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"Artists in Residence & Resident Artist;The Dunes as Muse"

The Chesterton Art Center is pleased to be a part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s 50thAnniversary Celebration by hosting some of the works of longtime resident artist Hazel Hannell.

The pieces to be shown were removed from the Hannell property in Furnessville before the home was demolished. At theOpening Reception, Gregg Hertzlieb, curator of the Brauer Museum at Valparaiso University will be pulling prints off ofsome of the printmaking blocks discovered in the house. Accompanying the blocks are the actual sketches Hazel drew ofthe different wildflowers of the dunes. These sketches later became the print blocks that will be shown.

Also featured will be artwork created by artists who were selected to participate in the National Lakeshore's Artistin Residence Program. This collection consists of paintings, photography, quilting, interactive writing and poetry, and film-making. Opening Reception: Sun, July 10, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. The print process wil be shown at 3:30. Exhibit Dates: Jul 10 -Aug 13, 2016.

In conjunction with the National Park System’s 100th Anniversary, andthe Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s 50th Anniversary, The String-A-LongQuilt Guild will be showing their Indiana Quilt Challenge Quilts, celebrating Indi-ana's 200th birthday. These beautiful quilts will be hanging in the Luella DeWulfGallery (front gallery space) from July 10 through July 28. Since 1984, the String-A-Long Quilt Guild has been committed to promoting theart of quilting. Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at theWestchester Public Library Service Center at 100 Indiana Avenue in Chesterton.Meetings begin at 7:00 pm. Guests are always welcome.

Congratulations to Porter artist Kristina Knowski, who received Best in Show in the Chester-ton Woman’s Club 65th Annual Art Show. Her winning diptych watercolors are entitled It MightHave Been Huia Bird. Other members who received awards include Jimmy Duke Johnston, First Place; Ron Stec,

Second Place; Fred Holly, Kathy Los-Rathburn, and Judy Pampalone; all Fourth Places, CarlOlson and Jean Trembley, Merit Awards, and Julia Holmaas, Alicia McFarland, Herb Helm, Jr.,Sally Hooker, Mary Ann Gradisher, Kathy Los-Rathburn, and Joyce Dille, all Honorable Men-tions. A special award honoring the memory of Woman’s Club member Audrey Lipinski waspresented to Gail Woolever.Many thanks to the Chesterton Woman’s Club for sponsoring this wonderful show, and also

to Jenny Gaff and Judith Sawyier, Co-Chairmen. Kristina Knowski

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The Art Fair will be here before we know it! The Art Fair Committee has been hard at work planning this year’s fair sinceNovember. This year’s fair will be held at Dogwood Park in Chesterton. Along with the change in venue, we will be able tooffer more food vendors, more activities and music and of course, the over 80 quality artists that will come from all over thecountry.

All we need now is YOU! Please help us by being a volunteer. We have many jobs that can be as easy as just wearinga smile, greeting people, and selling bottled water. We can also use help in our children’s art experience booth, which issure to make YOU smile.

Another way to help is to spread the word among your family, friends and co-workers to come and visit the fair. Also,check out the Chesterton Art Fair Facebook page and share it with your Facebook friends. Oh, and one other way to help-keep your fingers crossed for beautiful weather! Call today to be a volunteer.

The next Critique Night at the Chesterton Art Center will be on Wednesday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. Guests are welcome toshow up, with no prior registration required. All ability levels and artistic styles are encouraged. Led by Mark VanderVinne.Guests are welcome to stop in, with no prior registration required. All ability levels and artistic styles are encouraged toattend. While Mark is a painter, he will be able to advise artists in other mediums as well. Guests may simply sit and listen.But, the goal of the evening is build community. So- participation will be encouraged. Artists can bring in a piece of work at any stage - from conception to the final version. While it will be a gentle and friendly

environment, it will be a critique involving Mark and others providing advice and insight into the effectiveness of the work orthe artistic concept. Critique Night is a monthly event, happening the first Wednesday of each month.

