4 upcoming events with the first thursday tag
188 past events with this tagOct 5, 2023
Thursday
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Muncie Makers Market at First Thursday 5pm @ Corner of Walnut & Adams Streets On the sidewalks! Corner of Walnut & Adams - Downtown Muncie.
First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market are coming soon! đ± #ShopSmall #BuyLocal
The Muncie Makers Market is happy to be a part of Muncieâs First Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie! đ This is a popular local monthly tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout Downtown Muncie. Itâs a casual, relaxed evening outdoors, and we help to bring folks to the area. We are looking forward to a great turn out!
Assuming good weather, the Muncie Makers Market will set up every month on the sidewalks by the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets for the 2023 First Thursday gatherings, and be open âȘto the public from 5-8pâŹ. đż The Muncie Makers Market is a registered farmers market featuring handmade creations, homemade foods, and locally grown produce! We hope you come see us and enjoy a lovely evening with your community!
All Vendors must register in advance - watch for the âCall for Vendorsâ posts in our Facebook group for all event details and to sign up to sell with us, thank you! đ
Artswalk 2023 (full listing) 5pm to 8pm @ Downtown Muncie
Artswalk 2023
Beyond I Can/ C.A.R.S at Madjax
Carrie Wright Silk Gifts
Delaware County Historical Society, Moore Youse House
Forever Young Children's Boutique
Gordy's Fine Art and Framing, Co.
Harmony Movement Studio Dance Party
Fall Festival at Madjax
Design Lab Mug Press, Madjax
Karen Fisher, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month"
Muncie Makers Market
Carmen Nikae at Plyspace
Cajun Night at Vera Mae's
Yart, a Yard Sale for Art
Artswalk- October 2023
A special edition of First Thursday, October ArtsWalk, is back featuring unique arts, dazzling shows, and delicious food. This ArtsWalk is hosted by Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Ball State University College of Fine Arts, and MuncieArts.YART â Yard Sale for Art
Local markets and vendors selling art, all priced under $40 at Canan Commons*YART Vendors please visit: Muncie YART Facebook to sign up!
Art Galleries & Exhibits
Local artisans and various media at Gordy, Cornerstone, Madjax and other DWNTWN galleriesDelicious Food
Soup Crawl for Second Harvest, along with many DWNTWN eateries and local food trucks.Live Music & Dance
To find more information or become a vendor visit: https://www.downtownmuncie.org/artswalk
111 Arts Gallery
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery is having a group shop show. Ivan Harmon, Jamie Noggle, Daniel Bunker, and Nate Harmon will be showing works and doing Halloween tattoo specials (art and love tattooing).Accutech
Main and Walnut Streets
Professor Kevin Klinger's 4th year immersive learning studio is designing a structure on the southwest corner of the intersection between Main and Walnut Street on Accutech's property. A really important part of their project has been reaching out to the community and hearing people's stories about their experience living in Muncie. They will have a table set up outside of Accutech for Artswalk to talk about public art with Muncie locals.Beyond I CAN (Madjax, 1st floor)
515 E. Main St.
Beyond I Can/CARS is a day center for people with disabilities. Our clients come here to use their hands and artistic abilities. They also go places in the community and learn life skills.Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut (above the Caffeinery)
Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery presents Microscapes & Macroscapes. Silk artist Carrie Wright releases all the never-before-seen art she's been creating since moving into the historic Murray Building! The gift shop is brimming with OOAK hand-crafted artisan treasures, and all the art will be for sale. 405 S. Walnut, Suite 201, directly above the Caffeinery.Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 East Main St., again will host local artists and Cornerstone artists in displaying and selling their work Oct. 5 from 5-8 p.m. in the Great Room.Artist in Residence Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event. Community artists participating in this First Thursday include Stefan Mckell, Val Kelley, Jill Palumbo, Angel Gillette, Tom Stader, Liliana Osborne, Hazel McCully, Shera Hixson, Megan Shanna and Safari Reign. Cornerstone artists include Eugene Boyd, Leon and Laura Crosby of Crosby Family Art, Michael Lassiter and Debra Gindhart Dragoo. The featured gallery artist for October is the Muncie Artists Guild.
Delaware County Historical Society
122 E. Washington
The Delaware County Historical Society is planning on having a display of historic Muncie images based on the collection of prominent collector, and past board member, Mike Mavis. The exhibit will be displayed on the first floor at the Moore-Youse House at 122 E. Washington and will be free to the public.Forever Young Childrenâs Boutique
125 E. Charles
We will be having our FALL OPEN HOUSE that day! Open 11-8:00. We will have New arrivals and Sales.Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E. Main
Our Time Art Show, exhibits the paintings and ceramics of three artist friends, Larry Fentz, Martin Price, and Kerry Shaw. After retiring from long careers in education, marketing, and graphic arts, they now focus their time on the art they enjoy making. This show brings them together for one creative viewing experience. Refreshments will be served. Artist talk will be at 6:15.Harmony Movement Studio
Alley next to the Fickle Peach (117 E. Charles St.)
