Articles by Mike Rhodes

By: Gail Werner— Ball State University’s Glick Center for Glass in partnership with the School of Art will host its annual glass ornament sale Dec. 3 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Alumni Center. The sale will feature works from the metals, clay, and glass guilds, including a variety of hand-blown glass ornaments starting at $20 each. Hot glass demonstrations and a second pop-up sale at the Glick Center will take place Dec. 5 from 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse and Minnetrista. Proceeds from the 2015 sale will fund a spring trip to Poland for…

By: Sam Condon— Human Plus: Real Lives + Real Engineering Through January 3, 2016 Discover compelling stories of engineers and users who design and use technologies to help themselves and others achieve their goals—from everyday routines to lifelong dreams. Explore and create a range of low tech and high tech tools that restore and extend human abilities. From customized wheelchairs for off-roading, to a vest that lets you feel music, to neuro-prosthetic limbs controlled by a user’s thoughts, Human Plus showcases an innovative field of engineering that improves our lives every day. HUMAN PLUS was created by the New York…

By: Jennifer Johnson— YART is Coming! Again! YART is a Yard Sale for Art! YART began in Muncie, Indiana with students at Ball State University and continues in several U.S. cities. The Muncie YART is now held Downtown, twice a year, Spring and Fall, on the First Thursday of every May and October – and, for the first time ever, this Winter in December too (in a heated tent)! The Winter 2015 Muncie YART – a Holiday Yard Sale for Art – will be held in conjunction with the 2015 Tree Lighting Ceremony at Canan Commons on Walnut at the…