Call For Artists: The Chesterton Art Center will be showcasing 3-dimensional art duringthe month of August. We welcome sculpture, glass, assemblage, - anything 3-D - meaningany art which has length, width, and depth. Entries received on August 15 & 16, with theOpening Reception on Sunday, August 21. Prospectus for this show will be available onlineand at the Art Center after July 8.

Art Center Members: You have a great opportunity to be selling your art here at the Art Center. We have a lot of increasedtraffic during the busy summer season, and people come here seeking local art. Guidelines for showing and selling your artare on our website. Your work should be seen! And sold, if you wish.

Coming Soon to Beautiful Dogwood Park...

The 58th Annual Chesterton Art Fair!

Southern Shore Art Association presents " 'Scapes: Land, Sea and Mountain" Opening August 5, 5-8pmThis exhibit will accept paintings executed in oil, watercolor. acrylic, pastels and ink drawings of landscapes, sea-beach'scapes and mountain 'scapes from right next door to around the world: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Styles will in-clude traditional to abstract and everything in between. Open to members and non-members. For more information, visithttp://www.southernshoreartassociation.com/The 5th Annual Hooked on Art Festival is Saturday September 24th at Thomas Centen-nial Park in Chesterton. Frontline Foundations is looking for artists to come out to sharetheir talent. They are seeking street chalk artists – to compete, live street art demonstrations– to showcase their creativity, and vendors to sell works of art. Visit hookedonartfestival.comfor more details and to register. The deadline to participate is August 31st .

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Member NewsMembers: Please send us your art news about ex-hibits, awards, etc. for the August newsletter nolater than July 25.

Judi Tussey has 3 paintings in a show at the PaulHenry Gallery in Hammond called Self/Us - A VisualExploration of Identity. Closing reception is on August27 at 6:00 pm. Judi also has a painting in a show atZhou B Art Center In Chicago called Lexicon. Openingreception was June 17th, closing July 8th.

Art ClassesMonday Night Ceramics with Tom CerniusNew Ceramics session starts Monday, July 25. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 6 sessions. Cost is $110/135 +$15clay fee. Learn how to throw on a wheel and hand build. Students will finish up with around 5 finishedprojects, glazed and fired. 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.Watercolor with Dick ChurchNew session begins July 8. Fridays from 10 am until noon. $65/70 + $10 pattern fee. 6 classes. Be-ginning and Intermediate. If you are a beginner, call ahead for a supply list. Tuesday Night Jewelry Classes with Mara WibleDuring the month of July, Mara Wible will be teaching a variety of jewelry classes on Tuesday nightsat 7:00 at the Chesterton Art Center. On July 12, she will offer a Spiral Peyote Bracelet/Necklaceclass for $35. Students will need to know even count peyote to take this class. A Kumihimo Braceletclass will be held on July 19. Participants will learn this ancient Japanese weaving technique - perfectfor bracelets! The Kumihimo class is $35. Mara will teach a Peyote Cabochon Pendant class on July 26. Using a scrabble cube, students willmake a fun pendant, perfect for casual summer wear. The cost of class is $30 and folks participatingwill need to have prior experience with even count peyote stitch. In a number of the classes, participants will be working with small beads. So, please bring appropriateglasses. Supplies are included for each class and members of the Chesterton Art Center will receivea $5 discount per class. There is a (3) person minimum and students must be signed up no laterthan the day prior to the start of class. In some cases, a project may not be completed in the 2-hourtime slot. Call to register.Life DrawingLife Drawing continues on Monday evenings upstairs from 6:30-9:30 p.m.(With the exception ofMonday, July 4th.) Live models will be provided. Models are fully clothed. This is not an instructor-led class, but an opportunity to draw or paint the figure on your own. Cost is $10 per session. Callthe Art Center for more information.Pysanky Egg Decorating with Mary ActonMary Acton will host (2) different dates for Pysanky Egg classes at the Chesterton Art Center. Bothclasses are for adults and children ages 10 and up. The first class will be held on Wednesday, July20 from 6-9 p.m. The same class will be offered again on Saturday, July 23 from 9-12 (same age re-qirement - must be 10 or older). Each class will cost $45, with members receiving a $5 discount.Students will learn the art of Pysanky egg dyeing using wax to control the various dyes on the eggs,ending with a beautiful pattern or image. Participants may choose from a variety of patterns for theiregg, or they may design their own. By the end of the class, each person will have completed an eggor two. The class sizes are limited to (10) in an effort to give each student lots of individual attention. To register for either class, please contact the Chesterton Art Center at 219-926-4711.

