Creative Arts Club - Terre Haute / Greencastle

The CAC meets every Wednesday

Time:  2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Place: Study Room 1 in the Library and on Zoom 

05/7/25 - NOTE:  There are no classes during the next few weeks, and some faculty and staff will be on vacation, so we will meet in Zoom for the next four weeks before our summer class session starts.

To join us on Zoom:  https://ivytech.zoom.us/j/98245230473

Prepare for the Ren Faire!

In preparation for the CAC Renaissance Day next year, the club will try to attend the Clayshire Castle Ren Faire on September 27th or 28th, 2025.

• Cindy is investigating ticket purchase
• Period costumes should be part of the attendance plan

At the 7/2/25 meeting, a poem based on the echo theme was shared (Ila Lloyd) and a short story entitled "She is Nature" was also shared (Floyd Boesch).

This week's writing theme:  Write an ekphrastic poem about an artistic photo you take between now and our meeting on 7/9/25.

Summer Semester Updates as of 6/27/25:

• Submissions for next year’s journal will be accepted this fall, starting in October.
• The Veteran's Day event is unfolding as planned for November 2025: 
  • Dixie Bee students have been recruited to provide thank you cards
  • Vets will be invited to share their stories
  • CAC members should be thinking of a poem, story, or other work they wish to contribute
• The Renaissance Day/Faire plans are also still unfolding; see Cindy Edwards for details or questions
• Welcome to newly participating members - New officers are needed, especially headed into fall

ONGOING WRITING THEME:  NATURE

NEXT MEETING: 7/2/25 in the LIBRARY

Writing Prompt for 5/14/25:  Write or produce a work about ECHO.

*As always, songs, music, video or artwork that reflect our topic can also be shared in place of a written work.

NOTE:  There are no classes during the next few weeks, and some faculty and staff will be on vacation, so we will meet in Zoom for the next four weeks before our summer class session starts.

Updates from the 5/7/25 Meeting:

Renaissance Day/Faire Discussion

• Floyd and Cindy recently attended a meeting with M Schaekel (Student Life Director) and other members of a newly established advisory committee for our Ren Faire.  The advisory committee includes
  • Christine Lokko
  • Cindy Edwards
  • Darla Crist
  • Floyd Boesch,
  • M. Schaekel (Student Life Director)
  • Lillian Naill
  • Paul Jackson.
• M will arrange a fact-finding meeting with Clayshire Castle (as an expert advisor/contact) in order to develop more pointed details within our proposal.
• Lillian was able to obtain a discount agreement with Clayshire Castle for CAC members so there is discussion about a field trip in September (their Ren Faire is the 27th and 28th) this year.
• If approved, the club will pay for the tickets and provide transportation to and from campus.

Sharing

• Lillian read her new assignment related poem, which was excellent – she was encouraged to submit to next year’s journal.
• Cindy read two poems, related to our assigned theme of headaches and thoughts.

Upcoming Putnam County Public Library readings will take place: (hosted by past club President Abbey Shoffner)

• Thursday, May 29 from 6 to 8:30pm
• Thursday, June 26 from 6 to 8:30pm

Please attend, participate, and represent our campus (we can carpool from Terre Haute campus).

Officers

• New officers for the club are needed.

Journal Submissions & Club Promotion Ideas

• Submission dates for next year’s journal will be announced after the Fall 2025 term starts.
• More short stories and live performances are needed.
• In discussing other events, especially for adding awareness and visibility of the club, Lillian mentioned we might want to send out a monthly newsletter with spotlights on particular topics, such as writing.

• We also need to promote writing contests for the club and holding workshops in which we read or help each other edit books we are working on.

• Cindy is putting together a binder to bring to meetings that has information about contests and more.