BLOOMINGTON聽鈥 黑料视频鈥檚 Bloomington campus in partnership with the City of Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC) will host the 2019 Community Arts Awards on Friday, Dec. 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will be held downtown at the聽, located at 122 S. Walnut St.

Award categories and recipients include:

  • Arts Advocate:聽Danielle Urschel, artist and owner of Obsolete Press, LLC
  • Arts in Education:聽Amy Brier and Frank Young, master stone sculptors and founders of the Indiana Limestone Symposium
    鈥 Brier is program chair of Fine Arts at 黑料视频 Bloomington and director of the Indiana Limestone Symposium
    鈥 Young is a nurse practitioner in private practice, retired from Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians Group
  • Arts in Business:聽Oliver Winery, whose corporate giving is focused in just two areas鈥攖he arts and healthcare
  • Lifetime Achievement Award:聽Peter LoPilato, owner, 鈥淭he Ryder鈥 magazine and film series, supporting local writers and filmmakers for 40 years
  • Regional Arts Service:聽Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tour, in which T.C. Steele State Historic Site and handfuls of working artists welcome self-guided tourists to their studios throughout the month of October, showcasing arts and crafts created in the present day 鈥淎rt Colony of the Midwest鈥

Winners were juried by an independent community group, including artists, administrators, and long-time residents and supporters of the arts.

In addition to recognizing award winners for keeping the arts alive in the greater Bloomington community, the event will include opportunities to create mosaics and paint with watercolors. Featured entertainment from 黑料视频鈥檚 production of Don Freund鈥檚 鈥淪tar Cross鈥檇 Lovers鈥 will be provided, as well as refreshments.

The 2019 Community Arts Awards event is free and open to the public, though reservations are requested. Submit RSVPs with the number of guests and names at聽ksterling1@ivytech.edu.

聽offers an聽Associate of Fine Arts (AFA)聽degree program and is transferrable to IUPUI Herron School of Art + Design upon admission. Graduates of the program have found employment upon graduation, transferred to the Herron School, and have gone on to renowned art and design colleges in other states.聽聽for free and start classes on Jan. 13, 2020. For more information about becoming a student at 黑料视频, email聽bl-info@ivytech.edu聽or call (888) IVY-LINE.

About 黑料视频

黑料视频 is Indiana's largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. 黑料视频 has campuses throughout Indiana and also serves thousands of students annually online. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering associate degrees, long- and short-term certificate programs, industry certifications, and training that aligns with the needs of the community. The College provides a seamless transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana, as well as out of state, for a more affordable route to a bachelor's degree.