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William Dawson

SOUTH SHORE ARTS MAGAZINE

WINTER 2014

Mid-Century Modern: Style in the Age of Mad Men

Curated by David Carter, proprietor of Pegboard Modern, Chicago

November 17 through February 2, 2014

A tribute to Mid-Century icons such as Herman Miller, Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, George Nelson and George Nakashima, among others.

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South Shore Arts programs are provided with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Convergence is a quarterly publication of South Shore Arts

South Shore Arts Board of Directors

PresidentMichael Luongo, M.D.

President ElectDavid Mika

VP AdministrationDanette Garza

VP Education David Schneider

VP ExhibitionsSandi Kozlowski

VP Governance Gus Galante, M.D.

VP Marketing Judith Mayer

VP Regional ServicesIrene Smith-King

VP SymphonyMelissa Neff

SecretaryJulie Mintz

TreasurerTim Anderson

Immediate Past President / VP DevelopmentMarcia Glaros

Andy Arnold Ann Bochnowski Debra Carrington Craig Ghelfi Doyin Gomih Carol Green-Fraley Michael Greenwald Amy Han, Ph.D. William Lowe, Ph.D.

Karen Maravilla Peter Mavrelis, M.D. Heather McCarthy Dan Nita Joel Palaschak Viraj Patel Karen Raab Connie Skozen Ernest Summers Seda Turan-Yahne Liz Valavanis Jeremy Willett Jenny Yalowitz Legacy Board Members

Suzanne Cooley Jack Dietrich Alex Gardner Riddle Eleanor Mirich Louie Ortiz Rita Ray Judy Surovek

Legacy Directors are individuals who have served on the Board of Directors for at least ten years and who have made significant contributions to the success of South Shore Arts. Individuals are elected to the position of Legacy Director in recognition of their long and valuable service to South Shore Arts.

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Executive DirectorJohn Cain, ext. 102

Director of Marketing and DevelopmentTricia Hernandez, ext. 107

Director of Exhibitions Laura Cutler, ext. 108

Director of EducationJillian Van Volkenburgh, ext. 101

Education CoordinatorKimberly McKinley, ext. 103

Director of Finance and AdministrationChristine McCabe, 219 / 836-0525, ext. 202

Assistant to the Director of FinanceJennifer Willett, 219 / 836-0525, ext. 202

Special Projects DirectorDonna Catalano, ext. 104

Administrative Assistant Kelly Freeman, ext. 100

Gift Shop Manager Jackie Wickland, ext. 106 Assistant Manager Andrea Miller

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Substation No. 9 Branch Manager Leona Jurincie, 219 / 933.0200

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An application form is available in PDF format at www.SouthShoreArtsOnline.org or by calling 219 / 836.1839, ext. 103.

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Left, Three Totems, Carved & painted wood with mixed mediaOpposite, Jumping Dogs, 1980, Acrylic on paperAll artwork shown, The Arient Family Collection, Naperville, IL

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African-American folk artist William Dawson (1901-1990) in an exhibition organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama. Several dozen carved wood sculptures, totems and works on paper will be included in this extraordinary show of works created by a man raised on his grandfather’s farm in Huntsville, Alabama, who made his way north to Chicago and didn’t begin creating art until he was in his sixties.

William Dawson grew up on his maternal grandfather Samuel Arnet’s 654-acre farm in Huntsville. Unlike most African-American men of that era, Arnet was not a sharecropper; he purchased the land bit by bit with money he saved while he was a slave. Like most children reared on a farm in the early 1900s, William Dawson rarely attended school. He was needed to help with the farm. Dawson barely completed the fifth grade; however, he also had no desire to become a farmer.

In the summer of 1920, Dawson decided to follow his older brother Leroy to Chicago. He secured a job as an elevator operator at the Chicago Beach Hotel, but found working indoors confining. He returned to Alabama, where he met his wife Oceola, whom he married in 1923. The Dawsons then returned to Chicago with a newborn daughter.

Mr. Dawson was a proud and independent man and took on any job that would provide for his family. For a time, he found work as an office cleaner with the E.E. Aron Company, a wholesale produce distributor, and rose through the ranks to become manager of operations. Dawson was one of the first black men to gain membership in the Teamsters Union. After 38 years and the sale of the E.E. Aron Company looming, Dawson retired and began drawing Social Security. To supplement his income, he took on various part-time jobs, including security desk guard at IBM.

