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Painting by 4th grader Adriana Israelite

Our Photography Competition The ViewAs We See It, featuring both color and black& white images, will open on Sunday,March 5 from 2-4 pm.Stop in and visit with the photographers,

check out who won prizes, and maybe findthe perfect image for your home or office.This show was juried by Jennifer Green-

burg, who is an Associate Professor of Pho-tography and Printmaking at IndianaUniversity Northwest.

Thanks to Stephanie and Roger Carnellfor the fine job they did hanging the show.The show will be up through March 29.

Chesterton Montessori School Art Show

The artwork of the students who attend the ChestertonMontessori School will be featured at the Chesterton Art Cen-ter March 2-29, showcasing the works of their students ingrades 1-6. The show titled, In Our Nature will have a mix of2-D and 3-D works that the children have produced thus farthroughout the school year under the instruction of art teacherJennifer Aitchison.

The exhibit will include a reception for parents, stu-dents and general public on Saturday, March 4 from 1-3 p.m.

Artist OpportunitiesSPONSORS

ABELSON FUND TRUSTFIRST STATE BANK OF PORTERJOHN ANDERSON FOUNDATION

DUNELAND RESALELUELLA DEWULF

MEAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONHORIZON BANK

BENEFACTORSINDIANA ARTS COMMISSION/

SOUTH SHORE ARTSCHESTERTON WOMAN’S CLUB

CHESTERTON-DUNELAND KIWANISPINES VILLAGE RETIREMENT

COMMUNITIESDATAGRAPHIC

DELTA THETA TAU SORORITYGARY COOKE FAMILYDICK & SANDI CHURCHJUDY & MIKE CRAWFORD

SHERYL DRASCHIL DUNELAND WOODCARVERSJOSEPHINE FERGUSONKATHY GARZELLAMINAKSHI GHUMAN

MARY ANN GRADISHERJUDY GREGURICH LEE & DUANE HIBBS

DR. JOEL & SHIRLEY HULLJIM & MARY KAY JESELNICK

ERNEST LARSONMR. & MRS. BRUCE LEEP

JUNE LOOBYWENDY & MARTY MARCINIAK

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MARCIA O’SULLIVANCHERYL PRATTGLORIA RECTOR

RICHARD AND ANNMARIE RILEYJAMES D. RUGETAMMY SELLA/

MINK LAKE GULF COURSEMARY ANN VAN SOEST

RYAN WANKE

Michigan City Chamber Directory Cover Design Art Contest - Submit your original work for the MC Chamber's 2018 Centennial Member Guide. Subject matter must depict unique aspects of local business activity or Michigan City’s com-mercial heritage. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to participate. Size of work needs to be 9” x 11”. Deadline for sub-missions is March 15, 2017. For more information contact Paula Trout at ptrout@mcachamber.com.

Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction is seeking entries for the third annual Re-Think Art Competition & Ex-hibition. The contest challenges artists to submit works made from 100 percent recycled materials for both juried andpopular awards. The deadline for the submission of entries is March 31 for committee review.Categories include: young adult, adult and youth. Works will be displayed at the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebrationon April 22 for a popular vote.Materials that can be used include anything reclaimed, reused, recovered, second-hand, sal-vaged, or anything un-new. Details are available on the district’s website, www.PorterCountyRecycling.org, or by calling219-465-3815.

The Chesterton Art Center is offering a $1000 scholarship to a Porter County high school senior graduating in the class of2017 and planning to attend college to major in an art-related field. Applicants will need to submit a letter of intent, includingwhich school you will be attending, why the interest in art, and what the future art-related plans may be.Applications require a portfolio including both 3D and matted 2-D pieces. Also, a variety of sketchbooks are requested withthe application. Sketchbooks should reflect a variety of creative concepts personal to each student. All materials must besubmitted by April 7 before 3 p.m. Portfolios and sketchbooks can be picked up anytime after April 24.The official prospectus will be downloadable from the website at www.chestertonart.com.

Call for Artists: 2nd Annual Pop-Up Art Experience

Valparaiso Festival and Events & The Enclave Project seek entries for The Pop-Up: A Valparaiso Art Experience, July 20 -August 8 in businesses throughout Valparaiso, IN. Grand Prize $3000, 2nd $1500, 3rd $750, Honorable Mention $250, Pop-ular Vote $500. Jurors: Gregg Hertzlieb, Aimee Tomasek, and Carolann Brown. Artists must be 18 years or older. All formsof 2d and 3d artwork will be accepted. However, not all artwork may be selected during the Second Phase of our events,where the venues and artists work together and fill all spaces available. 1 submission for $20, 5 submissions for $30, 10submissions for $50. Deadline: April 1, 2017. More info. Contact: email or call 702-480-3613.

