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Arts Beat is published quarterly by the Decatur Area Arts Council.217-423-3189 • 217-423-3194 (fax) • www.decaturarts.org • arts4all@decaturarts.org

Fall 2014 VOL. 49, ED 4

10th Anniversary of the Madden Arts CenterAugust 2014 was a big month for the Madden Arts Center as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of this beautiful historic building. Events included a unique gallery exhibit, a festive public party, and a joyous fundraising gala. Thank you to everyone who helped recognize this milestone with such flair, particularly local art collectors who loaned their favorite pieces to the

exhibit, our community arts partners who displayed their passion for various art forms at the opening party, and the visual and performing artists who shared their talents at the gala.

Many generous people from throughout our community contributed to the 10th anniversary fundraiser and, with your help, we are thrilled to report that we have surpassed our goal of $300,000. The Arts Council staff and board are now in the process of identifying how most effec-tively to use the money raised to renovate the MAC so it can continue to provide the arts a place to call home. A portion of the funds raised will also grow the endow-ment fund that supports the Madden Arts Center and the activities inside. Thank you so much! A list of donors who will be recognized on a new plaque in the MAC lobby can be found on page 2.

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thebeat goes on}OUR MISSION:Introduce and promote the arts, enhance arts educational opportunities, and increase the impact of and access to the arts to improve the quality of life in the community.

So Many Ways to Support DAACBecome a member! Complete and return the membership form on the back of this Arts Beat, or grab your plastic money and call 423-3189 or go to www.decaturarts.org/support-arts.

Give a gift of appreciated assets or pro-vide a bequest in your will or estate plans. Check the “contact me” box on the membership form or call Jerry Johnson.

Sponsor an exhibit! You, a group of friends, or your business can help bring great art to the Anne Lloyd Gallery. You’ll be recognized in Arts Beat, on the exhibit poster and exhibit invitations and at the opening recep-tion. To learn more, call Gallery Director Sue Powell.

Make a major gift to support specific programs and needs for DAAC.

Call 423-3189

Chairman’s CircleMr. and Mrs. Doug Schmalz

Benefactor’s CircleBallance FoundationDr. and Mrs. Edward ElliottDr. and Mrs. Jon LockeMrs. Margaret MaddenJames Millikin Trust

Director’s CircleMr. and Mrs. Ritchie G. BarnettFirst Mid-Illinois Bank and TrustMr. and Mrs. Larry AltenbaumerDuane and Joan AvisAlan and Elizabeth FrigyLeo J. and Anne PondelickMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Smith

Sponsor’s CircleCharlotte Hanks and

Tom MalenshekChris and Karen RileyDr. and Mrs. Michael SichlauMr. and Mrs. Jack McCoyBusey BankTown and Country BankSue and Kevin BrehenyScott and Lucy MurphyCindy and Mark Wolfer

Cast of ThousandsErwin and Linda ArendsJohn and Judy RiceBarbara and Charles AhleniusThe Brechnitz Group

Thank you so much to these generous donors and the many others who contributed to the 10th anniversary celebration and fundraiser with financial and in-kind gifts.

Helen and Ed Hazlehurst, Sr.John Larcher and Beth NolanMr. James OlsonEloy FamilyBarbara and Douglas DoveMichael and Kathie WhitleyMr. and Mrs. Mike BaroniMr. and Mrs. W. S. BlalockBob and Judy CarneyMs. Nancy EichenauerNancy and Richard FritzMr. and Mrs. Thomas HostetlerArdith HubbardCindy and Pat LaegelerBruce LeonardLindsay Marie Sparks FoundationBetty Zeaman

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Thanks to everyone who attended and supported our 4th annual Brew Ha Ha!

Thanks to our candidates for Mayor of Brew Ha Ha 2014, Wes Heinkel, Gay Donahue, and Terry Mason. Guests enjoyed live music by accordion player Jay Landers and the band The Veggies, German food, and beer.

