{"id":6270,"date":"2011-04-13T12:21:38","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T17:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2011-04-13T12:23:14","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T17:23:14","slug":"a-new-look-for-the-art-center-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/04\/13\/a-new-look-for-the-art-center-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"A new look for the art center logo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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The Wassenberg Art Center\u2019s Mission Possible!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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If you have seen any literature pertaining to The Wassenberg Art Center lately, you may have noticed that we have a new logo. Logos are more than just a way for people to recognize an organization or company — they are also symbols of what that organization stands for. A lot of planning went into creating a logo to represent the art center\u2019s mission and goals.<\/p>\n

Before the design of a logo could be considered, the Wassenberg\u2019s official mission statement needed formalization. It is as follows:\u00a0 \u201cThe Wassenberg Art Center endeavors to be\u00a0a catalyst for creative expression and the study of arts and architecture. Through an open and diverse approach, Wassenberg programs are offered as an outreach and to inspire interaction and appreciation of the visual arts\u00a0to all area cultures and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everything in the logo symbolizes the Wassenberg\u2019s activities, but one of the strongest is an emphasis on ART. We are the Wassenberg ART Center! The big ART in our logo represents our commitment to promoting and encouraging the arts.<\/p>\n

The corner graphic represents the solid foundation provided by Charles Wassenberg’s legacy to ensure a continued resource for the community to engage in and appreciate art.<\/p>\n

The arc through the center of the ART, connecting all other parts of the design, represents outreach and embraces any and all who are interested in and wish to participate in creative endeavors. People new to the community or from surrounding areas may not be familiar with the Wassenberg name, so emphasis is placed on the word “art” while keeping the tradition of a timeless provision by Wassenberg in the classic fonts used in the words “Wassenberg” and “Center”.<\/p>\n

The mission statement above clarifies the provisions of Mr. Wassenberg’s will by making it clear that the Wassenberg Art Center will be a vehicle for continued creative expression and a resource for the study of the arts\/architecture. Diversity is spelled out specifically to encourage new participants and avoid exclusivity. (The current exhibition of artwork by artists with disabilities exemplifies this openness to diversity.)<\/p>\n

Art is a universal language which brings people from different backgrounds together and can help unite us all. If I like Mozart and you like Mozart and we know this about each other, and even if we come from very different backgrounds, this common ground is one element that may help prevent us from killing each other. Art can be a very powerful voice for understanding.<\/p>\n

I hope you will visit the Wassenberg Art Center often to join with us in enjoying art of all kinds.\u00a0 Our current exhibits, \u201cIt\u2019s In the Cards\u201d and \u201cThe Art of Therapy\u201d focuses on two very different types of art which both encourage interaction.\u00a0 These shows, sponsored by Vancrest Health Care Center, will run through May 7.\u00a0 Exhibit hours are 1-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) and admission is free.<\/p>\n

The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 S. Washington Street in Van Wert, Ohio.\u00a0 Contact us by phone at 419.238.6837 or by e-mail at wassenberg@embarqmail.com.\u00a0 Check the calendar on our website, www.vanwert.com\/wassenberg, for current activities.<\/p>\n

You are more creative than you think<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By Kay Sluterbeck<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you think of yourself, does the word \u201ccreative\u201d come to mind, or do you reserve that word to describe people who \u201cmake art\u201d?\u00a0 \u00a0Creativity is actually what we do with our abilities.\u00a0 You probably take your creativity for granted, but if you have planned a party, decorated a room, or organized a business event, you have been creative.\u00a0 Even picking out the clothes you are wearing today was a creative action.<\/p>\n

You can expand your creativity, and that includes your ability to make art.\u00a0 First, remember that what you believe is what you become.\u00a0 If you think you have no talent, then you won\u2019t have talent.\u00a0 Author Richard Bach says, \u201cArgue for your limitations and sure enough, they\u2019re yours.\u201d\u00a0 People who want to be creative are more likely to make themselves creative — and stay that way.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve decided you want to be more creative, don\u2019t expect a fairy godmother to appear and bop you with her wand — \u201cPresto!\u00a0 You\u2019re creative!\u201d\u00a0 Creativity doesn\u2019t just happen; you have to make it happen.\u00a0 To be creative, you need courage, positive thinking, flexibility and the desire to change.<\/p>\n

Begin with small steps.\u00a0 You could start by changing your daily routine.\u00a0 Do something different, even if it\u2019s as simple as trying a new ingredient in an old recipe.\u00a0 Is there an attraction in your town that you\u2019ve never visited?\u00a0 Go visit it.\u00a0 Have you ever eaten dinner by candlelight?\u00a0 Try it, even if you live alone.\u00a0 Do you want to learn to draw or paint?\u00a0 Take a class, visit a museum or gallery, go to a craft fair or hobby show, read a book from the library.\u00a0 Expand your senses:\u00a0 smell flowers, try new foods, listen to new music.<\/p>\n

Above all, give yourself permission to be creative and have fun with it.\u00a0 Sometimes adults think creative behavior isn\u2019t acceptable or dignified.\u00a0 Maybe there\u2019s a little voice in your head saying \u201cact your age.\u201d\u00a0 Age has nothing to do with creativity.\u00a0\u00a0 George Bernard Shaw, the great playwright, said \u201cWe do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.\u201d\u00a0 For example, a member of the Wassenberg Art Center who exhibited her work in a two-artist show recently didn\u2019t start drawing or painting until she was in her late 60s.\u00a0 Her first efforts weren\u2019t what she hoped for, but she enjoyed the process, so she kept at it.\u00a0 After a few years her work was so good that she began winning awards.\u00a0 Then came the invitations to exhibit.\u00a0 She\u2019s in her 70s now and painting every day — in fact, she\u2019s currently working on pictures for another exhibit.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a suggestion to recover some of the creative energy you had when you were a child:\u00a0 Make an autobiographical collage.\u00a0 Cut pictures from magazines of things you enjoy.\u00a0 Photocopy old pictures of yourself as a child, as you are now, and cut out more pictures to represent your hopes for the future.\u00a0 Include things you hate, and things you like.\u00a0 Paste all these things to a piece of poster board with white glue (Elmer\u2019s or School Glue, or use a glue stick). There is no right or wrong way to arrange the pieces.\u00a0 Now grab some crayons, ink, colored pencils, watercolor — whatever you want — and add color, drawings, and decorations.\u00a0 Throw on some stickers, yarn, glitter, etc., \u00a0if you feel like it.\u00a0 Above all, have fun.<\/p>\n

When you finish one collage — start another.\u00a0 You can make a collage of your hopes and dreams, places you enjoy, or things you\u2019d like to do sometime.\u00a0 Make a new collage every week, or every month, or every day.\u00a0 Save your collages because you can use them for creative imagery later.<\/p>\n

Try to make creative thinking a part of your everyday life.\u00a0 Do unexpected things; change your usual routine; ask questions.\u00a0 Change makes you more observant and gets your creative ideas flowing.\u00a0 \u00a0If you discover that you enjoy something specific, do more of it and see where it takes you.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find that being creative is full of rewards you never dreamed of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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