Jim Hair writes: "You are invited to help change the face of Richmond, literally. With the permission of Empire Title Company, we are about to paint a 50 foot tall Hoagy Carmichael portrait on the back of the “Readmore” building at Ninth and East Main Street.

Last week the building was power washed, next week 65 gallons (700 pounds) of grey primer will start to cover the building. The week after that, another 65 gallons of black paint will be applied, and then the artist, Pam Bliss, will start to create Hoagy’s portrait. Pam created many of the murals in Richmond, including the jazz mural on the 4th Floor Blues Club building in the Depot District.  continue reading »

On April 19th, the 5th Street Coffee and Bagel Shop will sponsor a poetry festival from noon – 3 p.m. at the Innovation Center in downtown. They will read and write poems, including those that are from the distributed notebooks. They will also have a booth for spontaneous writing. The event is a part of the Richmond Community Poetry Effort.

From Newslink Indiana: An Earlham college professor and his students are urging people in Richmond to participate in an effort to bring back poetry to the community.

English professor David Ebenbach started the Richmond Community Poetry Effort, which is funded by a grant from the college. The effort distributed composition notebooks to different establishments. They hope that people who see the notebooks will write in them.

“Its not that people are petrified and it’s not that poetry is a bad four-letter word. It’s just that people aren’t given the resources or the opportunity to share poems,” said Earlham senior Gabriel Kalmuss-Katz.  continue reading »

June 28 at 7 pm.
Everything Is Illuminated (2005, Rated PG-13, Directed by Liev Schreiber)

Adapted from the popular novel, Elijah Wood stars as a young writer who travels to Europe in search of his grandfather’s past. With only a photograph and the name of a village to go on, he hires Odessa Heritage Tours, made up of a gruff old man and his grandson who speaks English (or something like it). Accompanied by the old man’s deranged dog, they travel from Odessa into the heart of the Ukraine to unravel a family secret.

Fee: $3 RAM members & students / $5 general public

Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond
Call (765) 966-0256 or go to www.richmondartmuseum.org for more info.

Workshop #4: Left-Brained Stuff for Right-Brained People
Thursday, June 14, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

Facilitators: Emily Webb, Ramsey Rodefeld Kassens & North LLP; and Thomas Kirk, Earlham College

Tax preparation for the artist, model releases, and all that technical stuff may seem daunting, but it really isn’t rocket science! Learn the basics that you need to steer clear of trouble and maximize the returns for your art and career.

Fee: $3 members/$5 general public; Students attend free!
Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond

Call (765) 966-0256 or go to www.richmondartmuseum.org for more info.

The Richmond Art Museum host its 8th Annual Garden Tour, focusing on the Reeveston Place Historic District. Five remarkable gardens, a garden boutique, and the Petal Stem Club's Annual Flower Show will be included. Saturday 6/23 9am-3pm; Sunday 6/24 10am-3pm.

Tickets are $10 each and must be purchased in advance. Call (765) 966-0256 for more info, or visit http://www.richmondartmuseum.org

Richmond Art Museum presents "Taste of Cherry" (1998, Directed by Abbas Kiarostami).

Winner of the Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival the year it was released, Taste of Cherry follows middle-aged Mr. Badii through the streets of Tehran as he seeks someone to assist him with his plan to end his own life. The people he encounters challenge his thinking in a variety of ways, but will they actually change his mind? This Iranian film was made by a man many consider to be one of the greatest living filmmakers.

Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, Indiana. (765) 966-0256. Admission: $3 RAM members & students / $5 general public.

“All About Juried Art Shows” What are the options, which ones are right for you, and how hard is it to get in? And once you’ve found some that look interesting, how do you put your best foot forward? Compare notes with our facilitator, Professor Tom Thomas of I.U. East, and with your fellow artists.

Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, Indiana. Call (765) 966-0256 for more information. Admission: $3 for RAM / RAC members, $5 general public / Students attend free!

Learn about finding and entering juried art shows with our facilitator, Professor Tom Thomas of the I.U. East Fine Arts & Humanities Department.

Facilitator: Brian Gordy, Gordy Fine Art & Framing.
One of the everlasting mysteries for artists: How much should you charge? This workshop will help you figure it out. We’ll also include advice on preparing your work for an exhibition (yes – the little things really do matter!).