A huge danke schön to our sponsors:

We could not have had such a great night without you!

Alan & Beth Frigy

Peggy Madden & Dick Phillips

Flora Gems Erick and Jill Hubbard Rohrscheib Law

PASS Season Is HereThe Performing Arts Series for Students (PASS) begins its new season in October. Six live shows for area students are offered to teachers and home school groups. These performances educate while they entertain. All of the shows are held at Millikin University’s Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Find more at www.decaturarts.org/classes-programs/PASS.

Study guides to emphasize learning objectives are sent to the participating schools, so lessons in math, science, history, language, and more take root through the power of the arts.

Through the support of our generous sponsors, DAAC has been able to maintain the high quality expected from PASS, now in its 44th year.• Tate & Lyle North America, Inc.• ADM• Amherst Hardy Foundation• John Ullrich Foundation Trust• Kirkland Fine Arts Center• Illinois Arts Council Agency

This year... Thanks to a grant from Homefield Energy, we are able to offer many more bus trans-portation scholarships to classes that wish to at-tend. Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur will once again pay for buses for Decatur 3rd and 4th grade classes for the final program in April 2015.

Is your child’s class or school participating? If you would like your child to take advantage of this ex-cellent opportunity, contact your school’s principal and teachers.

Online Registration and PaymentIt’s easier than ever to buy a ticket to a DAAC event or register for a class. We’ve integrated an online puchase/registration option right into our web-site. Once you decide on the activity that you would like to join, just click and pay.

DAAC Offers GrantsNeed a choreographer for that school play? Want a writer to work with students on poetry or descrip-tive prose? Like to present a workshop?

The Decatur Area Arts Council offers grants that support and promote arts events and learning ex-periences where the arts are the main focus. Check out our Community and Education Grant Program Guidelines and Application online at www.decaturarts.org/grants.

Qualified applicants are schools and non- profit organizations in Macon County and the towns of Assumption, Clinton, Moweaqua, Pana, and Tay-lorville.

Grant deadlines are October 1, February 1, and May 1. For further information, call 423-3189.

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anne lloyd gallery exhibitionsOCTOBER NATIONAL EXHIBITOctober 4-28Presented by Gallery 510 Arts Guild, Ltd.

Juried fine art meets boots and bras?! This year Gallery 510, with sponsor COME TOGETHER, LET’S WALK, presents a tribute in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, featuring creatively repurposed boots, footwear, and bras. The results of this competition will be displayed in conjunction with fine art by sixteen artists juried into the Octo-ber National exhibit. This exhibit, which celebrates originality and craftsmanship, includes a number of area artists: Louise Boshardy, Jane Frey, Bernie

White Hatcher, Jim Hill, Bar-bara Hodges, Liza Holder, Dan Mod-zelewski, Gil Gocha, Cheryl Schrock, Rae Nell Spencer and Sharon Zimmerman.

Special notice is being given to artwork that hon-ors those who have been touched by cancer in some way as a survivor, friend or family member. The exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Opening ReceptionOctober 3, 5-7:30 pm

Anne Loyd Gallery:• Juror, Jane Camp,

Associate Professor of Art at Heartland Community College, will speak about the art at 6 pm.

Blue Connection:• Featured artist: Eric

Weatherford, Chalk Art, speaks at 6 pm• Hands-on chalk art experiences• Musicians: The Eidolan Woodwind Quintet, di-

rected by Prof. Tina Nicholson

THE ART Of BLACkSMITHINGNovember 1-25Maybe you think of quaint histori-cal villages when blacksmithing is mentioned but this exhibit will open your mind to the artistic possibilities of forged metal. It spotlights six Illinois artists who incorporate twists, turns, and surface details into steel and other metal artwork, both functional and decorative. • Roberta Elliott creates in an organic style applied

to wall pieces and sculptural yet useful items • Mindy and Mark Gardner work in tandem. Mark

employs traditional methods and Mindy adds detailed imagery and textures.

