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Summer
July
2015
The Singing Winds
Newsletter of the Friends of T. C. Steele State Historic Site
Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site
2015 Board
President Stephanie Dean
Vice-President David Steele
Secretary Nan Brewer
Treasurer Charlie Matson
At-Large Members Mary Jo Benedict Susan Fernandes
Patti Pizzo ____________________
T.C. Steele State Historic Site Staff
Historic Site Manager Andrea deTarnowsky
Program Developer Cate Whetzel
Interpreters Julie Harpool Grimes
Kyle Schwerman
Grounds & Maintenance Anthony Joslin
Supervisor
Erik Engleking Assistant
Certificate of Excellence
—- 2014 —-
T.C. Steele State Historic Site
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Volunteer Appreciation Thursday, July 9, 2015 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm T.C. Steele State Historic Site
If you have volunteered at T.C. Steele State Historic Site, the Brown County State Park or the Brown County Library, this event is about you! Please come to honor and be honored! This year it's the Friends of T.C. Steele's chance to host the appreciation. We'll be cooking out and enjoying potluck side dishes and desserts brought by group members.
If you would like to be involved in planning this event or providing a presentation or entertainment during the event, please email [email protected] or call the site at 812-988-2785.
Great Outdoor Art Contest & Local Tastings Saturday, September 12
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Early Bird Artist Registration; Aug. 1– 31 Adult registration: $10 ($9 for members) Child registration: $5 ($4 for members)
Regular Artist Registration; Sept. 1-12 Adult registration: $15 ($14 for members) Child registration: $10 ($9 for members)
General Public Welcome ($2 parking fee) Food, Art, Tours and Entertainment
New this year! Beer Garden by Quaff On!
Pre-registered artists paint on site while visitors have the opportunity to observe the process of creation. All work submitted for judging must be created the day of the contest. First place and People’s Choice artworks will be displayed at the Brown County Art Guild.
Quaff On! will operate a cash beer garden. Flatrock Flatbread Company (brick oven style flatbread) from Columbus, IN and Gimmie Sum Moe (taco fusion) from Bloomington, IN will be present with their food trucks.
Judging of the artwork will take place at 2:00 pm in the Formal Garden Area. Winners will be announced around 3:15 pm. The Jefferson Street Parade Band will play an outdoor concert beginning at 2:00 pm.
Artists, please visit www.tcsteele.org for registration information.
Festival of Flowers PaintOut Winners
On May 16, visitors to the T.C. Steele State Historic Site had an opportunity
to watch local and regional visual artists at work creating paintings the way Hoosier Group Impressionist painter T.C. Steele created his paintings--
outside and in the open air—during the site’s annual Festival of Flowers PaintOut .
“With the gardens in full bloom, it was an opportunity to enjoy the contribu-
tions of Mrs. Steele the gardener as well as the legacy of Mr. Steele the
painter,” said T.C. Steele State Historic Site Manager Andrea deTarnowsky. Participants and guests also enjoyed an outdoor concert by Brown County’s
very own Mel Chance and the Noteables.
Winners were chosen by a panel of three judges. This year’s judges included Dick Ferrer (Nashville) a professional painter and co-owner of the Ferrer Gallery; Connie McClure (Rockville), long-
time art educator in the Rockville schools who has been named Indiana Art Educator of the Year; and Bonnie Sklarski (Bloomington) an award-winning painter and retired faculty of Indiana University’s Henry Radford Hope School of Fine
Art. The People’s Choice awards were selected through secret ballot by artists and visitors.
People’s Choice, Adult Artist: Scott Cotton, Morgantown (oil)
People’s Choice, Youth Artist: Laurabeth Landis, Kirklin (mixed media) Special Award, Adult Artist: Linda Peterson, Columbus (oil)
Children Age 12 and Under First: Isabelle Landis, Kirklin Second: Abbie Sullivan, Martinsville Third: Grace Whittemore, Westfield
Honorable Mention: Eden Bailey, Nashville; Sawyer Bailey, Nashville; Rosalee Heeter, Indianapolis; Gracelyn Patton, Trafalgar; Violet Whittemore, Westfield
Teens Age 13 through 18 First: Laurabeth Landis, Kirklin Second: Benjamin Roman, Nashville Third: Brandon Stroud, Martinsville
Adult Acrylic First: Steve Miller, Westfield Second: Tricia Wente, Bloomington
Honorable Mention: Mary Ann Michaels, Plainfield, Ill.; Janie Lane, Nashville
Adult Oil First: Mary Ann Davis, Indianapolis Second: Frank Downton, Franklin Third: Don Geyra, Bloomington
Honorable Mention: Kathy Blankenheim, Brownburg; Sondra Cromwell, Arcadia; Jacki Frey, Bloomington; Chris Newlund, Columbus; Jim Stahlhut, Franklin
Adult Mixed Media First: Elizabeth Heeter, Indianapolis Second: DraSan Nitti, Martinsville Third: Yelena Polyanskaya, Bloomington
Honorable Mention: Laura Bulla, Nashville
Adult Watercolor First: Laurie Baker, Indianapolis Second: Betty Wagoner, Bloomington Third: Becky Campbell, Shelbyville
Honorable Mention: Robert Burris, Columbus; Charlotte Griffin, Bloomington
Adult Drawing Media First: Steve Fritz, Indianapolis
The Festival of Flowers is co-sponsored by the Friends of T.C. Steele.
