Past Events

Detail image of Mary Kramer's painting Indiana/Kentucky #2

Discussion with
Mary Kramer

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, January 20, 2012

Flickr user Fidel Martínez's - fide - image of glowing lights.

First Friday

New Year's Sampler

Friday, January 6, 2011

Book Signing and Lecture

With Laurette E. McCarthy, Ph.D.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Detail of Flickr user James Marvin Phelps's image of a male cardinal singing while dusted in snow.

First Friday

A Holiday Spectacle

Friday, December 2, 2011

photo © James Marvin Phelps

Detail of Flickr user Chapendra's image of a dish washing sponge.

No Paintbrush?
No Problem!

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Composite image from Betsy Bedwell's photo for J. Sims Floral Designs and the Roxy Studio's photo for Edibles Catering.

Discussion with
Troy Helt and Jim Sims

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, November 18, 2011

photos © Betsy Bedwell and The Roxy Studio

Detail image of Manierre Dawson's painting titled Equation accn 2000-17.

First Friday

Stretching Boundaries

Friday, November 4, 2011

Discussion with
Petra Nyendick

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, October 21, 2011

Detail image of Flickr user _frankenstein_'s image of his girlfriend putting on lipstick.

First Friday

From Work to Re-Creation
Friday, October 7, 2011

The 2011 Downtown Challenge

Presented by the Art Hoppers

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Found Object Art

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Discussion with
Marianne Richter

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, September 16, 2011

Vote Swope!

at the 20th Anniversary Wabash Valley Community Foundation Expo

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Detail image of Flickr user _frankenstein_'s image of his girlfriend putting on lipstick.

First Friday

Creating A Feminine Aesthetic

Friday, September 2, 2011

Discussion with
Joe Bigley

3,435.5 miles in 70 days

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Image after 1940's style movie advertisements, featuring an alligator snapping turtle with its mouth open. Composite image derived from a photo by Christopher Evans of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Spark Reading Series:

The Beast of Busco by Karl Barnebey

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Detail image of Rod Bradfield's painting titled Front Range

Discussion with
Rod Bradfield

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, May 20, 2011

Detail image of a man hand turning a garden from Grant Wood's painting titled Spring in Town

Spring

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, May 14, 2011

First Friday
School's Out

Friday, May 6, 2011

Detail image of Sondra Freckelton's screenprint titled Souvenir.

Marilyn Pendergast
Spring Dinner and
Silent Auction

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Image of awards lined up and awaiting distribution.

Reception and
Award Ceremony

44th Annual Student Art Exhibition

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Detail image of Ruthann Brady's painting titled Azteca.

Discussion with
Ruthann Brady

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, April 15, 2011

Detail image of necklace with tree pendant and turquoise beads.

Swope Alliance
Raffle and Cocktail Party

Friday, April 8, 2011

First Friday
Sites and Sounds

Friday, April 1, 2011

Max Ehrmann
Poetry Competition

Calendar of Events

Detail image of one Jeremy Efroymson's photography installations in Bloomington, Illinois

Discussion with
Jeremy Efroymson

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, March 18, 2011

Composite image of a grumpy face and a pencil by Jenna Lanman, courtesy of Shane Halloran, found on Flickr, and John D. Batten's 1923 illustration from The Story-Teller at Fault

Story Illustration

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, March 12, 2011

First Friday
Notes and Chords

Friday, March 4, 2011

Image of a jester holding a lute

Mardi Gras

Saturday, Febrary 26, 2011

Dinner at the Museum

Arnaud's

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Detail image of Ben Madeska's painting titled Tuna Steak

Discussion with
Ben Madeska

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, Febrary 18, 2011

Collection Connection

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, Febrary 12, 2011

Baskin Man of Peace

First Friday
All in the Family

Friday, Febrary 4, 2011

Dinner at the Museum

The French Connection

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Detail image of a Judy Ohmit sculpture of a rabbit.

