, with Alive and Dead in Indiana, Doug Long and based on the short daily thru June 3, 563-1102 families are invited to create stories Honeywell Center, Wabash, daily, in chalk on the Library Plaza side- stories of Fort Wayne native Mi- Gr o u p Ar t Sh o w — Local artists at the June 29-July 25 (reception July because there is so much more: Firefly Coffee House, Fort Wayne, walks, Allen County Public Library, 24), 563-1102 ambition, loss, loyalty and, above chael Martone. Main Branch, 2 p.m. Monday, June daily thru May 31, 373-0505, www. Wa r o f t h e Wo r l d s — Science 4, free, 421-1220 fireflycoffeehousefw.com fiction-themed artworks in a vari- Sa r a h m i c s Po t t e r y Op e n St u d i o In f i n i t e Mi r r o r : Im ag e s o f Am e r i c a n ety of mediums by Jim Martin to — Open house with demonstra- Id e n t i t y — Works by 39 artists rep- coincide with showings of Stephen tions and refreshments at Sarah MARTONE - From Page 9 resenting the blending of cultures Spielberg’s War of the Worlds at the in American society at the Fort Thompson’s pottery studio, Fort Fort Wayne Cinema Center, daily, Wayne, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, stories about him. The interesting thing was that in doing so, I actually Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, June 14-19 (reception 8-9 p.m. got into trouble with the lawyers of the publishing company for invading Tuesday-Sunday thru July 15, June 9, free, 574-457-9136 Thursday, June 14), 426-3456, 422-6467, www.fwmoa.com Ch a r l e y Cr e e k Ar t s Fe s t i v a l — A www.cinemacenter.org privacy to tell that story. juried art show with original art from Jo e l Fr e m i o n , Ca r y Sh af e r a n d Ri c h a r d “Because it was a work of fiction, I did put words into a living per- a variety of disciplines as well as JULY Tu c k — Fabric collages (Fremion), other art activities, music and food He l l o Ge o r g e o u s — Exhibit at the son’s mouth that weren’t true,” Martone went on to explain. “They said sculpture (Shafer) and pottery Botanical Conservatory, Fort that calling it fiction didn’t matter. So I met Mrs. Nall in a bar in Marion, (Tuck) exhibited at Crestwoods vendors at Charley Creek Gardens, Wabash, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday, July Indiana and read her the story I had written. She granted me permission Gallery, Roanoke, Tuesday- 14-Nov. 11, $5, 427-6440, http:// Saturday or by appointment thru June 30, www.charleycreekartsfest. to publish the story on a cocktail napkin. I still have that napkin. org www.botanicalconservatory.org/ June 8, 672-2080, www.crest- “Alive and Dead in Indiana is about fame and celebrity and our woodsvillageshop.com CALLS FOR ENTRIES Ve n t u r e s in Cr e a t i v i t y 2012 — Fort Wayne Artist Guild’s annual exhibit brushes with it – our involvement with celebrity,” he said. “I think it’s Living Co l o r — Works by regional and i d w e s t a t e r e d i a M W M — Online reg- at Weatherhead Gallery, University very Indiana, very Midwestern, that we’re plain ordinary folks that have national artists at Castle Gallery, istration now available for water of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Saturday media exhibit open to artists from Monday-Friday, July 14-Aug. 17 these bursts of the extraordinary.” thru June 20, 426-6568, www. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and (reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday, July He gave the example of famous fashion designer Bill Blass who castlegallery.com Ohio for Aug. 24-Oct. 10 exhibit at 14), 672-8390, www.fortwayneartist- grew up on the south side of Fort Wayne. According to Martone, Blass Ma x Al t e k r u s e : Ar t i s t a n d Il l u s t r a t o r Artlink, due Friday, June 1, $20 sguild.com — Illustrations and oil paintings by & $25, 424-7195, www.artlinkfw. “left town as soon as he could and never wanted to be associated with Th e Vo i c e in t h e Fo r e s t — Multi- com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ Fort Wayne native at Fort Wayne media works by Michael Roades it again.” When he was 17, Blass moved to Manhattan where he began Prospectus-watermedia.pdf Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, at the Lotus Gallery, Fort Wayne, making a name for himself. Martone chuckled, “He went to New York Tuesday-Sunday thru June 3, 2012 Ch a l k Wa l k — Online registra- Monday-Saturday, July 14-21 and 422-6467, www.fwmoa.com tion now available for Fort Wayne and sort of outdid New Yorkers. Those type of stories interest me.” Friday-Saturday or by appoint- Alive and Dead in Indiana deals with a paradox that Martone says all Ou t s i d e t h e Ci r c l e : Wo o d t u r n i n g in Museum of Art event, July 14-15, $5 ment July 22-Aug. 18, 420-9642, In d i a n a — Juried exhibition featur- & $10 per square, www.fwmoa.org/ www.lotusfw.com Midwesterners feel. ing contemporary wood objects at chalkwalk/signup Th e Ne x t Ge n e r a t i o n — At Clark “We believe that this is real America, the Heartland, but at the same the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Ve n t u r e s in Cr e a t i v i t y — Prospectus Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Tuesday-Sunday thru June 17, and entry form (due Saturday, time we operate under the assumption that we’re in the middle of no- daily, July 28-Aug. 26 (reception where. We feel very important and very forgotten and lost at the same 422-6467, www.fwmoa.org June 16) are available for annual Aug. 8), 563-1102 Ru d i Kl i m p e r t , A Jo u r n e y o f Co l o r Fort Wayne Artists Guild exhibition time,” he said. “That’s what the play is about, those two sensations: being AUGUST a n d Li g h t — Signature oil paint- (July 14-Aug. 17) at University of famous and being forgotten.” ings in the upper College Union Saint Francis) at Artlink, United Arts Co n t e m p o r a r y Re a l i s m Bi e n n i a l — A on the North Manchester Campus, and Education and Fort Wayne national invitational and juried exhi- Unlike Blass, Martone feels a deep connection with Fort Wayne that Manchester College, Monday- Museum of Art and online at www. bition which highlights the strength keeps him coming back. He reminisced with me about downtown’s glory Friday thru Sept. 7, 982-5285 fortwayneartistsguild.org and innovation of America’s current days, the Hobby House restaurant and writing poetry in Freimann Square trends in realism at the Fort Wayne for a quarter. His love for this city and its lore oozes from his writing, and Museum of Art, Tuesday-Sunday, Aug. 11-Oct. 28, 422-6467, www. those who attend the performance of Alive and Dead in Indiana will be fwmoa.org both entranced and entertained by it. 24------www.whatzup.com------May 31, ’12