374 past events with the photography tag

Brink of Summer Artswalk Downtown Idol at Brink of Summer Artswalk Flower Hour at Brink of Summer Artswalk Steamroller Print Event at Brink of Summer Artswalk Yart at Brink of Summer Artswalk Yart at Brink of Summer Artswalk Charles Gatewood photos at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Carrie Wright Silk and Gifts Cornerstone Center for the Arts Cornerstone Center for the Arts Cornerstone Center for the Arts The Gathering Place Ronn Brown at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Idia Lab Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Made in Muncie Muncie Artists Guild Muncie Makers Market Vera Mae's Cajun Night (courtesy of Freekpik)

Brink of Summer ArtsWalk
Muncie Downtown Development Partnership (MDDP) invites you to seek the unique during Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, June 5th, featuring Steamroller Printmaking, Flower Hour and DWNTWN IDOL, sponsored by The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County. 

Tribune Showprint Posters, the nation’s oldest continuously operating letterpress shop, will be hosting Muncie’s first Steamroller Print Event in conjunction with Muncie Downtown Development. Artists from around the region are carving images into wood, however, you do not have to carve your own piece to participate. There will be a variety of carved boards to choose from, or you can make your own smaller prints from images that will be provided. 

Enjoy watching a steamroller roll over the large prints of paper and see the artists carved work come to life. “I’m so excited for this event,” says Kim Miller, owner of Tribune Showprint. “We were able to bring this event to downtown with the gracious help and partnership from Muncie Downtown Development and the Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation.” 

A kaleidoscope of color returns with Flower Hour, sponsored by Wise Country Market with flowers provided by Normandy Flower Shop. Build your bouquet as you enjoy the other activities during this event. The $20 Flower Hour tickets are available for purchase online or at the corner of Charles and Walnut Street during the event. 

Think you have the voice? Become Muncie’s next DWNTWN IDOL and Win $500 cash, a trophy, additional community performance opportunities, a photoshoot complete with makeup done by a makeup artist, an overnight stay at the Courtyard by Marriott, and bragging rights as Muncie’s top performer! Audition deadlines are May 16th for Round 1 and July 17th for Round 2. Eliminations will be during the Brink of Summer Artswalk and Fire Up DWNTWN with the finale during Fall ArtsWalk. 

With locally owned shops, pop-up moments, and can’t-miss events, DWNTWN is turning heads. Do not miss the season. Brink Of Summer ArtsWalk is June 5th, Fire Up DWNTWN, August 2nd and Fall ArtsWalk, October 2nd. 

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
“Exhibition of 8 x l0 photos of Charles Gatewood”: Charles Robert Gatewood (November 8, 1942 – April 28, 2016) was an American photographer, writer, videographer, artist and educator, who lived and worked in San Francisco, California. Gatewood's documentation of alternative culture in San Francisco is unmatched. People he photographed include Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Herb Gold, Charles Henri Ford, Carol Queen, Ron Turner and Ruth Bernard. 5-8pm. We will also be tattooing flash specials.

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut
Gallery Flaneur, aka Mark Sawrie, has a fresh curation of his photography for view and sale. Mary Wilhoite welcomes visitors to her beautiful new studio where she is creating Muncie’s beloved Mirabel Jewelry line. Josh and Hannah Dunckel of Dunckel Haus Photography are open in their corner third floor photography studio. Cassie Dunmyer Creative is offering special ArtsWalk sales and is joined by Desirée Hinshaw, a Catholic visual artist drawn to reveal the beauties and mysteries of life in faith and motherhood. 

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut, Suite 201
Artist Carrie Wright welcomes you to peruse her large selection of never before seen works, purchase older works at 30% off, and find this fab Muncie-themed magnet husband Dan Wright created.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
We are jam packed this June! Celebrate the work and performances of our Spring Semester students during Celebration beginning at 6 pm. Explore and shop artwork by Muncie OUTreach youth, our featured gallery artists for the month of June. Enjoy live music from Katie Jo Robinson as you shop from local vendors between 5–8 pm. Then stay a little longer for the Songwriter Sessions from 7–9 pm, featuring performances by Justice Fuller and Cherry Chub. All events are free and open to the public.

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be open and accepting walk-ins 1pm-8pm. Our design or yours. We have you covered! 

The Gathering Place
125 E. Charles 
Stop in and take a look around to see if our space fits your needs for your next gathering! The Gathering Place provides a small intimate space for you and your guests to gather to celebrate all of life’s special moments. 5-8pm

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
A party will be held for the exhibit, Ronn Brown: Portraits, at Gordy Fine Art & Framing. Ronn will be available to talk with guests and refreshments will be served.  A native of East Central Indiana, Ronn was based in Los Angeles for over 20 years focusing on photographing musicians, actors, and models, and often worked for producers in the film and music industries.

