Hendricks County Arts Council: Purpose and Goals

Press release -
Gallery on the Square comes to downtown Danville

Hendricks County Arts Council will be sponsoring a new Gallery of 19 artists on the downtown Danville Square with a grand opening of June 20, 2009. The gallery will also be the permanent home for the Hendricks County Arts Council. The gallery is located at 51 S. Washington St. on the east side of the square between the Royal Theater and Frank’s Place restaurant. Gallery hours will be Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm.

The gallery offers two areas, the gallery will showcase the artwork of our artists and the classroom area will be used to offer a variety of art related classes offered by various artists. The classroom area has been a primary goal in the plans for establishing a gallery sponsored by the arts council. There will be classes offered on such topics as beginning and intermediate skills in acrylic, oils & watercolor, precious metal clay jewelry, jewelry from junque, gourd weaving, wood burning, & pottery.

The artists and their mediums include: Shirley Adams – fiber, David Ballinger – painting, Peg Cawthorn – wood burning, Cindy Cradler – painting/drawing, Jerri Crosby – pottery, Don & Sue Gillock – stained glass, Julie Heise – Southwest Jewelry, Joan Kisner – jewelry, Ann Kleeman – fiber, Marti McCoy – painting, Rosetta Morgan – painting, Pam O’Rourke – photography, Alan Poorman – wood, Rose Richard – photography, Donna Nolan Sanders – painting, Craig Voight – metal, Shirley Woolard – painting and Susie Billingsly – gourd art.

All artwork will be for sale, and commissioned work can be arranged through the individual artists.

For more information please contact info at www.hendrickscountyarts.org or Rose Richard, gallery manager at rrichard@indy.rr.com

HCAC Purpose and Goals

Hendricks County Arts Council is a community organization that strives to provide financial support, services, and other programs for a variety of arts organizations and/or individual artists and the community as a whole. Our aim is to make a difference in the quality of life in our community and raise awareness of the Arts that are taking place in Hendricks County.

We are striving to:

Establish an interest in the arts county-wide
Establish programs to encourage children in the arts
Establish a liason between the Arts Council, towns, and organizations
Coordinate area events and activities between towns and artists
Support art shows and galleries
Encourage local businesses to freely display art of local artists
Sponsor a county-wide arts fair or festival
Support artists trying to open studios and galleries
Secure scholarships for artists
Develop programs within schools, community and senior centers

Hendricks County Arts Council

HCAC Purpose and Goals

Our grateful thanks to the following corporate sponsors!