It was while he was at IBM that he began his career as an artist. Dawson would whittle as a way to fill the time during his shift. On his days off he took ceramics and painting classes at the local senior center. He enjoyed making art, but not the formal class setting. He found the teacher’s instruction constraining and the constant chatter of the women in his class distracting. Dawson was striving for originality, something new.

Mr. Dawson and his wife lived in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago. While walking through the alleys and scavenging through local furniture and Goodwill stores, Dawson found discarded table and chair legs that he began using to create figurative sculptures. He used a coping saw and a lathe made from his wife’s sewing machine, a wood file or rasp and a utility knife for detail work. His early work was austere in color, but later Dawson began embellishing the sculptures with bright colors, glitter, animal bones, human hair and stones.

Inspired by his intuition, imagination and memories of his early years on the family farm, Dawson created a wide-ranging body of work. Best known are his totems. Without any prior knowledge of Native American totem poles, Dawson stacked his carved heads atop one another, often

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resting them on a building or other architectural feature. Dawson also created three-dimensional carvings that reflect the imagery “revealed in his head.”

They are not specific portraits, but composites of many people, including celebrities, politicians and the people he met throughout his life. Dawson stated that “things reveal to you in your mind what to do; you can see things, you can see what you are making.”

As Mr. Dawson gained confidence in his work, he began experimenting with a less realistic, more Impressionistic approach. This change can be detected in his treatment of eyes. Early works have small, beady eyes. Later works have large embellished eyes. He also began defining his bright red lips with thick black lines providing outlines to his grinning mouths.

Dawson worked simultaneously in sculpture and painting, always approaching both with the same passion. His early paintings incorporate both abstract and realistic elements. He was always open to experimenting with new or non-traditional materials, as well as styles, and even formed sculptural ships from leftover ham or turkey bones.

In the mid-1980s, Dawson experienced several mini-strokes. It became difficult to carve with the agility he had once displayed; however, he retained his agility with a paintbrush. Dawson began to look deeper into his imagination for new ideas. Subject matter such as flying homes, futuristic architectural buildings and landscapes

with apocalyptical skies occupied his paintings.One of Dawson’s greatest sources of encouragement

was the artist Roger Brown. Like Dawson, Brown had also relocated from Alabama. They became good friends, and Dawson claimed that Brown’s friendship and advice pushed him to be a better artist. Furthermore, Brown not only introduced Dawson’s work to many friends and collectors, but also brought Dawson’s work to the attention of gallery owner, Phyllis Kind.

Many of Dawson’s patrons visited him in his modest two-bedroom apartment on a regular basis for the rest of his life. The attention Dawson received brought him great pleasure, but also amused him, as he wasn’t quite sure why people found interest in him or his work.

Dawson was successful in Chicago, but it was not until his inclusion in the exhibition Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980 held at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. in 1982 that he found national prominence.

He was a prolific artist who created more than 500 carvings and more than 150 drawings. Despite his significant accomplishments, Dawson did not consider himself to be an artist, believing instead that it was God creating the work through him.

The exhibit will begin February 9 and continue through April 20, 2014. A reception is scheduled for Sunday, March 2, 2014, from 1-3pm.

Salon Show Celebrates 70th YearSouth Shore Arts celebrated the 70th anniversary of the annual Salon Show, September 15 through October 27, 2013. Exhibit juror Paul Klein awarded $10,000 in prizes, thanks to the generosity of many longtime donors, including Judy & Tom Surovek and Tracy & Marc Schwimmer.

The exhibit was sponsored by Christenson Chevrolet, Mary & Bruce Leep, The JoAnn & Chuck Long Endowment Fund and Community Sponsors Kay & William Depel and Margo & Don Powers. Additional support was provided by the following South Shore Arts board members:

Sherry & Tim Anderson Carol & Joseph FraleyDrs. Becca & Gus GalanteDoyin & Ayo Gomih, M.D. Drs. Amy & Dennis HanPamela A. & William J. Lowe, Ph.D.Maureen & Michael Luongo, M.D.Elizabeth & Peter Mavrelis, M.D.Julie & Michael Mintz, D.D.S.Karen & Cornel RaabLiz & Chris ValavanisJenny & Bruce Yalowitz, M.D.