Idia Lab
227 S. Walnut
Ball State University’s IDIA Lab from the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning will be exhibiting our interactive installation, Voxels, during Muncie’s Brink of Summer Artwalk on Thursday, June 5th, from 5-8 at the storefront of 227 South Walnut (next door to Lahody’s). Stop by to play and create 3D forms!

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St 
Join us at 111 E Adams St during The Brink of Summer Artswalk! From 5-8 PM we will be offering 11% off your entire purchase! Guests must mention this flyer at checkout to receive discount. 

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Made in Muncie will be hosting Burris Laboratory High School students’ artwork created during this year’s May Term. Toren Scott, the owner of Made in Muncie, spent 9 days working with students to create sculptural ceramic works. 5-8pm

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Celebrate the start of summer with a night in the Courtyard at MadJax for live music featuring John Beatrice Band from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Make MadJax and The Guardian Brewing company your final stop downtown after Brink of Summer ArtsWalk.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
The Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for June 2025 is Laurie Lunsford, a plein air painter, author, and illustrator of children’s books. She just completed her 16th picture book! Two original illustrations from her latest books are displayed at Rosebud Coffee House and Haul N Oats, both in Muncie. Laurie's work will be on display at the following locations: Vera Mae's, Old National Bank, The Patterson Building, Rosebud Coffee House, and Haul N' Oats

MuncieArts
216 E Main St. 
Stop into Muncie Civic Theatre and meet us in the lobby to talk about MuncieArts and its future, share your ideas, learn about what we do, and dream big, plus meet noted poet and artist Lylanne Musselman and see her work! Pick up information from other arts and culture organizations to find out more about the extraordinary activities we have in Muncie and Delaware County to help make your summer plans. We look forward to seeing you!

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
Come hungry to the Muncie Makers Market - everything is homemade, handmade, and locally grown! Adams & Walnut, 5-8pm. 

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
Savor Cajun night at Vera Mae's during the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk. The crawfish étouffée is smothered in spicy sauce and served over rice. Oysters are served on the half-shell or Rockefeller, giving you the full Cajun experience. 

YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
Yart is a huge Yard Sale for Art at Canan Commons from 5-8pm. All Art under $40! 150+ Local Artists!

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

Scot Sterling at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Debbie Shidler at Cornerstone Aaron Nicholson at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Interactive virtual installation from IDIA Lab Open house at Madjax Muncie Karen Evans, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" Muncie Makers Market, indoors at Madjax! Brandon Duran of Asana Bodyworks for MuncieArts Hailee Loar for MuncieArts

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Scot Sterling Tattoo Flash Art Show: We will be showing several pieces of Scot Sterling Tattoo Flash collected over the years. Scot is a world-famous tattooist and machine builder. He started under Lyle Tuttle and has built machines since the 1980s. Come take a look at his flash from years past!

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
Now with 9 artists in one building, join us in welcoming Hue House, the fabulous new 2nd floor studio created by artists Kat Peace and Robin Phelps-Ward in Suite 206! Suite 310 boasts Gallery Flaneur (aka Mark Sawrie) exhibiting environmental portraits of individuals who’ve braved his camera during the happenstance of “flaneuring” (not a word). Down the hall, stop in and see Cassie Dunmyer's work, featuring original fine art and prints great for gifting. Next door you can peruse the latest treasures from fine art painter Kerry Shaw, then visit Dunckel Haus Photography to see their newest studio setup. And stop by Carrie Wright Silk on your way up or down the stairs to see Carrie's newest self-made Japanese style silk painting tool in action, and get a first peek at a scale model of the massive art installation experience she is currently working toward bringing to life right here in Muncie!

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us at Cornerstone as we celebrate the work of Debbie Shidler, our featured gallery artist for the month of August and shop from a variety of local vendors between 5–8 pm. All events located on the 2nd Floor. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of Aaron Nicholson who is a sculptor and a painter living in Muncie since 2012.  The paintings in this exhibition were made during his residency in Greece in January and February earlier this year.  The opening party will be on First Thursday, August 7, from 5-8pm.  The artist will be on hand.  Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. At 6:15, Nicholson will speak about his work

Prior to Gordy’s exhibition, Nicholson is organizing his 4th Iron Pour at the Fire Up Downtown event on August 2.  In collaboration with Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Nicholson is managing a program called Pedestrian Ironworks where artists will be engaged to design manhole covers that will be placed in downtown Muncie.  At the Fire Up event, Nicholson will invite people to carve their own manhole cover designs into sand molds and then they can watch him pour the molten iron into the molds.   Once they have cooled, they will be available during Gordy’s opening party for participants to pick up. 

