Noblesville Creates announces September’s featured artists

Noblesville Creates is welcoming John Dierdorf’s My Floral Studies exhibit, an exhibit of Artist Members, and Gal’s Guide Library’s Things We Found in Books exhibit in Noblesville City Hall among its other artists of the month in September.

Details on My Floral Studies, the Members Only Exhibit, and Things We Found in Books, as well as information on the September artist exhibit dates and receptions, are available below.

Stephenson House
John Dierdorf

Nature might be seen as a constant balancing act between structure and disorder. Much like art, flora can be perfectly manicured or expressed in more intuitive, wild ways.

Artist John Dierdorf enjoys taking inspiration from the natural world in his home garden when working on his Abstract Expressionist paintings. His September exhibit at Noblesville Creates’ Stephenson House Gallery, My Floral Studies, will include multiple views of flowers from his garden, still lifes, and abstract interpretations.

Dierdorf is a retired architect, having graduated from Ball State University’s College of Architecture. He recounts that those years included design classes to study how to create buildings, functional interiors, and exterior spaces between and around buildings; how to be a curious observer of his surroundings; how light and shadow impart character; and how these environments will affect people.

Following university, he had a full-fledged career as an architect and a part-time interest in fine arts. He drew inspiration from Robert Indiana when he created large scale acrylic paintings with hard-edged images. He also photographed subjects of note, such as buildings, architectural details, flowers, and landscapes.

“My professional career replaced my time for creative painting for a number of years until 2009 when the brushes were once again in hand, working to refine my style,” Dierdorf noted. Once retired, he began deeply exploring his love for painting. Painters like Monet, Miro, Kandinsky, and Pollock all played a large influence as he discovered his artistic style.

Noblesville Creates, originally Nickel Plate Arts, was founded in the same stretch of years. Dierdorf said he fondly remembers his early involvement in the organization as a board member. He observed and guided the group as it grew into a local resource for emerging artists.

“Engaging Noblesville, Fishers, and Hamilton County to the importance of art to enhance their communities has been wonderful to watch,” he said.

Alongside his artistic achievements, he counts helping his children grow and thrive and building relationships with clients to be his biggest accomplishments.

Dierdorf’s current style continues to be a developing exploration of “loose, spontaneous, impactful brushstrokes” that capture images of lush gardens, charming scenery, and more. He notes that some of his favorite places in Hamilton County are “the back porch at my art studio, the patio in our garden, and multiple golf courses.” Visitors can expect to walk into My Floral Studies and view dynamic and vibrant acrylic paintings that reflect these places and his ongoing practice in style.

The full exhibit, My Floral Studies, can be seen in the Stephenson House from Sept. 6 to 28, Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can meet Dierdorf at his First Friday open house reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 21 on the Noblesville Creates on 8th campus.

Judge Stone House
Artist Members

Noblesville Creates shines a spotlight on its Artist Members in this annual exhibit, the Members Only Exhibit. This annual exhibit shines a spotlight on Learn, Promote, Showcase, and Lead level Artist Members.

Artist Members lift each other up, advance the communities they take part in, and are incredibly talented. They hold offices, raise families, sing, dance, paint, sculpt, weave, weld, carve, draw, cook, photograph, film, act, and so much more. September is all about celebrating them in their artistic glory.

The Members Only Exhibit can be seen from Sept. 6 to 28 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.

Noblesville City Hall
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, which is moving from the Judge Stone House on the Noblesville Creates on 8th campus to Noblesville City Hall during the month of September.

Gal’s Guide Library is open for viewing through Sept. 27. 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.

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.

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.