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Art Sanctuary • 190 North Sycamore Street • Martinsville IN 46151 •Map • 765-342-8422

Reinvention Convention

A Recycled Materials Art Exhibit

Call For Artwork

October 8 through October 22

The Art Sanctuary Reinvention Convention Art Exhibit is presented to demonstrate the importance of recycling items for new purposes. All works submitted for consideration must be created from recycled items and materials. No more than 10% of the artwork can be of materials purchased for creating the work of art.

Live Model Drawing & Painting

Artists are invited to attend a Live Model Drawing and Painting Session on the Fourth Thursday of every month. We will meet in the lower gallery from 7-9 p.m. Bring your own easels and other equipment. Chairs and tables can be provided. A $5.00 fee will pay for the model.

Contact Suzanne Lawler at 765-349-1770

Shop On-line!

"Martinsville City of Mineral Water" design T-shirts

and

Martinsville themed notecards

Banquet & Reception Hall Rentals

The Art Sanctuary offers banquet and reception hall rentals Available for rent are two major areas - the gallery and the dinning hall. Our gallery is perfect for weddings, wedding receptions, meetings, social functions, family reunions, etc. Our dinning hall has a complete kitchen, stage, and a very large dinning area available. The Art Sanctuary has tables and chairs available.

Call Ron Stanhouse at 812-345-1091, or email him at rstanhouse@aol.com, for more details.

Workshops

Douglas David Landscape Painting

Large Puppets

Donna Shortt Pastel Workshop

Happenings

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Open Studio Night

On the second Friday of each month from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. artists open their studios and you can tour the Art Sanctuary. Come and talk to the artists, learn about available classes or pick up that one of a kind gift for those hard to buy for people.

Upcoming Gallery shows

Aug. & Sept. - Nature Photography

Opening 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm August 13th with 2nd Friday Open Studio Night

Robert Anderson, Nature Photographer & Mike Briner, Nature and Travel Photographer. Love of the great outdoors and travel are featured in this beautiful show of images printed in large format. Open Fridays, 6-9, Sat. & Sun. 12-4 thru late September

October - Quilt Show in Lower Gallery.

Quilts will be on display from Oct. 7th -16th.

Check in on Monday, October 4th 8:30-10:00am. Open judging to follow, approx 10:15-noon. Categories for quilts are: Pieced & Hand Quilted, Pieced & Machine Quilted, Embroidered and/or Appliqued, Child's Quilt, Miscellaneous (clothing, wall hanging, wearable items, pillows, etc). Prize money will be awarded for the above categories. There will also be an Antique Quilt Category for display only. Pick up is October 18th 8:30-noon. For more information contact the Fall Festival Office.

October - Reinvention Convention

Opening 6:00 pm -9:00 pm October 8th with 2nd Friday Open Studio Night

Nov. & Dec. - Resident Artists and Board Member Show

Opening 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm November 12 with 2nd Friday Open Studio Night

Holiday Hours and special hours and sales with this show.

Workshops

The Art Sanctuary offers a variety of workshops for people of all ages and levels.

What is the Art Sanctuary and What Do We Do There?

Our Mission is to foster creativity and stimulate interest in life long learning of fine arts and crafts in Morgan County and surrounding communities. We achieve our mission in three main ways.

We operate an art gallery where from time to time various shows are presented.
We provide resident artists studios where artists work in their chosen art field, sell their art, and give various kinds of art classes

We offer banquet and reception hall rentals Available for rent are two major areas - the gallery and the dinning hall. The gallery is perfect for weddings, wedding receptions, meetings, social functions, family reunions, etc. The dinning hall has a complete kitchen,. stage, and a very large dinning area available. The Art Sanctuary has tables and chairs available.

Have a dream of having your "own space" to use as a studio?

Currently, our studios are full and there is a waiting list. Call Ron Stanhouse at 812-345-1091, or email him at rstanhouse@aol.com, for more details and to get on the list. You can access large-format copies of the floor plans of all three floors of the building. Print these off and pick your spot! You just might have found your sanctuary.

20 Various Sized Studio Spaces - Up to 3000 Square Feet!

download the floor plans (pdf)

Volunteer Opportunities at the Art Sanctuary

The volunteer and docent corps of the Art Sanctuary are essential in ensuring that we achieve our mission. We are continually looking for individuals who will help us better serve the community. Art Sanctuary volunteers have a unique opportunity to support the arts while learning new skills and meeting people with similar interests.

Volunteers play many roles at the Sanctuary, including planning and staffing special events, touring visitors, and offering administrative support. We currently need volunteers to:

- Serve desk duty at the Art Sanctuary.

- Serve on the Reception Committee (which entails helping out with the receptions at the gallery and at our monthly Open House.

- Serve on the Exhibit Installation Committee (assisting with the receiving, hanging, and post-exhibit pick up of artwork).

- Serve as a Monitor for exhibitions or other events (manning the desk, taking care of sales, opening and closing, etc.)

- Assist with newsletters, mailings, and other special projects.

- Docent (trained to give tours and provide information about all the featured artworks on exhibit in the gallery).

Contact Dorene Page dorenegpage@comcast.net for more information. We look forward to hearing from you!

WTIU has broadcast a program on the Art Sanctuary

The Art Sanctuary Is Searching For Artists

Call Out for Artists: We invite area artists to provide their contact information to help us begin creating our database of interested painters, sculptors, photographers, jewelry-makers, and other artists. Please include your address, city, state, zip, email, phone, and type of art you specialize in. Please use our form on the [contact page] to send your information.