Noblesville Creates announces August’s featured artists

Noblesville Creates will welcome Lisa Macha’s A Few of My Favorite Things exhibit, Gal’s Guide Library’s Things We Found in Books exhibit, and HCAA’s All Our Best exhibit in Noblesville City Hall, among its other artists of the month in August.

Details on A Few of My Favorite Things, Things We Found in Books, and All Our Best, as well as information on the August artist exhibit dates and receptions, are available below.

Stephenson House
Lisa Macha

“Paint what you love, and love what you paint” is a guiding theme of Lisa Macha’s artistic journey. She describes herself as an emerging artist and is more interested in creating works that speak to specific emotions, rather than in trying to accurately depict a place or object. She enjoys experimenting with techniques and color combinations to change the mood of a painting and elicit different emotional responses.

This theme will be on display in her upcoming show, A Few of My Favorite Things, which is an homage to her artistic journey and the people who have guided her way. Macha credits several well-known local artists/instructors (i.e., Penny Roberson, Deb Slack, Randall Harden, and Rita Spalding) with helping her learn a variety of techniques that she combines to create unique pieces. These creations will be on display during the show, where she hopes to engage the viewer through a bit of beauty, humor, and contemplation.

Before becoming an artist, Macha spent nearly 30 years as a litigator in California. In 2017, her family relocated to Westfield where her husband continued his law practice and her two children finished high school.

After the children left home, she had time to explore her interest in oil painting and fell in love. She enjoys experimenting with new tools, media, and techniques, and is currently working on combining the use of brush, palette knife, glazing, and scumbling in her work.

Macha is currently a juried artist who shows her work regularly at Art on Main Gallery and Gifts in Carmel. Also, she recently had her work juried into the Steuben Arts Scene in Angola, Ind., and the Ignite Gallery in Fishers. She is a member of Noblesville Creates and recently won “Honorable Mention” in the 2023 “Prized” competition for her oil painting “Strut.”

Macha says she sees her style as still evolving and looks forward to fine-tuning her distinct artistic voice so that her work is easily recognizable.

The full exhibit, A Few of My Favorite Things, can be seen in the Stephenson House from Aug. 2 to 31, Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can meet Macha at her First Friday open house reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 2 on the Noblesville Creates on 8th campus.

Judge Stone House
Gal’s Guide Library

Have you ever lost a receipt, a note to yourself, or another piece of memorabilia? Chances are you might have forgotten them in a book. The Gal’s Guide Library is exhibiting all the quirky bits and bobs folks have left behind in their donated books in its August exhibit, Things We Found in Books.

The Gal’s Guide Library is the first Women’s History lending library in the United States. The organization’s mission is to provide an independent women’s history library to preserve, collect, share, and champion women’s achievements and lessons learned. Gal’s Guide strives to act as a catalyst to creators who utilize their resources to guide others to role models who have been waiting in the shadows of history for too long.

Gal’s Guide was started in 2016 and opened a physical library space in March 2020. The library currently runs a number of monthly programs and yearly events, ranging from Walking Club to an annual Galentine’s Brunch. This exhibit is the third the library has held on the Noblesville Creates campus.

Things We Found in Books can be seen from Aug. 2 to 31 in the Judge Stone House gallery. Visitors can expect to explore plane tickets, handmade bookmarks, Post-it notes, dedications, and more. The Noblesville Creates on 8th campus is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Noblesville City Hall
Hamilton County Artists’ Association

Hamilton County Artists’ Association’s exhibit, All Our Best, is moving from the Fishers Municipal Center to the Noblesville City Hall Gallery during the month of August. This exhibit features a wide variety of artwork from HCAA member artists, showcasing their best works over the years.

All Our Best is open for viewing Aug. 2 to 30. Noblesville City Hall is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Four Day Ray
Mark Rouse

The full exhibit, The Thrill of Victory, can be seen through Sept. 27 at Four Day Ray Brewing, 11671 Lantern Road, Fishers, Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Visitors can meet Rouse at his free open house reception at Four Day Ray from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5.

Meyer Najem
Marianne Glick

See the full exhibit, Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue, through Sept. 27. This exhibit is viewable at the Meyer Najem 2nd floor gallery, located at 11787 Lantern Road in Fishers, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visitors can meet Glick at her free public reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23 at Meyer Najem.

About Noblesville Creates
Noblesville Creates champions the arts as an essential element of the economic health and cultural vitality of Noblesville and central Indiana. As Noblesville’s local arts agency, NC catalyzes opportunities for the arts and local creatives of all skill levels to thrive and lead in central Indiana. NC is also the Region 7 Arts Partner for the Indiana Arts Commission, serving the six counties at the center of the state. NC cultivates classes, events, programs, and services for art-lovers and artists of all backgrounds and experience levels. Start your creative journey with NC: they’ll help you connect and flourish.