Join Harmony Movement Studio for a FREE dance party in the alley next to the Fickle Peach! Bring your friends, dogs, and dance moves, or just grab a drink and watch the fun.Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Join us for the opening of "Poppies are Tough", a collaborative show featuring BSU Art Alumni Mary Arnett-Delaney and Rachel Kline. Mary uses text based work to process grief and anxiety with sincerity and humor because hey, what else can you do? Meanwhile Rachel paints an excessive amount of poppies using mediums like acrylic, marker, ceramic, and an irreverent sense of humor.Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Fall Festival at Madjax 5â8 pm
In partnership with the East Central Neighborhood Association, bring your family and join us at Madjax for an evening of pumpkin carving, games, and fun activities! This event is free and open to the public.Design Lab Pop-Up Workshop 5â8 pm
Create a heat-pressed mug with the Madjax Design Lab staff! Choose from several pre-printed Halloween or fall-themed designs. This activity is free for Design Lab members and $5 per mug for nonmembers.Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Karen Fisher, who paints and is an active community member since arriving in Muncie in 1972, completed her degree in art education at Ball State in 1976 when she met her husband Paul. In 2003 Karen and Paul purchased Art Mart from longtime friends, Brian and Genny Gordy, and have successfully run the art supply business in the BSU Village.Fisherâs artwork will be on display during the month of October at the following locations: Northwest Bank (110 E Charles), Old National Bank (2401 S Madison), Parlour at Hazelwood Hair Salon, Rosebud Coffee House, and Vera Maeâs Bistro
Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! Youâll find us on Adams & Walnut at ArtsWalk!PlySpace
304 S. Walnut
Carmen Nikae is an actor and clown who explores themes of vulnerability & resilience, simple presence, and The Ridiculous through the combination of live clown work and silent short films. Her silent short films, made in the style of Charlie Chaplin, will be on display, and she will be doing a live clown performance at 7pm. Stop by to view her films and her process, ask questions, and support the art of clowning!Vera Maeâs Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Veraâs! Featuring Fresh Oysters other Cajun fixinâs.YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
YART is a HUGE Yard Sale for Art! All NEW art, by all KINDS of Artists - we keep that yard sale vibe by selling everything outdoors with all prices under $40! Find us on Walnut from Charles Street to Canan Commons!The Fall 2023 Muncie YART 5pm to 8pm @ Canan Commons 600 S. Walnut St
YART is a Yard Sale for Art! But donât think itâs a yard sale like youâve ever been to before! YART began in Muncie, Indiana with students at Ball State University and continues here and in several U.S. cities - a Muncie original! The Muncie YART is now held Downtown, at Canan Commons, twice a year, Spring and Fall, and coincides with ArtsWalk. The Fall 2023 Muncie YART is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, October 5th!This community art sale, with a goal of making art affordable and accessible to everyone, brings together Artists and Art patrons in a casual and unique setting. The Fall 2023 Muncie YART will be held in conjunction with the 2023 ArtsWalk on Thursday, October 5th, from 5-8p. You can find YART and LIVE music performances at Canan Commons, Muncie's great urban greenspace park and amphitheater by the roundabout on South Walnut Street in Downtown Muncie, Indiana.
All forms of Art are welcome at YART! Art of all kinds, by all kinds of Artists! YART encourages interaction between Artists and the community, hoping to make Art more accessible, especially to those who think they cannot afford to buy Art for themselves and their homes. To this goal, all YART Art will be priced below $40! YART works to enable local creative entrepreneurs and to improve the Muncie economy. Shop local, support independents, enjoy your town!
The last YART featured over 150 Artists! Each YART Artist will be present throughout YART to meet the public, discuss their Art, handle sales personally, and some Artists will be making Art LIVE at YART! This is a great opportunity to enjoy your family interacting with local culture in a dynamic, lively, and relaxed atmosphere.
The Fall 2023 Muncie YART will feature a wide variety of handmade jewelry, photography, clothing, oil/acrylic/watercolor paintings, ceramics, stuffed animals, drawings, knits, pottery, candles, toys, sculpture, glass, digital art, mosaics, LIVE ART and LIVE MUSIC, and so much more!
Outdoor fun for all ages - YART and ArtsWalk are for the whole family!
Miss Moth (YART Director) and the YART Artists very much thank Cheryl Crowder of the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and the City of Muncie for their generous support! YART is an all-volunteer, zero-budget, community event. THANK YOU!
WANT TO SELL YOUR ART AT YART? It's FREE to Artists! :) YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART page on Facebook.
LIKE Muncie YART on Facebook:
Nov 2, 2023
Thursday
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Muncie Makers Market at First Thursday 5pm @ Corner of Walnut & Adams Streets On the sidewalks! Corner of Walnut & Adams - Downtown Muncie.
First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market are coming soon! đ± #ShopSmall #BuyLocal
The Muncie Makers Market is happy to be a part of Muncieâs First Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie! đ This is a popular local monthly tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout Downtown Muncie. Itâs a casual, relaxed evening outdoors, and we help to bring folks to the area. We are looking forward to a great turn out!
Assuming good weather, the Muncie Makers Market will set up every month on the sidewalks by the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets for the 2023 First Thursday gatherings, and be open âȘto the public from 5-8pâŹ. đż The Muncie Makers Market is a registered farmers market featuring handmade creations, homemade foods, and locally grown produce! We hope you come see us and enjoy a lovely evening with your community!
All Vendors must register in advance - watch for the âCall for Vendorsâ posts in our Facebook group for all event details and to sign up to sell with us, thank you! đ