Call For Artists: The Chesterton Art Center Presents The 59th Chesterton Art Fair

The 59th Annual Chesterton Art Fair will be heldon Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6,2017 in beautiful Dogwood Park in Chesterton. If you are an artist or know an artist who does

art fairs, now is the time to apply. Application isonline only. Visit www.entrythingy.com, or go tothe Chesterton Art Center’s website for a link toapply. Deadline to apply is May 15, 2017.

Heartland Artists, Plymouth announces their Small Wonders Juried show. Show dates are May 2 - June 2, 2017. Outsideframe dimensions on 2D work may not measure greater than 12” x 12” maximum. 3D work may not exceed 12” x 12” max-imum as well. Dates to remember: Saturday, April 15: Postmark deadline for entries. Saturday, April 29: Hand deliver art10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://heartlandartgallery.com/

Member NewsMembers: Please send us your art news about ex-hibits, awards, etc. for the April newsletter no laterthan March 21, 2017.

Duneland Photography Club NewsDeb Armstrong of the Duneland Photo Club will be

presenting a Smart Phone Photography Class for thePorter County Parks Department on Saturday, March4th from 1:30 – 4:30 pm. The class will be held at Sun-set Hill Farm. Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/hshatsmThe next monthly meeting of the Duneland Photog-

raphy Club will be Tuesday, March 7th. Mentoring willbe at 5:30 with the regular meeting beginning at 7:00pm. Guest speaker Norm Turner of Norman TurnerPhotography, along with Deb Armstong, will be leadinga discussion on "Photography Critique". Attached is aphoto of Norm. Our goal is to challenge each other tobecome better photographers.The Duneland Photography Club meets at the Pro-gram Center at Sunset Hill Farm County Park at USHwy. 6 and Meridian Road, Valparaiso. For more in-formation email DunelandPhotoClub@gmail.com orfind us on Facebook at Facebook.com/DunelandPho-toClub.

Mary Ann Pals had a pastel titled, A Slice of Autumn,accepted into the 30th IAPS Convention Exhibition, tobe held concurrently with the 2017 International As-sociation of Pastel Societies Convention in Albu-querque, NM this summer.

Chesterton Art Center members Peggy Carter andSteve Bensing were among those who participatedin the Porter County Gardening Show Photographycontest. Peggy earned a first place ribbon in the Fun-gus in the Garden category with her "Faucet Fungus"photo. Steve received second place in the Bugs andInsects in the Garden category with his "FoundationMeadows Spider" entry. Attached are the photos.

Louisa Murzyn received many awards for her photo-graphic work in February. Photographic Society ofAmerica (PSA) recognition: “Haunting Sea” earned anaward in the Pictorial division for PSA.Chicago Area Camera Club Association (CACCA)recognitions: In Nature: “Mommy and Me” earned Na-ture Print of the Year and an honorable mention in themonthly competition. “In Full Feather” earned anaward and “ Haunting Sea” and “Tastes Fishy” bothearned an honorable mention. Louisa also ranked firstin nature scores for the year.In Photojournalism: “Flowers for Fallen Officer” earnedan award and “Hitting the Lip” earned an honorablemention. Louisa ranked third in scores for the year inphotojournalism.In monochrome, ‘A Dark History” earned Best ofShow. “Fisherman in Herringbone”; “Look to theLighthouse”; and “Haunting Sea” all earned an award.In color, “Witches’ Brew” and “A River Runs ThroughIt” earned an award. In digital projection, “Tiny TasteTester” earned an award.

Art ClassesMonday Night Life DrawingNote: Monday Night Life Drawing resumes Monday, March 27. 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Come practice/learn drawing the figure or portrait from life. Some instruction of sketching basics available for be-ginners. All skill levels are welcome. Pencil or charcoal are mostly used, but class participants canalso sketch with other media. A different model will be provided each week with an attempt to alsovary age, gender, and if possible, ethnicity. Call Ivan Chermel at 617-8142 for more information.