Rebecca Beck and Mary Ann Van Soest winner of the Susan Anderson Beck Memorial Award for Minnesota Prairie, Fiber

Board member Karen Maravilla with Billy Pozzo, winner of the Suzanne Cooley Award of Excellence, for Self-Portrait, Acrylic on Masonite

Board member Peter Mavrelis with James Deeb, winner of the Orval O. & Margaret C. Haag Memorial Award for Mask (No. 24), Oil on board

Prize donors Tom & Judy Surovek with Carolyn Cronin Hughes, winner of the Helen V. Surovek Memorial Award for Trees, Mixed media

CURRENT EXHIBITS

CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Mid-Century Modern: Style in the Age of Mad MenCurated by David CarterContinuing through February 2, 2014VIP Reception & Winetasting: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 6-8pm

William DawsonFebruary 9 – April 20, 2014Reception: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 1-3pm

ATRIUM GALLERY

Fenders and Figures: Works by Sandi KozlowskiJanuary 10 – March 2, 2014Artist Reception: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 1-3pm

CROWN POINT BRANCH

Intimate Works by Women ArtistsContinues through January 11, 2014Ladies’ Night Out & Artist Reception: Friday, November 22, 5-8pm

Discovering the Forest: Paintings by Robert J. JohnsonJanuary 24 – March 15, 2014

SUBSTATION NO. 9

Cult of Saints: The Pilgrimage TourContinues through January 4, 2014

Money Tree—Encaustic Paintings by Deborah LandryJanuary 24 – March 22, 2014

Charles & Ray Eames, Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman, 1956

William Dawson, Various figures, Carved & painted wood

Sandi Kozlowski, Tanked, Mixed media Deborah Landry, Foggy Morning, Encaustic

Sarah Takahasji, Black & White Figure, Graphite & gouache on paper

Robert J. Johnson, Stream in the Woods, Acrylic

Only One You is the newest in a series of literacy-based art programs created by South Shore Arts. Based on the book written and illustrated by Linda Kranz, Only One You is appropriate for pre-school level classrooms. The story imparts classic pearls of wisdom such as “Know when to speak; know when to

listen,” and “Blend in when you need to; stand out when you have the chance,” advice that is appropriate for all ages.

The South Shore Arts project that accompanies a reading of the story involves each child creating a fish similar to those in the book. Children cut out colored fish and embellish them with paper shapes, stickers and crayons. Each fish has its own personality, but the end result is an entire school of fish for classroom display. The project demonstrates the positive aspects of individuality while showing how we all go together. The program was piloted this year in East Chicago pre-kindergarten classrooms with funding from the Foundations of East Chicago.

South Shore Arts began a literacy-based art series ten years ago with Polar Express at Substation No. 9 in Hammond, where first-grade teachers were seeking an art experience for their students that would coincide with a unit on the Chris Van Allsburg book. The program has become a much-loved tradition.

All South Shore Arts literacy-based art programs include a copy of the book for every classroom we visit. Teachers use the book during their language arts and social studies lessons before and after the South Shore Arts classroom visit.

The sequential, step-by-step directions given to students during the workshop are of great value to classroom teachers. “Students needed to use listening skills, which is so important in the classroom,” said Jade Navarre, second-grade teacher at Yost Elementary School in Chesterton, Indiana. “Following directions is also an important skill that was addressed during our workshop. I love the program!”

To learn more about Only One You and other South Shore Arts everykid programs, contact the education department at 219/836-1839, ext 101.

Art Project Teaches Pre-Schoolers That There is Only One You

Jillian Van Volkenburgh has been a practicing artist for more than a dozen years, specializing in fine art photography, painting and freelance design. As a graphic artist, she designs logos, creates marketing collateral and provides design consultation for her clients.

Jillian spent four years as Project Coordinator for the East Chicago Arts Initiative, coordinating and developing sustainable visual and performing arts projects and programs for East Chicago children under 14 and their families, as well as adults over 60. She conducted a market survey to determine the community’s arts interests and needs and developed coalitions with other community organizations.

With Mir Appraisal Services and Gallery in Chicago, Jillian conducted extensive research of fine art and antiques to establish provenance and value. She planned and executed appraisal events and auctions, while also managing the retail operation.

Jillian hold a BS in Education/Art from Calumet College of St. Joseph. A Highland resident, she is active with the town’s Main Street Committee.

As Director of Education, Jillian will oversee all South Shore Arts classes in Munster, Hammond and Crown Point, the everykid educational outreach program, the Art in Focus art appreciation program and Northwest Indiana Symphony education programs. She will supervise a staff of four, as well as numerous art instructors.

Jillian succeeds Linda Eyermann who served as South Shore Arts Director of Education for nine years.

