The Brown County Art Gallery is Nashville’s “original” gallery. It was founded by a group of early impressionist painters who were members of one of the most famous regional art colonies in the country. The gallery now belongs to a non-profit foundation with a mission of preserving Indiana’s rich art history and fostering the legacy of those early artists. The Brown County Art Gallery is still a center for art and culture. It has undergone a complete renovation in recent months and features first rate exhibition space, and a full schedule of major art events that include Indiana’s top living artists as well as historic programs, all taking place within our six galleries. Brown County Art Gallery Association Artists to Hang in new Nashville Brewing Company Nashville's newest gathering spot is featuring art work by one of the county's oldest art groups. Big Woods Brewing Company on Molly's Lane opened late this fall and is drawing large and steady crowds. The brew pub and restaurant was put together by three local businessmen and features micro brew beer made on the premises as well as a full menu of food items for both lunch and dinner. The new Timberframe building which sits in the location of the fomer "Little Brown Jug" restaurant, incorporated the work of many local craftspeople. Now that the brewhouse is open, the walls now feature the work of artist members from the historic Brown County Art Gallery. All the paintings are for sale and works will be rotated on a regular basis. More info can be found at the Big Woods Beer website. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation.

The Brown County Art Gallery Foundation 2009 Collector's Showcase: Exhibit includes rarely seen paintings by one of Brown County's favorite early artists, Will Vawter. Included is a large museum grade painting which our curator says may be the best Will Vawter he has ever seen. We will also feature Vawter's work as the illustrator for James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana's Poet Laureate. Each guest will be given a full color catalogue of the exhibit. All Proceeds benefit the Foundation. This is a once in a lifetime chance to see work by Will Vawter from private collections. Our exhibits in the past three years have drawn large crowds and our T.C. Steele exhibit garnered national coverage in American Art Review Magazine. Once again we will be doing a full color catalogue and we hope you will be willing to participate again this year, or become a first time advertiser. Our catalogues are truely collector items that people will keep for years to come. At some point, they may all be bound together in a book as they show an amazing collection of work by our early Hoosier Masters. Collector's Showcase is the Gallery Foundation's biggest fundraiser and goes a long way in keeping the doors open for the historic Brown County Art Gallery. This fall, we have made some changes in the Showcase reception. We will be offering a VIP reception from 5 to 9 pm at 45.00 and a general admission from 6 to 9 pm, for 35.00. We will be featuring Oliver's Barb-B-Que, side dishes and deep dish cookies by Middlepoint Foodworks. Music will be by Jon Kay, a local musical historian who did the music for the "Artists of Brown County DVD". We will be raffling Blue Ribbon homebaked pies by Brown County's State Fair Prize winning baker and board member Elizabeth Domont. And wine and beer will be served as well. Wine and beer is included in the VIP admission and may be purchased by the glass for the 35.00 admission. No jackets and ties allowed! The exhibit opens to the public on Sunday from noon to 5 pm with a $7.00 admission charge at the door. Catalogues will be distributed at both events and those left are offered at the gallery year round so it is a good advertising opportunity. Please support us in our mission to keep the historic Brown County Art Gallery a vibrant and special place. Call the Gallery for reservations: 812-988-4609

The Brown County Art Gallery Foundation has opened a consignment gallery in a new antique mall in Bloomington. The Foundation will offer consignment works for sale in the Second Street Antique Mall located at 222 West Second Street in Bloomington. The new mall is on Bloomington’s newly opened B-Line trail which is a designated area featuring bike and walking paths, restaurants, galleries and other interesting spots for visitors. The Foundation has maintained a consignment room in its Nashville Gallery for many years. The room features work by Indiana artists placed on consignment with part of the proceeds benefiting the non-profit Foundation which maintains the historic Brown County Art Gallery and its Permanent Collection. The new space in Bloomington will allow the Gallery Foundation to promote its many events as well as offer works of art by Indiana artists for sale. The Foundation generally focuses on early Indiana art, but any work will be considered for both locations. Art lovers can purchase or offer wor ks for sale and benefit a worthy art group at the same time. To consign work for sale, contact the Brown County Art Gallery at 812-988-4609. Second Street Antiques is open daily and has a website at www. SecondStreetAntiques.com. The Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville is open daily as well. Annual Victorian Tea Fundraiser was a success April 5, 2009 The 12th annual Mabel B. Annis Memorial Student Art Competition had a record number of entries this year. Click on the link the see the winners. The Brown County Art Gallery Foundation Presents: “Indiana Artists: Past and Present": A consignment sale to benefit the Foundation

The Great Hall is the home of the Brown County Art Gallery Association. The organization is one of the oldest on-going art associations in America. The 30 plus members display and sell their work in three seasonal exhibits, spring, summer, and fall/winter. They also get together to paint, to hold workshops and have fun, activities that visitors are able to enjoy as well. Our history includes a large collection of paintings donated to the gallery by the founding members and from loving collectors over the years. We proudly display these paintings on a rotating basis in our Permanent Collection Gallery. Adolph Shulz, Ada Walter Shulz, Will Vawter, Carl Graf, E. K. Williams, C. Curry Bohm, V.J. Cariani, Marie Goth, L.O. Griffith, Gustave Baumann, Dale Bessire, and T.C. Steele are legends of Indiana art and their paintings are part of our important collection. We also are the caretakers of the permanent collection of early Indiana artist Glen Cooper Henshaw. Famous in New York, Chicago, and Baltimore, Mr. Henshaw returned to his home state of Indiana and lived in Nashville until his death in the 1940s. Our front gallery is home to a 30-year-old non-profit organization known as Indiana Heritage Arts. IHA stages one of the largest exhibition and sales of heritage style art in the Midwest each June. IHA members include many of Indiana’s top professional artists and the competition gives them a chance to win 80,000 dollars in prize money and purchase awards. The prize winning artists also have the privilege of exhibiting in the IHA gallery room throughout the year. Two other galleries are available for solo shows, special exhibits, and free meeting space for our patron members. They are also the home of the the Mabel Annis Exhibit of student art which gives Jr. and Sr. High School artists from a six county area, a chance to compete and exhibit their work in a top flight gallery, enjoy prize money, and a formal reception. A new book has been released that covers a period of time in Brown County Art history....the 1970s. It is a collection of articles written originally for the Brown County Democrat by John "Abe" Eyed, a long time Brown County "character" and art patron. He passed away two years ago, and his wife Cheryl took up the task of completing the book in his memory. The proceeds all benefit the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation...a group both have volunteered with for many years. A book signing will take place on Friday, Sept, 7, 2007, at the Brown County Art Gallery during the kick off of Art Renaissance Weekend. Cheryl Eyed will be on hand between 5:30 and 8:30 pm. Foundation Services and Membership The foundation’s major fundraisers include Collector’s Showcase, a “one night only” chance to see the work of the early artists that are loaned to us from private collections. The showcase takes place each October and is an amazing night of fine food, wine, and great art work .Our Victorian Tea is a lovely event that takes place in April. Each year there is a different theme along with delicious food and fragrant teas. Both of these events are crucial to helping us achieve our mission of preserving and fostering our legacy. But one of our most important sources of income is from patron members. You will receive a quarterly newsletter, a chance to exhibit your art work in our patron show and invitations to our special events. We are dependent on our patrons to keep the doors open. Please consider joining.

Special Programs Holding a convention in Brown County? Contact the gallery staff for information on our special historic programs available for groups. Visitors can spend a delightful afternoon or evening in the gallery with a personal tour and historic presentation. A full catering kitchen is available Contact Us Brown County Art Gallery PO Box 443 Nashville, In 47448 brncagal@att.net For more information call Brown County Art Gallery at 812-988-4609.

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