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In the Galleries in December:TThhee AArrtt ooff RRiittaa BBeerrgg:: WWaatteerr,, LLiigghhttss,, BBooaattss aanndd SSeeaassccaappeess remains in theback gallery through the end of December. Check out Rita’s extraordinary col-lection of lighthouses and seascapes, all visited, which inspired her art.

3-DD: A 3-Dimensional December In the front gallery. Come and seethe imaginative works of our sculpture and 3-D artists. Opening Reception onSaturday, Dec. 3 from 2-4 pm. This show remains in the gallery through the endof December.

Small Works: The Works of our Member Artists. Come and see the wide array of work createdby our member artists, smaller works that make wonderful gifts this time of year. Sizes, styles, andprice ranges to suit every budget. Take home an original work of art and help support a local artist.Opening Reception on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2-4 pm.

Coming in January: The Northwest Indiana Rug Hookers.

In October, this group of local photographerstook part in the Annual Scott Kelby WorldwidePhotowalk. After photographing in the down-town area, some of the photographers submit-ted their photos to the Art Center for display.

Thanks to Steve Bensing for leading thegroup that day.

Photo byPeggy Carter

Photo by Steve Bensing

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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 FAMILY

DICK & SANDI CHURCHJUDY & MIKE CRAWFORD

SHERYL DRASCHIL DUNELAND WOODCARVERS

JOSEPHINE FERGUSONKATHY GARZELLA

MINAKSHI GHUMAN MARY ANN GRADISHER

JUDY GREGURICH LEE & DUANE HIBBS

DR. JOEL & SHIRLEY HULLJIM & MARY KAY JESELNICK

ERNEST LARSONMR. & MRS. BRUCE LEEP

JUNE LOOBYWENDY & MARTY MARCINIAK

JENNIFER MARTINBARBARA MEEKER

MONOSOL LLCJOHN & RHONDA MULLIN

LAURA NELSONALEXANDRA NEWMAN

PAUL ORTEGAMARCIA O’SULLIVAN

CHERYL PRATTGLORIA RECTOR

RICHARD AND ANNMARIE RILEYJAMES D. RUGETAMMY SELLA/

MINK LAKE GULF COURSEMARY ANN VAN SOEST

RYAN WANKE

Southern Shore Art Association Gallery CALL FOR ARTISTS - February 2017 EXHIBITYou are invited to exhibit in the Southern Shore Art Association Gallery Show called "Through the Gate" (Open to multipleinterpretations in any media as executed in abstract, realistic or representational with emphasis on "the gate or doorway=la-porte". Opening Reception First Friday, February 3, 2017 5:00-8:00 pm Exhibition runs from Friday, February 3 - 26. SIGN-UP DEADLINE: Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. DELIVERY DATE OF ARTWORK: Monday, Jan. 30, 3:30-5:30pmOPENING RECEPTION: Friday, Feb. 3rd, 5-8 pm. PICK-UP DATE OF ARTWORK: Sunday, Feb. 26, 4-5pmVisit http://www.southernshoreartassociation.com/call-for-art.html for more information.

The Times of Northwest Indiana is sponsoring a photo contest. The contest will recognize 2016 winners in the follow-ing categories: Best photo taken in the Region, best photo taken outside the Region, best Indiana bicentennial yearphoto, best Chicago Cubs victory photo, and best local sports photo. Submissions will be accepted until Dec. 10. A team of judges will choose the top five entries, and the winners will be de-termined by an online vote of the finalists. Winning photos will be published in The Times and considered for publication inthe South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority promotional materials. The SSCVA is partnering in the contest. For moreinformation, visit https://www.nwitimes.com/

Dear Santa,The Chesterton Art Center needs some help...literally! if you could find us some volunteers wewould be SO grateful! There is so much to do here, and we have some very simple tasks thatwe know our members and friends could help us with. Maybe they just don’t know how muchwe need them. Could you help us spread the word? We are a really fun place to volunteer, with

so much going on every month. We LOVE the volunteers we have, and we appreciate them so very much.Any amount of time they give us is a HUGE help! Just have helpers call the Art Center at 926-4711 to find outmore. And- add the new volunteers to your “good kid” list! Thank you, Santa! Love, Wendy and Chris

The Indiana Arts Commission is now accepting applications for Individual Artist Program grants. The grants offeredfor this cycle are for Dance, Literary Arts, Music, and Theatre. The Individual Artist Program (IAP) provides support toartists at all stages of their career development in selected disciplines. Applicants may request a maximum of $2,000. Fordetails visit http://www.in.gov/arts/files/IAP_FY18_Guidelines.pdf

Saturday, December 3 from 10 am until 4 pm.Chesterton Art Center Holiday Open House

Refreshments, make-it and take-it art project, free prize drawings!Come and check out what’s new at the Art Center. Consider buying original art for holiday giving.Gift Certificates available - good for merchandise, or classes! Stop in, and bring friends with you.

