BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11876@muncieevents.com DTSTAMP:20260502T162849Z CATEGORIES:Art COMMENT: CONTACT:nephillips@bsu.edu DTSTART;TZID=AMERICA/INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS:20260507T170000 DESCRIPTION:111 Arts Gallery \;\n111 E. Main\nHey First Thursday\, unti l June we will be hosting a pop-up flea market. This May 7th\, we will hav e several vendors of odd outsider and folk art\, lowbrow\, VHS\, books\, m agazines\, art\, collectibles\, and prints. Come out and party to the alte rnative!\n\nArt at the Murray\n405 S. Walnut \;(upstairs)\nThe third f loor at ART at the Murray is where the action is this month! Gallery Flane ur (Mark Sawrie) will feature a new selection of photographs\, with treats and libations served\, while Dunckel Haus Photography opens their studio with special prints and copies of their debut first-edition book My Life W ithout Me In It. Kerry Shaw’s studio will be open\, and Cassie Dunmyer w ill have her studio open with new work on display along with a restock of prints and cards. \;\n\nCornerstone Center for the Arts\n520 E. Main\n Join us at Cornerstone on the 2nd floor from 5–8 pm for our monthly Firs t Thursday Arts Walk\, featuring artwork by local artist Terri Best\, live music from Nash Hammond\, and shop from local artist vendors. This month also highlights a special collaboration with Burris Laboratory School\, wh ere middle school students transformed broken violins and cellos into crea tive works of art with Artist in Residence Debra Gindhart Dragoo\, explori ng sustainability and community impact. \;\n\nECAP Gallery\n306 S. Wal nut\nStripped Axles Robotics will be showcasing their VEX Robotics teams w ork thanks to a shared space provided by the Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning. Students from four local teams (ages 7-18) will be on hand to share their robots\, explain what they’ve been buildi ng\, and give the community a closer look at the creativity\, problem-solv ing\, and teamwork behind competitive robotics. Stop by\, say hello\, and help us celebrate these hardworking students!\n\nFox &\; Sparrow Tattoo \n304 S. Walnut\nOur doors open 1pm-8pm with walk-in availability for your next tattoo. We are happy to be hosting Guest Artist and BSU Graduate\, K at Edwards. Kat will be displaying her art work from 5pm-8pm as well as jo ining us for a fun day of tattooing. \;\n\nGordy Fine Art &\; Frami ng Co. \;\n224 E. Main\nGallery party from 5:00 to 8:00 for \;Colo r &\; Form: Paintings by Margie Prim and Pottery by Eugene Boyd. These two well-loved Muncie artists will share The Wall at Gordy. \;Works wi ll be for sale. Refreshments will be served. \;\n\nIdia Lab\n306 S. Wa lnut St.\nBall State University’s IDIA Lab\, part of the Estopinal Colle ge of Architecture and Planning\, will showcase an interactive gesture-bas ed installation during Muncie’s First Thursday on May 7\, from 5–8 p.m .\, at the ECAP Downtown Studios\, \;306 South Walnut Street. The proj ect uses a live game engine and employs a depth camera to sense a person ’s movement\, allowing them to puppeteer a 3D character. Stop by and pla y!\n\nMade in Muncie\n313 S. Walnut\nMade in Muncie will be hosting a show by local artist Jamie Twibell\n\nMadjax Muncie\n515 E. Main St.\nMuncie-b ased visual artist and MadJax maker\, Kat Peace is April’s featured arti st in the TOOLSONG Gallery. The exhibition highlights Peace’s layered\, intuitive painting style\, working across acrylic and oil to explore the c onnection between the natural world and the inner one. TOOLSONG is located on the first floor of MadJax\, near the center of the building\, across f rom the elevator. The gallery is free and open to the public during MadJax hours - Monday - Friday\, 7:30 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday\, 7:30 am to 4: 00 pm.\n\nCarved from a former transformer shaft in our historic industria l building\, the gallery has been reimagined into a light-filled space ded icated to experimentation and contemporary making. Designed and constructe d by students from Ball State University’s College of Architecture and P lanning\, TOOLSONG reflects MadJax’s commitment to adaptive reuse\, hand s-on learning\, and creating new platforms for artists to share work with the community.\n\nMuncie Artists Guild\nVarious locations\nThe Muncie Arti sts Guild Artist of the Month for May is Dennie Mann.