Wabash Valley Art Spaces Explained

Wabash Valley Art Spaces
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Status:	Not for profit
Purpose:	Promotion of public art
Location:	Terre Haute, Indiana
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Mary Kramer
Website:	WabashValleyArtSpaces.com

Wabash Valley Art Spaces, incorporated as Art Spaces, Inc. — Wabash Valley Outdoor Sculpture Collection, is a non-profit arts organization based in Terre Haute, Indiana and serving the Wabash Valley region. It sponsors the creation and installation of site-specific outdoor sculpture. Art Spaces also has sponsored public events including the Max Ehrmann Poetry Competition, which corresponded with the installation of Max Ehrmann at the Crossroads in 2010.^[1]

Philosophy

The Art Spaces mission statement states the organization exists "to establish a collection of public outdoor sculpture" in the area it serves.^[2]

Collection

Works are located throughout the Wabash Valley area and include:

• Flame of the Millennium by Leonardo Nierman (located at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
• TREE by Mark Wallis
• Composite House for Terre Haute by Lauren Ewing^[3]
• Spirit of Space by Bob Emser
• Gatekeeper by Sally Rogers (located at the Vigo County Public Library)
• Emanating Connections by Chakaia Booker (located on the campus of Indiana State University)
• Runner by Doug Kornfeld (located on the campus of Indiana State University)
• Max Ehrmann at the Crossroads by Bill Wolfe

See also

• List of public art in Terre Haute, Indiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art Spaces, Inc, Wabash Valley Outdoor Sculpture Collection and the Swope Art Museum. Arts Illiana. 22 June 2011.
2. Web site: About Us. Wabash Valley Art Spaces. 22 June 2011.
3. News: Eisele. Sean. Sculpture dedicated in Gilbert Park. 22 June 2011. Indiana Statesman. 7 November 2007.