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Iowa Winter Weather The Ankeny Art Center will close and reschedule classes when the Ankeny School district cancels classes or activities. Please contact us with questions about winter weather closing.
Member's Art Collection Exhibit & Celebration Every December and January the Ankeny Art Center hosts a member’s only gallery event. This year we will be hosting a Members Art Collection exhibit. Are you an art collector? Do you have an heirloom artwork? If you have purchased, owned or have been given a piece of art, we encourage our members to share this wonderful work with the community. This year at our member’s celebration we will be having a silent auction featuring jewelry, prints, ceramics, original art work and more. While you must be a member to exhibit work, our member’s celebration is free and open to the public. Drinks and appetizers will be served. We look forward to seeing you there! “This is a wonderful exhibit that promotes the arts in our community. It gives art lovers a chance to share their love of art with the community. Often art lovers are not necessarily art creators. This is the perfect exhibit for all people in the community to not only show their art collection, but to see how active the visual arts are in Iowa.” Deadline for Entries For entry form & entry information currently under 'Exhibitions' Members Celebration & Reception Exhibit Date
Santa's North Pole Village Craft Sale! (SNPV) This year's show is going extremely well! It's always a sure tip off that it's holiday season when you see all the vendors start to setup in Ankeny and THEN see all the happy shoppers come in to see their wears! SNPV is the AAC's biggest fundraiser and a big part of why we exist. Funds raised from SNPV helps us do all the wonderful things we do here at the AAC throughout the year. So if you attended! Thanks! And be sure to stop by the Art Center and say hello, take a class or just stop by to see our new exhibits. There's something here for everyone, just like the craft sale! Ankeny Art Center hosted Santa’s North Pole Village Craft Fair on Saturday, November 5th. The event is one of the largest craft fairs in the Midwest, with crafters traveling from Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas to participate. Over 5000 people attended the fair, which boasted almost 300 craft booths in 3 buildings; Northview Middle School, Prairie Ridge Middle School and Parkview Middle school. The craft show included a drawing for several prizes to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Santa’s North Pole Village. A $100 gift card provided by Banker’s Trust of Ankeny was won by Teresa VanLoon and a Sticks original handmade lamp was won by Deb Kuhnlein.
Santa’s North Pole Village is the main fundraiser for supporting the Ankeny Art Center, providing funds for staffing, art classes and art exhibitions in its gallery. Special thanks to the organizations and individuals who generously donated their time and talent to making our fair a success- our Santa’s North Pole Village committee, volunteer groups of Boy Scouts and other organizations who provided help with admissions, food, and set up of booths for our vendors. Without their support, we could not present the high quality craft show that we have! Other thanks to Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Matthew Wendt, for partnering with the Ankeny Art Center, allowing us to use school buildings for our event. Another thanks to Store It America for providing shopping bags for our visitors.
Summer Camps 2011 The Ankeny Art Center would like to thank all wonderful young artists that attended this year's summer camps. We had over 300 young artists in attendance for this year's summer camps. The art work was exceptional. A reminder for students and parents, all ceramics will need to be picked up by Saturday, August 27th. Fall schedules will be released the end of August. Please check our web site, or stop by the gallery to view our class schedules.
The 'Spring Clean' at the Ankeny Art Center The galleries will be closed for the month of May for refurbishing, classroom remodeling, and clean up. The Ankeny Art Center is currently looking for volunteers to assist in this effort. Primary clean up dates: Tuesday, May 17th- Thursday, May 26th during office hours. Tu-Fr: 9am-1pm, Thur 4pm-7pm, Sat 9am-noon. Thursday, May 19th 4-7pm & Saturday, May 21st 9am-noon: 4-10 volunteers able to lift 25lb-75lb. Primary tasks:
Other Volunteer Opportunities: These groups will be delegated by a ‘committee head’: a volunteer board member. Tasks and schedules will be coordinated by the committee head. Designated times and date may vary.
Volunteer clean up: Tasks can include but not limited to: Lot clean up, washing walls, dusting, cleaning windows & doors, washing tables, moving supplies, ect.