Photos courtesy of Steve Fansler.
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Judges: Dick Ferrer, Connie McClure, Bonnie Sklarski
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Sunday at Home
One Sunday each month this summer we will be recreating the Steele’s Sunday at Home events, during which the Steeles would entertain their neighbors with activities, entertainment, and in some cases, light refreshments. Admission to Sunday at Home is covered in the site’s regular admission fee and includes a tour of the historic buildings. There will be a reduced fee if participants do not want to tour the buildings. Friends of T.C. Steele members are free!
July 19: An Old Fashioned Ice Cream social 2:00 pm - demonstration 2:30-3:30 pm - ice cream social
See how ice cream was made using a hand-cranked churn, and sample the delicious results! Attendees are invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy ice cream for dessert. Special outdoor activities, including badminton, will be available for family fun.
August 9: Save the date for another Sunday at Home event. Details soon at tcsteele.org.
Introducing Sophie Schulz, Summer Intern
When you visit the site this summer you will probably encounter a bright, new smiling face. As the programs intern, Sophie Schulz is assisting with marketing and networking
to bring more public awareness to the site. Her projects include planning the “Sunday at Home” ice cream social on July 19 and scheduling entertainment and food vendors for the
paint out in September. Rekindling an appreciation for volunteers and working with
Brown County art groups on the Renaissance Weekend are priorities for Sophie.
Sophie is from Ft. Wayne, Indiana and is a graduate of Southside High School. She will
be a senior at Indiana University this fall pursing a dual major in Tour Management and Event Planning in the School of Public Health and German.
Julie Harpool Grimes Hired as Site Interpreter
Julie started her job as interpreter at the site on June 21. She will be conducting tours of the buildings for individuals and groups as well as assisting with office duties. The
mother of two grown sons, Benjamin and James, Julie holds a B.S. in philosophy and
earned a M.S. in Library Science from Indiana University in 2014. She is currently working on a second master’s degree in outdoor recreation at I.U. Originally a native
of Plainfield, Indiana, Julie is in the process of completing requirements for Indiana Master Naturalist through the DNR. As an environmentalist, she is certified with
Project WILD, an environmental education program. Julie said she was interested in
working at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site as she could combine her love of nature and the outdoors with her librarian background in research, history and archiving.
Summer, 2015
Happy Birthday, Mr. Steele!
Friday, September 11, the Brown County Historical Society will kick off a Renaissance
Weekend (September 11-13) in Nashville, Indiana. The Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site will provide a special cake in recognition of Mr. Steele’s birthday—September 11,
1847 — 168 years ago! Everyone is invited to share in this celebration.
Further details will be announced on our website as well as in the local media. Updated
information will be sent to Friends of T.C. Steele by e-mail.
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2014 ANNUAL REPORT FRIENDS OF T.C. STEELE STATE HISTORIC SITE
Membership of The Friends as of December 31, 2014 New or Renewals:
Life (New) 1 Sponsor 2 Supporting 21 Family 51 Individuals 58 Earned (25+ volunteer hrs) 33 (Large increase related to Ivy Tech marketing study) Compensated 5 Staff 3 Lifetime from Past Years 15 (Life Member Richard Ford died during 2014)
TOTAL 189
Annual Meeting - Held December 6, 2014 at Site.
