VA: Front Royal

WHEN: Thursday, April 12, 2012, begins at 6:30 pm. TITLE: Arts Citizen of the Year BRIEF ABOUT: During the 9th Annual Dinner Roast at The Apple House in Linden, Tom…

WHERE: Tapawingo Park. WHEN: Artists’ applications due Friday, May 4, 2012. TITLE: Art on the Wabash, a Local Artists’ Fair BRIEF ABOUT: Now in its seventh year, from 10:00 am…

WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: Deadline for submission is April 30, 2012, 11:59 pm MT. TITLE: Art on the Edge BRIEF ABOUT: Friends of Contemporary Art’s biennial juried…

VA: Lorton

WHERE: Workhouse Arts Center. WHEN: Saturday, April 21 from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. TITLE: National Cherry Blossom Festival BRIEF ABOUT: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Gift of Trees,…

WV: Elkins

WHERE: Randolph County Community Arts Center. WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A special fundraiser concert stars Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman of Aztec Two- Step, including…

MN: Minneapolis

WHERE: Walker Art Center. WHEN: Dedication April 26, 2012 at 6:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A new outdoor sculptural work, “Untitled” by artist Jim Hodges was acquired in anticipation of the…

WHERE: The Netherlands. WHEN: Through August 2012. TITLE: Fifth International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam BRIEF ABOUT: The University of Kentucky College of Design architecture students will have their work in exhibition…

WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2012. BRIEF ABOUT: The new Coagula Curatorial gallery opens with two shows: Coney Island of the Mind with more than 100 paintings, drawings and assemblage pieces…

IN: Indianapolis

WHEN: Proposals due by Monday, June 18th, 2012, 4:30 pm ET. TITLE: Black History Public Art Legacy Project BRIEF ABOUT: A call for artists to create sculpture works for a…

ME: Portland

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Saturday, June 30 through September 30, 2012. TITLE: Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin BRIEF ABOUT: From…

OH: Akron

WHERE: Akron Art Museum. WHEN: Through May 27, 2012. TITLE: Ray Turner: Population BRIEF ABOUT: In the Judith Bear Isroff Gallery, this exhibition features an ever-expanding series of portraits by…

WHERE: Arts Place in the Hall Moser Theatre. WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm. TITLE: Indiana Star Talent Contest BRIEF ABOUT: A Jay County Civic Theatre project, contestants…

NY: Rochester

WHERE: Rochester Contemporary Art Center. WHEN: The 6x6x2012 Online Gallery will be available (www.roco6x6.org) for previewing on May 21, 2012 at www.roco6x6.org and the global online purchasing will begin June…

KY: Louisville

WHERE: Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. WHEN: April 1-30, 2012. BRIEF ABOUT: In the KMAC gallery, Milliner Sarah Havens’ spring collection includes one-of-a-kind handmade hats that are inspired by…

IN: Huntington

WHERE: Merillat Centre for the Arts. WHEN: Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Denver-based musical group as well as a Grammy-nominated worship band,   Güngör, is comprised of Michael Güngör,…

IN: Huntington

WHERE: Robert E. Wilson Gallery on the campus of Huntington University. WHEN: March 26 through April 5, 2012. An award reception will take place at 6:00 pm on Saturday, March…

ME: Portland

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: April 21 through July 15, 2012. TITLE: From Portland to Paris: Mildred Burrage’s Years in France BRIEF ABOUT:   More than 70 works of art…

OH: Van Wert

WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: June 9 through June 29. TITLE: 56th Annual June Art Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: The opening reception and awards ceremony Saturday, June 9 will be accompanied…

VA: Newport News

WHERE: Peninsula Fine Arts Center. WHEN: April 7-July 8, 2012. TITLE: Who We Are, Past and Present BRIEF ABOUT: In recognition of Pfac’s 50th anniversary, this show celebrates the regional…

MN: Minneapolis

WHERE: Walker Art Center. WHEN: April 12–14, 2012. TITLE: Discourse and Discord: Architecture of Agonism from the Kitchen Table to the City Street BRIEF ABOUT: A three-day symposium on agonism…

OH: Dayton

WHERE: Scottish Rite Auditorium of the Dayton Masonic Center.  WHEN: Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm. TITLE: One Call Now BRIEF ABOUT: The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Graeter’s Symphony Sundaes…

IN: New Castle

WHERE: New Castle Art Center. WHEN: Through April 6, 2012. TITLE: Hagerstown Arts Place Artists BRIEF ABOUT: Richmond Art Museum award winners Mary McCoy, Barbara Vasseur and Tom Butters, including…

OH: Akron

WHERE: Akron Art Museum WHEN: Through July 8, 2012. TITLE: String of Hearts: Photographs by Bea Nettles BRIEF ABOUT: In the Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery, works from her…

