PAC was\nfounded in 1993 and has promoted visual, literary, and performing arts in\nJasper and Newton Counties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For over 25 years I have\nfocused most of my volunteerism on the Prairie Arts Council, being one of the\nfounding members. As a lifelong artist and art educator, I have focused on my\nareas of interest and expertise to created and facilitate visual arts events,\nmostly exhibitions and workshops, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love living in rural\nnorthwest Indiana, but I also wanted to live in a community that had culture\nand arts opportunities and events. Giving my time to Prairie Arts Council\nhas helped that to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have intentionally taken\na major leadership role with exhibitions and workshops over the years since\nthose are my areas of expertise and interest: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exhibitions: I served\nas the Volunteer Director of the Lilian Fendig Gallery from 1993-2002 (Judy\nKanne took over from 2002-2016), and I returned in 2016 to serve on a new\nExhibition Committee, working closely with Kelley Spurgeon and Judy Kanne.\n I created and chaired the Regional School Art Shows, also beginning in\n1993 through 2016 that continue today and is now chaired by Kelley\nSpurgeon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Workshops: I\nfounded PAC\u2019s ARTCAMP art workshop in 1993 (we began with 6 workshops) and was\nthe director through 2016 (offering over 100 workshops). I served as\nCo-coordinator with Gail Woolever 2016-2018, when Artcamp ended. I am\npresently working with a new committee to bring back the New Artcamp 2020. More\ninformation coming very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the biggest projects\nI have been involved with is the Regional School Art Shows when they were held\nat Saint Joseph\u2019s College in the Lobby of the Core Building, from 1998 \u2013 2017.\nAs chair of the art department there, it worked very well for me to be the\ncoordinator overseeing each show and serving as Master of Ceremony for each of\nthe Reception and Award Ceremonies. The artwork of over 600 regional art\nstudents was exhibited each year. The event continues today on a slightly\nsmaller scale that can be exhibited in the Lilian Fendig Gallery. It is an\nexemplary collaboration with the area art teachers, their art student students,\ntheir families and the Jasper \u2013Newton community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of my proud moments is being able to bring art events to our rural community and the thousands of children to adults who have participated over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the challenge\u2019s nonprofits face is funding, but also publicizing our events and getting people from across Jasper and Newton counties to attend. We still encounter local residents who don\u2019t know about the Prairie Arts Council and\/or don\u2019t participate in our programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now retired from full-time teaching, it was always a challenge when I was teaching full time, find time to make my art and volunteer nearly 200 hours some years…\u00a0 But, the quote \u201cask a busy person if you want to get something done\u201d seems to apply. I was highly organized and lived by my calendar. I also had a very understanding family that supported me in every way, with a husband who (still) cooks and (now grown) children who helped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some accomplishments for\n2020 is Prairie Arts Council is and always will be my main volunteer\npriority. I will continue to serve on PAC\u2019s board indefinitely, lending my time\nand creativity to all of its endeavors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One new exhibition I will be coordinating this summer is\n\u201cCelebrating Women Artists\u201d, is in honor 100 years of Women\u2019s Right to\nVote. It is a continuation of my work on the 2020 International Women\u2019s\nDay Celebration held on March 8. I also look forward to teaching in the new\nARTCAMP 2020 as we reinvent a new schedule of workshops spread across the\nsummer to better meet 21st<\/sup> century demands on families\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PAC was founded in 1993 and has promoted visual, literary, and performing arts in Jasper and Newton Counties. For over 25 years I have focused most of my volunteerism on the Prairie Arts Council, being one of the founding members. As a lifelong artist and art educator, I have focused on my areas of interest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n PAC was\nfounded in 1993 and has promoted visual, literary, and performing arts in\nJasper and Newton Counties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For over 25 years I have\nfocused most of my volunteerism on the Prairie Arts Council, being one of the\nfounding members. As a lifelong artist and art educator, I have focused on my\nareas of interest and expertise to created and facilitate visual arts events,\nmostly exhibitions and workshops, <\/p>\n\n\n\n I love living in rural\nnorthwest Indiana, but I also wanted to live in a community that had culture\nand arts opportunities and events. Giving my time to Prairie Arts Council\nhas helped that to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have intentionally taken\na major leadership role with exhibitions and workshops over the years since\nthose are my areas of expertise and interest: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Exhibitions: I served\nas the Volunteer Director of the Lilian Fendig Gallery from 1993-2002 (Judy\nKanne took over from 2002-2016), and I returned in 2016 to serve on a new\nExhibition Committee, working closely with Kelley Spurgeon and Judy Kanne.\n I created and chaired the Regional School Art Shows, also beginning in\n1993 through 2016 that continue today and is now chaired by Kelley\nSpurgeon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshops: I\nfounded PAC\u2019s ARTCAMP art workshop in 1993 (we began with 6 workshops) and was\nthe director through 2016 (offering over 100 workshops). I served as\nCo-coordinator with Gail Woolever 2016-2018, when Artcamp ended. I am\npresently working with a new committee to bring back the New Artcamp 2020. More\ninformation coming very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the biggest projects\nI have been involved with is the Regional School Art Shows when they were held\nat Saint Joseph\u2019s College in the Lobby of the Core Building, from 1998 \u2013 2017.\nAs chair of the art department there, it worked very well for me to be the\ncoordinator overseeing each show and serving as Master of Ceremony for each of\nthe Reception and Award Ceremonies. The artwork of over 600 regional art\nstudents was exhibited each year. The event continues today on a slightly\nsmaller scale that can be exhibited in the Lilian Fendig Gallery. It is an\nexemplary collaboration with the area art teachers, their art student students,\ntheir families and the Jasper \u2013Newton community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of my proud moments is being able to bring art events to our rural community and the thousands of children to adults who have participated over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the challenge\u2019s nonprofits face is funding, but also publicizing our events and getting people from across Jasper and Newton counties to attend. We still encounter local residents who don\u2019t know about the Prairie Arts Council and\/or don\u2019t participate in our programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now retired from full time\nteaching, it was always a challenge when I was teaching full time, find time to\nmake my art and volunteer nearly 200 hours some years... But, the quote\n\u201cask a busy person if you want to get something done\u201d seems to apply. I was\nhighly organized and lived by my calendar. I also had a very understanding\nfamily that supported me in every way, with a husband who (still) cooks and (now\ngrown) children who helped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some accomplishments for\n2020 is Prairie Arts Council is and always will be my main volunteer\npriority. I will continue to serve on PAC\u2019s board indefinitely, lending my time\nand creativity to all of its endeavors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One new exhibition I will be coordinating this summer is\n\u201cCelebrating Women Artists\u201d, is in honor 100 years of Women\u2019s Right to\nVote. It is a continuation of my work on the 2020 International Women\u2019s\nDay Celebration held on March 8. I also look forward to teaching in the new\nARTCAMP 2020 as we reinvent a new schedule of workshops spread across the\nsummer to better meet 21st<\/sup> century demands on families\u2019 time.<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[],"county":[10],"yoast_head":"\n