Welcome to the Indianapolis Art Center! The Indianapolis Art Center’s Exhibitions and Events Department is dedicated to providing our students, faculty, patrons, and the Indianapolis community with a broad range of perspectives on both contemporary and traditional art techniques and sensibilities. We strive to present engaging, dynamic exhibitions that shed light on the work being done by today’s local, regional, national artists, and our own students and faculty. Our gallery also presents shows that highlight and supplement the work being done in our studios by our own students and faculty. Keeping in tradition with the Art Center’s founding as a Works Projects Administration initiative during the Great Depression, one of my biggest passions as both an artist and a curator is supporting emerging and mid-career artists with exhibition and sales opportunities, and financial support in the form of material or shipping reimbursement and honorariums, when available. One of the most exciting things about working at the Art Center is the diverse spectrum of artistic audiences we serve in Indianapolis. Whether it be through one of our six rotating exhibition series in the galleries, the Annual Broad Ripple Art Fair each May, or just a stroll through the beautiful grounds of our 9.5 acre ArtsPark, The Indianapolis Art Center offers a wide range of art experiences and opportunities for creatives and arts patrons of every skill level and type. - K yle Herrington, Director of Exhibitions and Events
EXHIBITING AT THE ART CENTER Show us your artwork! We accept open proposals from artists year-round for future exhibitions. Any artist or artist team may submit a proposal to be considered for a solo or group exhibition. Additionally, the Art Center hosts regular juried exhibitions and occasionally posts calls for specific, one-time exhibitions and projects. For complete proposal submission guidelines and up-to-date postings on current calls for entry, please visit our website: IndplsArtCenter.org/CallForEntries
CONTACT US For more information on upcoming shows, exhibition opportunities, or general exhibition inquiries, please contact Kyle Herrington, Director of Exhibitions and Events, at KHerrington@IndplsArtCenter.org. Gallery Hours During Semesters: MON-FRI 9 am-10 pm SAT 9 am-6 pm SUN Noon-6 pm
STUDENT GALLERY Student Gallery exhibitions give Art Center students an opportunity to exhibit work in a non-competitive environment and learn how to present their artwork in a gallery setting. (For many, it is their first art exhibition.) The goal of this gallery is to share with others and to learn how to display artwork in a professional manner, with assistance from the Exhibitions Staff. Student Gallery shows are bi-monthly and organized by medium. Applications are available at the Front Desk or online at IndplsArtCenter.org/CallForEntries Student Gallery Exhibition Calendar: February 15–April 7, 2019 • Painting April 12–June 3, 2019 • Jewelry, Watercolor, Wood June 7–July 30, 2019 • Glass, Sculpture, Fiber Arts August 2–September 22, 2019 • Photography, Printmaking, Digital Arts September 27–November 17, 2019 • Ceramics November 22, 2019–February 2, 2020 • Drawing, Mixed Media Questions about the Student Gallery? Please contact Shannon Strock, Exhibitions Associate, at SStrock@IndplsArtCenter.org.
