The Glue & Scissors Society is a group for the ignored, unheard of artists in Muncie. The group, which started as a mere idea, is now hosting "The World is Ending: A Last Chance Art Exhibit" Friday night in the Village.
Phil Diaz, a senior journalism graphics major, took this idea into a collective effort of local artists and musicians.
"We want everyone to be heard," Diaz said. "Sometimes there's some spectacular art that is often ignored. We want to find those artists that have potential."
The Glue & Scissors Society's basis is to share opinions, art and their personal lives with people.
The Cup, Be Here Now, Village Green Records and Grandma Betty's Ice Cream are providing venues for the event. There will be outdoor music performances, audio installations, poetry readings, sculptures and art.
Graphics designer Diaz created a logo for the group. It features a black ampersand surrounded by an eye-catching yellow background. The logo is pictured on cubes set around campus and the surrounding area.
"We wanted to make our logo ubiquitous," Diaz said. "We want people to know about us."
Bethany Benjamin, a junior painting major, is displaying her art for the event.
"I have two paintings in The Cup," Benjamin said. "One of them has sold and the other one, I can't part with. It's too sentimental."
Benjamin said art is an integral part of her life because she is an emotional person.
"It's my way of communicating," she said. "I can say so much more with an image than if I am speaking to someone."
Benjamin's first memory was of drawing a snowflake. While other kids were scribbling, she was considering the shape of a snowflake. Being so passionate about art, Benjamin said she looks forward to affirming and promoting the group with the art event.
"I really crave a young community of artists," she said. "If people came together, we can create something amazing. People in the Midwest need to stop being so apathetic."
Elysia Smith, a senior creative writing major, is one of the core organizers of the Glue & Scissors Society. She worked on the website, wrote the thesis and helped to organize the art event.
"I've ran a lot of these things before because of my involvement in the Ball State Writer's Community," Smith said. "I'm not a visual artist. I'm a behind-the-scenes person."
Since Smith met Diaz and Benjamin, she wanted to work with artists.
"It's really fascinating to see how artists' minds work instead of mine and interpret their process and work it into my own," she said. "Writers are expressive on the page. Visual artists wear their heart on their sleeves."
The ultimate goal of the art event is to set society's foot on the ground. The group wants to be a non-profit organization and create a business out of it.
"We're trying to get our paperwork together to make our organization grow," Smith said. "All of us are young, but this is a type of project that could potentially become a job."
Smith said it is important for people in the creative field to create their own jobs. As a non-profit organization, the society can potentially create jobs for their artists.
"If we're not going to academia, we don't know where we're going to go," Smith said. "We have to be proactive if we want a self-made title. We're creating our own niche for people that don't have job security."
What: "The World is Ending: A Last Chance Art Exhibit"
Who: The Glue & Scissors Society
Where: The Cup, Be Here Now, Village Green Records and the patio of Grandma Betty's
When: 6-9 p.m. Friday
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