Arts Council Calendar

EVPL monthly recommendations

Each month the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library will be recommending art-related books, films, and other materials specifically for the Arts Council newsletter. So while the paint is drying, pick up one of these recommendations at your local library branch and learn new techniques (or maybe some old ones), innovative concepts, or watch an informative documentary. If you have any questions, please contact the EVPL at (812) 428-8200.

Picture This! Activities and Adventures in Impressionism./ Raimondo, Joyce

Inspires children to explore their world while trying out some of the working methods of impressionists. Colorful pages, well written instructions and nice reproductions of artists’ paintings contribute to this must see book for art loving children or for parents and teachers who like to share art with children. Artists included in this book: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, and Cassatt. Catalogue Listing

The Boy Who Drew Birds/ Davies, Jacquelne

A Story of John James Audubon. Davies’ biography is a fresh look at this important artist. It focuses on Audubon’s curiosity regarding migration. Melissa Sweet created lovely illustrations in collage and watercolor and make this book interesting to anyone fascinated with birds, drawing or painting. Catalogue Listing

Herb & Dorothy (Documentary)

A Minute with Miguel 

February Guest: Jason Mooney

 1. Your photography seems to delve strongly into using worldly scenarios and turning them into something otherworldly. Has this always been the focus of your creativity? Yes, growing up I loved Sci Fi and fantasy movies and still do, so surreal images are great to me because they tend to be something you don’t see in everyday life. To be able to take photos with my camera and create something out of the ordinary with them opens new doors and allows me the creative freedom of art that I love.

2. How long have you been shooting?

I’ve been shooting for around 2 ½ years now. Studying at Ivy Tech and learning from photographer friends.

3. Do you shoot digital, film, or a bit of both? I mostly shoot digital, but still love to shoot a roll of film here and there.

4. When we met you mentioned work as a mechanic and do photography on the side. Is it hard to juggle the demands of a job and your photography? I don’t really do any client work, so only shooting for myself balances out well. While I’m at work I’m thinking of new shoots I would like to work on for the weekends. Of course, you have those perfect days for a photo shoot and your stuck at work on those day’s. I would say yes.

5. I notice you shoot both in Black and White and Color. Prior to shooting, do you envision which of these two your shot would look best in? Rarely, I normally make that decision once I start editing them.

6. If you could pick one famous photographer to collaborate with (living or dead), who would it be? What kind of a project would you would work on?

That would be Jerry Uelsmann, and anything surreal.

7. You use models in many of your shots. Do you usually pick your models based on a certain feeling you want to convey in your images? Yes, my friends are kind enough to model for me, so when I have an idea for a shoot I contact which friend will work well with the scene.

8. Do you prefer shooting in an urban environment or a rural one? I noticed your images are a pretty good mix of both. Both are great, and by mixing them up it keep’s images from looking like you’re using the same studio background for every image.

9. Being a fan of skateboarding, I couldn’t help but notice you’d taken some really cool shots of longboarders shooting down hills. Was it a challenge getting good action shots when you yourself were stationary? I’m fairly good at panning shots, but they are small subjects going very fast down those hills so it was a bit of a challenge and a lot of fun to shoot.

10. Have you considered doing a solo show locally? Or have you done this already? Feel free to plug any upcoming events you have here.

I haven’t yet, but that is one of my goals for this year. With this winter I’ve had time to sit back and think of new ideas for spring and summer shoots, and work on learning some new things in Photoshop. I’m hoping to have enough images to do this soon.

11. If there is one thing you would like non-photographers to understand about photography it would be ____________. Photography doesn’t stop with the push of a button on a camera, we spend countless hours editing images, learning new methods and improving those methods we’ve learned.

12. If photography ceased to exist tomorrow, what artistic endeavor would you pursue? I would go back to creating images in Poser a 3D model program 😉

Jon Siau, center, representing the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, was on hand at Culver Learning Center to witness preschoolers enjoying new rainbow colored mats provided by the council. He also presented a check to Children’s Center for Dance Education President, Sally Olsen, on his left, that will benefit Joshua Academy students. CCDE outreach dance instructor Sadia Brimm, far right, and two Culver teachers look on as the children prepared to tumble.

Monday: By appointment only

 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science

February 6, 10:30am

Storytime Spot

February 6, 4pm

Coffee Hour

Melvin Peterson Literary Hour

February 7 – March 16

Reception: Feb. 7, 5-8pm

Late Winter Reflections by Amy Delap and Andrew Jendrzejewski

February 7, 12-1pm

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Series

Urban Living Center

February 7, 2pm

Evansville Museum Public Opening

February 7, 5:30pm

Poetry Bout & Cocktail Hour with Matthew Graham and Marcus Wicker

February 7, 7-11pm

I Heart Art

Go Red

RSVP only

Contact:emgartner@yahoo.com

February 7 DEADLINE

Individual Artist Program Grant

Be Your Valentine & Open House

S.K. Rhoades

Call (812) 204-7901 to register

February 12, 7pm

Swing Dance Fundraiser

February 13, 10:30am

Storytime Spot

February 13, 5:30-6:30pm

Master’s in the Making

February 14-16

The Glass Menagerie

February 15, 7pm

Romeo & Juliet

February 16, 7:30pm

Guest Artist: James Dunham & Michael Kannen

February 18, 7pm

The Banjo and the American Experience: Looking Behind the Mask of America’s Instrument

February 18, 7:30pm

Faculty Recital

February 20, 1-2:30pm

Home School Art Club

February 20-23

The Mercy Seat

Medea
By Robinson Jeffers freely adapted from Euripides; Directed by Elliot Wasserman

February 21-23, 28 & March 1,2

Deathtrap

February 21- March 2

Compleat Female Stage Beauty

February 21, 6pm

Ballroom Dance Event

February 22, 9:30am

New exhibit “Fantastic Plastics”

February 22, 10am-2pm

Celebration of Art

February 22

One Special Night with The Letterman

February 22, 1-4pm

Letters for Literacy Scrabble Tournament

February 22, 3:30pm

Charlotte’s Web

February 23, 2-3:30pm

Mardi Gras Concert

February 23, 4pm

Jazz Guest Artist Series

February 23, 3pm

Lightwire Theater: The Ugly Duckling and The Tortoise & The Hare

February 25 – March 17

Symphony of Color Art Contest Exhibition

February 25

Symphony of Color

February 25, 7:30pm

Wind Ensemble

February 26 DEADLINE

Reception: March 5, 10am-2pm

2014 Veteran’s Fine Arts, Applied Arts and Craft Competition

VA, Evansville Health Care Center Lobby

February 27

Winter Soiree

@ Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science

February 27, 12-1:30pm

Salad, Soup and Style

February 27-28

Forever Plaid

February 28 DEADLINE

Hoosier Women Artist Contest