Laura Cutler brings two decades of experience to the role of South Shore Arts Director of Exhibitions. An MFA graduate of the New York Academy of Art in painting and anatomy and BFA graduate of Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, in ceramic sculpture, Laura has been a practitioner of fine arts exhibition both as a visual artist and gallerist.

Since 2004, Laura has played a major role in overseeing and organizing exhibits, events, lectures and private art instruction at Thaddeus C. Gallery in LaPorte, Indiana, which she co-owns with her husband. She has created many community arts projects there, including the ongoing 2nd Saturday Arts & Entertainment event, as well as live painting performances with the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra. She has served on the city’s Downtown Action Committee and the Redevelopment Committee.

In the field of fashion, Laura held the position of National Sales Trainer for Hilfiger Corporation, servicing both the East and West coasts. She has taught art at Indiana University South Bend, organizing student groups to curate and install their own exhibitions in public spaces on campus. She has also taught art for the Lubeznik Center, Michigan City, and the Crossroads School for Art and Science, Santa Monica.

As Director of Exhibitions, Laura will be responsible for working with the Exhibits Committee to schedule and oversee exhibitions in all four South Shore Arts locations, including the William J. Bachman, Atrium, Substation No. 9 and Crown Point galleries.

Laura succeeds Mary McClelland who served as South Shore Arts Gallery Manager for ten years.

Meet South Shore Arts’ Two Newest Staff Members!

Laura Cutler Director of Exhibitions

Jillian Van Volkenburgh Director of Education

harmonic convergence

The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra launched its 72nd season with Cirque de la Symphonie, an Opening Concert and Gala held at the Radisson Hotel and Star Plaza Theatre on Friday, September 20, 2013. Guest artists Cirque de la Symphonie delighted the 2,100-person crowd. Jugglers, contortionists and aerial artists performed gravity-defying feats in, around and above the orchestra. There were lots of oohs and aahs from the audience! Everything was perfectly choreographed, while the Symphony played classical and modern music favorites including Tchaikovsky’s Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.

Indiana University Northwest was the evening’s Presenting Sponsor. The Gala raises money every year to benefit the music and education programs of the Symphony, the Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Symphony Chorus. Some 300 gala guests were treated to delicious food and excellent service by the Radisson Hotel’s chef and staff. A crew of staff led by Jackie Wickland created the most whimsical table decorations depicting acrobats, jugglers, and circus animals, all made from re-cycled silk flowers and other repurposed art materials. What imagination! They were free for the taking at the end of the evening, and there wasn’t a single one left!

The raffle and silent auction were highlighted with dinner for eight donated by Gamba Ristorante and “on the glass” seats at a Blackhawks game with Maestro Muspratt. Winning bidders won a chance to sit on stage with the orchestra for the Holiday Pops concert on December 12th, and the February 14th Valentines Concert, Tosca.

A post concert dessert and champagne reception capped off the evening with Maestro Muspratt, members of the orchestra and the Cirque de la Symphonie performers posing with guests for some keepsake pictures. Special thanks to the Gala committee, board, WANISS and the Symphony and South Shore Arts staff for a wonderful evening and a great start to the season.

Mark you calendars for next year’s Opening Concert and Gala on Friday, September 12, 2014.

Hilda Gamba, Vladimir Tsarkov, Bennito Gamba and Alexandr Deev

Cirque de la Symphonie!Opening Concert Gala Raises Funds for Symphony Season

PRESENTING SPONSOR – $20,000Indiana University Northwest

ENCORE SPONSORS – $5,000Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza

CRESCENDO SPONSORS – $2,500Cindy & Gary AultBMO HarrisCommunity Healthcare System

Giragos FamilyPrecision Control SystemsVidimos, Inc.

ALLEGRO SPONSORS – $1,600American Precision ServicesArcelorMittalLinda A. DickersonCarol & Joseph FraleyMaureen & Dr. Michael Luongo

McMahon & Associates CPAs MonoSolMelissa & Ralph NeffNIPSCOPost-TribuneScott King GroupThe Family of Patricia Wigsmoen

PATRONSDr. Brenda Eriksen

Opening Concert Gala Sponsors

Violinist Kamen Vatchev, wife Guergana & son Victor with Elena Tsarkova & Vladimir Tsarkov

IUN Chancellor William Lowe and Vladimir Tsarkov

Standing, Scott King, Yvonne Donald, Kirk Muspratt, Jeff Wagner, Eric Reaves, Judy Bielak, Russell Brown; seated, Irene Smith-King, Monica Rogina, David Buls

