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| Upcoming Events
Sunday Painters Open Studio - returns!
Every Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Open to the community; $5 per person
Golden Artist Colors - Acrylic Lecture Demonstration
Instructor Merle Rosen provides a painting demonstration Saturday, April 10, 1-3 p.m.
Starry Night Studio
An all-new social painting experience at the CAC!
subject: Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Tuesday, April 13, 7-9 p.m.
Click here to make a reservation and learn more. Arts on Main Gift Shop RE-OPENS!
Wednesday, April 14 Watch for new, must-see inventory!
Lunch with the Arts
featured artists: Arts For Kids, ETC
"The Pinocchio Problem" Wednesday, April 21, noon-1 p.m Click here to make a lunch reservation and learn more.
Danville/Boyle Co. Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours
Thursday, April 22, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Danville Learning Disabilities Association
"Hands That Touch the Heart" Artist Reception
Thursday, April 22, 6-8 p.m.
Centre Singers Concert
"Places of Spirit - Places of Dreams"
Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m.
Starry Night Studio
An all-new social painting experience at the CAC!
subject: Pear Still-life
Tuesday, April 27, 7-9 p.m.
MAY
Sunday Painters Open Studio Every Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Open to the community; $5 per person
Starry Night Studio: Mommy & Me!
Create a whimsical work of art with your child just in time for Mother's Day!
Tuesday, May 2, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Youth Arts Fair & High School Artist Project, May 4-10presented by the Arts Commission of Danville/BC, Ephraim McDowell Health Community Services, and Danville, Boyle County & DCA schools
Reception & Auction of select works: May 4, 5-7 p.m. Starry Night Studio
subject: Van Gogh's Starry Night
Tuesday, May 11, 7-9 p.m.
Exhibiting Artist Reception
Thursday, May 13, 6-8 p.m.
Lunch with the Arts
Starry Night Studio
subject: Matisse's Goldfish
Tuesday, May 25, 7-9 p.m.
Host your own event at the CAC!
Click here to learn more or contact us for private event reservation details.
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Make Van Gogh proud.
Leave with your own version of a masterpiece... and many lasting memories!
This is an all-new social painting experience involving fun and fine art that you and your friends
just can't miss! See details below or
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MOMMY & ME, May 2!
Just in time for Mother's Day, the CAC offers a Starry Night Studio session designed for mothers (grandmothers or others) to spend quality time with the child in their life in a fun, creative environment. Registration includes all materials and step-by-step instruction to recreate one whimsical work of art - a "masterpiece" any child would be proud to give their mother.
Click here to register now!
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CAC interns are bringing European art to Danville via travel blog! Click here to check in with Chelsea Apple, a junior at Centre College, who will share her impressions, experiences and new knowledge of the local and international arts as she studies abroad in Strasbourg, France.
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April Exhibits
GRAND HALL
"Hands that Touch the Heart" Annual Exhibit
presented by the Danville Learning Disabilities Association & Boyle Co. Autism Support Group  Now in its fourth year, the CAC again welcomes the "Hands that Touch the Heart" exhibit, a heartwarming showcase of art produced by more than 200 special-needs students from schools in Danville/Boyle County, Garrard County, Mercer County, Lincoln County, Kenton County, Madison County and Kentucky School for the Deaf. Proceeds of art sales ($25 per piece) directly benefit the participating students. An artists' reception, open to the public, will be held Thursday, April 22, 6-8 p.m. For more information on this exhibit, as well as the Danville Learning Disabilities Association and the Boyle County Autism Support Group, visit www.handsthattouchtheheart.com. FARMERS NATIONAL BANK GALLERY
Danville Christian Academy Student Exhibit
The CAC will showcase more student artwork in the second-floor Farmer's National Bank Gallery throughout April, presenting a student exhibition by Danville Christian Academy. Nearly 70 student works will be on display, featuring select pieces from the school's K-8 art program, under the instruction of Tara Farmer and Robert Moler. "My goal as a Christian educator is to encourage my students' understanding of our Creator through the process of creating," says Moler.