Discussion with
Judy Ohmit

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Rescheduled:
Friday, January 28, 2011

Detail of John Stockton DeMartelly's lithograph titled The Evangelist.

Swope Book Review:
The Mystery of
Madeline Le Blanc

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Detail image of Raimondo Trentanove's bust of George Washington.

American Art 101
Washington

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Artist Bill Wolfe takes a moment to sit with the completed sculpture of Max Ehrmann.

First Friday
Relax With Max

Friday, January 7, 2011

Sheldon Swope taking in a 3D movie. Design by Jenna Lanman.

Swope Film Series

Frank Lloyd Wright

October 5 - December 30, 2010

Wright Around the Holidays

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Detail image of Mary Fairchild MacMonnies's painting titled Between Neighbors.

American Art 101
Between Neighbors

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Composit image of the Samara House clerestory panel and winter frost on a window.

First Friday
Winter Wright

Friday, December 3, 2010

Detail image of Dorsett Mitsubishi mini-car titled Drive It Home. Design by Kerri Oberle.

Mini-Car Map

Cruising Around in Terre Haute

August 6 - December 3, 2010

(Download a Brochure)

Swope cruising in a mini-car. Design by Jenna Lanman.

Cruising Around
in Terre Haute

A Public Art Experience

August 6 - December 3, 2010

Image of the Walter V. Davidson House.

Discussion with
Brian Lee Whisenhunt

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Walter V. Davidson House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Buffalo, NY

1962 Topps non-sport Frank Lloyd Wright bubble gum card.

Frank Lloyd Wright:
Architectural Alchemist

A lecture by Dr. Sidney Robinson

Thursday, November 18, 2010

1962 Topps bubble gum card, via Airform Archives

Detail image of modular tables and stools in the Samara House living room. Photo by Alexander Vertikoff

The Wright Furnishing

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, November 13, 2010

photo © Alexander Vertikoff

Detail image of Emil Bisttram's multi-media work titled Cosmic Forms.

American Art 101
Cosmic Forms

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Image of building photographs from the Vigo County Historical Society Juliet Peddle collection.

First Friday
Drawing From the Past

Friday, November 5, 2010

Detail of Charles Dana Gibson's oil on canvas painting titled Maine Interior.

Swope Book Review:
The Women

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Discussion with
Pat Breault, Sandy Billing and Judith Summers

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, October 15, 2010
Logo of the Educational Heritage Association

Detail image of Grant Wood's painting titled Spring in Town.

American Art 101
Spring in Town

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Detail image of a luggage label for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1935. From the collection of David Levine.

Wright and Japan

A Swope Family Learning Day Event

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Luggage label from the collection of David Levine

Detail image of Frank Lloyd Wright's concept drawing of Broadacre City, from The Living City, 1958.

On the Road With
Frank Lloyd Wright

In cooperation with Indiana Landmarks

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Broadacre City courtesy of ArchitectureTheory.net

Detail image of Alexander Vertikoff's photograph of dishes from Samara house.

First Friday
Wright Around the House

Friday, October 1, 2010

photo © Alexander Vertikoff

Detail image of Todd Anderson's woodcut titled Rainbow Glacier Sketch.

Family Learning Day
Fantasy Landscapes

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Detail of Joseph Margulies's aquatint titled Morning Prayer.

Swope Book Review:
50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Examples of Rebecca Mollenhauer's graphic design work from her website.

Discussion with
Rebecca Mollenhauer

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, September 17, 2010

American Art 101
Ghost Town

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Detail image of Todd Anderson's lithograph titled Midland Drifts Number 4.

First Friday
Shifting Earth

Friday, September 3, 2010

Detail image of Abbigail Knowlton Israelson's watercolor and graphite work titled Strangled.

Awards Ceremony
and Opening Reception

66th Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Image of participants placing handprints on a table during an Art Totality activity.

Going Green with Art

A Swope Family Day with Art Totality

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Image of a red lipstick kiss mark.

Night of a Thousand Marilyns

Friday, June 4, 2010

Detail of Frederick Andrew Bosley's oil on canvas painting titled In the Living Room.

