Southern Indiana Center for the Arts

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The Southern Indiana Center for the Arts is an American not-for-profit organization originally established in 1990 by singer John Mellencamp near his hometown of Seymour, Indiana. [1] The center, based in a home built in 1851, provides art education for children and adults, a rotating collection of art exhibits, workshops, and provides a space for local artists, SICA also frequently hosts music events. [2] [3] His son, Speck Mellencamp, is the current executive director. [4] [5] [6]

The gallery's collection includes an extensive collection of John Mellencamp's personal art and landscape works by H Vance Swope, and other works. [7] Mellencamp's greatest painting influence is Max Beckmann, the Bob Dylan of painting, Mellencamp has been quoted as saying of the German expressionist. Another influence is Robert Rauschenberg. [8]

SICA is a not-for-profit organization operated by a volunteer board of directors and an executive director. Membership is available. [9]

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