UNDERWRITERSDessert & Champagne – Sue & Andy ArnoldCenterpieces & Signage – Joanne & Rick SvetanoffInvitations – Frankie & Tim FeskoStaff Table & Postage – Cindy & Gary AultOrchestra Reception – WANISSPrograms – Mary & Dave Ryan Jill & Darrel Jones

SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE CONTRIBUTORSAlbert’s Diamond JewelersSue & Andy ArnoldBon FemmeBriar Ridge Country ClubAdrienne BrummetChicago BullsEl Taco Real RestaurantGamba RistoranteHilda & Benito GambaGibsonsIndiana University Northwest

It’s Just SerendipityChris MorrowAntoinette & George NissanNorthwest Indiana Symphony OrchestraElaine J. OehmichRadisson Hotel at Star PlazaSarkey’s FloristSouth Shore Arts Gift ShopStar Plaza TheatreVanis Salon & Day SpaWANISS

Standing, Deborah & Dr. Andrej Zajac, Renee Giragos, Tim, Don & Frankie Fesko; seated, Jeanette Giragos, Margo Powers, Mary Kocher

Three Northwest Indiana Symphony musicians were honored at this year’s gala for their decades of service to the Orchestra. Yvonne Donald has performed with the Orchestra for 49 years. Yvonne was a product of the Gary Public School System and Emerson High School. She auditioned and was accepted into the Symphony playing the cello as a high school sophomore in 1964. She took private lessons from Frances Monfort.

As a member of the Orchestra, Yvonne has performed with stars such as Jose Iturbi, William Marshall, Dizzy Gillespie, Van Clyburn and the Moody Blues, just to name a few.

“I have tried to live my life as a tribute to my mother, a church organist, who sacrificed everything for me and taught me the rewards of the gift of music,” Yvonne said. Yvonne and her husband Larry have retired to Memphis, Tennessee, with their dog, Angel.

Elaine Shumway has performed with the Orchestra for 47 years, having joined in 1966 (she took off two years to do post-graduate work for her Masters in French Literature and International Relations).

Elaine has played with a number of groups around the area, including the Southwest Michigan Symphony for 35 years and the LaPorte Symphony for 25 years. Additionally she has played at Thornton Community College, Southshore Orchestra, Summer Rhapsody in Valparaiso and with quartets and church orchestras.

“As my profession was being a high school French teacher, music was my avocation,” Elaine said. “Music has always been an important part of my life, and Lord willing, it always will be.”

Denise Kirkland has performed with the Orchestra for 44 years. She is the principal clarinetist and an instructor of clarinet at Valparaiso University. Over the years, Denise has served on the Orchestra’s staff as interim executive director, personnel manager and librarian.

With her passion for music education, Denise designed and implemented the symphony’s successful Toot ’n Doodle and Strings in Schools programs. A narration that she and her husband wrote for Saint-Seans’ The Carnival of Animals has been performed by major orchestras.

Denise earned her Master of Music in clarinet and her Bachelor of Music Education from the Indiana University School of Music, where she was a student of Bernard Portnoy. She graduated with distinction and was awarded IU’s prestigious Performer’s Certificate.

As a 7th grader, Denise was a charter member of the Hammond Area Youth Orchestra, now the Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Yvonne Donald

Denise KirklandElaine Shumway

Musicians Honored for Years of Service

state of the arts

Arts Providers Receive Public Arts Funding Through South Shore ArtsIn its role as Regional Arts Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, South Shore Arts announced the FY2014 grants at the bi-monthly South Shore Arts Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at Venue in Valparaiso on October 16, 2013. Over 50 people attended the luncheon and grants award ceremony. The following grant awards were announced:

Arts Organization Support Level 1 (Applicants Requesting up to $10,000)Association of Artists and Craftsmen – $7,000Beachfront Dance School – $6,000Books Brushes and Bands for Education – $6,000Carnegie Center – $7,000Community Theatre Guild – $8,000Dunes Art Foundation – $6,000Indiana Ballet Theatre – $10,000

Arts Organization Support Level II (Applicants Requesting up to $20,000)LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra – $10,000Lubeznik Center for the Arts – $13,000Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra – $19,000Ridgewood Arts Foundation – $19,000

