Mar 04 2016
Meet the Artists 2016: IDADA First Friday Art Tour

Meet the Artists 2016: IDADA First Friday Art Tour

Presented by The Indianapolis Public Library at Central Library

 

March 4, 6-9 pm, IDADA First Friday Art Tour Event

A special First Friday event will be on March 4 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Central Library, during which the public can attend artist demonstrations and enjoy music and refreshments. This event will include self-guided and guided tours of art displays, clothing line presentations and author book signings.

About Meet the Artists:

The works of prominent local African-American artists will be on display during the 28th annual Meet the Artists exhibit, beginning Tuesday, January 26 and continuing through Saturday, March 26 throughout Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street.

This year’s version of Meet the Artists features works by 21 artists representing a variety of mediums. The exhibit, sponsored by The Indianapolis Public Library’s African-American History Committee, has become one of the city’s premiere cultural events while providing an avenue for African-American artists to showcase their works.

Participating artists include Kevin Johnson (mixed media); Alison Middleton (mixed media/paint); Andre Parnell (graphic art); Clayton Hamilton (sign painting); Octavius Lettsome (color pencil); Derrick Carter (sand art); Judie L. Sloan (glass); Marshall F. Lewis (acrylic, pencil, pen & ink); SheRae Parker (mixed media); Stephen & Sherian Barnes (acrylic); Darian Tucker (mixed media); Sidney Holmes (water color); Aboubakar Allal (African craft); Gaicha Boutali (African craft); Andre Edwards (jewelry); Courtney Porter (jewelry); Sharita Scott (mixed drawings); Denise Warnsby (mixed jewelry); Dennis Green (wood); Keith Bullock (metal) and Larry Vaughn (stone).

The event also will include two youth exhibitors, eight-year-old Kynden Noelle, a student at the Butler Lab School (jewelry),  and 10-year-old Christopher Arnold, a student at Avondale Meadows Academy (mixed abstracts).

Meet the Artists is made possible by the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation and Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

Dates & Times

2016/03/04 - 2016/03/04

Location Info

Central Library

40 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, iN 46204