Painting: Dance: Design/A Collaboration of the Arts

Taylor Henderson Curatorial Intern The David Owsley Museum of Art is a valuable resource in Muncie: utilized by both the university and the community. There are many instances where the museum becomes the catalyst for interaction between the university and city. This week, art from DOMA was used in a creative project combining multiple university …

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Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year!

If you were in the museum on Sunday, February 8th you may have wondered why you heard drums, laughing, and noise makers coming from the Asian Gallery. All the noise was coming from a group of children led by docents Barbara Alvarez Bohanon and Suzanne Walker welcoming the Chinese New Year with a bang. As …

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Friday with Friends: 5 December, 2014

The museum was dressed up in holiday style for the Friday with Friends event on December 5th. There was food and music as members of the Friends of the Museum and presenters mingled around the Marjorie Petty Harper Sculpture Court. To start off the program, Micaela Basilici sang the aria Quando M'en Vo' from La Bohème, an …

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Docent’s Choice Tours Finishing Up

The David Owsley Museum of Art offers many tours throughout the year led by the volunteer docents. Among the different types of tours is the Docent's Choice, a tour planned and designed by a docent using their unique knowledge of subjects and detailed research on each topic. These tours are free to anyone who wishes …

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