Art Abound At Warsaw’s October First Friday
On Friday, Oct. 2, downtown Warsaw will be adorned with art all around the courthouse square. Both seasoned artist and artist-hopefuls are invited to attend the event, titled “Art-tober,” and celebrate...
View ArticleMore Art Trivia: How Many Will You Know?
By DARLA McCAMMON Executive Director, Animal Welfare League We have fun occasionally with odd art facts and trivia. Our readers enjoy learning these little known bits about art. James Franco started a...
View ArticleArt In Action: Perspective In Art
By DARLA MCCAMMON, Lakeland Art Association A perfect example of perspective in artwork. (Photo provided) Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting,” is a quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci....
View ArticleGrace Professor’s Art On Exhibit In Warsaw
WARSAW — Now through Feb. 3, 2016, the Kim M. Reiff art exhibit will be on public display at Warsaw City Hall, 102 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Reiff is associate professor of art and design, and...
View ArticleSamuels Wins With ‘A Classic Kodak Moment’
1st Place & Grand Prize winner: Michael J. Samuels for “A Classic Kodak Moment.” (Photo provided) VALERIA FISHER WCPL Adult Program Administrator WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Public Library held...
View ArticleGrace Showcases Student Art Exhibits
Kaylee Shull(Photo provided) WINONA LAKE — The Mount Memorial Gallery on the campus of Grace College is showcasing the first of three senior art exhibits. Students in the department of visual,...
View ArticleJim Davis To Teach Art At Ball State
MUNCIE — Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis, who graduated from Ball State University in the 1960s, will return to his alma mater as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Art, the university’s board of...
View ArticleFair Best-Of-Show Winners Announced
WARSAW — The open class, best-of-show winners for the 2016 Kosciusko County Community Fair have been announced. Winners, by category, are as follows:
View ArticleArtists Can Submit Proposals For Winona Lake Art
WINONA LAKE — Artists are now invited to submit proposals for one or more of the six new public art installations along the new Greenway Extension in Winona Lake. The deadline for submission of...
View ArticleWorld’s Most Famous?
WARSAW — Wedged on the most famous list, between “The Mona Lisa” by Leonardo Da Vinci and “The Last Supper,” also by Da Vinci, you will find the second most famous painting in the world. In the world’s...
View ArticleRedbird Art Studio Exhibit At Kosciusko Chamber
Pieces from Redbird Art Studio WARSAW — Works of art from RedBird Art Studio will be featured in an upcoming exhibit at the offices of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce at 523 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw....
View ArticleQuilt And Art Auction To Benefit Habitat For Humanity
WINONA LAKE — A variety of unique locally handmade items will be auctioned at the Annual Charity Auction Fundraiser Friday, Feb. 28, in the Winona Heritage Room, 901 Park Ave., Winona Lake. Doors will...
View ArticleArt In Action: Merton Clivette, Ties To The Ash Cans
Merton Clivette’s painting “Outriding the Blizzard” was inspired by his Wild West days. Photo provided. By Darla McCammon Merton Clivette (also known as Merton Clive Cook) was born in Portage, Wis., in...
View ArticleArt In Action: Sandro Botticelli, Another World Class Artist
Pictured is Sandro Botticelli’s “Mystic Nativity.” By Darla McCammon Sandro Botticelli, a Renaissance painter, was born and died in Florence Italy. One of the only artists we researched that stayed...
View ArticleArts Festival This Weekend Offers Art, Music and Beer Tent
Former art teacher Bret Bailey stands inside the upstairs work studio of the AAGES Fine Arts Center at 130 N. Main St., Pierceton, which he runs. The center, which opened last year, is hosting an arts...
View ArticleInteractive Art Focus Of May First Friday
Nathan Underneath, owner of Moving Pictures Tattoo Cinema, creates artwork during Warsaw’s First Friday Interactive Art event on Friday, May 7. InkFreeNews photos by Liz Shepherd. By Liz Shepherd...
View ArticleArt In Action: Famous Artists Part XVII, Frans Hals
Frans Hals painted this portrait of Isabella Coymans in 1650-1652. Photo provided. By Darla McCammon From the wealthy and successful life of Michelangelo, we find ourselves investigating an artist with...
View ArticleNew Art Series Begins
By Darla McCammon and DeeAnna Muraski The start of a new year marks the beginning of our new series on what is new with art, which one of my daughters, DeeAnna Muraski is helping to write. For this...
View ArticleStudent Art Spotlighted In Downtown Warsaw
A metal sculpture by Goshen artist Sunday Mahaja is positioned along Buffalo Street, just south of Center Street in downtown Warsaw. It is one of nine displays. InkFreeNews photos by Dan Spalding. By...
View ArticleWarsaw Community High School Art Students Receive Numerous Awards
Press Release Pictured is Ana Brito-Rosales with a portrait based on a watercolor lesson from guest speaker Patricia Mills. Photo provided by Warsaw Community Schools. WARSAW — At the 2023 Scholastic...
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