Nicholson’s first cover made for the Pedestrian Ironworks program has already been made and will be on display at the Iron Pour and in the Gordy exhibition.  It will then be installed in its permanent location on Walnut Street in time for ArtsWalk on October 2. 

The exhibition at Gordy will remain on view through November 1.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit our website or call 765-284-8422.

Idia Lab
306 S. Walnut
Ball State University’s IDIA Lab from the College of Architecture and Planning will be exhibiting our interactive virtual installation during Muncie’s First Thursday on August 7th, from 5-8 at the storefront of 306 South Walnut, the new BSU downtown studio space. Stop by to play and interact!

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Discover that’s new at MadJax during August First Thursday! Visit the second floor for an open house of our newly launched Art Studios on 2 - a creative workspace featuring private studios and a shared drop-in area for makers, artists, and curious beginners. Meet studio members, explore the space, and find out how to get involved.

Downstairs, shop the Muncie Makers Market in the Public Hall, featuring local makers, crafters, and small businesses. Sacred Steps Studio & Store will also be open with handmade goods and wellness items, and Guardian Brewing Co. will be serving drinks you can enjoy as you explore the building.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
The Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for August 2025 is Karen Evans. 

Over the years, Karen's creativity has taken several forms, including cutting hair, decorating cakes, making candy, painting wooden and ceramic ornaments and crafts, taking photographs, managing flower gardens, making silk flower arrangements, and decorating for holidays, which included painting on windows at home and work. Karen's work will be on display at the following locations: Vera Mae's, The Patterson Building, Rosebud Coffee House, Haul N' Oats. 

Muncie Makers Market
Madjax (515 E. Main)
Special indoor appearance at MadJax for August’s First Thursday at their "Art Studios on 2" Open House! Fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds with the Muncie Makers Market at MadJax Maker Force from 5-8p! Come shop and explore, eat/drink/play, tour the shared work spaces, meet resident artists, and learn how to get involved in Muncie's growing maker community. There is a LOT to do at MadJax!

MuncieArts
216 E. Main
MuncieArts August Artist Spotlight: This month we are featuring the visual, literary, and healing arts with two creatives: Brandon Duran of Asana Bodyworks and Hailee Loar.  

Brandon will offer free short chair massage treatments. He specializes in deep tissue massage therapy, helping his clients in rehabilitation, progression in health, postural assessment and overall body wellness. 

Hailee works with watercolor, acrylic, and ink, experimenting with various methods of display. Her stylized paintings and drawings inspire deeper contemplation within our natural environment and serve as pensive reminders to approach the world with fresh curiosity. There will be short remarks at 5:45 pm.

Do you want to be featured next month? Any artist, creative, or maker is invited to sign up for future Artist Spotlights! 

5–7 PM, Muncie Civic Theatre Lobby.

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.  

Artswalk The Soup Crawl Brad Brunsman at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery First Thursdays at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Downtown Farm Stand ECAP Gallery Grand Opening Fox and Sparrow Tattoo The Gathering Place Aaron Nicholson at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Free dance classes with Harmony Movement Studio IDIA Lab, "The Foundering" IDIA Lab, "Echoes of Muncie" Pati (Bell) Sparks is Muncie Artists Guild's "Artist of the Month" for October Evette L. Young for MuncieArts Muncie Makers Market “A.musing Reflections” from iMade Seminar Students, courtey of Open Door Health Yart!

Get ready for October's ArtsWalk—a special First Thursday to discover local artists, talent, foods, and more in the heart of DWNTWN Muncie. 

Explore galleries at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company and Cornerstone Center for the Arts, enjoy the finale of DWNTWN IDOL (at 6 P.M.!), PLUS experience history like never before through augmented reality. See the former Wysor Grand Opera House, Wysor Building and Courthouse through your phone and the exclusive AR experience in Dave's Alley — It's immersive, interactive and only at ArtsWalk! 

Contributors: IDIA Lab: The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts at Ball State University, John Fillwalk, The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc.

See it all Thursday, Oct. 2, 5–8PM! 

Soup Crawl
Come explore the annual Soup Crawl, a flavorful event showcasing a variety of delicious soups from local vendors! The main event takes place throughout Downtown Muncie, with additional vendor locations including MADJAX and Cornerstone Center for the Arts. This is a great opportunity to sample some of the best soups in the area while supporting Second Harvest Food Bank. Tickets are limited and expected to sell out ahead of the event. 

