Month: February 2014


  • Conserving the Invocation, Variation #3

      If you had been to the Ball Brothers Foundation gallery recently, you may have noticed that a work of art was missing from its pedestal. That is because Invocation, Variation #3, sculpted by Theodore Roszak in 1952 was temporarily removed from the gallery for conservation. This work of art has been displayed in the […]

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  • Docent Spotlight: Jordan Thomas

    The docent learning program is made up of students as well as campus and community members who have volunteered their time to lead tours and discussions in the museum. Senior Jordan Thomas is one such docent. Thomas has been volunteering at the museum for 3 years and is an art history major here at Ball […]

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  • New Exhibition: Aperture Remix

    On Wednesday, February 12th, the Art Alliance gathered at the Alumni Center for lunch and a presentation about the new exhibition, Aperture Remix: A Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration, presented by Jacinda Russell, associate professor of photography at Ball State University.  Aperture Remix celebrates Aperture Magazine’s influence in fine arts photography since the Foundation was created in […]

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  • The New Additions

    As new contributors to the DOMA Insider blog, we would like to take a moment to introduce ourselves and explain our different roles in the museum. I am Alysha M. Page, currently a second-year Graduate student of history at Ball State University. As a child my two dreams in life were to be an historian or […]

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  • A Valentine’s Day Event

    The David Owsley Museum of Art is hosting Music in the Museum, Friday, February 14th. Join harpsichordist Rebecca Burkart in the Sculpture Court for a special program this Valentine’s Day. The program is filled with beautiful Baroque harpsichord music including “La Poule” (The Chicken), “Les Tourterelles” (The Turtledoves), and “Le Coucou” (The Cuckoo). The piece […]

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