Thursday Night All Media Class with Suzie RossoThursday nights from 7-9 pm, Suzie instructs students working in most media--pencil & drawing, in-cluding figures; watercolor, acrylics, oil, and pastel. Her class is an opportunity to improve your skills& develop a personal artistic style, surrounded by others doing the same. Cost is $65/month (4 ses-sions) with members receiving a $5 discount.Beginning/Intermediate Pastels with Mary Ann Pals6-week session, starting Wednesday, March 8 from 7-9. Participating students must have somedrawing experience, but no previous pastel experience is required to attend. Mary Ann will coverthe basic techniques of using pastels and help students feel comfortable with the materials. Thecost of class is $75, with members receiving a $5 discount. Intermediate Drawing with Mary Ann PalsMary Ann Pals will teach a 6-week Intermediate Drawing class starting Tuesday, March 14 from 7-9 p.m. The class will go beyond the drawing basics to tackle more difficult subjects such as clouds,reflecting water, and folds in fabric. Beginning Drawing is a prerequisite for this class. (If there arequestions about ability level, please contact the Chesterton Art Center and we will put you in contactwith the instructor.) Students need to be age 16 or older to participate. The cost of class is $75, withmembers receiving a $5 discount.Intermediate Drawing with Mary Ann PalsMary Ann Pals will teach a 6-week Intermediate Drawing class starting Tuesday, March 14 from 7-9 p.m. The class will go beyond the drawing basics to tackle more difficult subjects such as clouds,reflecting water, and folds in fabric. Beginning Drawing is a prerequisite for this class. (If there arequestions about ability level, please contact the Chesterton Art Center and we will put you in contactwith the instructor.) Students need to be age 16 or older to participate. The cost of class is $75, withmembers receiving a $5 discount.Oil Painting Basics Workshop with Mark VanderVinneMark VanderVinne will be teaching a 2-day work-shop titled, "Oil Painting Basics" on March 25-26 atthe Chesterton Art Center. As Mark explains, "Oilpainting is its own beast. It can be playful and fun,or downright frustrating." In this course, Mark willshow students how to work with the medium, insteadof against it. Over the 2 days, participants will focuson painting a single, well-lit object, and working fromtheir own photographs, allowing them to explore theaspects of light, shape, value and color. Mark willalso discuss a simple painting approach along withbrushwork and paint viscosity, in order to make the entire painting process easier and more fun. Theworkshop will include lectures, demonstrations, individual painting time, and personalized instructionto promote artistic growth. Class will meet Saturday, March 25 from 10-5 and Sunday, March 26 from 12-5. Each day, there willbe a break for lunch. The cost of the workshop is $145 (for members, it is $120). A supply list will beprovided once registration is complete. The workshop is designed for beginning or intermediatepainters. To register online, simply click on the EventBrite event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oil-painting-basics-tickets-32273624279?aff=ehomecard or contact the Chesterton Art Center at 219-926-4711 to make your reservation. Seating is limited to only 15 students. Intermediate DSL Photography with George KassalGeorge Kassal will be offering a 3-week Intermediate DSL Photography class starting Wednesday,March 29 from 6-9 p.m. The workshop will help beginners move beyond basic control of their camerato an intermediate skill level. Class will start with a quick review of fundamentals and then explore aseries of creative controls that will allow photographers to take advantage of more advanced camerafeatures. Hands-on exercises will include simple portraits, night photography & holiday decorations,flowers & close-ups, using the flash, group shots and special effects. Students are asked to bringtheir camera and manual to class. The cost for class is $50, with members receiving a $5 discount.

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Pre-school, home school, and after schoolclasses. An additional preschool class will beoffered for 4-5 year olds on Wednesdays thisyear from 11-12 pm.

The Thursday 5:15 Advanced Class willfocus on larger canvas paintings only thisyear. Oils, acrylic and watercolors will be ex-plored. More in depth works will be created.Tuition for pre-schoolers is $60, $75 for allothers. We offer a $5 monthly discount formembers. All supplies included.In March the students will be studying the

art of Winslow Homer.

The Art Center is a GREATplace for a birthday party!

Call for more details.

(219) 926-5001278 E. 1500 N • Chesterton, IN 46304

Monday 10-5Closed TuesdayWed.-Sat. 10-5Sunday 11-5

Friday, March 10

Cookies and Canvas

Children ages 3-7 can attend from 5-6:30p.m. and ages 8-14 from 7-8:30. are mem-bers of the Chesterton Art Center. All inter-ested students must register by no later thanThursday, March 9.