The Bloomington Watercolor Society to Collect Art Supplies for Tornado-Damaged Henryville, Indiana

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 30, 2012

For more information, contact:
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, 349.3534

The Bloomington Watercolor Society to Collect Art Supplies for Tornado-Damaged Henryville, Indiana

Bloomington, IN - The Bloomington Watercolor Society is undertaking an initiative to collect new and used art supplies for the Henryville schools affected by the devastating March 2 tornado. As part of that effort the City of Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC) will have a collection box in the City Hall Atrium, 401 N. Morton St., for residents who wish to donate art supplies for delivery to Henryville by Bloomington Watercolor Society members.

"The Bloomington Arts Commission is delighted to help make the Showers Atrium available to help facilitate this important community effort," said Scott Jones, BAC chair. "We're hopeful that providing needed supplies to displaced students will help them resume their arts education." Henryville's school remains closed and temporary elementary classrooms have been setup in a nearby church in New Albany, Ind.

Art supplies will be collected during the following times: Wednesday, April 4, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 7, 9 a.m. to noon. Bloomington Watercolor Society members will be on hand to accept donations. New or used art supplies are welcome. Specific needs include: black construction paper, colored pencils, oil and tempera paints, brushes, canvases, drawing pencils, erasers, sketchbooks, printmaking materials, glue, rubber cement and ceramics materials.

For more information on the Henryville Arts Supply Collection efforts, contact Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, at michaelm@bloomington.in.gov or (812) 349.3534 or Kriste Lindberg, Bloomington Watercolor Society at kriste.lindberg@gmail.com.

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