We offer a variety of noncredit, cultural enrichment programs in the areas of arts, culture, music, history, science, literature, languages, and personal/professional skills. Reservations are required for all programs unless noted otherwise. Programs are only open to adults age 18 and older.

Programs and Courses

Art, Music, Hobbies
  • Cost: $40
  • Instructor: Ann Johnson, local artist and former owner of F.B. Fogg
  • REGISTER ONLINE

Unleash your creativity to create a beautiful autumn landscape scene. Ann Johnson will teach you the techniques of integrating collage elements into your watercolor masterpieces. You’ll discover the art of experimentation as you cultivate a unique and personal style. From exploring the fundamental principles of texture, layering, contrast, and color to witnessing how these elements harmonize in finished paintings, this workshop offers a comprehensive exploration of mixed media techniques. Open to all skills levels. Limited to 10 students.

Date

Tuesday, October 8, 2-4 p.m.
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
  • Cost: $40
  • Instructor: Ann Johnson, local artist and former owner of F.B. Fogg
  • REGISTER ONLINE

Embrace the beauty of the season as you learn to capture the essence of snow-covered landscapes in breathtaking painted scenes. This workshop offers an opportunity to explore the art of winter watercolors. Whether you're just starting your artistic journey or seeking to refine your skills, this workshop promises an unforgettable experience filled with inspiration and creativity. Class is taught by Ann Johnson, local artist and former owner of F.B. Fogg. Open to all skill levels. Limited to 10 students.

Date

Friday, November 1, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center

  • cost – $30, includes project
  • instructor –Linda Burkhardt, owner, Elegant Needleworks, Inc.
  • REGISTER ONLINE

Gone are the days of your grandmother's needlepointing—today's needlepointing experience is vibrant, dynamic, and entirely customizable. In each class you can create a one-of-a-kind needlepointed piece by selecting your own thread colors. The stitch guide that accompanies the project allows you to even choose the stitches you want to use to complete the project. Open to all skill levels. Limited to 15 students.

Date

Friday, October 4, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center

  • cost – $10
  • reservations required - limited to 40 guests
  • REGISTER ONLINE (under Art)  

Listen to three short talks before enjoying an afternoon tea in the Ball Family mansion. Guests will have an opportunity to see three floors of holiday decor and view all the beautiful needlepointed pieces featured in the living room. 

Hats are optional!

Date

Thursday, December 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
  • Cost $25, includes supplies for making five cards/envelopes
  • Instructor: Krista Flynn, Program Coordinator, Office of Community Engagement, Ball State University
  • REGISTER ONLINE (under Art, Music, Hobbies)

Join us for a holiday card making class featuring different styles of stamps and a variety of supplies. In addition to learning helpful tips and tricks for making your cards stunning, you’ll also receive all the supplies you need to make five one-of-a-kind cards for your family and friends during class. Limit of 12 students.

Date

Friday, November 8, 2-4 p.m.
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center

  • Cost: $40
  • Instructor: Ann Johnson, local artist and former owner of F.B. Fogg
  • REGISTER ONLINE

Ann will teach simplified techniques for creating a beautiful holiday watercolor masterpiece from start to finish. Her professional experience enables her to teach novices as well as advanced painters in the same setting. You will have the opportunity to display your artwork at the Center’s Holiday Open House on December 6-7. Open to all skill levels. Limited to 10 students.

Date

Wednesday, November 20, 1-3 p.m.
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center

  • No charge
  • FULL-NO MORE SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Note new location: Westminster Village, Legacy Commons Event Hall.

Join us for a panel discussion about some scary happenings and hauntings in Muncie and Delaware County history. This program is being hosted by the E. B and Bertha C. Ball Center and in collaboration with Delaware County Historical Society, Muncie Public Library, BSU University Libraries, and Minnetrista Museum and Gardens. The presentation will feature historic photographs, maps, newspaper articles, and ghost stories of Muncie's past. Refreshments served after program.

Panelists

  • Melissa Gentry, Supervisor, Map Collection, Ball State University Libraries
  • Sara McKinley, Local History and Genealogy Supervisor, Muncie Public Library
  • Karen Vincent, Delaware County Historian 
  • Susan Smith, Archivist, Minnetrista Museum and Gardens

DATE

Tuesday, October 29, 6-8 p.m.
Westminster Village, Legacy Commons Event Hall

Date and Details

Three Tuesdays, Oct. 29-Nov.12; 2:30-4 p.m.

