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Art News from Fort Wayne Museum of Art and Downtown Improvement District: Events and Opportunities

2nd Annual Windows of Wells

The 2nd Annual Windows of Wells benefit silent auction will support the lighting of the Historic Wells Street Bridge. The collages, titled “Images of Our City” were framed by Northside High School students. This year, the St. Francis University Art Department, in conjunction with 12 local area high schools, presents “Images of Our City”.
Sunday, October 18, 2009 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the Historic Wells Street Bridge
Fort Wayne, IN



ART Opening with Terry Ratliff at Dash-In
Thursday, October 22 from 6PM to 9PM
Free Appetizers & Cash Bar
Dash-In
814 S Calhoun St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802; (260) 423-3595
Visit Terry Ratliff's web site



art:21 ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

October 22 at 6:30pm
Allen County Public Library
Downtown Fort Wayne
Free
Special screening of episode 3/Season Five of the George Foster Peabody Award-Winning PBS television series. A lively discussion will follow with panelists Cara Lee Wade and Karen Thompson.

This event is produced in collaboration with Art21, Inc. a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public worldwide.

Contact Amanda at 260-422-6467, ext. 322 or martin@fwmoa.org for more information.



Longing for a City: Why We Miss Old Fort Wayne, and What We Should Do About It

Jon Swerens, editor of the book, Allen County Photo Album 1955-59, will discuss the history of Fort Wayne and the opportunities for its future by exploring the city's historic photographs.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Main Library (Downtown)

Contact Lesley Lundgren for more information at 421-1200 ext 2101.



Downtown Design Awards

The Downtown Improvement District seeks nominations for the first of what we expect to be an annual recognition of superior design for downtown projects recently completed.

Projects will be considered in three categories:
» Architecture
» Landscape
» Signs / Graphics

DID is joining with the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects and ARCH (Architecture and Community Heritage, Inc.) to present design and preservation awards at a combined celebration and reception to take place on November 11.

Please submit your downtown entry with a photo (digital) and paragraph describing the design merits of the completed project, to justin@downtownfortwayne.com.

Deadline for submissions is October 28, 2009. For submission details: http://www.downtownfortwayne.com/media/files/1_aia.pdf



Call for entries in Arts United Community Mosaic

Arts United is seeking artwork from individuals, businesses, schools, social clubs and arts groups for the second "Community Mosaic" project. The pieces will be tiled together and put on public display in the Arts United Center at 303 E. Main St. in Fort Wayne from February through April 2010. The theme this year is "Arts Unite Us".
Contact Tena Woenker by December 15, 2009 at twoenker@artsunited.org or 260-424-0646.