A note about classes... It’s really important that if you intend to take a class, you call to register at least2 days before the class is set to begin. Most classes have a set minimum number of students to ensurethat the class is a “go.” If you just come without registering ahead of time, you may find that the classhas been cancelled due to low registration. Registering ahead also helps your instructor plan for enoughtime and materials to properly teach the class. Thank you!

The Duneland Photography Club is currently exhibit-ing member’s photos at the Red Cup Cafe in Chester-ton. Twenty-three selected framed pieces ofphotographic art of 13 Photo Club members are cur-rently on display. The club meets the first Tuesday ofeach month at Sunset Hill Farm County Park, U.S. 6and Meridian Road, Valparaiso. The meeting is from7:00 - 9:00 pm (doors open at 6:30). For more infor-mation, contact the Duneland Photography Club atDunelandPhotoClub@gmail.com or find us on Face-book. On July 5th, the meeting will be led by memberMatt Lewis on the subject of the free NIK collectionphoto editing software.

From Duneland Photography Member Steve Bensing:

“I have a story about art and the connections itmakes. I recently put some of my photo cards in theChesterton Art Center for sale. A couple from Fur-nessville was admiring the cards and were immediatelydrawn to a photo of a horse. They both realized simul-taneously, that it was their horse, Fanny. The imageentitled, "The Horse Knows," is a close up of Fannylooking over the fence at me.

This couple contacted me and told me their story.You see, Fanny died just a few days earlier. She hadtouched their lives for many years. Now she touchedmine. I ended up making them a large matted print sothat they could have her seen prominently in theirhome. I really believe that Fanny had a story to tell.She even winked at me about it!”

This was “Lobster” and Canvas, held in June.

July Cookies and Canvas - Keepin’ Summer COOL!

"The Horse Knows" by Steve Bensing

Jennifer Martin will be hosting a summer edition of Cook-ies and Canvas at the Chesterton Art Center on Friday,July 22. Children ages 3-7 can attend from 5-6:30 p.m. andages 8-14 from 7-8:30. This festive art evening will includean 8" x 10" “Keepin’ Summer COOL”, stretched canvaspainting, as well as cookies and juice. The cost is $10 perchild, or $5 for those who are members of the ChestertonArt Center. All interested students must register by contact-ing the Chesterton Art Center at 219-926-4711. These funevents fill up fast!

Doris Myers’ acrylic painting entitled Illumination re-ceived an Honorable Mention in the Indiana Now 2016Bicentennial Exhibit at the Art Museum of GreaterLafayette. Illumination was one of only 77 works cho-sen out of a field of 557. There were 11 awards given.Judy Crawford also had a piece included in the show,as well as Doris’ daughter, Bonnie Zimmer. The showruns through August 31.

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As a member of the Chesterton Art Center, you’ll receive thisnewsletter in the mail every month, a price break on classes, a 10%discount on purchases, and if you are a working artist, you may sellyour work through our gallery.

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Gary Cooke

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Sheryl Draschil

Joel Janowski

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Jennifer Martin will be teaching (5) differentsummer art camps for children at theChesterton Art Center beginning June 13.Each camp is Monday through Thursday andwill include 3-4 projects with a canvas paint-ing related to the theme of the week. Classesfor children ages 4-8 will be from 9-11 a.m.and classes for children ages 9-14 will befrom 11:30-1:30. The calendar for the re-maining summer camps include:

Week 3 - July 11-14, Beach and Nature ArtWeek 4 - July 18-21, James Rizzi ArtWeek 5 - August 1-4, Vintage Style Art The cost for each week is $65, with members re-ceiving a $5 discount. To register, please contactthe Chesterton Art Center at 219-926-4711.

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