Cover: Retired Jerseys by Chris Bakay, This Page: (Clockwise From Top Left) Winged Woman by Aren Straiger, Nautilus Captured by Claire M. Fullam, Rough Sleeper by Dan Shepley, and Orange and Blue Incalmo by Mark Swain
WINTER EXHIBITION SERIES February 8–April 10, 2019 Opening Reception • February 8, 2019 • 6-9 pm Kaylee Dalton: Lush
Dalton’s process involves many hours making numerous water-media paintings and encaustic monotypes. Encaustic paint (hot wax) is directly applied onto an anodized aluminum plate heated on an electric griddle. A print is then pulled from it. Each monotype provides a sense of movement. Simultaneously, layers of watered down acrylic, gouache, ink, and watercolors are poured on papers and plastic sheeting generating depth, but also unplanned natural markings. Pieces of these monotype and papers are collaged with ink drawings and patterned textiles creating whimsical and lush abstractions. She strives for strong textural contrasts reflective of the various surfaces found in nature and the differences in people. Sarah M. Hurt Gallery
This Page: Detail of Lush After Dark by Kaylee Dalton Opposite Page: Sleep by Mark Rospenda & Intimate Facets by Laura Post
Mark Rospenda: Breathing Room
Since 2011, Mark Rospenda has been working on a project inspired by the Gubbio Studiolo (ca. 1478-1482), an intricate, wood-inlaid room on permanent exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. One of the Gubbio Studiolo’s original functions was as an aid to associative thinking. Through inlaid paper drawings, cast paper objects and paper pulp, Rospenda has been imagining what might exist within his own, personal studiolo. The works on view in this exhibition are fragments of that space — moments within a stream of thinking and forgetting. Allen W. Clowes Gallery
Pushing Paper: Juried Group Exhibition This juried group exhibition features 62 artists from around the country making innovative, nontraditional, and conceptual work around the medium of paper. Works were selected from over 400 entries, providing insight into the world of paper with unique and varied lenses. Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery and Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall
SPRING EXHIBITION SERIES April 19–June 12, 2019 pm Opening Reception • April 19, 2019 • 6-9 pm Creative Renewal Fellowship Retrospective
The Art Center hosts the biennial exhibition of the Arts Council of Indianapolis’ Creative Renewal Fellows highlighting the work and experiences of each fellow the year after receiving their awards. Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery and Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall This Page: Plum by Gary Schmitt (From the 2017 Creative Renewal Exhibition) Opposite Page: Various artwork from the 2018 ArtReach Exhibition
27th ANNUAL ARTREACH EXHIBITION April 19–June 12, 2019 Opening Reception • April 24 & 25, 2019 • 5-8 pm Recent works by students in the ArtReach program from 20 sites throughout Indianapolis. ArtReach is a year-round program offered by the Indianapolis Art Center’s Outreach Department. The ArtReach program provides art instruction by local artists to youth ages 5-18 at various community centers, schools, and churches throughout Indianapolis during after-school hours. Sarah M. Hurt and Allen W. Clowes Galleries, Ruth Lilly Library
SUMMER EXHIBITION SERIES June 21–August 7, 2019 Opening Reception • June 21, 2019 • 6-9 pm Chris Bakay
Chris Bakay’s translucent sculptures work as a “metaphor for the impermanence of memory,” he says. “When I started the series I would research vintage T-shirts and match their color such as the blue Bones Ripper or the faded black Air Jordan. As the series progressed, I was less adherent to them being transparent or translucent. To me, the gold and silver pay homage to an object of the past, in the same way the clear or translucent does.”
Sophie Treppendahl
Sophie Treppendahl’s clothing paintings explore the conventional notions of portraiture while also navigating color, markmaking, pattern, and composition.
Clotheshorse
This group exhibition will feature the work of artists across the country investigating how clothing, accessories, and fashion play a role in identity, commercialism, and social media in today’s world. Multiple mediums, perspectives, and techniques will collide in this survey of all things sartorial.
