July Show:
Old & New

In July, the Harrison Center presented Old & New, featuring "old" work by artists who have shown here before and "new" artists who have never exhibited at the Harrison Center.  See images from the show.  In the Gallery Annex, the Viewfinder Project presented student photography from The Oaks Academy and LifeBridge Community. 

June Show:
IMAF

The 9th annual Independent Music + Art Festival was a great day of continuous music from 12 bands on two stages in the Harrison Center courtyard and over 80 vendors inside and outside with the Indieana Handicraft Exchange. 

May Show:
I AM MAY

In the Harrison Gallery - I AM MAY group show featuring work by Phillip Lynam, Ben Valentine, John Ross, Lindsey Lord, Amelia Morris, Tascha Horowitz, Thomas Lemanski, Gary Hutchison, Heather Hudson and Kris Arnold.  In Gallery No. 2 - Into the Maelstrom - new work by Brian Hull.  In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - Herron High School's Inaugural Senior Class Show.  Through May 29th. Get the whole story.  See images from the show. 

April Show:
Spawn

Our April show, Spawn, featured new work by Carla Knopp in the Harrison Gallery (See images from the show), Scott Grow and Tyler Meuninck in the Gallery Annex and Emily Schnellbacher in Hank & Dolly's Gallery.  (See images from the show.) 

March Show:
Food Con

On March 5, the Old Northside was teeming with “foodies,” as they made their way to Food Con, an unconventional convention. In a joint project between the Harrison Center for the Arts and the Indiana Humanities Council’s Food for Thought program, Food Con was a first-of-its-kind showcase and exploration of the art and culture of food in Indianapolis. Get the whole story.  See images from the show.

February Show:
A Beautiful Mind

Through February 27th - new work by Elizabeth Guipe Hall.  Get the whole story.

January Show:
Hair of the Dog

Our January show featured Hair of the Dog - new work by Quincy Owens in the Harrison Gallery, Teri Barnett in the Gallery Annex and Garage Artist Society's ABC Show in Gallery No. 2.  See images from the show.

December Show:
Black and White and Read All Over

What's black and white and read all over?  2009's annual color-themed holiday group show at the Harrison Center.  Gallery No. 2 featured the Garage Artist Society's ABC Show and in Hank & Dolly's Gallery, VanHoy Pottery.  Get the whole story.  See images from the show.

November Show:
Historical Fiction

Kyle Ragsdale's Historical Fiction fills the Harrison Gallery and annex in November.  In Gallery No. 2, Memories in the Making.  In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - Amateur Surveys by General Acres.

See images from Historical Fiction.

October Show:
Jason Dorsey

In October, the Harrison Gallery and IPS presented watercolor paintings by  Jason Dorsey.  Dorsey, a Seattle native, uses a crisp and bold watercolor technique, cultivated over decades as he painted the Pacific Northwest, to explore both the beauty and brokenness of Indianapolis. See images from the show.   Get the whole story.

September Show:
Mythellaneous

The Harrison Center and Emberwood Center presented Mythellaneous. In Gallery No. 2 - the Myths of Addiction with work by Austin Dickson, Elyce Elder, Mark Alan Miller and Kipp Normand.  In the Harrison Gallery, Medical Myths with work by Jeremy Efroymson, Ani Ziemniak, Austin Dickson and Erin K. Drew.  In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - Growing Spaces, new work by Maren Bell. 

August Show:
Bookish

Bookish featured artists' books by Karen Baldner, Elyce Elder, Jeffrey Morton, Nicholai Shaver, Elizabeth Tubergen, Dante Ventresca and Katherine Webb.  In Gallery No. 2 - the work of the Harrison Center's Summer Academe participants and Herron High School students.  (Get the whole story.)

July Show:
Stars and Stripes or Whatever

We celebrated our own strange brand of Americana with a show orchestrated on the fly by our interns. The centerpiece was a group show in Hank and Dolly's Gallery called Stars and Stripes or Whatever. It featured new work by four emerging local artists using several mediums: Jeff Geesa, Audra McClelland, Jenny Ollikainen, and Diego Yanto. (Get the whole story.)

June Show:
Independent Music + Art Festival

In June, the Harrison Center for the Arts hosted the 8th annual Independent Music + Art Festival.  This year, in addition to the courtyard filled with art and music, the Indieana Handicraft Exchange joined in with over 70 vendors inside the HCA.  Find out more here.

May Show:
Garden Party

In May, the Harrison Center for the Arts (and our friends at Becker Landscape and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful) presented Garden Party – an artist reception and open studio night. Find out more here.

April Show:
Cairns

This exhibit was part of an ongoing series that explores the various shapes and forms of cairns - human-made mounds of stone. Susan Hodgin, an avid traveler, has been collecting images of cairns from as far away as Honduras to Fountain Square. These images have provided the inspiration for this body of work. Get the whole story.