{"id":34626,"date":"2013-02-06T14:27:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T19:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=34626"},"modified":"2013-02-06T14:27:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T19:27:47","slug":"new-exhibit-opens-feb-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/02\/06\/new-exhibit-opens-feb-9\/","title":{"rendered":"New exhibit opens Feb. 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brian Moonshower of Brent Gibson Masonry peers through an opening that will become a doorway to access outdoor classroom options at the new Wassenberg Art Center. (Photo submitted.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Hope Wallace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Carroll, director of the Center for Regional Development and Dr. Katarina Ruedi Ray, director of the school of art at Bowling Green State University presented the findings on the economic impact of the arts in Northwest Ohio at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center today. This study has given black and white statistics to the economic importance of arts and culture right here in our own back yards. The arts may not be an obvious contributor to revitalization, but the 2.4 billion dollars generated by arts industries in Northwest Ohio alone speak otherwise. If you are interested in learning more about some of the innovative programs communities similar to ours have used the arts to boost their local economies, give us a call. We\u2019d be happy to meet with you or your group to discuss these findings and brainstorm ways to utilize this powerful industry right here in Van Wert.<\/p>\n

Work has begun with a vengeance this week on our own creative space at the Van Wert Armory. The block walls are cleaning up very nicely and look brand new. Holes have been punched in an exterior wall to create a door in the soon-to-be classroom space so students have easy access to the outdoors for extra messy projects or simply work outside. Old cupboards are being torn out and a welcome reception window has been cut so we can say hello when guests walk in.<\/p>\n

Our Window sun-catcher class has filled up and instructor Jerry Mazur is downstairs getting our existing classroom ready for the students. We can\u2019t wait to see the jeweled color combination they will come up with!<\/p>\n

The Wassenberg Art Student Show & Tell exhibit will open on Saturday Feb. 9 and run through March 3. Any person of any age who has taken a class with us in the last two years is welcome to submit pieces of their work they would like to share. We also have an original painting by David Humphreys Miller, along with other pieces from the Wassenberg Collection, currently on view. David Humphreys Miller was originally from Van Wert and became interested in the Battle of Little Big Horn as a young man in high school. Miller wanted to investigate the legend from the perspective of the Native Americans. After learning five Native American dialects, he individually interviewed and painted from life the 72 survivors of the battle. Much of the information we know today to be truth is attributed to Miller\u2019s research.<\/p>\n

On April 24, our friends at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center will have international National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore for a color saturated presentation on photographing some of the world\u2019s most exotic wildlife. Another event of interest, \u201cRemembering Rockwell\u201d, presented by Ceci Wiselogel, is scheduled for March 14 at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Visit the Niswonger Performing Arts Center website for ticket information. Tickets are only $5.\u00a0 This is a great way to learn more about America\u2019s favorite illustrator, Norman Rockwell, and is the next best thing to a Rockwell museum visit.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions regarding the classes or programs and would like to sign up please call the Wassenberg Art Center at: 419.238.6837, email:\u00a0info@wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a> or register for classes online at:\u00a0wassenbergartcenter.org<\/a>. Hours during exhibits are: Tuesday through Sunday 1\u20135 p.m. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 South Washington Street in Van Wert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Hope Wallace Dr. Michael Carroll, director of the Center for Regional Development and Dr. Katarina Ruedi Ray, director of the school of art at Bowling Green State University presented the findings on the economic impact of the arts in Northwest Ohio at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center today. This study has given black and […]<\/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-34626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wassenberg"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 08:29:01","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\/34626","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=34626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}