Final Bicentennial arts in park this weekend

art-in-the-parkVERSAILLES, Ind. — The final Bicentennial Arts in the Parks project in Ripley County will be celebrated this Saturday, with an art reception at the Recreation Hall in the Versailles State Park Group Camp from 2-5pm.

Artist Debi Black, from Milan, who has been working on the project Seasons of Versailles State Park throughout the year will have the final paintings on display, and postcards of the paintings will be available for purchase.

Black received one of two grants for the county from the Indiana Arts Commission in their celebration of the Indiana Bicentennial, and Indiana State Parks Centennial.

Black’s Seasons of Versailles State Park project lasted throughout the year as she sketched a park scene on canvas each season and had visitors to the park paint on the canvas, creating a community painting.

She also created her own seasonal paintings of the park.

Some of the paintings have been copied and made into postcards for the park to sell.

All of the paintings will be given to Versailles State Park.