Glass cracks. Paint smears. Clay folds. No night at Cornerstone Center of the Arts looks the same, but each night, artists learn, practice, and perfect their craft.
From the outside, the six-story structure seems quiet and calm– empty even. The brick is worn, and the windows are dark. Adorned with a Gothic style, its religious origins shine through. However, stepping inside, the building guides visitors through extravagant auditoriums, dance studios, workshop spaces, and event venues. The empty facade disappears.
Classes proceed normally on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with creatives scattered throughout the building. Teachers control rooms. Students look at them with admiration. The artistic process flows.
If you are interested in learning more about Cornerstone, visit their website here. (Photos by Kenzie Gamlin)
Two students of Jason Combs’ evening ceramics class experiment on the wheel in a studio at Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
The end of the hour-long acrylic and oil painting class is told through a student’s colorful paper towel and paint-covered utensils at Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
A student working in the Cornerstone Center of the Arts ceramics studio cuts and scores her large piece on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
Ann Johnson [center], also known as F.B. Fogg, gives advice to her students while they “paint a masterpiece” within their hour-long class at Cornerstone Center of the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
A piece is cut off the wheel at Jason Combs’ evening ceramics class at Cornerstone Center of the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
Kiley Jimenez [right], who has been practicing stained glass since the Covid-19 pandemic, cracks up with one of her students during her stained glass evening class at Cornerstone Center of the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
Two students in Jason Combs’ evening pottery class work on their pieces spinning on the wheel at Cornerstone Center of the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
The table at Ann Johnson’s acrylic and oils painting class is covered with pieces as students wrap up their class at Cornerstone Center of the Arts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin) 
Eugene Boyd, a ceramics teacher at Cornerstone Center of the Arts, works with a student during an evening ceramics class on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Muncie, Ind. (Photo by Kenzie Gamlin)
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