• Michael Migala from Harvard forges unique fur-niture and accessories.

• Matt Myers focuses on metal sculptures. • Goetz Schuppan merges bright colors and other

materials with his contemporary metal work.

Opening ReceptionNovember 7, 5-7:30 pm

Madden Arts Center:• Matt Myers will demonstrate blacksmithing out-

side our building (weather permitting).• Create your own version of metal art in the

Barnett Arts Studio (ages 5 and up).Gallery 510:• Featured artist: Joyce Matteson, Watercolor

RetrospectiveBlue Connection • Featured artist: Jessica Claussen, Painting, speaks

at 6 pm

Mindy and Mark Gardner

Eric Weatherford

Jim Hill

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS!

Contact us for an appli-cation to show and sell your work in the Xmas ARTicles holiday shoppe. Call 423-3189 or email sue@decaturarts.org.

XMAS ARTICLESDecember 3 - 30Xmas ARTicles gives you a holly jolly way to shop for the holiday season! With creations from more than 50 artists, this holiday shop fills the Anne Lloyd Gallery with one-of-a-kind original art and fine crafts. From jewelry of all types to decorative items, scarves and other wearables, woodworking, ceramics, photogra-phy, baskets, paintings and more, the selection makes it easy to find unique gifts for friends, family or even yourself. Affordable prices and a quiet, relaxing atmosphere take the stress out of your shopping experience. We even bag your gifts with holiday colors ready to set under the tree!

Grand Opening during the Downtown Christmas Walk Wednesday, December 3, 5-8 pm Get the first pick of Xmas ARTicles creative treasures. Enjoy live holiday music and tasty yuletide treats!

Xmas ARTicles hours through December 30:

MTWF - 8:30 am-4:30 pmTH - 8:30 am-7 pmSaturdays, December 6, 13, 20 - 10 am-4 pm

An Easy Way to Support the ArtsXmas ARTicles is the perfect place to find a unique holiday gift for friends and family, or shop in one of Decatur’s terrific local stores for items you don’t find in our Anne Lloyd Gallery.

If you’re searching for an item that you can only find online, one way you can support the Decatur Area Arts Council is by shopping at smile.amazon.com. It is the same as Amazon.com but a portion of the purchase price is donated to the charitable organization of your choice (DAAC).

AICP Thanks You A big THANK YOU to all for another outstanding Arts in Central Park! The artists, the VIPS, the musicians, the special guests, the volun-teers, and all who attended helped make this a memo-rable year. A special thank you to Striglos “Just for Kids” who plan the kids art activities.

You are appreciated! We couldn’t do it without you, as well as our sponsors Am-herst Hardy Foundation and John Ullrich Foundation Trust who care about our community.

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Schedule an Arty Party and celebrate with flair!

We provide a quality art teacher and an hour-long art project in our Studio. You provide the cake, balloons, and all the rest. Package prices vary depend-

ing on materials and number of guests. For more info, visit www.decaturarts.org/classes-programs/arty-party/ or call 423-3189.

EXCITING ARTS EXPERIENCES fOR ALL AGESThis fall...Classes for All Ages• Yummy Edible Sculptures (ages 6+)

Sept. 6, 10am-12pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17• Mixed Media Owl Collages (ages 6+)

Sept. 13, 10am-12pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17• Whimsical Painted Trees and Landscapes (ages 6+)

Oct. 11, 10am-12pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17• Comic Book and Anime Drawing (ages 10+)

(BRING LUNCH) Oct. 18, 10am-2pm - Fee: Member $30/Non $35

• Fall Printmaking (ages 6+) Nov. 1, 10am-12pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17

• Painting with Acrylics (ages 10+) (BRING LUNCH) Nov. 8, 10am-2pm - Fee: Member $30/Non $35

• Easy Weave Your Own Purse (ages 10+) Nov. 22, 10am-12pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17

