40th Indiana Heritage Arts Show
Indiana Heritage Arts is celebrating 40 years in the Brown County art scene with its Annual Exhibition and Sale which begins Saturday, June 9 and runs for 22 days.
Hours for the free exhibition are 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 Sunday at the Brown County Art Gallery, Main Street and Artist Drive in Nashville.
Some 70 artists will vie for $ 30,000 in prize money, one of the richest purses in Midwest art shows. All pictures are for sale.
Grand prize winner of $ 5,000 in the 2017 show was“ Snow Ventured Story” by Fred Doloresco of Lake James, Indiana and was purchased by the IHA board of directors as the 17 th painting in its permanent collection. Some of the collection can be seen at the Gallery.
Jim Ross of Eckert and Ross Fine Art Gallery in Indianapolis is show chairman. He said,“ I and the IHA directors look forward to another successful exhibition. We are proud to celebrate 40 years of championing today’ s artists, as well as keeping alive the traditions of the artists who painted in Brown County more than 100 years ago.”
IHA, a non-profit, began in 1979 by a group of artists who wanted to encourage artists with Hoosier connections to paint the county’ s scenery and its people.
The show now encompasses many subjects and techniques including engraving, wood cuts, water color, pen and ink, chalk, oil painting, and acrylics. All works are framed.
Stapleton Kerns, a New England landscape painter, will judge entries. Each artist may submit up to three works. Kearns conducts workshops, maintains a blog seen by 30,000 viewers a month, and writes on art subjects including a recent book.
Information is at( 812) 988-4609 or < IndianaHeritageArts. org >. •
48 Our Brown County • May / June 2018