This Page: Retired Jerseys by Chris Bakay, Self Portrait 7 am by Sophie Treppendahl Opposite Page: Forever Tied Together by Jen Broemel
FALL EXHIBITION SERIES August 16–September 25, 2019
Opening Night is in Conjunction with ArtSparkle Gala • August 16, 2019 Chroma
Chroma will showcase local and national painters working intuitively in bold statements of color. Guided by abstraction and formalism, Chroma touches upon the relationship between artists and painting while showcasing the love affair with materials, technique, and pigment that many brush-wielders hold dear to this day. Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery and Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall
Jen Broemel
“I work mainly with cloth for its tactility, responsiveness, and abundance. I was originally drawn in by the process, the way in which the materials layer. The way they feel as they are worked. The way the thread and cloth come together, transforming and guiding the piece, adding texture, contrast, and comfort with every stitch. I love the history and tradition of women’s sewing and am in love with the community that surrounds and supports those who sew together. I am especially interested in taking cast off or everyday fabrics and working them into something unexpected, repurposing something ordinary and turning it into something special, something to cherish, and behold. I work intuitively letting my sense of the fabrics color, texture, and shape guide their placement and the stitches placed upon them.” Sarah M. Hurt Gallery
ANNUAL FACULTY SHOW EXHIBITION SERIES October 4–November 18, 2019 Opening Reception • October 4, 2019 • 11 am-4 pm Annual Faculty Show
Get to know the teaching artists who facilitate our 900+ yearly programs and classes through this annual exhibition. Mediums are all-encompassing from painting, glass, ceramics, drawing, photography, wood and metal works, mixed media and more. Featuring a vibrant cross section of work from the people who make the Art Center a place of creation, learning, and sharing. Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery and Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall
Student Show Best of Divisional Winners
This group exhibition displays the work of our four divisional prize winners from the 81st Annual Student Show: Cory Settle (Beginning), Brad Wood (Intermediate), Meredith Christopfel Erwin (Advanced), and A. Cassia Margolis (Professional). Community Gallery
Best of Student Show: David Halladay
David Halladay presents a solo exhibition of his work as the 81st Annual Student Show’s “Best in Show” Winner. Sarah M. Hurt Gallery
2019 Skip McKinney Faculty Award Winner: Dan Fifer
2019 Skip McKinney Faculty Award Winner Dan Fifer reflects on his past year through an exhibition of new work. Allen W. Clowes Gallery
This Page: Interconnectivity by David Halladay & Fish by Dan Fifer Opposite Page: Various images from the Faculty Exhibition Opening
82nd ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW December 13, 2019–February 5, 2020 Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony • December 13, 2019 • 6-9 pm Our Annual Student Show is the year’s largest display of work by Indianapolis Art Center students! This juried exhibition invites all Art Center members who have taken a class in the last 2 years to submit their work for display and a chance at over $5,000 in awards. The Adult Divisions are juried and competitive. The number of pieces chosen for display is limited. Important Dates to Remember: Juror Presentation and Q&A Thursday, November 7, 2019 7-8:30 pm Open to the public Artwork Delivery & Form Due Date Thursday, December 5, 9 am-7 pm Friday, December 6, 9 am-7 pm Saturday, December 7, 9 am-4 pm For more information, visit us at: www.indplsartcenter.org/studentshow Questions? Please contact Shannon Strock, Exhibitions Associate, at SStrock@indplsartcenter.org or 317-255-2464 x2471.
SMART & SMART+
This exhibition will feature work created, curated and installed by students and mentors from the Indianapolis Art Center’s SMART program. SMART is part of the Art Center’s Outreach programming, and provides advanced opportunities for high school-aged artists to learn new skills and further develop their artistic voice in their artwork. Ruth Lilly Library, Community Gallery
This Page: Various images from the Art Center’s SMART program Opposite Page: Sunset Through Winter Trees by Kani Noland, Spinny Dude by Chris Engel Back Cover: Two Years on 27th Street by Sophie Treppendahl
The Indianapolis Art Center’s 9.5 Acre ArtsPark serves as an outdoor laboratory for artists and visitors to experience art outside of the gallery walls. Focused on rotating, temporary projects, ArtsPark’s riverside location and beautiful grounds serve as a backdrop for engaging art, unforgettable events, and relaxing escapes all year round. The Indianapolis Art Center accepts proposals for outdoor projects on a rolling basis all year long. For up-to-date listings of current ArtsPark Exhibition Opportunities, visit us at: IndplsArtCenter.org/CallForEntries. For more information on ArtsPark, or questions about submitting a proposal, please contact Kyle Herrington, Director of Exhibitions and Events, at KHerrington@IndplsArtCenter.org or 317.255.2464 x2470.
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