Exhibitions
Art Center galleries connect the community with artwork of local, regional, and national artists. Rotating exhibitions fill our six galleries and are always free and open to the public.
Busted Bubble
Free Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 5:00-8:00 pm
On view: 08/19/24- 12/15/24
Busted Bubble brings together the distinct yet harmonious visions of California based artists Miranda Ratner and Olivia Terian, inviting viewers on a compelling journey into the raveled realms of 2D and 3D.
At the heart of Busted Bubble lies a profound inquiry into our complex relationship with nature and a probing of the anxieties induced by the imminence of climate change. Both Ratner and Terian draw inspiration from old and discarded materials and breathe new life into vibrant waste and textile scraps, transforming them into captivating compositions that transcend their original usage. Terian and Ratner’s works assert that the old and discarded are necessary components in generating a new path forward.
Churchman- Fehsenfeld Gallery, Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall
Image: Coded Wheel by Miranda Ratner(left), Selfie by Olivia Terian (right)
National Sculpture Society 91st Annual Awards Exhibition
Free Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 5:00-8:00 pm
This year, the Indy Art Center has the privilege of hosting the prestigious National Sculpture Society’s 91st Annual Awards Exhibition. This is the first time in the organization’s 131 year history that this exhibition is displayed in Indiana. The 2024 iteration of this exhibition is a testament to the breadth and power inherent to the technical mastery of ceramics, steel, stone, and other sculptural staples. This competitively juried exhibition features the figurative works of 37 distinct contemporary sculptors offering a sampling of the state of contemporary American sculpture. This exhibition highlights an eclectic range of themes and materials employed by NSS members, reflecting their varied artistic approaches, origins, and specialties.
Allen W Clowes Gallery and Sarah M Hurt Gallery
Image: Apparition by Diane Collins (left), Fire Within by Maris Battista (right)
The Nature of My Mind
Free Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 5:00-8:00 pm
On view: 08/19/24- 12/15/24
Ethan Culleton has been an instructor at the Indy Art Center since 2014, teaching a variety of media and artforms to all age groups. The Nature of My Mind is the culmination of research and inspiration that resulted from being granted the 2024 Skip McKinney Faculty of the Year Award. The works represented in the exhibition range from drawing and painting to wood-turned sculpture.
Ruth Lilly Library
Image: Transform (left), Wobble Vase (right)
Construction Ahead: Inside the Indy Art Center’s Sculpture Studios
Free Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 5:00-8:00 pm
Construction Ahead is an exhibition of artworks in various media created by students and faculty inside the Indy Art Center’s sculpture studios. The collection of artworks exhibited are examples of artists of all backgrounds and all skill levels- from beginning to professional artists. These artists utilize the resources available in the Indy Art Center’s sculpture studio including MIG welders, TIG welder, plasma cutter, and importantly, a robust, energetic community of artists.
Student Gallery and ARTSPARK
Image: Samuel the Snail by Dana Guild
5th Annual ArtTroop Exhibition and Military Community Creations
Free Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 5:00-8:00 pm
On view: 08/19/24- 12/15/24
Featuring a collection of artworks created by the 2024 ArtTroop cohort alongside military-connected artists from Indiana.
Over the past ten months, this year’s ArtTroop cohort has explored various artistic mediums, including collage, ink wash painting, ceramics, glassblowing, and more. This exhibition highlights both individual and collaborative works, showcasing the unique perspectives and creative processes of our artists.
In addition, Military Community Creations features a wide array of artworks from military-connected artists, including pieces in needle felting, assemblage, stained glass, and beyond. This section of the exhibition represents the diverse experiences of artists from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the creativity of our military-connected community!
Image: Fish Nerd by Laurie Hardin
The JoeWill Series: Emotional Landscapes
The JoeWill Series: Emotional Landscapes is a two person exhibition of artworks by twin brothers Joe and Will Lawrance. Through diverse media, themes, and subjects this series tells the stories of two burgeoning Indianapolis-born artists whose lives tragically ended as young adults. Joe and Will Lawrance, born in 1985, were identical twin brothers that shared a deep, powerful bond to one another. The two were so interconnected and inseparable that their names morphed into the compound name, JoeWill, as a means of referring to their collective identity.
The ranging and dynamic body of non-representational works that both artists developed over years of practice capture vivid emotions through their expressionist marks, intense colors, and undulating movement. These amorphous, vibrant scenes are embedded with the feelings of their creator and by stepping into these landscapes, the viewer has the opportunity to directly absorb those feelings. While there are visual commonalities between Joe and Will’s abstract works, the differences between the two artists’ approaches are glowing. Joe directly embeds many of his abstracted works with pieces of architecture, establishing an undeniable figure-ground relationship while Will tends to leave his viewer floating in a sea of reverberating color. These psychological landscapes reflect, in a way, what Joe and Will saw when their eyes were closed and they turned inwards. What emotions arise when you look at these works?
Basile Gallery
Image: Abstract by Joe Lawrance and Colorful Commotion by Will Lawrance