LOCKHART GALLERY
Art in Action: Sexual Assault Awareness Mural  The Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center (BRCC) and Community Arts Center have collaborated to present an exhibit titled "Art in Action," a showcase that focuses on education and awareness of sexual assault and harassment. Since the beginning of the year, students from Danville High School and Centre College have been working with the CAC and the BRCC to create a mural that helps raise public awareness about these issues, while also allowing participants a creative outlet to express personal responses. |
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Acrylic Lecture Demo featuring artist Merle Rosen
Saturday, April 10 @ 1-3 p.m.
Join us April 10 when the Community Arts Center presents artist Merle Rosen and Golden Artist Colors, Inc. for an Acrylic Lecture Demo. The event will offer a fun, fast-paced informative lecture designed for all skill levels covering a technical review of acrylics and their varied application possibilities.The lecture demo will present information on pigments, viscosities, gels, mediums and more. All participants will receive free product samples and a literature packet, including hand-painted color charts.
About the Artist
 Ohio artist Merle Rosen was trained by GOLDEN for the Working Arts Program in 2005. Since 1965 she has been teaching art classes and hands-on workshops at universities and colleges, art centers and privately. Merle is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati where she received her B.F.A. in drawing and ceramics. She has been exhibiting her work professionally since 1971 in both solo and group shows. Her paintings, drawings, and sculpture are included in numerous corporate and private collections around the country.
Space is limited for this event! To register, click here to make your $10 reservation online.
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An all-new SOCIAL painting experience at the CAC you just can't miss!
Gather your friends for an unforgettable evening of fun and fine art! Bring your beverage, your snacks, your best friends and we'll supply everything else you need (including the instructor and all materials) to create a take-home masterpiece. . . and many lasting memories! This isn't your typical art lesson -- Starry Night Studios is a SOCIAL painting experience offered two evenings per month for ALL levels of artistic talent open to fun and creativity.
Upcoming Schedule
VAN GOGH'S SUNFLOWERS - SOLD OUT!
April 13 (7-9 pm)Just in time for spring, recreate this painting that's sure to brighten any room! Bring your friends, a beverage or two, and be inspired to take home a masterpiece of your own. Click here to register!
 PEAR STILL-LIFE April 27 (7-9 pm)
Simple, yet refined. This is your opportunity to recreate a still-life classic that makes a big statement. Gather your friends and join us April 27! Click here to register!
 MOMMY & ME!
May 2 (2:30-4:30 pm)Just in time for Mother's Day, the CAC offers a Starry Night Studio session designed for mothers (grandmothers or others) to create a whimsical work with their child in a fun, creative environment. Click here to register!
 VAN GOGH'S STARRY NIGHT
May 11 (7-9 pm)Make Van Gogh proud. Join us May 11 as you and your friends recreate this famous painting... and leave with your own version of the masterpiece and many memories. Click here to register!
 MATISSE'S GOLDFISHMay 25 (7-9 pm)Untap your hidden talent as you gather with friends to recreate this masterpiece... you'll be suprised at the artist you find within, and the fun you'll have finding him! Click here to register! |
CALL TO ARTISTS! 
CAC HOSTS MURAL DESIGN CONTEST
If you think you have what it takes to design a mural, then the CAC has just the opportunity for you! We have plans to create a large mural consisting of six (6) panels on the south wall of the Sherwin-Williams store, located directly behind the CAC. The theme of the mural is Everything Arts, intended to represent the significant variety of arts-related activities in the region. Each submission design is for one (1) panel that measures approximately 20 ft. (length) by 15.5 ft (width). The six winning submissions will receive a $50 prize. Complete details and an entry form can be found online at www.communityartscenter.net. The deadline for design submission is May 20, 2010.
 CAC TO PRESENT FALL 2010 JURIED EXHIBIT
The CAC is announcing a call to artists for its "Horizon" Contemporary Landscape juried exhibition. Nationally-known artist and Stodghill Professor of Art at Danville's Centre College Sheldon Tapley will serve as juror. Artists are asked to submit work (both two-and three-dimensional) that reflects and expresses the theme of contemporary landscape, while demonstrating creativity, strength of execution, and overall artistic excellence. Selected works will be on display at the CAC during the months of October and November 2010. All visual media will be considered, but must have been completed since January 2007 and not previously shown in any other CAC exhibitions. Requirements include a $25 entry fee for 1-3 works or $35 for up to six entries. $500 will be awarded for best in show. Deadline for entries is September 30, 2010.
