Admission and parking are free.

“The subject is often whimsical and full of movement,” Cote said of her art. “This particular body of work is focused on ‘blind’ contour portraits along with a couple of self-portraits. It’s like nothing I’ve shown at Full Circle 9 (FC9) before.”

About Sarah Rae Cote

“Art is the only thing that makes sense to me; everything else, I feel like I’m faking,” Cote said. “I have been immersed in the arts since I was born, thanks to my mother being an avid admirer.”

Sarah Rae Cote grew up in Indianapolis and attended North Central High School. A self-taught artist, she’s known for her work at the Speedway Art Center and at the former Art Bank, as well as her coordination work installing artists at the Mass Ave. Wine Shoppe. All the while, she has taught art classes and camps at events she’s help to coordinate, and at makers markets around the city. She’s excited for her first class held at the Full Circle Nine Gallery, and future classes, but Brushing Away Reality looks inward, as Cote uses paint to heal and explore heartache.

“I recently experienced some anguish that left me feeling vulnerable. We all see things differently, and that’s the beauty of art,” Cote said. “Life is beautiful—even the painful parts that we’re not ready to talk about—they just add color to the palette.”

About the Full Circle Nine Gallery

The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists will work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. With over two dozen artists occupying a large, three-room space of the more factory-reminiscent portion of the Circle City Industrial Complex, Full Circle Nine offers a wide variety of art forms, media, and approaches.

The gallery has regular hours: 6-10pm on Fridays, 12-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Full Circle Nine Gallery is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com