Arts Projects Support (All APS Applicants received $4,421)Board of Munster ParksBoys & Girls Clubs of Northwest IndianaChorus AngelorumCity of Portage Crown Point Community TheatreDiscovery Charter SchoolFriends of EmersonFrontline Foundations Gary Art Works – Miller Beach Arts & Creative DistrictIndiana Dunes Environmental Learning CenterLakeshore Public TelevisionLutheran University AssociationMichigan City Chamber Music FestivalNorthwest Family ServicesNorthwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation Opportunity EnterprisesPurdue University Calumet Sociedad Cultural Civica South Shore Chamber OrchestraSouth Shore Performing Arts Taltree Arboretum

South Shore Arts held a panel review of arts organization and arts project applications at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster on May 4, 2013. Panelists for the organization review were Linda Dorman, arts manager; Katie Holderby, South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority; Chancellor William Lowe, Indiana University Northwest; Julie Stogsdill, Development Director, Hospice of the Calumet Area; and Tracy Rongers, artist. Panelists for the project category were Tim Anderson, CPA, Clifton Gunderson; Marcos Rodriquez, Ivy Tech; Nancy Schoon, Illinois Institute of Technology; John Wachala, Calumet Chamber Musicians; Nicole Schmied, Illinois Facilities Fund; and Lauren Bukovac, Carnegie Arts Center.

South Shore Arts Announces FY2015 Funding OpportunitiesIn its role as Regional Arts Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, South Shore Arts will present three grant application workshops in January for arts organization support and art project support for programs to be conducted between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015. Arts funding is available to nonprofit Indiana arts organizations, as well as non-arts organizations providing arts programming in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

Workshops will be held at the following locations:

Lubeznik Center for the Arts101 W. 2nd Street, Michigan City, INJanuary 7, 2014, 4pm

South Shore Arts1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN January 11, 10am Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center1420 Munson Road, Porter, INJanuary 15, 2014, noon

Grantees will have the option to apply for Arts Organization Support I (AOS1) for arts organizations with operating income and expenses from $50,000 to $249,999 or Arts Project Support for non-arts organizations (APS). The grant applications are completed on-line and all applicants, whether new or returning, are encouraged to attend one of the training sessions. Completed proposals are due no later than 5pm (EST), on March 1, 2014.

For additional information, please call Special Projects Director Donna Catalano at 219/836-1839, ext. 104, or e-mail donna@SouthShoreArtsOnline.org.

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South Shore Arts is pleased to offer quality art classes at three locations in a wide variety of disciplines and media. Classes are available for ages birth through adult. The gifted instructors at South Shore Arts are primarily working artists with degrees in their respective fields. In addition to the many classes offered at its headquarters in Munster’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts––including calligraphy, drawing, painting, pottery, cartooning, and photography––South Shore Arts maintains two branch locations. Substation No. 9 in downtown Hammond offers classes in drawing, airbrushing, painting, homeschooler’s mixed media, Photoshop, Illustrator, and a senior art workshop. South Shore Arts’ Crown Point location just north of the historic courthouse square offers drawing, painting, pottery, a senior art workshop, and Japanese art, among others. A variety of workshops for children and adults are offered in Munster and Crown Point.

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MONDAYS Music Together in Munster (no discounts) ages birth–5 10:00 – 10:45 am Jan. 13 – March 3 M389 $ 152

Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:00 – 5:00 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 M196a $ 45 Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:00 – 5:00 pm Feb. 10 – March 3 M196b $ 45 Children’s Intro to Painting ages 9–15 4:30 – 6:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M245 $ 100 Adult Pottery ages 16–adult 6:00 – 9:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M136 $ 180 Intermed. B/W Photography w/Dark Room ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 M124 $ *175

TUESDAYS Mommy & Me (with caregiver) ages 2–3 9:30 – 10:30 am Jan. 14 – Feb. 4 M104 $ 45

Mommy & Me (with caregiver) ages 2–3 9:30 – 10:30 am Feb. 11 – March 4 M104a $ 45 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 10:45 – 11:45 am Jan. 14 – Feb. 4 M183a $ 45 Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 10:45 – 11:45 am Feb. 11 – March 4 M183b $ 45 Watercolor Painting ages 16–adult 1:00 – 4:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M130 $ 160 Basic Drawing for Kids Step 1 ages 6–8 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M179 $ 80 Introduction to Cartooning ages 9–adult 5:00 – 6:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M113a $ 100 Art Studio ages 6–10 5:30 – 7:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M295 $ 100 Beginning Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 6:30 – 8:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M127 $ 120 Colored Pencil ages 16–adult 7:00 – 9:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 M334 $ 120

