As the CCIC follows state and county regulations, masks are no longer required for vaccinated visitors but are highly encouraged, and individual artist studios may continue to require masks within their space. The CCIC is a 500,000 square foot building, making social distancing somewhat easier than other venues, but the smaller studios may also maintain limitations on visitor numbers at times.

Open Studios and Galleries

Several studios and gallery spaces will be open throughout the building. This list is not all-encompassing; some artists may decide to open that night based on current information and comfort levels. The Schwitzer Gallery, located on the second floor of the North Studios, will present a group show of the Indy Latina Artists called Amor al Arte (Love of Art). Over a dozen Latina artists based in and around Indianapolis working in an array of media and styles will show visitors just why they love creating their art and speaking in their own visual voices.

Arts & Images by Anthony Armstrong
Anthony Armstrong presents a new array of large scale photographs. These images depicting everyday life and simplicity of still life, people and places. Displayed in mostly black and white to allow the viewer to see the texture and movements of the images. Multi-talented, Armstrong also presents a blend of new abstract painting highlighting bold colors and deep texture. Armstrong is a self-taught abstract painter and photographer. “Often times, we are moving through the day so quickly, we forget to look at our surroundings and how every beat creates the pulse of the city,” Armstrong said. Anthony Armstrong is located in the South Studios.

Circle City Metalworks
Circle City Metal works is helmed by Dan Jones, who will be displaying a small sampling of products for sale from their large product line. “We offer over 300 different unique and artistic items on our website. We also do design and custom work. If you can dream it we can make it,” Jones said. Circle City Metalworks is located in the back corridor, near the South Studios, on the first floor of the building.

Daily Epiphany Studio: Michele Burns and Kurt Kriese
Daily Epiphany Studio will present work by Michele Burns featuring a lot of greens, golds, and copper by day, with super-bright green blue and aqua glow by night. Burns’ art draws from diverse inspirations. She features recurring elements of pattern and tessellation, texture, added objects, delicious colors, organic abstraction, mandalas, art deco motifs, and naturally photo-luminescent minerals that create a “Nightlight Art” second composition when the lights go out. She makes these luminous paints herself with minerals that are 30 times brighter than ceiling stars and glow for 10-20 hours after any light exposure. Daily Epiphany is located in the South Studios.

Darkroom Revelations
Darkroom Revelations exhibits primarily black and white photography by its 3 photographers. Several times a year guest photographers are invited to exhibit their work on a First Friday. This month, they present Flora and Fauna. The three Darkroom Revelations photographers, Tom Potter, Nancy Frass, and Gayle Moore, will exhibit images from their vast nature studies and travels both locally and beyond. Birds, other animals, and plants will be displayed, some using silver gelatin (film-based media,) and others digital. Darkroom Revelations is on the first floor of the North Studios.

Taylor Figg/Oliver Upside Down
Taylor Figg of Oliver Upside Down specializes in digital, cat-themed art, and also creates catnip-filled cat toys. An Indianapolis native with a degree in Media Arts and Sciences at IUPUI, Figg has a passion for helping animals in general. “I utilize my design ability to generate funds for rescues. I donate a portion of all of my profits to various cat organizations and rescues and wildlife rehabilitators,” Figg said. Taylor Figg is located on the second floor of the North Studios, sharing a space with Rachel Hicks.

Full Circle Nine Gallery
Full Circle Nine Gallery will feature Sara Rae Cote with Brushing Away Reality, an exploration of “blind” contour portraits as well as some self-portraits and Cote’s signature pop culture pieces. “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.” Full Circle Nine Gallery is located on the first floor of the South Studios.

Glen Fuller/Fuller Design
Glen Fuller is an artist, designer, and explorer with current emphasis on lighting and furniture. He showcases new works, projects and material experiments, using new and old world processes, Japanese paper, and infusion epoxy-molded carbon fiber to create new-to-the world pieces. “I am always exploring new materials and processes and rearranging what has been done into what hasn’t. These experiments and explorations always yield new thinking, approaches and ideas,” Fuller said. Fuller Design is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Pope Gaskine
Indianapolis native Pope Gaskine is a multidisciplinary artist who creates a wide range of two- and three-dimensional works including Expressionistic oil and acrylic paintings, digital art, jewelry, clothing design, and sculpture along with recording music. He credits synesthesia (combining sensory experiences), esthesia (sensitivity to feelings), and his spirituality for inspiring and directing his creative process. While working, he often experiences sounds as colors which allows him to depict the physical and metaphysical astral world in his projects. “I am is a show about self-identification and discovery,” Gaskine said. “All pieces in the show have colors, themes, and symbols that task the viewer with reflecting one’s self. My art makes me feel inspired to push past my limitations and try things outside the ‘norm.’ My art is my message to the world to express yourself to your full capabilities.” Pope Gaskine is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Glass Arts Indiana, Inc.
Glass Arts Indiana creates a collaborative glass community to support emerging and established artists; host fun, interesting and educational events; increase appreciation and understanding of the glass arts; and promote glass-related opportunities in Indiana and the U.S. Finished works are available and visitors will get to see glass-blowing in action. Glass Arts Indiana, Inc. is located on the first floor, in the corridor.

