The Indiana Medical History Museum (IMHM) and Preserve Greater Indy (PGI) are pleased to organize Painting for Preservation on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital! We invite artists to explore the hospital grounds and paint, sketch, or draw the historic buildings and landscapes. (Artists will check in at the booth outside IMHM to sign a liability waiver and pick up a map.) Not an artist? Learn about the grounds with IMHM’s newly launched self-guided walking tour. You can also take a tour of the museum (tours start on the hour, with the last tour starting at 3 p.m.), tour the Medicinal Plant Garden at 11 a.m., and observe artists as their work progresses. There will even be coloring book pages of the grounds and architecture for children (or the young-at-heart)!

Share your artwork online by tagging @IMHM and @PreserveIndy with the hashtag #paintingforpreservation.