DWNTWN Buskers
John Beatrice- 100 Bk Walnut
Ric Dwenger-200 Bk Walnut
Katie Jo Robinson-Gordy's
Jerry Barker-300 Blk Walnut

Canan Commons Stage
5-6 pm Maybelle Music Festival Sneak Peek
6-8 pm DWNTWN IDOL FINALE

Pedestrian Ironworks
Two utility cover art pieces, designed by local artisan Aaron Nicholson, will be revealed. Presented by the Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County and Indiana American Water Company

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Local artist Brad Brunsman (paintings for sale): Illustrations, figures, and portraits done in a comics folly fashion. Brad has been a local artist for the last 25 years. Come support a unique capture of a slice of the Americana experience. 

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut, 3rd Floor Open Studios
Dunckle Haus Photography- autumnal setup for drop in photos; Fine artists Kerry Shaw and Cassie Dunmyer- new work on display; Gallery Flaneur (Mark Sawrie)- photography for adults only; Hoosier Kin Genealogy’s Kathryn Kesterson- welcome to family research.

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut, studio 201
Introducing 7 Days, a large art installation experience currently being created by Carrie Wright. Come see her scale model for this ambitious project, and the method she uses for painting such an immense size.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us here at Cornerstone for First Thursday from 5–8 pm on the 2nd Floor. Shop local vendors, enjoy live music by Larry Gindhart Music, and explore artwork by the Muncie Artists Guild. Don’t forget to grab your Soup Crawl ticket and warm up with our featured soup by Once Upon A Plate —garlic potsticker soup with cheesy crab rangoon balls.  

Downtown Farm Stand
125 E. Main
Smash burgers and craft cocktails in DORA cups will be available at The Downtown Farm Stand. See the “Downtown Farmstand Backward|Forward Exhibition” and learn more about the BSU Architecture students with iMade Studios working with the Downtown Farmstand exploring how different materials can transform traditional building elements with contemporary methods. Local historian and author Chris Flook will bring Muncie’s past to life with a special Delaware County Historical Society event that you don't want to miss. 

ECAP Gallery
306 S. Walnut
Join the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning (ECAP) to celebrate the grand opening of its new downtown space at 306 S. Walnut, a hub for student learning, community engagement, and collaborative programs. Guests can vote on student design proposals for the Village, experience various augmented reality installations downtown by the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts, and view samples of Historic Preservation projects that were create across Indiana. Remarks begin at 5:15 p.m. from Ball State leadership, ECAP Dean David Ferguson, and a student representative.

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Today only: Lock in your October appointment and score a $10 off coupon for any tattoo design— spooky, cute, serious, or funny. Whatever your vibe, we’ve got you covered.

The Gathering Place
125 E. Charles
Stop in and take a look around to see if our space fits your needs for your next gathering! The Gathering Place provides a small intimate space for you and your guests to gather to celebrate all of life’s special moments. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of Aaron Nicholson who is a sculptor and a painter living in Muncie. Gordy is also supporting Nicholson's project called Pedestrian Ironworks with Muncie Downtown Development Partnership to create artist designed Maintenance hole covers. During ArtsWalk, the first two covers will be on display in front of the Destination Muncie offices at 421 S. Walnut St.

Harmony Movement Studio
312 E. Main
Description: Come learn swing dancing with a FREE class from 6-8pm though it isn't necessary to join in for the full time. Wear comfy casual clothes and smooth soled shoes if you can. No partner or experience required. 

Idia Lab
Various Locations
Dave’s Alley
The Foundering: Designed by artist John Fillwalk and the IDIA Lab team at Ball State University, this augmented reality installation enables visitors to use their phones to participate in a virtual site-specific art experience, employing animated 3D objects and immersive sound. Access “The Foundering” with a QR code available at Dave’s Alley. 

Echoes of Muncie: AR Architectural Heritage Tour: Use your mobile device as a window into the past to learn about several historic buildings, including the Wysor Block Building (Walnut and Main), the former Delaware County Courthouse (Walnut and Main), and the Wysor Grand Opera House (Jackson and Mulberry) - experienced as virtual 3D reconstructions on their former sites. Access each experience with a QR code available at each location. 