For more information and to download official entry forms for both the Mural contest and the Horizons Juried Show, visit www.communityartscenter.net.
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| Lunch with the Arts
Wednesday, April 21 @ Noon
Featuring: Arts for Kids, ETC - "The Pinocchio Problem"
Join us April 21 as we welcome the Arts for Kids, ETC production cast as they present The Pinocchio Problem, a short play by Paul DiLella that explores what it means to be human. The play, which explores "the human condition" with comic and unintended results, sparks discussion about our human condition creating a work playable to both teen and adult audiences. The presentation, sponsored in part by a donation from Pam and Buck Rogers, will demonstrate that given the opportunity to develop performance skills, young people can produce exceptional work.
About the Arts for Kids, ETC.
Founded by Rebecca Ryland as a non-profit arts organization specializing in theatre arts training for youth, Arts for Kids, ETC has provided arts in education programming, touring projects, classes, workshops, arts camps and productions in Danville and the surrounding community serving thousands of youth since 1992. Ms. Ryland, who holds an MFA in Theatre, has Professional/Equity acting and production experience, having interned at the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard and produced and directed over 30 University, Community and Youth productions. She is a published playwright and is the founder of the publishing company, Heartland Plays, Inc. which holds the performance rights to The Pinocchio Problem.
About the Cast Annie Redwig is played by 14-year-old Anna Claire Estorge, who attends Danville Christian Academy and has studied in the Arts for Kids, ETC theatre training program for youth since the age of ten. Bate Middle School 8th grader Gabe Pope, who has studied with the program for 7 years, plays Jaques du Fleur. Gerta is played by Boyle County High School student Mollie LaFavers, who has studied and performed with Arts for Kids for almost a decade. This past November, Anna Claire, Gabe and Mollie performed The Pinocchio Problem at Boyle County High School and at Pioneer Playhouse.
To reserve a catered box lunch ($10), make your reservation online at least 24 hours in advance by clicking here. Participants also may bring their own lunch, with $5 admission at the door.
 Every third Wednesday of the month, the CAC will present a featured artist who will present and demonstrate his or her work, with time available for discussion with the artist. The monthly arts series will feature everything from literary arts to performing, theatrical and visual arts. |
SEARCH THE INTERNET... SUPPORT THE CAC!
Announcing a new and easy opportunity to support the CAC: the Community Arts Center Toolbar! Once added to IE or Firefox, a percentage of your online purchases (from more than 1,300 stores) will automatically be donated to Community Arts Center... at no cost to you (and you may even save money as the toolbar provides coupons and deals as well)! The toolbar also features a search box, and each time you search the internet, about a penny is donated to CAC. The two minutes it takes to add this toolbar to your browser can make a difference... tell your friends!
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DINOSAUR: THE BIG PICTURE:
Any way you look at it, the exhibit was huge!  Dinosaurs: The Big Picture was a hit in every sense of the word, yet the impact of the exhibit went far beyond the "wow" factor visitors experienced when they walked in the front door. The three-month exhibit provided a major boost in terms of visibility for the CAC, with a value-added lift for tourism locally. The exhibit drew 14,286 visitors to Danville from throughout the bluegrass and beyond, each taking in the dinosaurs, then spending dollars at our local restaurants and businesses. Thank you, Danville and Boyle County, for extending your hospitality to the thousands who visited Danville to see the dinosaurs!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....
None of this success could have been realized without the generosity of our sponsors Commonwealth Cancer Center, the amazing collection provided by Jack and John Hankla, and our dedicated team of volunteers. The success of Dinosaurs: The Big Picture was in large part due to the 118 wonderful volunteers who invested their time at the Arts Center. We had volunteers who led activities and science lessons for the near 6500 school students who toured on field trips; volunteers  who swept and cleaned; volunteers who built structures; volunteers who prepared countless amounts of art activity materials; volunteers who welcomed visitors; and volunteers who assisted with our gift shop. With over 11,000 square feet of exhibit space, we needed every pair of hands to make sure that all of the visitors enjoyed their experience at the Community Arts Center. Appropriately, April is National Volunteer Month, so please allow us to thank the many gracious and dedicated volunteers who gave of their time to make Dinosaurs: The Big Picture such a rousing success. 14,000th Visitor to the Exhibit!
