

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: February First Friday Artist Talk
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Kick off Black History Month and celebrate the opening reception of exhibiting artist Antonia Ruppert in our NIPSCO Art Education Studios! A meet and greet will take place from 5-8 PM, and an artist talk will begin at 6 PM (Central).

"Connected Voices" explores portraiture through painting, collage and original songs. Ruppert, an interdisciplinary artist from Chicago, paints as devotion and creates music as one might meditate or journal. These works are brought together in video, forming contemplative familial narratives centered on displacement, belonging, identity and finding one’s place in the world. Drawing on Du Bois’s “cadences of despair,” the work highlights families overcoming struggle, reclaiming history and finding hope. Ruppert aspires to be a voice for her ancestors, sharing art and music in spaces where they were once denied.

All are welcome to join us for an evening of art and community, along with complimentary light bites and a cash bar. As always, admission is free!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/michigan-city/february-first-friday-artist-talk/200029533517241
- **Event Categories**: art, first-friday, fine-arts, black-history-month, meet-and-greet, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029533517241?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=michigan+city-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Michigan City
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 101 W 2nd St, Michigan City, IN, United States, Indiana 46360
- **lat**: 41.72067
- **long**: -86.90445
- **full address**: 101 W 2nd St, Michigan City, IN, United States, Indiana 46360

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Lubeznik Center for the Arts (https://allevents.in/org/lubeznik-center-for-the-arts/26132463)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 101 W 2nd St, Michigan City, IN, United States, Indiana 46360
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lubeznik Center for the Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, first-friday, fine-arts, black-history-month, meet-and-greet, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about February First Friday Artist Talk ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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