  • Cost: $55  
  • REGISTER ONLINE (Literature & Writing Section)
  • Limit of 12 students
  • Held at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center 

Description

This class is for those who have a desire to write down their memories to keep, for themselves, for family, or to publish.

If you’ve started a memoir but need to get more chapters, this class is for you. If you’ve always wanted to write down pieces of your life, but had no idea where to start, this class is for you.

Since we’ll be writing a series of vignettes, you may choose to write your pieces in prose or in poetry, the choice will be yours. In these three class sessions, you will write from prompts that will “capture your life” and help get your memories on the page, you’ll share your work, ideas, concerns, questions, and epiphanies. Class is for beginning and intermediate writers.

REGISTER ONLINE. Open to ages 18 and older.

Instructor

Lylanne Musselman is an award-winning poet, playwright, and visual artist. Her work has appeared in Pank, The New Verse News, Flying Island, Rose Quartz Magazine, Last Stanza Poetry Journal and The Ekphrastic Review, among others. Recently, one of her poems was selected as the featured poem in Tipton Poetry Journal, Issue # 48 Spring 2021. Musselman’s work has appeared in many anthologies, including The Indianapolis Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2021). She is the author of six chapbooks, including Paparazzi for the Birds (Red Mare 16, 2018) and is the co-author of Company of Women: New and Selected Poems (Chatter House Press, 2013), and is author of the full-length poetry collection, It’s Not Love, Unfortunately (Chatter House Press, 2018). Musselman is a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and her poems are included in the Inverse Poetry Archive, a collection of Hoosier poets, housed at the Indiana State Library. Musselman is currently working on several chapbooks and a new manuscript.

We are so pleased to partner with Westminster Village again to provide interesting programs to their residents and to the community. Programs are held in the Legacy Commons Event Hall. Reservations are not required.

Date

Friday, September 12, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

  • Cost: $25
  • Held at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
  • REGISTER ONLINE (Under Professional Development)

Description

Whether you are new to grant seeking or looking for grant writing tips, this class is for you. Grant writing is a crucial activity for nonprofits and educators to fund projects and support their mission. In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of grant writing including:

  • How to find funding opportunities
  • The basic elements of a grant proposal
  • Developing a project budget
  • The “do’s and don’ts” of writing a proposal

Instructor: Jackie Davis, Director, Pre Award, Strategy, and Outreach, Sponsored Projects Administration, Ball State University

Working as a grant professional for over 20 years, Jackie has experience as a program officer, grant writer, grant program manager, and grant proposal manager. She is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA), who has spent her career assisting others in the pursuit of grant funding.  Limited 25 students.

Date

Thursday, October 24, 2-3:30 p.m.

  • No Charge - Reservations Required
  • Held at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
  • REGISTER ONLINE (Under Professional Development)

Description

Are you part of an organization that relies on donors to succeed? This class will provide an update on the donor landscape and an overview of best practice donor communication methods. There will be opportunities to share your struggles, learn from others, and gain some tips and tricks. 

About the Instructor
Jennifer Parks-Strack is the Director of Development at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens. She has 10 years of fundraising experience at organizations of all sizes, including social service and cultural organizations. She lives in Muncie with her husband and 6-year-old daughter. 

Policies

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If you are unable to attend one or more sessions, please discuss this absence with the instructor before the program begins. There are no make-up sessions.

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Please do not bring outside food or drinks to the Center. Coffee and water will be provided.

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Children under the age of 18 are not permitted in the classroom.

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To cancel your registration, call 765-285-8975. If there is a charge for program, the following refund schedule applies, based on many times your program meets:

Four or more times:

  • 100-percent refund if notified before the first session
  • 50-percent refund if notified after the first session, but before the second session
  • no refund after the second session

Three times or fewer:

  • 100-percent refund if notified before the first session
  • no refund after the first session

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As a general rule, if Ball State University offices are closed (versus classes being cancelled), the Center is closed. If there is a delay for employees, all morning programs are cancelled.

How to Register

Reservations are required for all programs unless noted otherwise. Programs are only open to adults age 18 and older.

  • If the class you want to take is full, ask to be placed on the waiting list. If an opening occurs, we will call you.
  • If a fee is required, payment is due in full before the first session. You may pay by credit card during the registration process.
  • Payment plans are not available.

Please complete our online form to sign up.

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