Matt Hurdle
Matt Hurdle is an intuitive painter of contemporary landscapes and abstract paintings. His landscapes create a feeling of calm and peacefulness through his use of color palette and hazy, blending technique. His abstracts are brighter and energetic through shape, color and movement. Matt Hurdle Fine Art is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Larry Lad, LadArt
Larry Lad is a self-taught painter experimenting with a variety of media and surfaces, such as cigar boxes, recycled material, and unique surfaces. “While I start with a general idea of what I would like to create, I am learning to listen, to see, and to let the art tell me where to go next,” Lad said. “With COVID, we have been given the gift of time. It has allowed us to produce some new art and new poetry. It has also taught us patience.” Larry Lad, LadArt is located in the corridor on the first floor.

Sara Love
Sara Love received a BFA from Herron School of Art and Design. Using experience from a career in graphic design and illustration, her current focus is now on color and composition through painting – and having fun through creativity. Her February show focuses on small hearts with large meanings as paintings on canvas that express the multiple emotions that come from a single heart. Sara Love is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Wendell Lowe Fine Art
Wendell Lowe has a unique style of abstract expressionism finger painting. Since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2009, Lowe’s style has evolved from detailed chalk pastel landscapes and photography to his current work. His work evolves from deep in his soul and documents his Parkinson’s journey. “My finger paintings deal with my Parkinson’s and my Parkinson’s Psychosis,” Lowe said of his work that sometimes combines his finger painting techniques with prints of his own photography. Wendell Lowe Fine Art is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Grace Marshall, Grace M Design
Grace M Design is an Indianapolis-based custom jewelry/fashion shop owned and managed by Grace Marshall, a certified jeweler and gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America. Grace Marshall has always had a passion for using her hands to create beautiful and functional designs. “Making unique jewelry with precious metals and gemstones has been both a challenging and rewarding career choice,” Marshall said. Marshall is constantly exploring new techniques and learning new approaches to metalsmithing and jewelry making and is now offering Infinity/Permanent jewelry. Grace M Design is located on the first floor of the North Studios.

Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery
Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery will host realist painter Lauren Saunders in the “Hall Gallery” (annexed hall) outside of her studio. “Lauren and I worked together as instructors for the 100+ year old program Saturday School at Herron School of Art and Design,” Murray said, of their alma mater. Murray’s studio will also be open exhibiting miniature ceramic portraits and her ArtPrize 2022 submission. Just back from exhibition at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, MI. Saunders will present a body of work called Painting Time, featuring oil and acrylic paintings of her favorite glasses, cups, mugs and objects. Saunders’ close observation of basic objects elevates the mundane. Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Shaun M. Niles
Shaun M. Niles works with large format analog photography and other historical processes, bringing a contemporary perspective to photographic techniques of an era gone by. Niles has refreshed his gallery with work from the Beneath It All project exhibiting some newer work, alongside pieces that haven’t been seen in a while.  Shaun M. Niles is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

The CCIC is also open during regular business hours, with the Schwitzer Gallery accessible throughout the week. Several artists and galleries will remain open for their regular “retail” hours, usually on weekends, and posted on their own websites and social media. Some studios will also be open by appointment.

The Circle City Industrial Complex has become a destination for art appreciators and supporters of local work, with the total number of artists working within the CCIC at topping 100. Just northeast of the Mass Ave. Art and Theatre Cultural District, at 1125 Brookside Ave., the CCIC Artists First Friday programming is a must-see stop, while events and viewable hours continue throughout the month.

The Main Entrance of the building (identified by its black marble façade) provides easy access to both the South Studios and the North Studios (with a wheelchair accessible ramp and elevator). Maps of the building are also available in several locations to help visitors find all that the building has to offer.

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