Swope Book Review:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Detail image of John Gardner's photograph titled Iron Bird.

Discussion with
Edward Gillum
and John Gardner

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, May 21, 2010

Detail image of Walter Ufer's oil on canvas titled Meditation.

American Art 101
Meditation

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Detail image of Louis Lozowick's lithograph titled City on a Rock.

First Friday
Urban Realism

Friday, May 7, 2010

Detail image of Barton Stone Hays's oil on canvas titled Still Life With Fruit.

Annual Dinner
& Silent Auction

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Detail of Billy Morrow Jackson's oil on panel painting titled Downtown.

Swope Book Review:
The Art Spirit

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Detail image of Frederick Chapman's woodblock relief titled Thanksgiving At A New England Farm House.

Student Exhibition
Award Recognition
Luncheon

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Image of Student Art Exhibition awards lined up for distribution.

Reception and
Award Ceremony

43rd Annual Student Art Exhibition

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Image of Diane Mann's ceramic wallwork titled Agrarian Autumn Nocturne.

Discussion with
Diane Mann

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, April 16, 2010

Detail image of Zoltan Sepeshy's painting, Wild Flowers.

American Art 101
Wild Flowers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Detail of The Big Read caricature of Willa Cather.

First Friday:
Arts in the Air

Friday, April 2, 2010

Image from the 2010 opening of Heartland Graffiti.

Spring Party and Art Raffle

Hosted by the Alliance of the Swope

Friday, March 26, 2010

Detail of Gladys Rockmore Davis's oil on canvas painting titled Deborah.

Swope Book Review:
de Kooning

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Image of knitted wire sculpture created by former director David Vollmer.

Discussion with
Tony Stringfellow

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, March 19, 2010

Detail image of Ralph Blakelock's painting, Indian Encampment.

American Art 101
Indian Encampment

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Detail of photo of Moscow Circus performers.

First Friday:
From Painting to Performance

Friday, March 5, 2010

Detail of small plaster statue titled The Student by Caroline Peddle Ball.

Swope Book Review:
Provenance

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Image of Keegan the Friezian stallion, courtesy of Elizabeth Art.

Discussion with
Elizabeth Art

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, February 19, 2010

Image of a jester holding a lute with the phrase Laissez les bon temps roulez!

Mardi Gras

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Detail image of William Edouard Scott's painting, Etaples, France.

American Art 101
Etaples, France

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Photo of Chamnarn Tirapas and Dorothee Dettbarn working on a Mud Pavilion in Kadubedda, Sri Lanka, as part of Ball State's CapAsia III field study program (2003).

small group of architects
BIG PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Photo of a self-made fence in Hong Kong.

First Friday:
Inventive Shelter

Friday, February 5, 2010

Photo of RaIndian Miniature depicting Krishna with a cowherding maiden, courtesy of Mitzi G. Burger.

Discussion with
Sujata Gopalan

Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series

Friday, January 15, 2010

Detail image of August Henkel's planographic screenprint, titled Victory Garden.

Karl Marx and
The History of Communism

Lectures by Professor Donald L. Layton
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Friday, October 2, 2009

Detail image of Thomas Nast's engraving, titled Christmas Post.

First Friday:
Holiday Fest

Friday, December 4, 2009

Detail image of the Wall 2 Wall graphic, courtesy of Williams Randall Marketing.

Wall-2-Wall
Art4U!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Detail image of A. C. Webbs's intaglio drypoint, titled L'argnes-la-Bataille.

Discussion with
Todd Anderson

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Detail image of Gilbert Brown Wilson's painting, titled Max Ehrmann.

First Friday:
Ghosts of Terre Haute

Friday, November 6, 2009

Detail image of James David Smillie's etching, titled Moonlit Landscape.

Discussion with
Richard Ditteon

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Detail image of Billy Morrow Jackson's offset lithograph, titled Uncle Sam as Tattooed Man.

First Friday:
Red, White & You

Friday, October 2, 2009