Officers of the Friends Other Members of the Board President Stephanie Dean Patti Pizzo Nan Brewer Vice President Mary J. Bennedict Lowell Dawson Susan Fernandes Secretary Yael Ksander (Until Nov) Yael Ksander (Until Nov) Treasurer Charlie Matson Ex-Officio Andrea deTarnowsky
Number of Board Meetings: 9
Volunteer of the Year: Tina Jernigan
Independent Contractors of the Friends Membership & Communications Tina Jernigan Financial Records Keeper Maggie Burton (Until July) Erica Petro (Since July) Accountant Donna Hullett, CPA
Total fees paid $4,700
State Employee Staff Members of 2014 Full-Time Staff Members:
Historic Site Manager / Curator Andrea deTarnowsky Historic Site Maintenance Supervisor Anthony Joslin Arts Program Developer Megan Richards
Seasonal Employees: Interpreter & Office Assistants John Moore & Mary Ann Woerner (Until July) Maintenance Laborer Eric Engleking
Events Sponsored by the Friends Murder Mystery Dinners (Two nights for each program) February: “A Strange New Song – Puts Murder in Our Minds” (Net Income: $1,009) October: “The Medium’s Misfortune” (Net Income: $ 713) Wildflower Foray (29
th Year - Three days of activities) (Net Income: $ 393)
Garden Project Gala (The Friends handled $667 for printing costs, supplies & set-up). ($2,300 raised at Gala; $13,000 more by end of year, plus $5,265 from Friends’ donated CD) Reception for Members’ Art Show (In conjunction with Annual Members’ Meeting)
Marketing Efforts by the Friends Spring, Summer & Fall Newsletters (Edited by Tina Jernigan) Donation to Boyhood Home of Framed Steele Print & Press Release (Coordinated & supplemented by David Steele)
Assisted Ivy Tech marketing study for TCS SHS
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2014 Annual Report (cont.) Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Events & Programs Led by Site Staff Festival of Flowers PaintOut (16th Year) (Band paid for by the Friends) Outreach Programs in multiple rural communities. Creative Corner – Craft Activities Program Sundays at Home: Recorder Concert and Liars’ Bench Program by ISM Staff Great Outdoor Art Contest (25
th year) with Photographic Artist-In-Residence (Band paid for by the Friends)
Trail Dedication Ceremony Tree Identification Hike Painting Demonstrations by Indiana Plein Air Painting Association Members Celtica Concert Steeles’ Country Christmas
Collaborative Community Events Lotus Blossoms & Lotus in the Park Brown County Studio & Garden Tour The Back Roads of Brown County Lifelong Learning Week in Bloomington Brown County Field Day (at Waycross) Brown County Winter Hike
Exhibits Major rotation of Steele paintings (Between Site & ISM). Members’ Art Show (3
rd Year)
Major Projects Remodeling of Small Studio for relocation of Museum/Gift Shop ($2,093 covered by the Friends). New wood shingle roofs for the House of the Singing Winds and the Small Studio. Recoating of the metal roof on the Large Studio. Strategic Plan – Developed by the Friends & Consultant at retreat in October.
Membership Fees Collected $7,685
Museum/Gift Shop Sales Direct Expenses (Including Wild Flower Foray Sales & Related Expenses) Cards, Poster, Prints $6,100 Cost of Goods $6,800 Books & Media 6,618 Credit Card Fees 811 Gift Items 1,973 PayPal Fees 42 Jewelry & Original Art 535 Insurance 906 Consignments 235 Consignments 138 Shipping 137 Shipping 98 Discounts - 838 ______ TOTALS $14,760 $8,845
Notable Grants & Sponsorships Indiana Arts Commission for Outreach Programs $3,529 Individual Members of the Friends 400
Account Balances as of December 31, 2014 Checking Accounts $45,694 (Excludes $20,565 held for Garden Project) CD 11,355 (Smaller CD donated to Garden Project in 2014) Annuity 12,764 PayPal 979 TOTAL (Available for Friend ’s Use) $58,104 Brown County Community Fund $ 2,754
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Historic garden fans will soon be seeing a lot of rock and dirt moving in the Formal Garden, as site staff and contractors prepare to install irrigation and to widen and level walkways. You won’t be seeing a lot of planting yet—that will come later—first comes the infrastructure to prepare the way.
Maintenance supervisor Anthony Joslin and seasonal employee Eric Engleking have already been hard at work, moving more of the historic peonies and other plant materials into temporary holding beds to protect them from being trampled and damaged. Anthony and Eric will soon be joined by temporary employees Keegan Carter and Brandy Couch, who will help with heavy digging and stone-moving. Designscape Horticultural Services has been selected as the contractor to install ADA-accessible stone walkways, electrical service, parking pull-off areas, and the other work for which staff is not equipped.
Meanwhile, site staff met with prospective bidders on June 16 to go over specifications to reconstruct walkways around the lily ponds. Although the early-season focus is on the Formal Garden, if all goes well the lily pond gardens will be getting lots of attention toward the end of the season.
Additional donations have come in to improve gardens near the entrance
arches . . . which also brings up a bit of sad news. The front gate has been
temporarily closed for safety reasons, due to damage of the arches after
being struck by a vehicle. Engineers are working on a fix.
Stop by the site soon to look at finalized garden plans and view the chang-
ing seasonal show. As you can see, the butterflies are enjoying it, too!
