Beauty, Brokenness in Art and the City
Shannon Hinkle’s new glass work, a collection of small, single color, blown-glass sculptures made in the Pantone “Colors of the Year,” is part of the Harrison Center’s upcoming First Friday show,...
View ArticleInteractive exhibits build community
The City Gallery celebrates urban Indy neighborhoods by connecting people to culture, community and place. For the physical gallery space, this means that we typically feature place-based art that...
View ArticleCoffee, tea and community
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” ― Kurt...
View ArticleSpring Suggestions
Indianapolis is full of options to keep busy. Being a city that attracts a visitors from all over the world for conferences, sports, music, we are bustling with activity. To say the least, there’s...
View ArticleCity Gallery Book Discussion Series
Ever since college, I have fantasized about the stacks of books that I would conquer during my free time post-graduation. I imagined delving into the literary works of art that my twenty hour...
View ArticleQuail Eggs and Chainmail
Berenice Rarig, visiting artist from Perth, Australia, was in Fountain Square buying a fun hat at Indy Swank when her friend, who was saving a table at La Margarita, rushed in to find her. “The people...
View ArticleMay we have your Emma Converse painting?
The daffodils have bloomed on Delaware, our tulip tree is in flower here at the Harrison Center, we have broken out our summer sandals, and spring finally seems to be here to stay. For our local...
View ArticleThe City Experience in Fall Creek Place
by Emily Hinkel Recent college graduate Brady Hurlburt never thought he’d end up in Indiana. “It’s such a random place to move to,” he laughs. “Sometimes I forget where it is on the map.” But he’s...
View ArticleA Stroll through Mapleton-Fall Creek reveals city surprises
In 1902, the city of Indianapolis annexed the area currently known as Mapleton-Fall Creek, and a parade of city dwellers began making their way across the new bridges over Fall Creek, away from the...
View ArticleOh, the places you’ll go!
In my family, we have been looking forward to the grand opening of the Cultural Trail for a long time. We draw a lot of attention as we bike around town: 2 adults (plus a bike trailer carrying a...
View ArticleSchool at 23rd & Park plays vital role in neighborhood renewal
In the 1970s, the neighborhood now known as Fall Creek Place was informally known as “Dodge City, because of the increased number of shootings; soaring crime rates, rampant drug abuse, and a serious...
View ArticleCity Gallery awarded grant from ArtPlace America
Indianapolis, share our joy! “ArtPlace America announces today the award of a $100,000 grant to the Harrison Center for the Arts (HCA) for the City Gallery. City Gallery was chosen from over 1,200...
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