Amy Greely posing with“ Audrey” at T. C. Steele State Historic Site’ s Visitor Center.
T. C. Steele Site unveils Amy Greely sculpture
The T. C. Steele State Historic Site unveiled a new sculpture by Brown County metalsmith and jewelry maker Amy Greely – the first piece of contemporary art by a local artist to have a home at the site – on Saturday, April 17, as part of the Arts of the Earth Day program.
A short ceremony took place, and Greely talked with visitors and answered questions about the sculpture.
Greely was the T. C. Steele site’ s artist in residence in June 2019, a residency funded by the Indiana Arts Commission’ s Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites grants. In her 2019 grant proposal Greely said she would spend the month of June at the site, offering workshops during the day in the new Singing Winds Visitor Center, and creating a sculpture based on the gardens at the site. She worked on the sculpture into the fall, with plans to unveil it in April 2020. That didn’ t happen due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
“ This is a sculpture that’ s been waiting for its moment to go into the earth here by the Visitor Center,” said Cate Whetzel, site program developer.
Greely nicknamed her water lily metal sculpture“ Audrey” after the plant in Little Shop of Horrors. Its lotus petals are a faint pink, its lily pad green. Its dimensions are roughly 22 inches wide by 30 inches tall, with the lily pad about 28 inches in diameter. •
Arts Week in the Art Colony
Peaceful Valley Heritage( PVH) is partnering with
Brown County Schools and others to celebrate the arts in our community for a week this spring— May 9 through May 15.
Winners of student visual art and essay contests will be honored with cash prizes. A generous anonymous donor made the monetary awards for these contests possible. ESSAY CONTEST is open to all high school age students in Brown County. Top prize for the Essay Contest will be $ 1,000 with five honorable mentions of $ 100 each. The theme has three parts. # 1 ] What would BC look like if the artists never came? # 2 ] How did these artists influence the local culture and help create a vibrant art community? # 3 ] What will Brown County look like if we were to focus on the arts when considering our collective path forward?
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VISUAL ARTS CONTESTS K – 4th grade Top prize $ 250
Two honorable mentions of $ 100 5th – 8th grade Top prize $ 500
Two honorable mentions of $ 100 9th – 12th grade Top prize $ 1000
Two honorable mentions of $ 100
PVH is working with other partners to provide additional events during the week to educate the public about Brown County’ s rich art history and engage them with local artists and artisans.
PVH has successfully completed its third application for a state historical marker recognizing the“ Art Colony of Brown County.” This marker will be dedicated at the northeast quadrant of Nashville’ s Village Green area during Arts Week on Thursday, May 13, at 3:30 p. m. •