BIS student artwork unveiled downtown
January 27, 2025 at 11:05 a.m.
Artwork created by Batesville Intermediate School (BIS) fifth-grader Audrey Swain was selected by the Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) committee to be installed for public viewing in downtown Batesville. Swain’s artwork is the second mural in the BCEF’s 2024-25 Art on Main student art program, which highlights artwork from students from the four Batesville Community School Corporation school buildings on a rotating basis. Through this initiative, the community is offered a rotating exhibition of talented young artists, allowing their imaginative works to enliven and enrich the local landscape.
“The Art on Main theme for this school year is ‘It’s an Indiana Thing,’” said BCEF president and program chair Ryan Holcomb. “BIS art teacher Olivia Branch worked with her students to develop ideas based on this theme for submission to our program.”
Swain’s artwork features a silhouette of a farm against a chalk sunset background.
“I chose to draw a barn and a sunset,” Swain explained. “I drew the sunset because there’s nothing better to do than sit back in a chair and watch the sunset. The red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and pink appear and blend together to make a beautiful and abstract art above me. My barn and sunset inspire me to slow down and look at the world around me. Crickets chirping and lightning bugs flashing make an even prettier picture. I also added the barn because my family and I spend a lot of time on my grandma and grandpa’s farm as well as on our own. My artwork relates to Indiana because our state is known for its gorgeous sunsets and agriculture. I had a fun time painting and drawing this picture.”
Swain’s artwork is featured on the side of the Simons Company building on Main Street in Batesville. The BIS mural will be on display for a few months until artwork from Batesville Middle School (BMS) is installed.
For more information about Art on Main or any of BCEF’s programs, contact BCEF executive director Anne Wilson at [email protected].
“BCEF would like to thank Jimmy Rowland from Rowland Graphics, who donates his company’s time to install every mural, and Nick Maple, owner of the building, who provides the use of his location for the display,” read a BCEF press release. “In addition, a special thank you goes to art teacher Olivia Branch for her coordination and assistance and to BIS principal Dana Cassidy for her support.”
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Artwork created by Batesville Intermediate School (BIS) fifth-grader Audrey Swain was selected by the Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) committee to be installed for public viewing in downtown Batesville. Swain’s artwork is the second mural in the BCEF’s 2024-25 Art on Main student art program, which highlights artwork from students from the four Batesville Community School Corporation school buildings on a rotating basis. Through this initiative, the community is offered a rotating exhibition of talented young artists, allowing their imaginative works to enliven and enrich the local landscape.
“The Art on Main theme for this school year is ‘It’s an Indiana Thing,’” said BCEF president and program chair Ryan Holcomb. “BIS art teacher Olivia Branch worked with her students to develop ideas based on this theme for submission to our program.”
Swain’s artwork features a silhouette of a farm against a chalk sunset background.
“I chose to draw a barn and a sunset,” Swain explained. “I drew the sunset because there’s nothing better to do than sit back in a chair and watch the sunset. The red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and pink appear and blend together to make a beautiful and abstract art above me. My barn and sunset inspire me to slow down and look at the world around me. Crickets chirping and lightning bugs flashing make an even prettier picture. I also added the barn because my family and I spend a lot of time on my grandma and grandpa’s farm as well as on our own. My artwork relates to Indiana because our state is known for its gorgeous sunsets and agriculture. I had a fun time painting and drawing this picture.”
Swain’s artwork is featured on the side of the Simons Company building on Main Street in Batesville. The BIS mural will be on display for a few months until artwork from Batesville Middle School (BMS) is installed.
For more information about Art on Main or any of BCEF’s programs, contact BCEF executive director Anne Wilson at [email protected].
“BCEF would like to thank Jimmy Rowland from Rowland Graphics, who donates his company’s time to install every mural, and Nick Maple, owner of the building, who provides the use of his location for the display,” read a BCEF press release. “In addition, a special thank you goes to art teacher Olivia Branch for her coordination and assistance and to BIS principal Dana Cassidy for her support.”