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 Glass X Fingers by Kenneth Hordges, a mixed media artist who specializes in self-portraits, this time creating portrait work of many different iconic figures in the world. Hordges creates most of his work using his fingers and oil pastels mixed in with some resin and broken glass, often on pieces of drywall as canvas.

Schwitzer Gallery Annex
The Schwitzer Gallery Annex will host Mike Meares and The Music is his Muse. “Over the last few years, I’ve leaned hard into music as my main subject matter,” Meares said. “It is what inspires me most in this world, and I firmly believe it to be one of the few true forms of magic the world has. Think of the power that music has to inspire, unite, and communicate in ways that nothing else can!” Meares tends to work spontaneously in mixed media, including drawing materials, paint, and pastel, while often listening to music and seeing where the sounds take him.

Arts & Images by Anthony Armstrong
Anthony Armstrong presents a blend of new abstract painting highlighting bold colors and deep texture. Armstrong is a self-taught abstract painter and photographer. Anthony will be presenting an array of new abstract paintings the reflect to movement and colors of Vivaldi’s Classic “The Four Seasons.” Armstrong will also continue to display fine art photography highlighting several European destinations. Anthony Armstrong is located in the South Studios.

Roberta Avidor
Roberta Avidor, a representative painter in oils and watercolor, brings her intrigue with local Indianapolis scenes to canvas and paper. Sometimes, though, she will go off on a completely different tangent to explore other intriguing subjects. Roberta Avidor is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Taylor Bamgbose
Taylor Bamgbose is a self-taught visual artist, working primarily with oils and acrylics on canvas. Also a certified life coach, she works at the intersection of art and mental health. Her vibrant figurative paintings take the audience on a journey of guided self-reflection, inviting the viewer to explore how their thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and behaviors are working under the surface to shape their lived experience. Taylor Bamgbose is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Bebito Toys
In the Bebito Studio, you’ll find unique and adorable plush toys created from mostly repurposed and up-cycled materials. They are cute, cuddly and eco-friendly. This small but welcoming space is loaded with quirky stuffed toys, hand-dyed fabric, and other charming artifacts by Rachel Hedges. No two are exactly alike, but they will all make you smile. Dolores and all the Bebito Toys are looking forward to seeing you again at the Bebito Studio. Bebito Toys is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Circle City Metalworks
Circle City Metalworks 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.

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 is pleased to again feature the outstanding photography of Lesley Ackman and Charles Yang with their show, Reading Between the Euclidian Lines. Ackman’s work includes photographs from her Euclidian Photography collection that looks at the geometric shapes that surround us and the pleasing aesthetics of graphic design. Yang’s images feature his street/environmental portraits, capturing the solitary moments when we engage in our reading of paper or digital media. Darkroom Revelations is located 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
The Full Circle Nine Gallery will feature Eric Schoch with Dreaming in Color, an exploration of photography. Eric Schoch is a photographer interested in exploring the interactions of lines, shape, color, and gesture, to explore scenes in the wilderness, the city, or the studio. He has been experimenting with composites, multiple exposures, and intentional camera movements in his imagery, in this case, focusing on dreams. “Researchers have suggested that ‘dreams seem to represent a kind of bizarre expression of affects, emotions, images, and cognition that link the deep unconsciousness with consciousness,’” Schoch said. “That, I think, is what is developing in these images as I experiment. These are dreamscapes in which the familiar is covered by layers of subconscious imagination.” 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 original lighting and furniture. “My latest fabrication processes include vacuum infusion molding of carbon fiber composites (Indy 500 auto sport and aerospace technology), 3D printing, and Japanese organic papers reimagined with new to world applications and forms,” Fuller said. Fuller’s new work includes new wood veneer arc lights featuring imported veneers including zebrawood, ebony, pommele sapele and anigre. Glenn Fuller/Fuller Design is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Victoria Gillieron
Victoria Gillieron decided that one day she wanted to become an artist. She got a studio and soon found she had absolutely no idea what she was doing. Other artists quickly came to her rescue, took her under their wings, and mentored her, providing not only painting instruction, but also information on where to buy supplies, frames, how to enter juried shows, etc. After years of intense study fixing millions of mistakes, and painting well over a couple of thousand paintings, Gillieron has developed an impressionistic style that allows her to capture brief moments of beauty with oil paints and a few brushes. Victoria Gillieron is located on the first floor of the South 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.

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.

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 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. Besides showing her own collection of fine jewelry, Marshall is now offering Permanent Jewelry, having a gold or silver chain welded around a wrist or ankle. Grace M Design is located on the first floor of the North Studios.

Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery
Katrina J. Murray is a conceptual-based artist and curator, currently working in ceramics and oil paint. She also will host fine artist and mother Lauren Saunders in Basking, featuring the warmth of light. A single ray of sun on any subject matter, whether figurative or still life, can create interesting light and shadow. 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.

Susan Semenick
Susan Semenick paints realism work along with watercolor portraits and landscapes. Realism, watercolor portrait and landscapes, and often also working in gouache or pastel. With shows all around the the Midwest, as well as in Florida, this award-winning artist works in traditional and representational techniques. Susan Semenick is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

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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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About the Circle City Industrial Complex Artists

The Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC) is a nearly half-million square foot industrial building, located at 1125 Brookside Ave., and was formerly home to the Schwitzer automotive company. Its industrial appeal remains and artists and artisans have made the space their home, carving cozy studio, work, and show spaces from the concrete and steel structure, and the CCIC Artists have grown in number to over 50 galleries, individual artists and artisans. The main artist entries are the North Studios entrance and the South Studios entrance, each marked with signage along Brookside Avenue. The CCIC provides free parking in a large lot, and is accessible by the Pogue’s Run Trail, connecting to the Monon Trail and the downtown Cultural Trail system. The complex also offers other art-supporting destinations such as the Centerpoint Brewery, Eighth Day Distillery and The Fowling Warehouse.

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