-Please contact Barb Vaske at barb@ankenyartcenter.com or 515-965-0940
FRIENDS OF THE ARTS Program Polk City Partnership In 1981, artists, teachers and citizens of Ankeny began a long and productive journey to ” bring art to the people and the people to art”. They started an Arts Council for Ankeny and the greater metro area. The Ankeny Art Center is now embarking on a new phase for our community by increasing the cultural resources available through a new program called “Friends of the Arts”. In addition to its regular schedule of art exhibits, the Ankeny Art Center also does community outreach, bringing art out of the gallery and into the everyday lives of people. Known as the “Friends” program, the Ankeny Art Center organizes complete professional art exhibits for selected organizations. This year, the Art Center is proud to be “a Friend” with the city of Polk City. The Center will create 2 exhibits for Polk City and also an art education unit for West Elementary students. The current show, “A few of our favorite things”, is the first exhibit for Polk City. It will be held at TCI, tournament Club of Iowa, on Friday, February 25, and Saturday February 26th. The public is invited to a reception on Friday from 5-7pm at TCI. There will be appetizers and a cash bar. The event is free and open to the public.
(Left to Right) Valerie Culp from Polk City, Ankeny Art Center Board President-Annette Vance, Polk City Mayor-Gary Heuertz, Mary Kay Madden from Polk City, Ankeny Art Center Director- Barb Vaske
2011 Membership Year The Ankeny Art Center is seeking members & sponsors to support its activities and events. Your involvement will help create cultural visibility for the community of Ankeny and form a path for generations to enjoy the arts. Your support will assist the Ankeny Art center in continuning to bring high quality communty events & education. Santa’s North Pole Village Craft Sal , semi annual Photography Contest, K-12 Public School Exhibition, Gallery Exhibitions, Art Education Classes & Workshops, Members Art Exhibition
2010 AAC Photo Contest Winners Announced! Best of Show- Dean Genth- Through the Hole 1st place –Danyell Klein –Forgotten Road Trip 2nd place –Jerry Ranch –Genesis 3rd place –Jerry Ranch –Technique Composition Intrest Honorable Mention–Dean Genth- Bat Colony Honorable Mention –Larry Overton-Snake Falls Honorable Mention- Megan Kampen- Traped/ Self Portrait
Dean Genth-Through the Hole
Danyell Klein- Frogotton Road Trip
Jerry Ranch-Genesis
Jerry Ranch- Technique Composition Intrest
Dean Genth- Bat Colony
Megan Kampen- Trapped/ Self Portrait
AAC Enrichment Gala a Grand Success The Ankeny Art Center’s Enrichment Gala was held on August 23rd at the White Oak Winery. The Ankeny Art Center is a non profit organization. The Enrichment Gala is one of its largest fundraisers. The evening included hors d'oeuvres, drinks, as well as a silent and live auction. This year White Oak Winery provided the facility as well as delicious hors d'oeuvres. They also donated a wine tasting for 10 for the live auction. The AAC sold over $5000 of art by area artists, including pottery by Nancy Briggs, a canvas print by Larry Zack, and Larry Anderson wildlife prints donated by ACME printing. Dr. Philip Kohler donated an amazing animal wood carving that won 1st Place at the Iowa State Fair. Rick Herman was our auctioneer. Veridian Credit Union was the official sponsor. Overall this years Enichment Gala was a grand evening and a huge success. The Ankeny Art Center is very pleased to have such great support from the community and it’ businesses. Next year’s event should be an even bigger success!
Ankeny Art Center presents Annual K-12 Exhibits The Ankeny Art Center is pleased to present their annual K-12 art exhibits March 8 through the end of April, 2010. The AAC presents three K-12 exhibits annually including Bondurant, North Polk, and Ankeny Schools. The AAC K12 exhibits are part of the AAC’s extended outreach programming, introducing students to the gallery setting and the gallery to the students. Exhibit Schedule Bondurant Exhibit: March 8 – March 20 North Polk: March 22 – April 3 Ankeny Schools: April 6 – April 30 Please join us as we celebrate the creativity of the youth in our area.
Ankeny Art Center Gets Sculpture
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