Ivy Tech
345 S. High St.
John & Janice Fisher Building - East Plaza
Ivy Tech Muncie will host a ribbon cutting for Designed by the Public, a new sculpture by Tatiana Bilbao, on October 2 at the John & Janice Fisher Building. Following the ceremony, self-guided tours of the building will showcase artwork featured throughout the campus. The event is open to the community and celebrates the transformative power of art in public spaces.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities 
111 E Adams St 
Join us at 111 E Adams St during Artswalk! From 5-8 PM we will be offering 11% off your entire purchase! Guests must mention this flyer at checkout to receive discount. 

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
"Muted Response"
Join us at Made in Muncie Pottery for new artwork by local artist Angie Hedman, "Muted Response" will be on display through the month of October 2025 with an opening reception October 2nd from 5-8pm. Angie Hedman is an artist, writer, and middle school art educator of 27 years who creates and resides in Muncie. She holds degrees from Ball State University in the areas of Fine Arts (Metals), and Art Education.

Soup Crawl:
Join us October 2nd from 5-8pm for the collaboration of Made in Muncie Pottery and Second Harvest's SoupCrawl event outside our studio at 313 S. Walnut St. We will have handmade ceramic bowls available donated by Made in Muncie and local potters for purchase to support the work done by Second Harvest. All proceeds will go to the Second Harvest food bank.

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
October’s First Thursday at MadJax Maker Force will showcase Ball State College of Architecture & Planning students’ semester projects, with updates on their work in MadJax, downtown Muncie, and the Creative Corridor. Guests can enjoy free pumpkin carving and games with the East Central Neighborhood Association, Maker Space tours, and special features from the Puppet Club. 

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
As a professional artist, Pati (Bell) Sparks specializes in portraits and landscapes in oil and pastel from her studio north of Sulphur Springs, where she also teaches art privately. After a successful career as a mural artist in Indianapolis, she has returned to Henry County, where she lives in the Victorian farm house where she grew up. Pati's work will be on display at the following locations: Rosebud, Old National Bank, Patterson Block, Haul ‘n Oats, and Vera Mae’s.

MuncieArts
216 E Main Street (Muncie Civic Theatre Lobby)
Meet multifaceted artist-educator Evette L. Young of LIFE-ElysWay LLC and view her "Let's Grow with Me" book series and art for sale. Evette also consults on personal and professional development and provides transformative growth management. 5-7pm

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, and handmade arts of all kinds! COME HUNGRY! We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8p at ArtsWalk

Open Door Health Services
220 S. Walnut (Corner of Walnut and Adams)
“A.musing Reflections” riffs on Muncie’s Skidmore Owings and Merrill designed building with BSU iMade seminar students. See what happens when you turn architecture students loose for a week on a vinyl cutter exercise as members of the Madjax Muncie DesignLab.

YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
The Fall 2025 Muncie YART is a Yard Sale for Art - you know, outdoors and affordable! ALL NEW ART sold by over 200 Artists OUTDOORS with ALL ART priced under $40! Follow South Walnut Street to Canan Commons and shop 5-8 pm at ArtsWalk! 

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Fall 2025 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, October 2nd during ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on October 2nd, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

Image: Lamar Richcreek (American, 1947–2018), Untitled from the Series Ideal Farm, 2004, chromogenic color print, gift of Jean Richcreek, 2024.006.011.

September 18 – December 19, 2025

Ball State alumnus Lamar Richcreek (1947–2018) earned a degree in business administration in 1969. After a 24-year career in banking, he launched a second career in photography. In his 50s, he returned to school, earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor of photography at the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. His success as a fine art photographer resulted in a solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.

Like the pastoral genre in literature, art, and music, Lamar Richcreek’s photographs often present nostalgic visual stories of Indiana’s agricultural landscape inflected by his business perspective. He once wrote in an artist’s statement, “My views of the landscape, agriculture and the family farm are romanticized ones, originating from childhood experiences and visits to my grandfather’s farm in Central Indiana. In the aftermath of World War II and during the Cold War years, the Midwest saw the creation of global markets for farm products and the development of technological advances that were invented to increase production for improved and insured profitability, all of which transformed American farming. These transformations favored agri-businesses and multi-national corporations, thereby altering the viability of the traditional family farm. This change occurred over time without my realizing its impact.”

Lamar Richcreek’s photography testifies to the effects of the post-war economic-agricultural boom in the Midwest through his images with surreal settings, witty juxtapositions, and sublime scenery. A recent donation of art from his wife, Jean Richcreek (1948–2025), to the David Owsley Museum of Art allows subsequent generations to view the corporatization of farming in Indiana through Lamar Richcreek’s creative lens. We are also grateful to Ball State alumnus Thomas Murphy (‘69) for his recent philanthropic investment in DOMA in memory of Lamar and Jean Richcreek.