WEDNESDAYS Intermediate/Adv. Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 11:30 – 1:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M127b $ 120

Beginning Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 1:30 – 3:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M127a $ 120 Intro to Manga ages 12–adult 4:30 – 6:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M353 $ 120 Int./Adv. Mixed Media Skills ages 16–adult 6:00 – 8:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M418 $ 135 Drawing & Painting Portraits ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M314 $ 165 35mm Photo Techniques ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 15 – Jan. 29 M126 $ 80 Intro B/W Photography w/Dark Room ages 16–adult 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 M122 $ *175

THURSDAYS Drawing For Kids Step 2 ages 6–8 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 M179b $ 80

Drawing ages 8–10 5:30 – 6:30 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 M344 $ 80 Art Studio ages 11–15 6:30 – 8:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 M296 $ 100 Intermediate/Advanced Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 6:30 – 8:30 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 M164 $ 120 Intro to Digital Camera Techniques ages 16–adult 7:00 – 8:30 pm Jan. 16 – Feb. 20 M328 $ 80

FRIDAYS Homeschoolers Mixed Media ages 7–12 10:00 – 11:30 am Jan. 17 – March 7 M411 $ 100SATURDAYS Children’s Intermediate/Advanced Drawing ages 9–15 9:15 – 10:45 am Jan. 11 – March 1 M112 $ 100

Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 9–12 9:15 – 10:45 am Jan. 11 – March 1 M101b $ 115 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 5–8 10:45 – 12:15 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M101 $ 115 Children’s Beginning Drawing ages 9–15 10:50 – 12:20 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M146 $ 100 Gods & Goddesses ages 7–9 12:15 – 1:45 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M412 $ 100 Pottery ages 11–15 12:15 – 1:45 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M119 $ 115 Children’s Intermediate Drawing ages 9–15 12:30 – 2:00 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M146a $ 100 Introduction to Cartooning ages 9–adult 2:15 – 3:45 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M113 $ 100 Advanced Cartooning & Superheroes ages 11–adult 3:45 – 5:15 pm Jan. 11 – March 1 M114 $ 100

WORKSHOPS (no discounts) Bookbinding (Sat.) ages 15 and up 9:30 – 3:30 pm January 18 M385 $ 60

Zentangles (Extreme Doodling) (Tues.) ages 16–adult 9:30 – 12:30 pm January 21 M398 $ 25 Artist Trading Card (Sat.) ages 7–11 9:15 – 10:45 am January 25 M400 $ 18 Advanced Zentangles (Tues.) ages 16–adult 9:30 – 12:30 pm January 28 M417 $ 25 Painting on Clay Tile (Sat.) ages 16–adult 10:00 – 2:00 pm February 1 M410a $ 35 Salt Dough Snowman (Thur.) ages 6–12 5:00 – 6:00 pm February 6 M380 $ 15 *add $20 lab fee

*DISCOUNT FOR HAMMOND RESIDENTS Through special funding from the City of Hammond, Hammond residents taking classes at Substation No. 9, South Shore Arts branch location in downtown Hammond, pay only half price! This discount is not applicable on workshops or at other South Shore Arts locations or in conjunction with other discounts. Proof of residency is required upon registration.

CROWN POINT AGE GROUP TIME DATE REF NO. PRICE

MONDAYS Exploring Japanese Art ages 12–adult 4:00 – 5:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 CP324 $ 80

Intro to Manga ages 12–adult 5:00 – 7:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 CP312 $ 120 Fantasy Drawing ages 12–adult 7:00 – 8:00 pm Jan. 13 – March 3 CP323 $ 80

TUESDAYS Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 14 – Feb. 4 CP149a $ 45

Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:30 – 5:30 pm Feb. 11 – March 4 CP149b $ 45 Pottery ages 11–15 4:30 – 6:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 CP111 $ 115 Painting for Adults ages 16–adult 6:45 – 9:45 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 CP117 $ 160 Adult Pottery ages 16–adult 6:00 – 9:00 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 CP112 $ 180

WEDNESDAYS Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 9:30 – 10:30 am Jan. 15 – Feb. 5 CP183a $ 45

Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 9:30 – 10:30 am Feb. 12 – March 5 CP183b $ 45 Homeschooler’s Mixed Media ages 7–12 10:45 – 12:15 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP352 $ 100 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 5–8 5:00 – 6:30 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP139a $ 115 Children’s Intro to Painting ages 9–15 5:15 – 6:45 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP138 $ 100 Beginning Handbuilding Pottery ages 9–12 6:30 – 8:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 CP139b $ 115

