Archived - Shows And Events

November 3 – December 31, 2017 - The Swope will conclude its celebration of the Museum’s 75th anniversary with an exhibition featuring the institution’s founding collection. In January 1941, the Swope Art Museum’s founding director, Terre Haute native John Rogers Cox (1915-1990), was given the rather daunting task of building a collection for the institution which would open on March 21, 1942. Cox...

September 1 – October 28, 2017 - The exhibition was eventually expanded to a regional scope to include artists from the entire state of Indiana and its four neighboring states of Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. A guest juror, chosen from outside the region, selects the exhibition from the many works submitted and then chooses the recipients of the awards—with the exception of the purchase ...

June 24, 2017 - 65 Total Awards! 4 Classes. This is an open show and a judged show. Registration from 10am till Noon. Fee is $10.00 Awards at 4pm. Dash Plaques to the first 75 entries.

June 18, 2017 - Registration 9AM - noon. Awards at 3PM. Registration $10 day of show. Best of Show, Best Engine, Best Interior, Best Paint, plus 20 other awards. This show is on the grass and in the shade in a beautiful park setting. Bring Dad to share something he will enjoy on Father's Day. Average 225+ cars and thousands of spectators.

June 10 – August 12, 2017 - This exhibition will explore the Manhattan subjects of National Academician Adolf Dehn (1895-1968), and will coincide with the publication of Adolf Dehn’s Manhattan: Rhapsodies in Blue and Beyond, by Fairfield University art history professor, Philip Eliasoph.

May 14, 2017 - Rodders Rod Roundup Car Show will be held at Fairbanks Park.​ Registration from 9AM to 1PM. First 100 get a dash plaque. $10.00 if you pre-entry by May 7, you get a shirt and dash plaque $12.00 Day of Show no shirt. Top 50, 7 Special Awards, Judged Show.

May 13, 2017 - Open to all Classic Cars, Trucks and Custom Late Model Cars and Trucks. Registration 10am-Noon, Judging Noon-2pm. Awards 2:30pm-3pm. Fee is $10.00. Early Registration via phone or e-mail locks in your Goody Bag. Dash Plaques and Goody Bags for registrants until they run out. Trophies for various categories and Best of Show.

May 6, 2017 - Cinco DeMopar is a charitable automotive event held annually in Lafayette, Indiana. 50/50 raffle (at registration and throughout the day) Limited edition dash plaques (with $10 donation) Special Raffle Items (enter to win at registration) Special award presentations. Free to spectate, open to Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, SRT, Fiat, AMC, Desoto. (all Mopar)

April 8 – May 20, 2017 - Wooden’s tradition of celebrating students and teachers alike continues with the 50th exhibition which features student artwork from each school in the Vigo County School Corporation, as well as several other area private schools. Additionally, at the high school level, the show is open to surrounding counties and home-schools and functions as a juried exhibition.

March 6 - April 22, 2017 - With this exhibition we are looking to historical events and science to help absorb present day dilemmas, Peterson’s large-scale cut paper and sculptural works attempt loose comparative analysis through imaginative narratives pulled from across time and varied literary sources. “Whole worlds exist within the intricate details of her complex cuttings. Native plants and cu...