Spring blooms with poetry

See tiny art in Fishers at Art Gallery at City Hall

Submitted by Fishers Arts Council

A brand-new exhibit has been installed in the Art Gallery at City Hall in Fishers focusing on tiny art and poetry – proving that good things do come in small packages and are delightfully paired with poetic partners.

Reinhardt

“We received the challenge from the City of Fishers early last year, asking for an exhibit with affordable prices to help folks who may have never bought original art before feel empowered to do so,” Fishers Arts Council Executive Director Les Reinhardt said. “The idea of a ‘tiny art’ show was brought up, and so I ran with it. After looking at other ‘tiny show’ calls for art, I decided to go a little larger than most with 8-by-8-by-8 inches as our upper limit, but no lower limit. I also wanted to find ways to get more folks involved in the exhibit, so I added poetry to the call. This gave us a great opportunity to pair poetry and visual art to tell a story together.”

The exhibit features a variety of creative media, and some that are quite surprising. Woodworking, ceramics, watercolors, oils, and acrylics, but also pyrography (woodburning), heavy texture acrylic, polymer clay jewelry, fused glass, fiber, wool, copper, and more. The pieces range from one inch up to eight inches, and prices start at $10, with most being around $30 to $50.

The exhibit opened on March 30 and will be on display through April 17 at 1 Municipal Drive in Fishers. It can be seen from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The free public Second Friday reception is coming up on Friday, April 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fishers City Hall, featuring live music by Brandon Meeks, refreshments, and Focus on the Artist Programming at 6:45 p.m. in the theater. An ASL interpreter from GLOBO will be available to assist in communications.

The featured creatives on display are Angela Barnes, Lora Blount, Stephanie Brown, Regina Bunting, Stephanie Carignan, Ken Conklin, Jasmine Daniels, Krista Darrow, Amber Davis, Carrie Dodd, Kristina Dougan, Jonathan Dow, M.A. Dubbs, Sandra Dueker, Nathan Evans, Megan Fasig, Kimberly Garvey, Patricia Grabill, Jessica Green, Marianne Guo, Gant Haverstick, Spencer Hayes, Emery Henderson, Trennis Henderson, Susan Hirsch, Angi Hoess, Kathy Huang, Rachel Jamieson, Linda Jordan, Chassidy King, V.K. King, Patty Klunzinger, Raegan LaCava, Erica Lai, Izzy Liao, Avizia Long, Makwolf, Tina Mangos, Gus Marshall, Laura McCormick, Marie Meyers, Leigh Miller, Joni Morris, Kelly Mortell, Karen Naber, Lynda M. Parziale, Leigh Petersen, Emily Phillippe, Jenifer Pillock, Ruth Rojas, Amy Ruddy, Frances Ruiz, Haley Russell, Mansoureh Sameni, Gary Schmitt, Ryan Shelton, Jennifer Shirley, Asma Siddiqui, Deb Slack, Eleanor Sparks, Denese Stack, Abigail Staffelbach, Nanci Stoeffler, Jes Valentine, Kathaleen Wessel, Casey Williams, Jennifer Wolfe, Stephanie Wong, Denise Yoder, Kylie Zheng, and Sabrina Zhou.

These visual artists and poets represent Anderson, Carmel, Elkhart, Fishers, Indianapolis, Greenwood, Lafayette, Lawrence, Marion, McCordsville, Mulberry, Muncie, Noblesville, Pendleton, Plainfield, Westfield, and Whitestown.

“The exhibit has only been up for a few days and we’ve already received several positive comments as well as sales,” Reinhardt said. “The florals are delicate, the animals adorable, abstracts are luscious, the poetry is thought-provoking – this exhibit truly warms my heart. I know I’ll be buying several pieces. The hard part will be deciding which ones!”

Questions about the exhibit can be directed to info@FishersArtsCouncil.org or by calling or texting (317) 537-1670. An online gallery of art for sale can be found at bit.ly/ArtGalleryatCityHall.

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 the gallery space inside Fishers Municipal Center at 1 Municipal Drive. FAC also maintains the Build BW Gallery on the first floor, 11 Municipal Drive, Fishers. Visit FishersArtsCouncil.org or call or text (317) 537-1670 for more information.