Please note: We will not publish a newsletter in January, but will combine the January-Feb-ruary issue in mid-January.

The Art Center will be CLOSED from December 24 until January 2.From all of us at the Chesterton Art Center,

we wish you Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year!

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Member NewsMembers: Please send us your art news about ex-hibits, awards, etc. for the January/Februarynewsletter no later than January 10, 2017.

Duneland Photography Club NewsThe Duneland Photography Club will be having aChristmas potluck at our meeting at 7:00 pm on Tues-day Dec. 6th. Members and prospective members arewelcome. We will be displaying "My Viewfinder" col-lages. For the mentoring program at 5:30, the hands-on topic will be "Aperture".The Duneland Photo Club is planning for an exhibit atRed Cup Cafe' in Chesterton in January. The themewill be winter scenes.

Art ClassesWatercolor with Dick ChurchNew session begins Friday, January 6 10 am until noon. $75/80 which includes pattern fee. 6 classes.Beginning and Intermediate. If you are a beginner, call ahead for a supply list.

Creativity & Canvas with Suzie Rosso Friday, December 3. 6:30 - 8:30. The cost to participate is $35, which includes allmaterials, as well as light snacks and beverages. Subject matter will be our statebird, the cardinal. The event size is limited, so please call to reserve a seat.

Monday Night Ceramics with Tom Cernius6 Sessions, starting on Monday January 9. 5:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $110/135 + $15 clay fee. Learnhow to throw on a wheel and hand build. Students will end up with around 5 finished pieces, glazedand fired.

Thursday Night All Media Class with Suzie RossoThursday nights from 7-9pm, 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.

Advanced Wire Wrapped Jewelry with Jayde PetersenSunday, December 11th 1-3 pm. Cost is $25/30, which includes materials. Join Jayde to learn Ad-vanced Wire Wrapping. (wire wrap with side bindings.) You will create a pendant perfect for gift giv-ing, or as a little gift to yourself! (We all need them this time of year!) Call to register.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!Beth Barber of Datagraphic, and Rich and Ann-

marie Riley of Riley’s Railhouse sponsored Pur-chase Awards for ArtComp 2016. Beth chose an oil painting by Terry Ragon of Portage,called Grand Teton Morning and Rich and Annmariepicked out a watercolor named Making Steel by JuliaHolmaas of LaPorte.

Thank you again for supporting the Art Center aswell as two local artists.

Your Art Center is all decked out for the holi-

days! Won’t you stop in and support your localartists as you do your holiday shopping? An arti-san-created gift is a very special gift.

Thank you!

Thank you to all who attended our 8th Annual Art After DarkGala. We loved having you at this very special event, and ap-preciate your support!

Thanks also to our generous sponsors, artists, and local busi-nesses who contributed to our fabulous Silent Auction. A specialthan you to Dimensions School of Social Dance in Chestertonfor providing our entertainment, Sharpeye Framing for providing

our printing, Dynamic Dezigns and Mullin DeSign Studio for graphic design services,and DJ Ice for our music for the evening. The Gala would not have been possible withoutthe dedication of Chairpersons Rita Berg and Deb Simanski...what a great event youput on!

John Mullin, (farright) outgoing CAC BoardPresident, was honored forhis 26 years of service tothe Chesterton Art Centerand also for his contribu-tions as a member of theBoard of Directors.

Presenting theaward is Rita Berg, withCAC Vice President andEmcee for the evening GaryCooke.

There are manychoices, bothsmall and largefrom ornaments,ceramics, jewelry,wearables, glass,fiber, photography,and of coursepaintings, draw-ings, prints andmuch more!

The Art Centeralso has greeting cards printed from original artworkand photography. They cost less than store-boughtcards. Check it out!

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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.

Already a member? Thank you, we appreciate your membership!

Membership Dues Per YearIndividual $25Family $35Patron $50Benefactor $100Sponsor $1000

Membership is such a value that over 75% of members renew yearly. Your renewal date is on the top of your mailing label.

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Board of Directors

Joel JanowskiPresident

Gary CookeVice-President

Mark MontgomeryTreasurer

Rita Berg

Larry BrechnerDan Bruhn

Luella DeWulfSheryl Draschil

Martha McGuckinKathi Millet

Alexandra Newman Marcia O’Sullivan

Clint Rigg Mara Wible

STAFF: Wendy MarciniakExecutive Director

gallery@chestertonart.com

Chris ActonPublicist

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Children’s Art Education

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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 December the students will be studyingthe art of Jasper John.

December classes will run through Dec.22nd and resume on Jan. 4th after Christmasbreak.

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

Your Art Centerneeds you!

We have several va-cancies on our

Board of Directors.

Call to learn aboutthis special oppor-

tunity to serve.

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