Dec 02 2022
Harrison Center First Friday Gallery Opening

Harrison Center First Friday Gallery Opening

Presented by Harrison Center at Harrison Center for the Arts

Ginger & Spice & Everything Nice, annual group color-themed show in the Harrison Gallery and Gallery Annex. This show will feature sculptures, paintings, and more in ranges of orange from deep auburn to bright apricot by dozens of local artists.

My Fair Indy by Dee Dee Bernhardt in the City Gallery. This collection of oil paintings depicts the whimsy of the Indiana State Fair and other Indianapolis staples.

The Hood by Tashema Davis in the Speck Gallery. These oil portraits shine the light on fatherhood, manhood, and childhood of the black man, emphasizing vulnerability and tenderness.

Medicine Man by Brian Charles Johnson in the Hank & Dolly’s Gallery. The artist processes his experience of addiction through oil paintings of small-town Southern Indiana. An exploration of light and shadow from moments he lived detailing an emotional man with an evocative view of our world.

– Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, a juried Member group exhibit in the Underground Gallery. This exhibit features landscapes and various outdoor images of Indiana and beyond.

– Annual “Winter Window Walk” outside around the perimeter of our building. Local artists created three-dimensional displays in our street-level basement windows. This year’s theme is “Hygge.” Hygge is a Danish cultural concept that values warmth, happy coziness, and togetherness. Viewers can enjoy these displays that are open for viewing.

– Guests can also experience the IndieAna Handicraft Exchange from 5 pm – 10 pm in the historic gymnasium with 45+ local vendors. Buy holiday gifts, including prints, jewelry, ceramics, and more.

All shows will open at 6 pm Friday, December 2.

In-person gallery tours will open for visitors Monday-Friday from 9 am – 5 pm. Online galleries will open on December 3. Make an appointment or view the online galleries at harrisoncenter.org/buy-art.

Special Senior Hours are every Friday from 2 pm – 4 pm. No appointment is needed.

With support from: Indy Arts Council, City of Indianapolis, Indiana Arts Commission, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, and Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation.

About the Harrison Center

The Harrison Center is a community-based, nonprofit arts organization that seeks to be a catalyst for renewal in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 2001, the organization’s work is two-fold. The Harrison Center is for the Arts by hosting 36 artist studios and 8 galleries. It provides programming to foster the creation of new art, build community among artists and emerging patrons, and provide a forum for public conversation. The Harrison Center is for the City by connecting people to culture, community, and place to strengthen Indianapolis’s core neighborhoods. For more information on the Harrison Center, call 317.396.3886 or visit www.harrisoncenter.org. Connect with the Harrison Center on social media at Facebook/@HarrisonCenterArts, Instagram/@harrisoncenterarts, or Twitter/@HarrisonCtrArts.

Admission Info

Phone: 3173963886

Email: info@harrisoncenter.org

Dates & Times

2022/12/02 - 2022/12/02

Location Info

Harrison Center for the Arts

1505 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202