THURSDAYS Senior Art Workshop ages 55 and up 1:00 – 3:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 CP133 $ 85

Senior Art Workshop ages 55 and up 3:00 – 5:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 CP133a $ 85 Beginning Drawing & Painting for Kids ages 6–8 5:00 – 6:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 CP308 $ 80 Children’s Drawing (all levels) ages 9–15 6:00 – 7:30 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 CP164 $ 100 Drawing for Adults (all levels) ages 16–adult 7:30 – 9:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 CP219 $ 100

SUNDAYS Intro to Digital Camera Techniques ages 16–adult 1:30 – 3:00 pm Jan. 12 – Feb. 16 CP319 $ 80CAMP (no discounts) Cocoa & Snow Mini Art Camp (Fri.) ages 5–9 9:00 – 2:00 pm Dec. 27 CP370 $ 30WORKSHOPS (no discounts) Winter Babies (with caregiver) (Fri.) ages 1–4 2:30 – 3:30 pm Dec. 27 CP371 $ 10

Mother/Daughter Painting (Sat.) ages 7 and up 4:00 – 6:00 pm Jan. 4 CP372 $ 30 Artist Trading Card (Sat.) ages 7–11 9:30 – 11:00 am Jan. 11 CP348 $ 18 Wine, Women & Song (Painting) (Fri.) ages 21 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm Jan. 17 CP368 $ 45 Salt Dough Snowman (Thur.) ages 6–12 11:00 – 12:00 pm Jan. 18 CP331 $ 15 Book Restoration (Sat.) ages 15 and up 9:30 – 1:30 pm Jan. 25 CP373 $ *50 Ladies Valentine Workshop (Fri.) ages 21 and up 7:00 – 9:00 pm Feb. 7 CP343 $ 25 Painting on Clay Tile (Sat.) ages 16–adult 10:00 – 2:00 pm Feb. 8 CP374 $ 35 Couples, Cabernet & Canvas (Sat.) ages 21 and up 6:00 – 9:00 pm Feb. 8 CP368 $ 90

Valentine Workshop (Sun.) ages 5-12 3:00 – 4:00 pm Feb. 9 CP212 $ 12

HAMMOND AGE GROUP TIME DATE REF NO. PRICE

MONDAYS Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:30 – 5:30 pm Jan. 13 – Feb. 3 H155 $ 45

Creative Fingers ages 5–6 4:30 – 5:30 pm Feb. 10 – March 3 H155a $ 45TUESDAYS Mommy & Me Book To Art (with caregiver) ages 2–4 11:15 – 12:15 pm Jan. 14 – Feb. 4 H102a $ 45

Mommy & Me Book To Art (with caregiver) ages 2–4 11:15 – 12:15 am Feb. 11 – March 4 H102b $ 45 Intro to Manga ages 12–adult 4:30 – 6:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 H213 $ 120 Advanced Manga ages 12–adult 6:30 – 7:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 H212 $ 80 Adobe Photoshop I ages 16–adult 7:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 14 – March 4 H129 $ 120

WEDNESDAYS Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 11:15 – 12:15 pm Jan. 15 – Feb. 5 H159 $ 45

Colors of the Rainbow ages 3–4 11:15 – 12:15 pm Feb. 12 – March 5 H159a $ 45 Adobe Illustrator I ages 16–adult 7:00 – 9:00 pm Jan. 15 – March 5 H128 $ 120

THURSDAYS Beginning Drawing for Adults ages 16–adult 10:45 – 12:45 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 H182 $ 120

Senior Art Workshop ages 55 and up 1:00 – 3:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 H121 $ 85 Homeschooler’s Mixed Media ages 7–12 1:45 – 3:15 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 H220 $ 100 Beg. Drawing & Painting for Kids ages 6–8 4:00 – 5:00 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 H217 $ 80 Children’s Intro to Drawing & Painting ages 9–15 5:15 – 6:45 pm Jan. 16 – March 6 H207 $ 100

SATURDAYS Continuing Airbrushing ages 14–adult 9:00 – 12:00 pm Jan. 11– Feb. 22 H172 $ 175

Beginning Airbrushing ages 14–adult 12:30 – 3:30 pm Jan. 11– Feb. 22 H109a $ 175 * $5 additional to be paid directly to teacher

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