August 2023: FoodCon 10
FoodCon 10 at First Friday
6 pm - 9 pm Friday, August 4, 2023
FREE EVENT
Registration not required
On August 4th, 2023 FoodCon returns to the Harrison Center for its 10th year after a three-year hiatus.
In 2010, the Harrison Center partnered with the Cultural Development Commission, Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology, and Indiana Humanities to create the first FoodCon, an unconventional convention celebrating the art and culture of food in Indiana. Local businesses and foodie neighbors manned booths and shared information with attendees on subjects ranging from hydroponics to raising goats and chickens.
This year’s FoodCon will feature honey bee education, aquaponic gardening, urban foraging, cooking on car engines, porch parties, solar cooking, and more! Don’t miss out on vendors such as The Seed Library from the Indianapolis Public Library and fresh produce from Felege Hiywot Center. And, of course, some of our favorite food trucks, including Black Leaf Vegan and Garnacha Spot LLC.
The community is invited to learn how to care for the environment, create foods inventively, and become equipped to share their new foodie findings with their family and friends.
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) and Yellow Morel (Morchella esculenta) by Nina Grauley
In addition, our monthly First Friday event will occur alongside FoodCon. This year, we will offer art and wine pairings to deepen both your art and taste palettes for art through these art exhibition openings:
In the Harrison Gallery,
Emotion in Motion by Johnson Simon. A collection of large-scale vibrant acrylic paintings highlighting the growth and internal struggle of everyday life. The artist invites viewers to reflect on their own emotions of struggle and growth. Many of the works in this exhibit were created with inspiration from and with the help of dancers from Herron Highschool, who will also be performing at the exhibition opening.
In the City Gallery,
Hidden in Plain Sight by Nina Grauley. As a science illustrator, Grauley brings art and science together through watercolor to celebrate the incredible diversity of edible plants in Indianapolis and encourage people to go out into nature. The works in this exhibit were created during her Artist Residency at the Harrison Center in the Spring of 2023.
In the Gallery Annex,
Kaleidoscope by Benaiah Cusack. Acrylic and mixed media on paper, wood panels, and canvas, evoke the magical wonder of escaping into your imagination. Looking through the Kaleidoscope, twisting the dial, floating bits of colored glass reflect against mirrors and light as you discover the beauty of ever-changing patterns and colors.
In the Speck Gallery,
For The Love Of by Becca Ito with Leah McMichael, Katheryn Pourcho, and Katie Ito. Celebrate Indiana’s precarious beauty: field and forest, friendship and flight. Ceramics, surface design, storytelling, and regenerative agriculture come together to image the places we love and the world we want to see.
In the Hank & Dolly’s Gallery,
nobody waves goodbye by Kenny Mason. Experience a journey of self-discovery as you follow the artist through his latest exhibit of 2-dimensional works created using both wet and dry mediums. Witness firsthand the evolution of the artist's perspective as it has transformed over time.
All shows will open at 6 pm Friday, August 4th.
In-person gallery tours will open for visitors Monday-Friday from 9 am - 5 pm. Online galleries will open on August 5th. Make an appointment or view the online galleries at harrisoncenter.org/buy-art.
Special Senior Hours are every Friday from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. No appointment is needed.
Check out all eight galleries, tour artist studios, buy local art, and enjoy surprising new activities.
With support from: Citizens Energy, Arts Council of Indianapolis, City of Indianapolis, Indiana Arts Commission, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, and Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation.
About the Harrison Center
The Harrison Center is a community-based, nonprofit arts organization that seeks to be a catalyst for renewal in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 2001, the organization’s work is two-fold. The Harrison Center is for the Arts by hosting 36 artist studios and 8 galleries. It provides programming to foster the creation of new art, build community among artists and emerging patrons, and provide a forum for public conversation. The Harrison Center is for the City by connecting people to culture, community, and place to strengthen Indianapolis’s core neighborhoods. For more information on the Harrison Center, call 317.396.3886 or visit www.harrisoncenter.org. Connect with the Harrison Center on social media at Facebook/@HarrisonCenterArts, Instagram/@harrisoncenterarts, or Twitter/@HarrisonCtrArts.