Join us for the MuncieArts Annual Meeting - Thursday, January 27th at 6:00 PM via zoom. Register at eventbrite!
The Muncie Arts and Culture Council invites the public and MuncieArts membership to join us for an informational annual meeting, celebrating the amazing arts and culture community of Muncie.

MuncieArts received a matching $30,000 Arts Project Grant to support its PlySpace Residency Program. The funds will be used to bring 12 visiting artists to Muncie to work collaboratively with nonprofit organizations, schools, and community groups on special community-focused projects.

The Mayor's Arts Awards will be broadcast by Ball State PBS on December 11th at 8 PM! Learn more at https://ballstatepbs.org/

Muncie, IN—The Muncie Arts and Culture Council, in conjunction with the City of Muncie, celebrated the 4th biennial Mayor’s Arts Awards on Friday, Nov. 12, at Sursa Performance Hall on the Ball State University campus.

Jordan Delzell will transform the PlySpace gallery (608 E Main Street, Muncie) into a recycling center where the Muncie community can drop off paper materials to be recycled and learn about paper-making with recycled materials. Jordan will facilitate the workshop “Recycling as a Creative Practice: Paper-Making with Found Materials'' on Saturday, December 4 at 3:00 pm in the PlySpace Gallery as well as offer drop-in times for the recycling center. Jordan’s residency at PlySpace will culminate in an artist talk and exhibition in the PlySpace Gallery on Thursday, December 9, at 6:00 pm.

The Mayor's Arts Awards returns to Muncie on November 12th for our 4th biennial event! We hope you are as excited as we are to celebrate the contributions of our amazing nominees and performers as we gather for a night to remember. See you at Sursa Hall at 7:30 p.m.!

Adam Stacey and Makenzie Goodman will present an Artist Talk about their past and current work on Wednesday, November 10, at 7:00 pm in the Arts and Journalism Building room 225 on the campus of Ball State University. On Thursday, November 18, Stacey and Goodman will host a one-night only immersive installation entitled, The First Guide in the PlySpace Gallery (608 E Main Street, Muncie) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Both events are free and open to the public. Masks are required.

The Summer 2022 Residency Term Application is now open, with a deadline of December 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM. All applications are submitted through www.plyspace.org/application-guidelines/

PlySpace, the artist in residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MuncieArts) presents a one-night only artist talk and performance by PlySpace Resident, Camila Ortiz on Thursday, October 21 at 6:30 pm in the PlySpace Gallery. Ortiz will perform “touching the stove coil”, a collection of songs she created during the month of October while at PlySpace. The songs are explorations of personal and family histories interwoven with scenes from her time in Muncie, and will be performed on guitar, voice, and electronics. This event is free and open to the public. Masks are required.

PlySpace, the artist in residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MuncieArts) will be hosting Open Studios on the second floor of Madjax during October ArtsWalk on Thursday, October 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Stop by and get to know the fall PlySpace residents, Adam Stacey, Makenzie Goodman, Lyzette Wanzer and Camila Ortiz. Each will be on hand to talk about work and their upcoming projects in Muncie.

PlySpace, the artist in residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MuncieArts) invites emerging writers to attend “Building A Career As A Literary Artist”, an all-day in-person workshop facilitated by PlySpace Resident, Lyzette Wanzer. “Building A Career As A Literary Artist” will take place on Saturday, October 9, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Carnegie Library at 301 E Jackson St, Muncie. This event is free and in partnership with Muncie Public Libraries. Masks are required. Space is limited and registration is required at www.PlySpace.org/events.

PlySpace, the artist in residence program of The Muncie Arts and Culture Council is excited to announce “First Sonatas”, the artist talk and piano recital featuring PlySpace Artist in Residence, Jung Sun Kang. “First Sonatas” will take place in the E.B. Ball Auditorium of Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Friday, August 27, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. “First Sonatas” will serve as the world premiere of Kang’s sonata composed while at the PlySpace Artist Residency in Muncie. This event is free and open to the public, all ages welcome. Masks are required for this event. RSVP is preferred but not required at www.PlySpace.org/events.

The Muncie Arts and Culture Council, invites the Muncie community to participate in the Human Cicada Chorus led by PlySpace artist in residence Erin Mallea. The Cicada Chorus includes a series of free workshops designed to help prepare participants for the culmination of the project: an outdoor video shoot of the choral performance. The video will premiere in Muncie in late June as a celebration of the 17-year Brood X emergence and a thank you to all participants who made the work possible.

All you need to know about the Box! Box! program, the application process, how to donate to the project, and more!

The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is pleased to be back and officially announce its 2021 lineup. This will be the 8th season in which the series presents critically acclaimed national recording artists in four FREE concerts at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie. The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a non-profit partnership between Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer.

MuncieArts and PlySpace are excited to introduce you to the newest member of our team! Sarah Shaffer will be taking the role of Program Coordinator at MuncieArts, assisting with all of our programs, from PlySpace, to Box!Box!, to the Mayor's Arts Awards, and everything in between! ⁠ ⁠

The Muncie Arts and Culture Council, in partnership with the Ball State School of Art, is thrilled to welcome multidisciplinary artist Fatimah Tuggar for a virtual artist lecture. Registration is required for this lecture through Eventbrite. Get the details!

Don’t miss this amazing series! This 4 part series is in collaboration with artist Indya Childs and Ball State Department of Theatre and Dance.

What have we been up to this year? Find out all about how we spent 2020 - available to watch online, anytime!

Join PlySpace and Ball State University School of Art for the visiting artist lecture for PlySpace Resident Fellow Natan Diacon-Furtado. This event will be held on Thursday, October 29th at 6 PM-7PM via Ball State School of Art Live (https://sites.bsu.edu/artlive/).