Event Recap: DOMA After Hours

Written by Tori Smith, Public Relations and Social Media Intern   It’s been a week since DOMA held its “Meet Your Future Ex at DOMA” event. Want to know what happened? Keep reading!  On Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the David Owsley Museum of Art held its first Valentine’s Day event that …

10 inspiration ideas for National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

Written by Tori Smith, Public Relations and Social Media Intern  Jan. 31 is National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day. Interested in learning ten ways toward inspiration? Look no further!  Visit DOMA  The David Owsley Museum of Art is located at 2021 W. Riverside Avenue in Muncie, Indiana. The museum houses over 11,000 works of …

Casey Jones’s Last Ride

Written by: Jerret Barker Collections and Education Intern Some events transcend their time and place. Stories about these events are told, and then retold, throughout the generations leading to the creation of legend. American folklore is littered with such stories: John Henry defeating the steam drill in a race between man and machine and Billy …

Family Workshop: Forms and Figures

Written by: Kaitlyn Yeager - Visitor Assistant In February the curator of education at David Owsley Museum of Art, Maureen Nicholson, held a family workshop for children and parents to learn about Larry Day’s early abstract art in the exhibition titled Body Language. Larry Day (1921 – 1998) was an American artist residing in Pennsylvania …

Tiles Tell a Tale of Beneficence

By: Sophie Edens, Public Relations & Marketing Intern   During the final event to celebrate Ball State’s Centennial on Friday, June 14, President Geoffrey Mearns unveiled a work of art created for Ball State University by artists in the community. This was done by the Muncie Artists Guild. Each artist and guild member created an …