\n\nWhile recovering from major surgery in 2022\, Dennie decided to return to painting after a 40-year hiatus. Recovery and retirement have brought time\, relaxation\, a nd the opportunity to focus on learning new skills while exploring previou sly unfamiliar techniques and media. Dennie currently works primarily in o ils on stretched canvas. His subjects are landscape and seascape scenes\, inspired by breathtakingly beautiful scenes in nature. He is focusing on i mproving his plein air painting skills.\n\nDennie's work will be on displa y at the following locations: Haul n' Oats\, Old National Bank\, Rosebud C offee House\, and The Patterson Block\n\nMuncieArts\n216 E. Main\nMuncieAr ts Artist Spotlight: Eryn Hume\n\nMeet Eryn Hume\, view her artwork\, and learn about her creative process. \;Eryn \;Hume \;is a Muncie- based abstract expressionist artist working with latex and acrylic paint. Through imaginative layering and bold use of color\, \;Eryn's work&nbs p\;invites curiosity\, blending passion for purpose and accidental discove ry. \;Eryn \;studied Interior Design and Art at the Art Institute of Chicago and Ball State \;University. \;5-7pm\n\nMuncie Makers M arket\nCorner of Walnut and Adams\nThe Muncie Makers Market will be open f rom 5-8p outdoors on the sidewalks at Adams &\; Walnut in Downtown Munc ie! Come HUNGRY &\; Shop SMALL! Everything handmade\, homemade\, &\; locally grown!\n\nRecord Parlor of Muncie\n125 E. Charles St.\, Suite 110 \nThe Record Parlor of Muncie is continuing an initiative to create a Comm unity Collage \;Album! In addition to enjoying our gallery of local ar t\, visitors will have the opportunity to record some music (regardless of talent). We will have a small studio space set up with microphones\, guit ars\, and a couple small percussion instruments. Visitors can also feel fr ee to bring their own instrument \;to play. Anyone who wants to is wel come to record something (even if it's just hand claps). All of the sounds will then be mixed and mastered into a song. At the end of the year\, we will have a full album of songs created by the community to share. The rec ording station will be set up from 6-8 so come contribute to the Community Collage!\n\nRoHo’s Muncie\n308 S. Walnut St.\nJoin us for a special eve ning celebrating local talent as we showcase Kerry Shaw as RoHo’s Artist of the Month! Kerry is a Muncie-based artist with deep roots in the local creative community. With a background in fine art and graphic design from Ringling College of Art and Design and Ball State University\, he’s spe nt decades honing his craft—both professionally and personally. After a successful career with Ball Corporation\, Anderson University\, and his ow n firm shawDesign\, Kerry now focuses on painting stunning landscapes and portraits. His work is inspired by his travels and time spent painting wit h groups like the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association\, Hoosier Salon\, and Tucson Barrio Painters. Stop in\, grab a drink\, and experience Kerry ’s work up close.\n\nThe Songwriter Sessions at Elm Street\n519 N. Elm\n The Songwriter Sessions is a monthly event where local and regional songwr iters share the art of original music and the stories behind the songs.&nb sp\; The event is held in conjunction with Muncie's First Thursday. It run s from 8-10pm at Elm Street Brewing Co\, 519 North Elm Street after the ma in First Thursday events\, as an after party where you can unwind and list en to awesome live music performed by the creators. The May event features Pocket Diver (Elia Buss) and Cherry Chub\, both from the Muncie area.&nbs p\; \;\n\nUrban Stitch\n306 S. Walnut\nUrban Stitch: Designing Connect ions follows a group of Ball State architecture students as they work to s trengthen the connection between campus and downtown. Through collaboratio n with local businesses\, artists\, and community leaders—and by activat ing spaces through events—the studio explores new ways to bring students into the life of downtown Muncie. The result is a set of ideas grounded i n real experience\, now hopefully moving forward with support from the cit y and community partners. LOCATION:Downtown SUMMARY:May's First Thursday (full listing) URL;VALUE=URI:https://muncieevents.com/event/11876 DTEND;TZID=AMERICA/INDIANA/INDIANAPOLIS:20260507T200000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR