Indiana Heritage Arts, Inc.

Indiana Heritage Arts, Inc PO Box 509 Nashville, In 47448 812-988-0099 www.indianaheritagearts.org Important dates in 2008 Exhibition Rule change IHA 2008 Bronze Brush winner "Weeding the Garden" by Todd Reifers was purchased for the Permanent Collection.

Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibition and Sale Out of some 170 Indiana artists entered, 25 artists were judged as winners in the 30th anniversary exhibition and sale organized by Indiana Heritage Arts, Inc. The sale opened Friday night at the Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville with a reception and awards ceremony where winning artists were given over $20,000 in prize money. The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday June 7 and will remain open through Saturday, June 21st. Over 140 paintings were juried into the show and all are for sale. The top prize of $5,000 went to Denise Frazier-Pettee of Indianapolis, for "Lotus Pond", Second Place and $3,000 went to Jerry Smith of Crawfordsville for "Summer Grazing" and Third Place and $2,000 went to Todd Reifers of Indianapolis for "Weeding the Garden". Any artist with a tie to Indiana is eligible to enter what has become one of the largest art competitions in the Mid-West. IHA is a non-profit group based in Brown County that supports Indiana’s heritage style artists. It makes its home at the historic Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville. Prize winners will remain on display in the IHA room after the exhibition closes later this month. Other prize winners include four $1,000 Awards of Excellence. They went to Carol Strock Wasson of Union City, Fred Doloresco of Fort Wayne, John Michael Carter of Louisville, Ky, and Dan Woodson of Muncie. Memorial Prize winners went to Ron Mack of Indianapolis, Mary Gretsinger of Columbus, Chris Newlund of Columbus, David Woodson of Muncie, Joel Knapp of Bugg Hollow, Tennessee, William Borden of Hanover, Thomas Himsel of Brownsburg and Randall Scott Harden of Noblesville. Merit Prizes of $250.00 went to Jodie Friend of Bloomington, Tim Greatbatch of Nashville, C.W. Mundy of Indianapolis, Ken Bucklew of Spencer, Thom Robinson of Bedford, Mary Ann Davis of Indianapolis, Rita Spalding of Carmel, Libby Whipple of Avon, Robert Eberle of Indianapolis and Judith Weiss of Noblesville. There will also be a special purchase for the IHA Permanent Collection that will be chosen by the Board of Director’s on opening night and a People’s Choice Award of $500 that will be voted on by exhibit visitors through the run of the show. There is no admission charge to the exhibit which is open seven days a week at the Brown County Art Gallery located at the corner of Main Street and Artist Drive. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 to 5 pm and Noon to 5 pm on Sundays. PR Contact: Lyn Letsinger-Miller 812-988-6934 lynletsing@aol.com Brown County Art Gallery 812-988-4609 Indiana Heritage Arts 812-988-0099

The Pigs are Back Indiana Heritage Arts has made another addition to its Permanent Collection by purchasing the “People’s Choice Award,” painting from its 2006 Exhibition and Sale. The painting is “Three Sows A’Snoozing” by Winchester, Indiana artist Robert Farlow. Donations from patrons and a generous price reduction from the artist made it possible for IHA to obtain one of the most popular paintings the group has ever exhibited. The IHA board decided several years ago to begin collecting the work of Indiana’s current heritage style artists. The paintings are on exhibit in the IHA room at the Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville. In addition, work from various IHA artists are on sale in the Gallery as well. Mr. Farlow is a well-known artist and teacher from Northern Indiana and has been a regular prize winner in IHA’s yearly exhibition. During the two week run of the 2006 exhibition, visitors voted on their favorite painting. “Three Sows A’Snoozing” not only won the award but had the highest vote total of any previous exhibit. IHA is a non-profit group based in Brown County and holds one of the Mid-West’s largest art competitions each June in Nashville, offering over S70,000 in prize money and purchase awards each year. The painting can be seen during regular gallery hours which are Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5pm and on Sundays from noon to 5.

The People's Choice award winner for the 2007 IHA show was painted by Brown County Artist Luke Buck. The painting is called "Blue Highway Pit Stop". Thom C. Robinson "Springmill Summer", R. David Dale "Inspiration Ridge", Chris Griffin-Woods "Bread and Onions". The People's Choice award, made at the end of exhibition, went to Winchester artist Robert Farlow's "Three Sows A-Snoozing". Gold medal winner 2006. The prize winners from this show continue to hang their work in the new IHA gallery which is located in the Brown County Art Gallery. The exhibit changes on a rotating basis and all the paintings are for sale. The Brown County Art Gallery is located at the Corner of Artist Drive and Main Street in Nashville. The paintings are for sale and part of the proceeds benefit IHA.

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Hours are from 10am to 5pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 pm on Sunday. The Brown County Art Gallery is located at the corner of Main Street and Artists Drive in Nashville. Indiana Heritage Arts, Inc. is a non-profit group that has supported the work of Indiana’s heritage style artists for the past 27 years. For more information call IHA at 812-988-0099.

Permanent Collection Endowment Fund As you may know, Indiana Heritage Arts has started a permanent collection of today’s living Hoosier masters. Our first two acquisitions, “Afternoon at Ogle Lake” by Timothy Greatbatch and “Portrait of Fred Rigley” by John Michael Carter, are on display in the IHA room at the Brown County Art Gallery. Now the IHA board has set up an irrevocable agency fund with the Brown County Community Foundation to care for the collection. Our opening balance exceeds $4,500, all donated by current board members. The fund not only allows IHA to care for the paintings it owns, but can be used for future purchases, insurance, display costs and other educational projects, as approved by the board. The Brown County Community Foundation will invest and manage the fund. Right now, costs are very low as the permanent collection holds just two paintings, but they will become more significant as the collection grows. The advantage of an endowment fund is that the money contributed to it will generate income each year in perpetuity to ensure the proper maintenance and display of the collection. . Each $1,000 of principal in the endowment will normally generate at least $50 of income annually to IHA for the collection. The IHA Board of Directors is hopeful that many of our members will be enthusiastic about the fund and will support it with contributions. Even a modest donation by many people can make a huge difference. You will find a check off box on your member renewal form that makes it easy for you to contribute to this effort. Simply add the amount to your annual membership fees and we will forward it on to the endowment fund at the Community Foundation. You can also donate directly to the Brown County Community Foundation, Inc. with a notation on the face of the check that it is for the “IHA Permanent Art Collection Endowment Fund”, PO Box 191, Nashville, Indiana, 47448

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