Archive for April, 2009

The opening reception for the Rising Sun 3rd Annual Juried Art Show will be held on May 1 from 6-9p at the Pendleton Art Center 201 Main Street Rising Sun.
One hundred and fifteen entries from the tristate area were received. The entries were then juried for entry into the show. Sixty-eight 2-dimensional works and ten 3-dimensional works were accepted and will be displayed at the Rising Sun Pendleton Art Center during the month of May.
Prizes will be awarded at 7pm in the gallery at the Art Center. Champagne and hor d’ourves will be served. The public is invited to attend this free event.
Judge for the competition is Jamie Markle. He is the Publisher for North Light Books, and imprint of F & W Publications. He collaborates closely with North Light’s sister publications The Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist, And the Pastel Journal, as well as at online properties Wet Canvas! and Artistnetwork TV. He is the co-editor of The Ultimate Guide to Painting From Photographs and Pure Color: the Best of Pastel.
The show is sponsored by Ohio County Tourism. For more information call 888-776-4786 or visit www.artsinrisingsun.com for information on all art happenings.

Sept 12 and 13

We are sorry to announce the Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts has been cancelled for 2009.  Look for information soon for 2010.
For information:
www.risingsunfineartsfestival.org or www.zapplication.org.

The 2009 Artist Studio Tour will feature 40 working artists in their own creative spaces.  Join us as we explore the hidden treasures nestled in the hills and valleys of southeastern Indiana.  For more information, contact the Tourism office at 812/438-4933 or visit creativespacesruralplaces.com.