Art, music and poetry took over the Village Friday night during The Glue & Scissors Society's "The World is Ending: A Last Chance Art Exhibit." Village Green Records, The Cup and Be Here Now hosted several simultaneous events held by the new local art group.
The Ball State Writer's Community read poetry outside of Be Here Now. Poets performed on stage as a sizable crowd sat and listened. The audience members clapped and snapped their fingers after each poem.
Derek Hurt, a senior creative writing major, read his poetry. He wore red sunglasses and smoked a cigarette as he performed.
"One of my poems came from a dream I had," Hurt said. "I wrote it in a dreamlike way the best I could. Some of my poems go with thoughts I have, and ... [I try] to explain it through philosophy but in a lyrical way."
Hurt said poetry is not his strong suit, but he does it for the experience.
"It's a little nerve-wracking being on stage, but it can be really fun too," he said. "It's fun to share with other people who may not know so much about writing. I want to support the arts."
After his performance, he set fire to pieces of paper that had his poems on it.
On the wooden fence in the back patio of Be Here Now, canvas painting and photographs were hung. The works varied in size and style, but they still garnered much attention.
Larry and Sonja Rees, from S.E.A.L.S. Productions, gave out free barbecue to people outside of Village Green Records. They also handed out free drama class coupons.
Bands, such as Trackless and Molly Pitcher Club, played 30-minute shows alongside the couple. The crowd enjoyed the food while listening to local bands.
Inside The Cup, music installations were set up with the art on the surrounding walls. Light percussion instruments sat on tables for audience participation.
Wearing a respirator mask, Leah Slater, a senior graphic arts management major, spray painted graffiti on a piece of large canvas outside. She used yellow, orange and purple spray paint to create her piece. She sprayed her nickname, Boogie, and "The World is Ending" to pay homage to the show.
"[Spray painting] is one of my favorite ways to paint," Slater said. "I like the culture behind it. There is really no other medium like it."
As she painted, a crowd observed closely and took pictures and videos with phones.
"It felt like public speaking," Slater said. "I've never had that many people watching me paint before, but it was really fun. I'd do it again in a heartbeat."
Slater said she appreciates The Glue & Scissor Society for providing an opportunity, venue and audience for local artists such as herself.
"I like what The Glue & Scissor Society is doing with local artists," she said. "I love painting, and I'm glad they supplied the canvas."
Slater said the art exhibits around the Village and the event itself went well.
"[The art show] got a lot of people out to the Village, which I think is important," she said. "So many local artists that were previously under the radar got an audience."
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