OH: Troy

WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. BRIEF ABOUT: As one of the country’s leading solo pianists of his generation,…

WHERE: Artlink, Auer Center for Arts and Culture. WHEN: Through April 4, 2012. TITLE: Stencil and Screen Print Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: In the feature gallery, the art of graffiti-style stenciling…

  About the Back Porch section cover art as published then by Gertrude (Wyss) Sluterbeck. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on February 3, 1915 and received art training at South…

OH: Dublin

WHERE: Dublin Arts Council. WHEN: On view through April 20, 2012. TITLE: Yesterday: Columbus College of Art & Design Student Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: This youth-focused show is inspired by memories…

ME: Portland

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: Through April 1, 2012. TITLE: National Youth Art Month BRIEF ABOUT: In collaboration with the Maine Art Education Association, PMA has organized this student…

MN: Bloomington

WHERE: Bloomington Center for the Arts. WHEN: Saturday, March 24 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. TITLE: 2012 Writers’ Festival and Book Fair BRIEF ABOUT: Speakers and workshop presenters include…

SD: Rapid City

WHERE: Dahl Arts Center. WHEN: Opens Friday, May 11, 2012, 5:00-7:00 pm, with a reception for the artists. TITLE: 5th Biennial Art Competition and Touring Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: Works of…

KY: Lexington

WHERE: Singletary Center for the Arts at the University of Kentucky. WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:30 pm. TITLE: Don Quixote BRIEF ABOUT: Performed by the returning Moscow Festival Ballet,…

CA: San Francisco

WHERE: Chinese Culture Center. WHEN: Opening Thursday, March 15, 2012. TITLE: On the Edge of Culture BRIEF ABOUT: A group exhibition from the 1.5 generation, those artists having a foothold…

IN: Huntington

WHERE: Longaker Recital Hall of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. WHEN: Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:30 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A combined senior recital with soprano Breana Balliet and clarinetist…

WHERE: Workhouse Arts Center. WHEN: Saturday, March 30-April 29, 2012, TITLE: 4th Annual Sgt. Scott Lange Kirkpatrick High School Poetry Scholarship BRIEF ABOUT: WAC invites 2011-2012 juniors and seniors from…

OH: Kettering

WHERE: Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church. WHEN: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 3:00 pm. TITLE: Spring Concert of the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings BRIEF ABOUT: Conducted by Elizabeth Hofeldt, the concert begins…

NY: Rochester

WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery. WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9, 2012. TITLE: M&T Bank Clothesline Festival BRIEF ABOUT: Artists from across the state of New York are invited…

CA: Los Angeles

WHERE: Brewery Arts Complex WHEN: March 31 through June 30, 2012.  Note: An opening reception for the artist will be held on opening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, which also…

OH: Findlay

WHERE: Findlay Art League WHEN: On view through March 30, 2:00 pm. TITLE: Photo 30 Show BRIEF ABOUT: The Best of Show award goes to Kaitlyn Jo Smith for her…

CT: Mashantucket

WHERE: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. WHEN: Saturday, March 17, 1:00-3:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Voices of Africa is an international noted cultural music group that presents a unique experience…

OH: Troy

WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:30 pm. TITLE: Contemporary Decorating with Antiques BRIEF ABOUT: With almost three decades of experience with design, consignment and antiques, David…

Crowned the ‘Hoosier King of prose’

     (AAPNW-IN) – Chosen from 17 participating finalist from Indiana schools, Indianapolis Broad Ripple High School’s Jordan Mather-Licht took top honors in the 2012 Indiana Poetry Out Loud recitation contest.…

SC: Anderson

WHERE: Anderson Arts Center. WHEN: Entries for one of the largest juried shows in the state will be accepted on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 2012, 10:00 am…

KY: Louisville

WHERE: Liberty Tattoo and Art Parlor. WHEN: Through March 31, 2012. Note: An Opening Reception is Saturday, March 10, 7:00-10 pm. TITLE: Women’s Art Show Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: LTAP will…

WHERE: Vucurevich Event Center at the Dahl Arts Center. WHEN: Saturday March 10, 7:30 P. M. and Sunday March 11, 2 P. M. TITLE: 9th Annual March Unplugged Musical Performance…

WHERE: Grand Central Terminal. Note: Exact location will be given upon email RSVP. WHEN: March 14-15, 2012, 9:30 am-5:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Calling all glass blowers, ceramicists, handcrafted children’s clothing,…

OH: Bluffton

WHERE: Sauder Visual Arts Center. WHEN: Tuesday, March 13 through March 23, 2012. There will be a reception with the Artists on Sunday, March 18, 1:00-3:00 pm. TITLE: Three Blind…