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In July, Noblesville Creates will showcase artists Beth Miller, Debbie Herrmann, and John Dierdorf, along with The Great Abstract exhibit at the Judge Stone House. Additionally, Noblesville Creates will present the exhibit In the Process at Noblesville City Hall.
Details on exhibit locations, dates, receptions, and featured artists can be found below.
Judge Stone House
The Great Abstract
Abstract art opens up a variety of media and possibilities. In The Great Abstract exhibit, artists use color, shape, technique, and more to create compositions independent from usual visual references.
You can view the full exhibit from July 4 to 26 in the Judge Stone House gallery. 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.
Stephenson House
Beth Miller
Miller
In abstract art, the words one finds are uniquely their own. Sentiments rise in waves, shifting and swirling with each glance. That power to move, without saying anything specific, is the driving theme behind local artist Beth Miller’s upcoming exhibit Abstract: Evoking Emotions.
Originally from a horse farm in Michigan, Miller recalls a childhood filled with creativity. Sketching animals, painting for her mother, and taking early art classes laid the groundwork for a lifelong passion. Though her subjects have since shifted far beyond farm life, her love for exploration has remained constant.
Her current work centers around acrylics, pigments, and a wide range of techniques that fuse science, intuition, and chance. For many of her pieces, she layers thinned paint mixtures and carefully manipulates the canvas, tipping and shifting until unexpected textures, like luminous “pearls,” emerge. In others, she works with tools like palette knives and materials such as sand or salt to build tactile surfaces that draw the eye and spark curiosity.
See the full exhibit in the Stephenson House Gallery at the Noblesville Creates campus from July 4 to 26. You can meet Miller during her free public open house reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 11.
Four Day Ray
Debbie Herrmann
Herrmann
Creativity often blooms in the most unexpected places. For Debbie Herrmann, a simple gift at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a vibrant new chapter in life. What began as a family project with fluid art quickly turned into a passionate pursuit of color, texture, and transformation.
She recalls the moment fluid painting entered her life: a gift from her stepson. That one piece inspired a hands-on experiment with her family, leading to evenings spent learning techniques from YouTube videos. Soon, she was sharing those techniques with friends, who encouraged her to take a leap and begin selling her work.
Herrman describes Let It Flow as a reflection of that artistic evolution. With a range of fluid art techniques – like the swirling, delicate tendrils of a Dutch pour or the dramatic effects of metallic contrasts – her work celebrates the dynamic tension between control and spontaneity.
You can view the full exhibit from July 4 to Sept. 26 at Four Day Ray Brewing, 11671 Lantern Road, Fishers, on 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. You can meet Herrmann at her free public reception; date and time to be determined.
Meyer Najem
John Dierdorf
Dierdorf
For John Dierdorf, art has always existed somewhere between observation and design. Trained in architecture at Ball State University, he credits his early foundation in sketching, drawing, and photography for shaping his artistic eye. His first forays into painting leaned toward bold, graphic compositions influenced by artists like Robert Indiana. But it wasn’t until years later, after raising a family and building a successful professional career, that he returned to painting with renewed purpose.
That turning point came in the mid-2000s when Dierdorf became involved in the founding of what is now Noblesville Creates. As a board member, he helped guide the organization through its early days and quickly became re-energized by the creative community it fostered.
His newest exhibit, The Flowers Around Us, showcases his evolution as a painter while celebrating one of his longest-standing inspirations: nature. His work draws heavily from Impressionist artists like Monet and Pissarro, embracing loose brushstrokes and layered colors to evoke the movement and feeling of flowers, rather than just their form. Starting with small canvases and gradually expanding to larger formats, he has developed a style that’s both expressive and approachable. His work is an invitation to pause and notice the beauty in our everyday surroundings.
The Flowers Around Us features a diverse range of floral compositions, from intimate still lifes to a sweeping wall-sized canvas created specifically for this show.
See the full exhibit from July 4 to Sept. 26 at the Meyer Najem 2nd floor gallery, 11787 Lantern Road, Fishers, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can meet Dierdorf during his free public open house reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8.
Noblesville City Hall
In the Process
Every artist approaches creation differently. Even within traditional standards there are personal processes that lead each work to be truly unique.
In the In the Process exhibit, moving from the Judge Stone House to Noblesville City Hall during the month of July, artists of all media showcase unfinished works, finished works that might need some final fussing, or works that display their creation process.
You can view the full exhibit from July 4 to 25 at Noblesville City Hall. Visitors can stop by the gallery Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.