Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Weekend Preview



The above logo represents a new initiative headed by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, launching this Friday. In partnership with the IDADA First Friday gallery tour, it looks as if all the galleries are stepping up to participate in this initiative. What might we expect to see? I think this weekend we should see lots of art, art lovers, and hopefully an increase in art sales. As part of this campaign to inspire people to buy art made by local artists comes, "Collecting Indy Art Made Easy: A Guide for Beginners". Created for first-time buyers, it'll have you gallery hopping in no time. Also of note, IDADA has their new web site up and running, check it out here.


Dean Johnson Gallery
“Fragile: Hot Silica”—Opening Reception: July 6, 5–9pm. Get blown away
by glass artists Michael Amis, Anne Gant, Ryan Gothrup, Anna Lee Chalos-
McAleese and Lisa Pelo-McNiece. Hanging glass sculptures. Vibrant colored
glass pieces and much more.

Ruschman Art Gallery
Opening reception July 6 featuring new works by gallery artists.

Harrison Center for the Arts
“Sorbet Fields”—new work by Charlotte Seifert in the Harrison Gallery.

Pivot Gallery
“Time Bandits”—the works of Paul Siebenthal and Jeremiah Kuch will be on
display July 6–August 27. The exhibit features Kuch’s mixed media and monoprint
pieces and Siebenthal’s sculptures; works inspired by the functional forms
of Japanese science-fiction and historic Yupik and Inuit material culture.

ALCHEMY art + aesthetics
“Active Sedation”—recent figurative works by Dara Engler.

Galerie Penumbra
“Group Show”

Big Car Gallery
“Skinned”—Tattoo Artists Group Show with paintings by Chris Pfouts,
Rev. Chad Wells, Abril Andrade Giffith, Donnie and Trevor from Metamorphosis
Tattoo. Performances by Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes, and the
Naptown Rollergirls.

Wug Laku’s Studio & Garage
“A Chaotic Serenity”– the Art of Nhat Tran and Wug Laku, Friday, July 6,
5–9pm. Creating and discovering imagery with organic and geometric shapes,
rich surface patterns, and unusual textures, the work of Tran and Laku explores
the meeting point between chaos and order, turmoil and serenity.
Circle City Industrial Complex, 1125 Brookside Ave., Suite C7,
Indianapolis IN 46202, 317-270-8258.

4 Responses to “Weekend Preview”

Anonymous said...
July 5, 2007 at 7:10 PM

don't forget to come and get raunchy (in a super classy sort of way) at the after-party


Anonymous said...
July 5, 2007 at 9:55 PM

Love the new IDADA website! Congrats!


Anonymous said...
July 7, 2007 at 9:05 AM

The work hanging in the hair salon in the Murphy is easily the best in the building. The brushwork and technique were great, color choices were interesting and fluid. The figurative subject matter was unique, humorous and/or tragically real. A very nice show that deserved a much better venue, perhaps the one two doors to the south?


Anonymous said...
July 9, 2007 at 2:25 PM

anonymous, you have very good taste in painting but poor taste in venue. alchemy is able to show what it does because it is what it is.


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