Channing Baker was the 14,000th visitor to the Dinosaurs: The Big Picture exhibit! Channing, a 4th grader from Perryville Elementary, visited the exhibit with her mother, Lori, March 25. She was awarded a toy Pteranodon by Executive Director, Mary Beth Touchstone.
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CAC Arts Education 
Kindermusik Our Time
Weekly Monday sessions at 10 a.m. designed to provide toddlers (ages 1 ½ to 3 ½) and a parent/caregiver a unique opportunity to interact and learn about music, while the child builds confidence, self-control and communication skills. To register, contact instructor Samantha Tomlin at 606-346-2033 or click here to email. For complete details, visit: www.kindermusikbysamantha.com.
Jazzercise - classes begin April 5!
Mondays & Wednesdays - 5:45 p.m.
Saturdays - 9 a.m.
The largest dance-fitness program in the world has arrived at the CAC! Sign up for this 60-minute class that includes a warm-up, high-energy aerobic routines, muscle-toning, and a cool-down stretch segment. The workout offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurace, strength, flexibility, and an overall "feel good" factor. Push your body. Find your beat. For registration details, contact instructor Amy Trimble at 859-948-4817.
Exploring Watercolor - April 7, 14, & 21 (10 am) Classes will explore several different approaches to watercolor, wet into wet, dry brush, glazing and color mixing, with plans to complete at least one painting by the end of the three classes. Each session will include a demonstration followed by time for each student to paint while receiving one-on-one instruction. Class size will be limited to 15; adults only please. $30 fee. To register and request a supply list, contact instructor Winnie Keedy at 859-854-6224 or winniekeedy@roadrunner.com. Golden Artist Colors - Acrylic Lecture DemonstrationSaturday, April 10, 1-3 p.m. Professional artist Merle Rosen provides an acrylic painting demonstration open to the public. Click here for more information and to make your online reservation. Flatpicking Guitar Clinic
presented by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Saturday, May 8 (10:30-12:30 and 1:30-3:30) Instructors: Dan Miller, Publisher of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine; Tim May, Nashville Session Musician and solo artist; and Jack Covell, accomplished musician and CAC Music Instructor This four-hour clinic will be divided into two classes: Beginner/Intermediate and Advanced. Topics covered in the beginner/intermediate class, include: rhythm playing, bass runs and fill licks; learning to solo - canter style and beyond; flatpicking fiddle tunes; understanding the fretboard and moving up the neck. The advanced class will cover: improvisation and style; improvisation and advanced techniques; and advanced rhythm and chord studies. Registration: $55; class size is limited. To register, contact Jack Covell at 859-319-0773.
Open session for musicians every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7 pm.
Guitar, bass, mandolin, flute, song-writing, & improvisation
Instructor: Jack Covell, 859-319-0773
Piano: Instructor Richard Ferreira, 859-329-7814
Piano & Brass: Instructor John Pope, 859-516-3053
Percussion/Drums: from techniques to rhythms. Instructor Anthony Key, 859-936-1717
Arts for Kids, ETC.: drama and related arts for children. Contact instructor Rebecca Ryland,
859-324-0371
Heritage Area Strings Program: Contact instructor Jeremy Mulholland. (resumes May 2010)
Interested in teaching a class, or have a specific class request?
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About the CAC
401 W. Main St.
Danville, Kentucky 40422
859-236-4054
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm (thru March 23) Wednesday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am -8 pm
Saturday 10 am-3 pm
Sunday 1-5 pm
Closed Monday
Community Arts Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization, is a focal point of social, recreational, informational and educational arts activity in downtown Danville, Kentucky. Developed by committees of practicing artists, community leaders, arts enthusiasts and patrons, the renovated facility opened in 2004, providing an attractive and multi-functional space in downtown Danville to teach, practice and view the arts. We offer arts education, exhibits and displays that change routinely, scheduled performances and lectures, and space for public gatherings. Arts education in dance, drama, music, and visual arts continues year round, provided by independent arts instructors.
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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports Community Arts Center, Inc.
with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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