• Tiny Tin Mixed Media Gifts -Kids (ages 6+) - Dec. 6, 10am-12pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17 -Adults (adults only) - Dec. 6, 1-3pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17

Cocktails & Creations (Adults)• Kandinsky Acrylic Circles on Canvas

Oct. 16, 6-8pm - Fee: Member $15/Non $17• Easy Mixed Media Houses or Sun on Canvas

Nov. 13, 6-8pm - Fee: Member $15/ Non $17• Silk Scarf Painting

Dec. 11, 6-8pm - Fee: Member $20/Non $23

Pre–K Art and Toddler TimeSept.-Nov., Third Fridays, 9-11am - Fee: $3 per childSelf-directed arts experiences for toddlers (age 2-5)Sign up is helpful, or you can pay the day you attend.

Great family EventsHappy Halloween Costume Party (ages 5 and under with parent (free), ages 6 and up drop off)Oct. 24, 6-9pm - Fee: $20Dress up in your weirdest, scariest or most beautiful costume, and join us for a fun-filled evening of art, movies, dancing, face painting, costume contest, games and prizes. This is a great opportunity to drop off the kids and have an evening to yourself, or a chance to join the fun as a family.

frozen Tea Party Time (ages 5 and under with adult (free), ages 6 and up drop off) Nov. 14, 6-9pm - Fee: $20Wear your fanciest winter outfit or come as your favorite princess or winter character, and get ready for a fancy fun tea party. Meet some of your favorite princesses, sing songs, make winter princess crafts, and eat lots of yummy food! We’ll have movies, dancing, games, and prizes. Kids 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

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newsbeat what’s happening on the local arts scene

Experience: ART field TripsMake sure your kids or grandkids “meet” art! Kids will never get to know, appreciate and enrich their lives with art un-less they are introduced to it. Ask teachers you know to consider DAAC’s field trip program for school groups, home school, and other youth groups! Experience: ART is available throughout the school year for preschool through eighth

graders to tour the current gal-lery exhibit and experience a hands-on art workshop related to the exhibit. Special arrange-ments can be made for High School classes. Opportunities include wire sculpture, scratch art, recycled fiber art, as well as painting and drawing with a variety of media. Parents and grandparents, you can sponsor your child’s class! For a sched-ule of available field trip dates during the 2014–2015 school year, contact 217-423-3189.

Matt AndrewsMarilyn DavisTrisha EricksonShani GossPeggy Madden

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Croci MandracchiaEric McRaeJamie MuscatoTerry Myers

Ngozi OnuoraChris PhillipsJosh RohrscheibMichael Sexton

Jerry Johnson Executive DirectorStella Carnahan Administrative DirectorSue Powell Gallery DirectorJenny Cowgill Arts Education CoordinatorCathy Briggs Events & Services CoordinatorPeggy Baity Administrative Assistant

Erick Hubbard PresidentWes Shade Vice PresidentCindy Lewis SecretaryLance Gauble TreasurerDr. Alan Frigy Past President

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DAAC Has Rooms for Rent!Planning a special event and need a spe-cial location? The beautiful Madden Arts Center has large and small rooms, with discount rates for non-profit organiza-tions. Call 423-3189 for more information.

“The Vault - Arts Collective” presented by John McDevitt

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 • 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Learn about this privately owned collective of independent artists located in Tuscola.

Email arts4all@decaturarts.org or call 423-3189 to reserve your spot.

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Stairway of SongsThank you to the sponsors of the lat-est additions to the Stairway of Songs. There are still several stairs left, so you can pick your favorite song and have it depicted by a local artist. Your $1,500 contribution adds life to our building and puts a song in our hearts! Choose your song and give us a call at 423-3189.

Jack and Barb McCoy“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”Artist: Connie Werkman

Robert E. Johnson“Higher Love”Artist: Sharon Zimmerman

Helen Hazlehurst“When Day Is Done”Artist: Sue Watts

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