Janus Ball will feature globes of many colors (for sale)

By Ed Manetta

By Jan Royce
"Peas on Earth"

Local artists have decorated more than 40 globes to be auctioned off at this year’s Janus Ball, a fund-raiser for the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis.

The 14th annual event will be at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis Saturday, March 16.

Artists contributing their work for the silent auction include three Herron alumni: Willie Faust, known for his work on the Absolut brand vodka ads; Matt Berg, whose sculpture, Bear, sits on the Indianapolis’ Washington Street Bridge in White River Park; and Robert Berkshire, a former Herron professor and well-known local painter. Valerie Eickmeier, dean of the school, also has contributed a work.

One of the globes (pictured on this page) is titled Peas on Earth and artist Jan Royce, a part-time Herron teacher, has decorated her world view entirely with peas and beans. Also pictured here is Faust’s untitled work, which acknowledges the global impact of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City. Ed Manetta, a fine arts professor at Herron, is the artist of the globe with inlays.

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