Fishers Gallery Hop: four exhibits, three locations, one night

Fishers Arts Council (FAC), Noblesville Creates, and Fishers Art Center are hosting the second Fishers Gallery Hop from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. While the gallery locations are walkable, FAC recommends driving to the furthest location to make sure you get to it all in one night.

The evening begins at 5 p.m. at the Meyer Najem 2nd Floor Gallery, at 11787 Lantern Road, featuring the photography of Fishers artist Michael Jack.

Jack is a lifelong learner, explorer, and storyteller. His love for the Palouse region of Washington State – a location he has deemed as either a bucket list destination for photographers or an unknown name and location to those unfamiliar with it – has proven to serve as the inspiration behind much of his work since retiring from a career as a Corporate Controller in 2008.

“Stories from the Coast” majorly features the Palouse region – some of the beauty as well as some of the deterioration resulting from the consolidation of farms. The relationship between geographical features from Michael’s adventures and the history behind them are all viewable at Meyer Najem’s 2nd Floor Gallery through Dec. 27. This exhibit is managed by Noblesville Creates and the reception ends at 8 p.m.

Opening at 6 p.m., the FAC Hub Gallery, located inside the Hamilton County Community Foundation at 11810 Technology Drive, features “Aspiring Artists” from five Hamilton County-based art schools. Artists range from ages 6 to 60 and over sharing their works of painting, photography, collage, and more. This is an opportunity to meet teachers from Fishers, Carmel, and Noblesville and learn about what they have to offer the aspiring artist in your life. The gallery is open until 8 p.m.

Also starting at 6 p.m., art lovers can see the Jeremy Mallov’s “Small Treasures” exhibit in the Art Gallery at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Drive.

“Finding time to paint has become a challenge, and the source of my November art show is all about creating ‘small treasures’ in the time I have and finding inspiration where I can,” Mallov said.

After taking in these treasures, walk across the breezeway to check out “Interwoven” in the Fishers Art Center. “Interwoven” features two artists whose unique sculptural approaches challenge the boundaries that shape our understanding of the world. Detroit-based Austen Brantley draws on diverse visual languages from art history and global cultures, highlighting the interconnectedness of the human experience. Indianapolis-based Susan Tennant’s fiberglass installations are described as weavings, likened to a needle piercing fabric – creating fluid, time-infused movements that transform the gallery space. City Hall will be open until 8 p.m. and the Art Center closes at 9 p.m.

Both the Art Gallery at City Hall and the FAC Hub Gallery will feature live music, refreshments, and many of the artists on display. The JBJ Collective brings jazz to the Art Gallery at City Hall while Maruchan, a guitar duo, fills the FAC Hub Gallery with neo-soul. Additionally, FAC board member Pat Grabill will lead the Focus on the Artist programming at 6:45 p.m. inside the Fishers Municipal Center Theater, where she will interview Mallov.

The first five individuals to visit all four galleries during the Gallery Hop will receive $25 off their artwork purchase that evening. A Gallery Hop card will be available in all locations; contact Fishers Arts Council with questions.

About Fishers Arts Council
Fishers Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to support, advocate, and cultivate visual and performing arts opportunities that educate and/or enhance the lives of those who live, work, and visit Fishers. Visit FAC’s brand-new gallery space inside Fishers Municipal Center at 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers. The organization also maintains the FAC Hub Gallery at the Collaboration Hub at Hamilton County Community Foundation, 11810 Technology Drive, Fishers. For more information, go to FishersArtsCouncil.org or call (317) 537-1670.