Selma Steele’s Formal Garden Renovation
Update by Andrea deTarnowsky
Selma Steele Reincarnated
At the last paint out, Selma Steele, carrying a basket of freshly cut flowers, greeted visitors and participants among the gardens she created. “Selma” was brought to life by Sharon Fansler, former teacher, retired nurse and amateur painter from Shelbyville, IN.
Sharon initiated the role of Selma at last year’s Murder Mystery which sparked an interest in portraying Selma at future events. After extensive research into Selma’s life and times, Sharon developed her character includ-ing making her own costumes based on the style of dress Selma could have worn. Selma has also made an appearance at the Indiana State Museum
talking to visitors during a presentation on Historical Women of Indiana. Look for Selma to be at the House of the Singing Winds during future special events as well.
Sharon (Purdue graduate) is married to Steve Fansler (IU graduate). They are both currently real estate brokers and the parents of five children and 10 grandchildren.
Photo of “Selma” provided by Steve Fansler.
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Shirley Comes to Site to Visit New Painting Rotation Installed in Large Studio
Visitors have the opportunity to view a new rotation of Steele’s paintings in the large studio until Spring, 2016, with the possibility of a few additions or switch-outs this fall.
There are several favorites in this new group including a portrait of Steele’s son Shirley
and views of Selma’s garden. Scenes of Indianapolis and several paintings done when Steele was studying in Munich are also in the exhibition. Of course, many of the artist’s
popular impressionist landscapes are showcased as well as two rare seascapes. Artifacts
such as Steele’s painting tools, clothing and portrait busts are also on display.
We invite you to bring your family and friends to the site soon to appreciate Steele’s artistic legacy and enjoy the beauty and solitude of the countryside this summer.
Painting Conservation
The picture to the right (now on display in the large studio) has been restored
thanks to contributions to the Friends of T.C. Steele painting conservation fund. You may recall that a “lost” Steele painting was discovered during a painting
restoration project a couple of years ago. The care and maintenance of Steele’s
works is vital to the preservation of his artistic legacy.
If you would like to make a donation to the painting conservation fund, please
contact the Friends at [email protected] or visit www.tcsteele.org.
You are cordially invited to
The Dedication of an Indiana State
Historical Marker for the
T.C. Steele Studio and Herron
Honoring T.C. Steele’s lifetime of work and Historical Relationship with the Herron campus
Hosted by Herron High School ______________________________________________
Friday, August 21, 2015
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Herron High School
110 E. 16th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Parking available in school lot
Enter off Pennsylvania Street on the left
Additional Parking available on Talbott Street
RSVP by July 29 317-231-0010 (ext. 1136) or
Email Augusta Stoughton
Historic Marker to be Dedicated
An application for an historic marker for the Tinker-Talbott Place Artist Studio in Indianapolis where T. C.
Steele took up residence in June, 1885 and worked until 1901, was approved by the Indiana Library and
Historical Board in October, 2014. The marker topic
exhibits local, statewide and national/international significance related not only to Steele’s career and
accomplishments during the years he worked at the Tinker-Talbott Place but also to the accomplishments
of the Society of Western Artists, the Hoosier Group
and the Art Association of Indianapolis.
Friends board member David Steele (a distant relative
to T.C. Steele) initiated the “rigorous” process for get-ting the historic marker. Four new markers, including
the one for Steele, were selected for 2015. Currently
there are 575 markers in the State of Indiana.
David Steele commented, “I think it’s great that we
finally have a marker identifying Steele’s work and contribution to the arts movement in Indianapolis at
the turn of the century.”
We encourage Friends of the T.C. Steele State
Historic Site to be present at the dedication of
the marker and help celebrate Steele’s legacy at a reception following the presentation.
Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Inc.
4220 T. C. Steele Road
Nashville, IN 47448-9586
SITE HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday: 1 to 5 pm
Closed Mondays and some holidays
Guided tours of home and studio
available on quarter hour
beginning at 9:15 am.
(1:15 pm on Sundays)
Admission to House and Studio
Adults: $7 Seniors: $5 Children: $2
Free to Friends of TC Steele
Contact Information
(812) 988-2785
www.tcsteele.org
www.indianamuseum.org/explore/t.c.-steele
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Visit the Museum Shop for Unique Gifts
There are new items available in the Friends of T.C. Steele
Museum Shop, now conveniently located in the little studio (office) at the site. Additions to the inventory include note
cubes with “Selma in the Garden” design, a Gustave Baumann
puzzle, hand blown glass birds and sun catchers, colored pencil sets, handcrafted silver and bronze jewelry, stuffed animals
and local pottery. The shop also maintains a collection of art books on Brown County artists along with nature books.
Show your Friends’ membership card and get 10% off your entire purchase.
