{"id":103824,"date":"2018-06-15T08:22:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=103824"},"modified":"2018-06-15T08:22:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T13:22:24","slug":"june-art-exhibit-summer-camps-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/06\/15\/june-art-exhibit-summer-camps-open\/","title":{"rendered":"June Art Exhibit, summer camps open"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 62nd annual Wassenberg Art Exhibit opened on June 9 with an opening party and we were thrilled with the large turn-out. Live music was provided by Jerame Wheeler of Bryan. We congratulate the following artists who received awards.<\/p>\n

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“Teasel House” by Laura Barnhardt Corle was awarded The Van Wert County Foundation Grand Award in the 62nd annual June Art Exhibit at the Wassenberg Art Center on June 9.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Van Wert County Foundation Grand Award: Laura Barnhardt Corle, Findlay<\/p>\n

Charles F. Wassenberg Award: Michael Bendele, Delphos<\/p>\n

Vera Woodruff Wassenberg Award: Mike Huffman, Lima
\nDouglas Edward Koch Memorial Award: Steve Vachon, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nDavid Humphreys Miller Memorial Award: Wendy Chan, Bryan
\nSara Green Memorial Award: Darlene Selzer-Miller, Roanoke, Indiana
\nRobin Carol Cartwright Memorial Award: Todd Apple, Boise, Idaho
\nMarilla Connors Memorial Award: Tom Lehman, Elida
\nMarguerite Fryer Memorial Award: Tom Emerine, Middle Point
\nPat Pancake Memorial Award: Pay Rayman, Ohio City
\nGertrude Sluterbeck Memorial Award: Anna Talei Fisher, Wapakoneta
\nWassenberg Art Center Awards: Nancy Longmate, Fort Wayne, Jan Boone, Cincinnati, and Jenny King, Archbold<\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions:
\nKay Sluterbeck, Van Wert; Becky Dull, Roanoke, Indiana; and Richard Sarrazin, Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n

Market at the Wass is back every Saturday beginning on June 23 through August 25! Another summer of fresh fruits, veggies, baked goods, and other fun things! Markets will begin at 9 a.m. and close up at 1 p.m.\u00a0Good eating is an art!<\/p>\n

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Summer Camps are in full swing at the Wassenberg Art Center. Instructor Emilie Fisher and students display the masks made by the afternoon class.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Summer camps start next week! For 2018 we will offer three separate summer camps. Each session will offer different, thought provoking projects such as Squiggle wire portraits, felted bugs, monster masks, life-size sunflowers and mandalas. Instructor Emilie Fisher, MFA from St. Francis College is an experienced summer art camp instructor. Emilie has taught the last few years at notable camps in Indiana and Ohio.<\/p>\n

Session 2: July 17-20\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAges 5-11: 10 a.m.-noon
\nAges 12 & up: 1-3 p.m.
\nInstructor: Emilie Fisher<\/p>\n

Session 2: July 30-August 3\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAges 5-11: 10 a.m.-noon
\nAges 12 & up: 1-3 p.m.
\nInstructor: Emilie Fisher<\/p>\n

Space is limited, and scholarships are available; please call 419.238.6837 to inquire or request a scholarship. The application process is very simple.
\nCosts per session are: WAC members $40 and Regular cost $45
\nCall 419.238.6837 or\u00a0email info@wassenbergartcenter.org\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Art Classes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Classic Watercolor:<\/strong>\u00a0 Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m.-noon. Ongoing. $40 art center member price\/$45 regular price. Instructor: Pat Rayman. Materials required. Online sign up available.<\/p>\n

ArtNight:\u00a0<\/strong>Every Thursday at 6 p.m. It\u2019s free, and art staff is on site to assist you with your project. Watch Facebook for featured projects. Enjoy a glass of wine or beer while you are here, hang out with friends, create and relax. Play an instrument? Bring it along.<\/p>\n

For more information on exhibits or to sign up for classes and events visit:\u00a0wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 214 S. Washington St. (former Van Wert Armory). We can also be reached by telephone at: 419.238.6837, email:\u00a0info@wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 62nd annual Wassenberg Art Exhibit opened on June 9 with an opening party and we were thrilled with the large turn-out. Live music was provided by Jerame Wheeler of Bryan. We congratulate the following artists who received awards. Van Wert County Foundation Grand Award: Laura Barnhardt Corle, Findlay Charles F. Wassenberg Award: Michael Bendele, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wassenberg"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 10:41:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}