June Art Exhibit, Market at the Wass

The 62nd annual Wassenberg Art Exhibit opened on June 9 and will be on view through July 8. If you haven’t had a chance to peruse and invest in great art that is available for purchase.

Market at the Wass is back this Saturday, June 23, with eight vendors selling fruits, veggies, eggs, baked goods, artisan items, and much more! The market continues through August 25 and vendor spaces are still available! Markets will begin at 9 a.m. and close up at 1 p.m. Good eating is an art!

While you are at the market, be sure to adopt your ducks for Town Creek Live 2018! Ducks adoptions are $5 each or $25 for a six-piece “quack pack”. This year the free festival will host Woodland Sky Group PowWow, the Twenty Fives of Toledo, and U.R.B. of Fort Wayne. Scrubby Bubble Sound Car will be glowing and thumping around and giving rides, while inside there will be an interactive art exhibit created by the community; an indoor field of artfully crafted sunflowers. Gourmet food trucks will be on hand and art activities will abound. Mark your calendars for July 21. from 3 p.m.-midnight.

Our first summer camp is history. However two more separate summer camps are coming up! 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, BFA from the University of Saint Francis, is an experienced summer art camp instructor. Emilie has taught the last few years at notable camps in Indiana and Ohio.

Session 2: July 17–20 
Ages 5-11: 10 a.m.-noon
Ages 12 and up: 1-3 p.m.
Instructor: Emilie Fisher

Session 2: July 30–August 3 
Ages 5-11: 10 a.m.-noon
Ages 12 and up: 1-3 p.m.
Instructor: Emilie Fisher

Art camp space is limited, scholarships are available; call 419.238.6837 to inquire or request a scholarship. The application process is very simple.
Costs per session are: WAC members $40 and regular cost $45
Call 419.238.6837 or email info@wassenbergartcenter.org for more information.

Art Classes:

Classic Watercolor: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.

ArtNight: Every Thursday at 6 p.m. It’s 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.

Beginning June 28, our ArtNights will be filled with sunflower crafting. Make a sunflower, put your name on it, take it home after the exhibit. We will show you how and, best of all, it’s free.

For more information on exhibits or to sign up for classes and events visit: wassenbergartcenter.org. 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 or email at: info@wassenbergartcenter.org.