May 2009: Garden Party
May flowers abound at the Harrison Center as we, along with our friends at Becker Landscape and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, present Garden Party – an artist reception and open studio night.
In the Harrison Gallery: Topple - an exhibition of works on paper by Cheryl Paswater. Paswater, a former Harrison Center artist, returns from New York, where she now resides, for this solo show. Best known for large-scale oil paintings and works on paper that feature an ever-shifting vocabulary of color and quasi-abstract shapes, Paswater has exhibited at the Pratt Institute, Artists Space, Cannonball Press, the Harrison Center and the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art. Of her recent work, Paswater says, “I have been inventing a lexicon of quasi-abstract forms that inhabit an interstitial realm halfway between real and imaginary worlds. Reminiscent in part of actual objects but pulled back to abstraction through a lack of reference to a figure ground, these shapes combine and recombine to create a visual banter that can be, at turns, both comical and uncanny.”
In Gallery No. 2: Souvenirs & Shiny Things – Souvenirs & Shiny Things is a fanciful indoor Central Park created by New York artist and musician, Annie Quick. Quick says about the project, “I love the way that Central Park is made-up nature. Every rock and tree is specially planned and brought in. I wanted to take it a step further and make a park out of totally made up and found objects. It’s part of how I see the Park – a magical place, made just for you – always surprising and giving you secret gifts.” The night of the opening, you can grab a seat on the freshly sodded gallery floor and enjoy a concert by Quick as well.
In the Courtyard: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Grab a shovel and be a part of this performance art piece as Keep Indianapolis Beautiful beautifies the Harrison Center Courtyard with plantings and more!
In Hank & Dolly’s Gallery: THIS SIDE UP - new work by Michael Altman
Throughout the building: The Yarnburners’ knitting graffiti gang members “vandalize” the Harrison Center with their spun tags.
In the Gymnasium: Back by popular demand - Indy Contra returns this month with contra dancing. (Free lessons at 6:00 and 7:30)
Also that night, wander the Harrison Center ’s 21 artist studios. Harrison Center studio artists: Allison Ford, Maren Bell, Lara Lord, Amy Falstrom, Atsu Kpotufe, Elizabeth Guipe Hall, Kyle Herrington, Lisa Fett, Shannon Hinkle, Toni Hook, Mary Beth Jackson, Matt Kenyon, Carl Leck, Kim Lohr, Tyler Meuninck, Elizabeth Nelson, Kipp Normand, Jude Odell, Emma Overman, Quincy Owens, Kyle Ragsdale, William A. Rasdell, Amy Reel, Artur Silva, Carolyn Springer and Shadi Zakhour.
The artwork hangs through May 30, 2009.
Image courtesy of Cheryl Paswater: Untitled Series No.0007, Oil & Graphite on Paper, 48" x 48", 2008.
With support from the Becker Landscape, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Arts Council of Indianapolis, the Indiana Arts Commission, Amy McAdams Graphic Design, and Indy’s Music Channel.
IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association) First Friday participant.
Photos & Artwork
Check back after the opening – we'll have photos of the artwork and more.
Buy Art
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For more information, contact
Pam Allee
Arts Coordinator
Harrison Center for the Arts
phone: 317.396.3886
fax: 317.238.5489
email: pam@harrisoncenter.org