New Class Spotlight

With more students enrolled in the spring semester than ever before, Cornerstone Center for the Arts is excited to present many new classes this session. New classes include: Indian and Bollywood Dance, Beginning Sewing, Yoga, Spanish, more sections of Belly Dance, and Musical Theatre.

Cornerstone will be offering several popular dance, visual art, and language classes in a shorter six week session beginning the week of March 9th.

The six week session will have many classes offered for young artists of all ages. Cornerstone will be offering an early art class for 1 to 3 year-olds, an early art class for 4 to 6 year olds, youth art for 1st through 5th graders, and an art exploration class for middle school age students.

Cornerstone will also be offering a six week youth hip-hop class, a youth creative writing class, and a youth sign language class for elementary and middle school age students.  Cornerstone will be offering six week courses in digital photography, sign language, and line dancing for adults. Cornerstone also offers private lessons for singles or couples in ball room dancing, swing dancing, and line dancing.

Beginning in March, Cornerstone will also be offering several visual arts workshops for the whole family. Participants will be able to create a piece of art and take it home with them during these fun one time workshops.

Choose Your Move

Hustle on down to Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Friday, March 6th for a themed disco performance for the whole family. Cornerstone will host the annual Choose Your Move performance at 7 p.m. E.B. Ball Auditorium.

This event will feature performances by the Disco Divas and other local performers. Tickets are $10 a person and will be available in advance at cornerstonearts.org and at the door. Proceeds fund Cornerstone programming.

 New Cornerstone Art Gallery Exhibit

 





The work of Ball State University art student Mary Barczak will be on display in the Cornerstone Art Gallery beginning January 21st through February 27th. Barczak will be graduating from Ball State University in the spring with a BFA and a specialization in photography.

The show is entitled “Periodically, Nothing Happens” and there will be a reception during Downtown’s First Thursday events on February 5th from 6 to 8 p.m.

“Periodically, Nothing Happens” features ten photographic portraits which transform models into characters representing elements of the periodic table.

The show also features ten paintings of ‘nones.’ “A ‘none’ is everybody and nobody all in the same place. When I tell you of these people, you know who they are, but on another note you can’t say that you remember seeing them,” Barczak says. “Faceless, nameless nobodies that are more like you than you can know, but there isn’t the time to find out.”

Go online to www.cornerstonearts.org or call the Education Office at 281-9503, ext. 15 for more information about upcoming exhibits.

Black History Celebration Dinner

This year began with the welcoming of new first lady, Michelle Obama. Cornerstone is partnering with local churches for a Black History Month Celebration to honor Muncie’s first ladies. The first ladies of ten local churches and two local pastors will be honored with an appreciation dinner on Friday, February 13th.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. and local vendors will have items for sale. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and is being catered by Uncle Monte’s Soul Food. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door for singles and $32 in advance or $36 at the door for couples. For ticket information click here or call 289-9687.

Calender

February 13
Black History Month
Celebration

March 6
Choose Your Move

March 23 -27
Spring Break - No Classes

March 30 - April 3
Art Show Submission Week

April 14
Cornerstone Art Show

April 19
A Taste of Muncie

April 20 - 24
Last Week of Classes

April 26
Cornerstone Celebration

June 8 -12
Summer Classes Begin

Support Cornerstone

Now it’s easier than ever to make a donation to Cornerstone. Did you know Cornerstone’s monthly bills exceed $90,000? Thankfully, the majority of this money is generously donated by individuals, like you, who value the arts.  
 
Cornerstone Center for the Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit and needs community support to succeed in our mission of Creating Community Connections. If you feel that Cornerstone has benefited you and this community, please consider donating funds, materials, or time to help maintain this organization.
 
Donations can be made online at www.cornerstonearts.org with your credit card, or by mailing your check or credit card information. Visit our website or call 765.281.9503, ext. 13 for more details. Chris Mahon, our Director of Community Engagement, can be reached at ext. 50 and will be happy to help with your gift giving.
 
Thank you for considering making a donation to Cornerstone.