Super Ball
February 3, 6-9pm
It's Super B-word time! Super Ball, that is. Come to the Harrison Center, Friday, February 3rd and here's what you'll get: In the Harrison Gallery: A Fast Thing Slow - Phillip Lynam (click here for images from the show); In the City Gallery: From a Car Window: 21 years painting the city - Marc Jacobson; In Gallery No. 2: Every Moment is an Epitaph - Bobby Gilbreath; On the Gym Floor: Bicycle Polo returns!; On the Gym Ceiling: Super Ball - an installation by Shannon Hinkle. The work hangs through February 24th.
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December Show:
Sugar Plum
In December, the Harrison Gallery housed our annual color-themed group show, Sugar Plum. In the City Gallery - People for Urban Progress. In the Gallery Annex - Ryan Abbeglen. |
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November Show:
Costumerie
In the Harrison Gallery - Costumerie - new work by Kyle Ragsdale. In Gallery No. 2 - American Senior Communities and the Alzheimer's Association present Memories in the Making. In Hank & Dolly's - Continuous - illustrations by Herron School of Art + Design students. In the City Gallery - new work by Kathryn Dart. |
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October Show:
Funk Soul Brother
Funk Soul Brother - new work by William Denton Ray. In Gallery No. 2 - Death Becomes Her - new work by Elyce Elder and Gabrielle Duggan. In the City Gallery - new work by Kate Oberreich. In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - found object sculpture by Todd Bracik. In the Gallery Annex - Found Futures - Christian Brock Forrer.
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September Show:
FoodCon II
An unconventional convention exploring the art and culture of food in Indiana. Go to butlerfoodcon.com for more information! |
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August Show:
Bound
In August, the Harrison Center and the Herron Art Library of the IUPUI University Library presented the 4th annual group book art show, Bound. In Gallery No. 2: paintings by Lon Hall; In Hank & Dolly's Gallery: Original art from the book, A Day in the Life of a Very Bad Person by Tim Harmon; In the City Gallery: paintings by Kyle Ragsdale. |
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July Show:
Formtionality
Formtionality - this furniture show features work by Julie Koomler, Misty Maxwell, Matthew Osborn, Jared Smith and Jason Stillman. In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - I Was a Lover Before This War - new work by Bobby Gilbreath. In the Gallery Annex - Jeannine Allen, Bruce Loewenthal, Lon Hall and Bobby Gilbreath.
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May Show:
Valley of the Zapoteca
Southern Mexico's dramatic landscape and vibrant blend of cultures were the inspiration for this body of work. Elizabeth Guipe Hall applied her signature encaustic technique to photographic images from a 2010 excursion to the Mexican state of Oaxaca. (Click here for images from the show.) In Gallery No. 2 - Hurried on by an Irresistible Force - paintings by Susan Hodgin. In Hank & Dolly's - Symbols - work by Hector del Campo.
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April Show:
Institutions
Institutions - new work by Austin Dickson in the Harrison Gallery. In Gallery No. 2 - Hurried on by an Irresistible Force - paintings by Susan Hodgin. In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - Wondrous Form - a collaboration of form, paint & texture by Kay Quatroche & Priya Wittman. In the Gallery Annex - Lauralee Stel, Craig McCormick and Marla Johnson |
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March Show:
Carousel
In March, the Harrison Center presented Carousel: a Gilded Memory of Books, Film, and Animal Crackers - new work by Emma Overman. Click here for images from the show. In Gallery No. 2 - Grey Matter - new, recent and old paintings by Matt Eickhoff.
In the Gallery Annex - Candice Hartsough McDonald and Lindsey Spitz.
In Hank & Dolly's - Julieanne Thompson and Holly Childress. |
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January Show:
The Sign Show
Sales from this group show and silent auction benefitted Horizon House, a multi-service day center empowering homeless neighbors to permanently end homelessness through a variety of professional and hospitable services. 30+ artists donated their work to the cause. In Gallery No. 2 - Effigy - new paintings by Jonathan McAfee. In the Gallery Annex - Indiana Small Towns Project - an exhibition of photographs by Ron Kern; Path of Hope series by Indianapolis Star Editorial Cartoonist, Gary Varvel. Through January 28th.
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December Show:
Christmas Crush
This year's holiday, color-themed group show was all things orange and purple. In Gallery No. 2 - Graves & Cooper: Music the Way We See It. |
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November Show:
Share, Half-Share
November at the Harrison Center featured new paintings by Kyle Ragsdale and a collaboration between Ragsdale and photographer, Paul Baumgarten and writers John Beeler, Tyler Henderson and Cindy Ragsdale to create a booklet of paintings, photographs and written word that explores our relationships with food in Indiana from three perspectives: historical, local farming and neighborhood food sharing. Get the whole story. In Gallery No. 2 - Alzheimer's Association's Memories in the Making art show and auction - art created by American Senior Communities' Auguste's Cottage Memory Center residents. In Hank & Dolly's Gallery - Pod Production - paintings by Natalie Strand. |
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October Show:
Homeward Bound
Through October 29th - The Harrison Center and Homeward Bound of Central Indiana present this group show featuring work by Kathryn Barnes Dart, Catherine Schlebecker, Tyler Meuninck, Brent Aldrich and Patrick Flaherty. In the Gallery Annex - Ikon - new drawings by Jonathan McAfee. In Hank & Dolly's Gallery and the Gallery Annex - paintings and woodcuts by Ross Wagner. |
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September Show:
Harlow and the Raven King
September at the Harrison Center featured Mab Graves' Harlow and the Raven King and The Super Show in the Harrison Gallery, Sprinkles, Sprinklers and Bad Seeds by NERS in Gallery No. 2 and paintings and woodcuts by Ross Wagner in Hank & Dolly's Gallery. |
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August Show:
Book Club
In August, the Harrison Gallery hosted Book Club - our 3rd annual book art group show (see images from the show); In Gallery No. 2 - obsession_desire - recent work by Jeffrey Morton, Elizabeth Tubergen and Nathan Foxton; In the Gallery Annex - Corban Brauer. Also exhibiting, Sofie Kofodimos and Elizabeth Dewes. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.)
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.) |
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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.) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
March Show:
Mind The Gap
Entrepreneurial artists and educators came together to create a public conversation relating to the education achievement gap in Mind the Gap, featuring new work by Herron School of Art faculty members Anila Agha, Flounder Lee, Jennie Mynhier, and Lesley Baker and the Harrison Center’s Artur Silva. Get the whole story.
February Show:
Harrison Kleeman & Miller
Artists David Kleeman and Mark Alan Miller together make a strong case for art. Kleeman's art defends the odd and the strange, brings light to the exotic and crazed. Miller's art searches for clues to create a case for his objects' importance and value in a used up world. Get the whole story.
January Show:
Symphonies & Dirges: New Work by Emma Overman
Overman is a distinctive, successful illustrator with four picture books in her portfolio — one of which was featured on a White House Christmas tour. She’s won international design competitions. We’re happy she’s working at the Harrison Center for the Arts, and her recent exhibition was a bright spot in our winter. Get the whole story.
