Aug
7
to Aug 1

Children's Museum Indianapolis Stories from Our Community: The Art of Protest

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Through The Art of Protest, you’ll discover how artists’ creations can evoke empathy and understanding of others’ experiences by communicating stories, messages, and emotions that words alone cannot always express.

  • Hear the personal stories of the artists who created the Indianapolis #BLACKLIVESMATTER street mural.

  • Explore objects that tell the story of the mural’s creation.

  • Discover how artists can come from all walks of life and how community members who were once strangers can come together to support a common cause.

  • Consider the impact of the mural through the stories of residents living in the Mid-North community around the museum.

Located on Level 2.

https://www.childrensmuseum.org/exhibits/stories

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Feb
21
to Mar 14

Art for Change Residency, New Delhi

‘The Art for Change International Artist Residency is an intense 2-week opportunity for seven international artists to create and learn alongside seven Indian artists in a collective exploration of a particular theme. The residency ends with a gallery exhibition of works produced.  

The 7th Annual Art for Change International Artist Residency 2020 will be held in New Delhi from February 23 to March 8, 2020 on the theme “What to do with Difference? - Art and Artist as Bridge.” The Exhibition of works produced will run in a New Delhi gallery from March 7 to 12, 2020.

About the Theme

Diversity is built into the design of things, difference contributes beauty and complexity to life.  Yet ethnicity, politics, religion, and culture increasingly are the cause of profound divisions in our world.  What do we do with the things that set us apart?  
 
The Art for Change International Residency will explore the reality, challenges, aesthetics, and possibilities of ‘difference,’ in the artist’s life and in a local context—with global implications.  How does art make sense of difference?  What divides and connects us as human beings? What is the potential for art and artist as bridge?’

https://artforchange.space/

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Lasting Impressions
Oct
4
to Oct 25

Lasting Impressions

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Solo exhibition at the City Gallery in the Harrison Center

‘Shamira Wilson creates minimal abstract work that explores textile motifs. Inspired by the African Diaspora, her work alludes to the storytelling qualities found in African American narrative textiles. With her current series, Shamira is documenting the story of the changes that are happening within the city infrastructure by using rusted metal to imprint grids onto fabric, leaving an impression reminiscent of quilts, maps, and city grids.’

Date & Time: Friday, October 4th, 6pm – 9pm

Location: Harrison Center, 1505 N Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN

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'Where Do We Go From Here?', Site-Specific Installation
Oct
2
to Jan 31

'Where Do We Go From Here?', Site-Specific Installation

Where Do We Go From Here? documents the story of changes occurring in the city infrastructure by experimenting with the language of construction materials: their structure, graphics, textures, and juxtaposition with nature. The site-specific installation by Indianapolis-based Shamira Wilson, employs rusted construction ReMesh in an oxidation printing method, transferring gridded rust imprints onto fabric.

Wilson is interested in the transformation that takes place during the rust printing process, exploring the meaning of these materials by removing them from their expected context, and thinking about how they speak to the fabric of our everyday lives.

Located at Milhaus, 460 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

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Newfields Contemporary Arts Society Studio Tour
Jul
31
5:30 PM17:30

Newfields Contemporary Arts Society Studio Tour

‘Hosted in partnership with the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Newfields Contemporary Arts Society, IndyHub, the Indianapolis Urban League Exchange Young Professionals Group and Rokh, we present exclusive artist studio tours for the summer of 2019. This is your opportunity to see inside the working studios of internationally renowned creators who live and practice in Indianapolis, learn about their creative process, see their work and inspirations, and become a renewed lover of the Arts. Tours guided by the artist themselves, with an open q/a, and demonstrations when available.

Tours are free and open to the public but registration is required as space is limited. Addresses will be shared upon RSVP.

The July tour features Shamira Wilson, an interdisciplinary visual artist.

Shamira creates minimal abstract art that explores the repeat patterns of textile motifs. Her work alludes to the storytelling qualities found in narrative textiles. Fusing similarities in the language of graphic design, textiles, furniture, and architecture, her compositions express impressions left by the contemporary domestic, built, and natural landscape. Learn more about Shamira Wilson here.

Deadline to register is July 29, 2019 by 5p.

RSVP here: https://imastudiotour6.eventbrite.com’

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May
1
5:00 PM17:00

CAT HEAD PRESS CREATE INDY LAUNCH EVENT

Cat Head Press 10 E. Grand Opening and Create Indy Launch Event



‘Join us for the Grand Opening of our Printmaking Design Center and Printmaking Retail Store on East 10th Street as a part of the 10 East Art + Design District. Learn about our custom printmaking services and offerings, and shop our new retail store featuring the work of our Create Indy project artists.

Featured Create Indy Artists:
Anna Martinez
Bianca Peña
Brit Fukushima
Claire Sweitzer Hawkins
Hannah Claire
Nick Gehlhausen
Niina Cochran
Shamira Wilson
Steve Moore
Zach Geyer

There is street parking and parking available on the south side of the Clifford Corners Building.

Our Generous Supporters:
Our second location on East 10th Street is made possible by a grant from the John Boner Neighborhood Centers through funding provided by Lilly Endowment’s Strengthening Indianapolis Through Arts and Cultural Innovation grant program.

Create Indy project support was made possible by the City of Indianapolis Cultural Initiatives Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation. ‘

‘left is Shamira Wilson's design printed on a bandana right is Bianca Pena's design printed on a shirt’

‘left is Shamira Wilson's design printed on a bandana
right is Bianca Pena's design printed on a shirt’



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