March 14, 2022
Wild Women's Wearables by Emily Gartner
Each month, City Gallery features unique place-based artwork that celebrates Indianapolis’ vibrant and diverse culture. During March, Emily Gartner continues this tradition with the display of her one-of-a-kind and limited edition wearable art pieces. Each design is thoughtfully crafted using organic cotton and eco-friendly dyes. This empowering and captivating collection is inspired by Indiana landmarks and female subjects. Through Wild Women’s Wearables, Gartner encourages viewers to consider investing in sustainable regional fashion that is transparently designed, cut, sewn, marketed, and sold by the artist herself.
Learn more about Emily and this exhibit on our blog. You can also see more from Emily in her recent feature on FOX59 here.
Gartner’s wearable designs will be on display in the City Gallery during the month of March. All works are available for purchase in-person and online through the Harrison Center’s online gallery.
Embellish by Caleb Smith Using art to know and love people is one the driving factors of all Harrison Center programming. One of our latest projects is an over-the-top photoshoot featuring the Greatriarchs shot by Harrison Center artist-in-residence Caleb Smith.
The individuals in these photographs each have rich inner-worlds: full of colors, stories, heartbreak, and magic. With the help of local costume designer Stephen Hollenbeck, each was adorned in over-the-top, theatrical apparel that reflects their sense of humor and imagination while telling a surprising story about who they are.
Stay tuned as we share more from this series. 
Welcome, Helen Hauser
Join us in welcoming Helen Hauser. Helen is currently a senior at Herron High School. She tells us, "I’m thankful that the Harrison Center has provided me with the opportunity to help out at First Fridays, develop professional relationships, and engage with the community around me."
She has grown up around art her whole life: taking classes at the Indianapolis Art Center and participating in art fairs. Throughout her high school years, she has been involved in Girls Inc. and Herron's National Honors Society to further expand her reach in the community. Most of her weeknights and weekends are spent in the Indianapolis School of Ballet studios, where she trains in ballet and modern dance.
Helen is planning on majoring in architecture with a focus on urban development in order to be equipped with the tools to give back to the community in a sustainable and progressive manner.
Learn more about Helen in our latest blog. 
Harrison Center in the Media 1. WISH-TV met with a few of the Greatriarchs, Miss Mattie, Miss Tee, and Miss Pearl, recently in celebration of Women's History month to speak about their experiences. You can read more here.
2. The new book, “Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life” by Ryan Frederick references the Harrison Center's porching program. See excerpt from page 78:
"Indiana has taken the use of porches to another level." Like Baltimore, Indianapolis has neighborhoods packed with homes with front porches. Joanna Taft, executive director of Harrison Center for the Arts, took advantage of this design element to spark social connection across the state of Indiana. For years, she observed a weekly ritual of neighbors visiting each other every Sunday afternoon in her neighborhood. She enjoyed the opportunities for social engagement, and it made a difference for all involved. Starting in 2014, she made a citywide event. Now it has become a statewide phenomenon, with the Indianapolis 500 as a sponsor and hundreds if not thousands participating."
JoAnna LeNoir Awarded NPI 2022 Greatriarchs Award
Miss JoAanna was recently awarded the city wide Neighbor Power Indy 2022 Greatriarch Award from the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center on March 12th.
INRC partners with the Harrison Center in this Greatriarch Award, defining a Greatriarch as a member of the community who has helped write the story of the neighborhood. This could be someone who sits on their porch every day and waves to their neighbors, someone who helps to raise the kids of the neighborhood, someone who pastors a church, has lived there for an extended amount of time, etc. Greatriarchs are in every neighborhood. You can check out previous awardees of the Greatriarch Award on the INRC's website. Donate to the Harrison Center
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