The Garrett Museum of Art will be hosting a Gallery at Buchtel House on Friday, June 4, 2021 from 5PM – 8PM in conjunction with the monthly First Friday event in Auburn and will continue to be open on Saturday, June 5th, from 10AM – 3PM. Buchtel House is located at 217 W. 7th Street in Auburn.
While visitors are exploring and shopping in Auburn, they can add to their list a stop at Buchtel House to do some unique shopping. With over 15 artists participating, Catch Some Sunshine will be a destination you won’t want to miss! This gallery includes all your favorite components of pop-up art shows by local and area artists, art and food products by IN Artisan artists, and much more! Visitors will find a wide range of original art including oil and acrylic paintings, photography, jewelry, notecards, soaps, paper quilling, fairy houses, and more. This will be a “welcome to summer” art event which will also include brightly colored prints by Susan Kline of Peru, IN, sparkling stones and gemstone jewelry by Jill Dunn of Carmel, IN, plant stakes by Indy artist Sue Scamihorn, and ceramic ornaments by Adam Egenolf, NinevehThis art will add a new look to your home or lake house or to adorn yourself.
While you ponder what to get Dad for Father’s Day, we offer these unique, hand-crafted items: fish mobiles made from Indiana hardwoods by Joe Krutulis, pottery beer steins by Mary Thomas Firestone, guitar pick sporrans and keychains by Kelly Moncrieff, handcrafted wood pens by Bob Anderson, and handmade and designed wood cutting boards by local artist, Cody Freels.
Local and regional artists include: Sandra Baughman, Shellie Bellinger, Nina Bennett, Mindy Bermes, Bored Otter Soaps, Cynthia Gabbard, Jim Gabbard, Rebecca Justice-Schaab, Toni McAlhany, Jody Prokupek, and Brian Sirois. IN Artisan artists, the state’s juried artist group of art, fine craft, and foods, will also be represented by Daren Redman, Nashville, IN, whose textile art is exquisite and who uses her own mix of hand made dyes to make her works unique. Other IN Artisans make tasty items to start your summer out with a healthy kick. There will be salad dressings crafted by Chef Jeff Bricker, owner of Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes in Greenwood, IN. Adding a special spice to your Father’s Day celebration will be easy with Amazing Hazel’s Bloody Mary Mix concocted by Dave VanWye, from Indianapolis. For the grilling season, pick up some Hoosier Heat BBQ Sauce crafted by Lathay Pegues, owner of JohnTom’s Barbeque in Muncie. Frittle, a variation on peanut brittle, made by Carrie Abbott of Indianapolis, and cookies baked by Sisters of St. Benedict Monastery Baked Goods, will be available. All great gifts we can wrap up for your dad!
All of this adds up to the work of real artists, not a typical array of retail. This is a great place to go for pieces to decorate your home or for tasty kitchen treats that are from premier artists who strive for quality in their artwork and are proud to show their work locally and regionally.
Garrett Museum of Art Gallery Coordinator, Angela Green, says “Thank you to all our guests and customers for supporting the best of Hoosier art and craftsmanship.”
Make your plans now to visit GMoA Gallery at Buchtel House. Jim Gabbard, Museum Director: “I’m really looking forward to our June event at the Buchtel House. Not only will there be great art on display, but many of the items will be perfect gifts for Father’s Day.”
We also invite you to walk across the street to watch 4 plein air painters on Saturday, June 5th in James Cultural Plaza from 9AM – Noon. Painting “in the open air” requires special skills and you can see them firsthand in the plaza. Watch them capture a landscape or a building as they work outside on a summer day! Some of this artwork may be for purchase from the artist. Inquire directly with them. Plein air painters are: Dave Broerman, John Kelty, Jody Prokupek, and Rebecca Justice-Schaab.