May 29th, 2023

The Harrison Center is closed for Memorial Day. We will reopen for our usual hours tomorrow. June First Friday On June 2nd, join us for First Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.! Enjoy these openings: Enamoiré by Hannah Paz-Westbrook in the Harrison Gallery. Known / Unknown by Dan Handskillz in the City Gallery.  Mudskipper by Mailinh Ho In the Gallery Annex. Kindred by Bobby Gilbreath, also in the Gallery Annex.  Braille by Abi Ogle & Kayb Joseph In the Speck Gallery.  Vivid by Emily Archer in the Hank & Dolly’s Gallery.  Post Traumatic Growth by Emily Wingate In the Underground Gallery. New Mural Behind the Harrison Center The walls behind the Harrison Center have come alive with florals. Blice-Edwards is creating a large-scale mural with an embedded "Indiana pollinator" scavenger hunt. Walk over and check out the progress today or during the Bloombox festival and other summer events happening around the Harrison Center. Stay tuned this summer as more activity, discovery and joy comes to our alley. Welcome, MK! MK, from Nashville, TN, is among the first of our interns to join us this summer. MK is exploring different ways to make our annual letter project engaging and beautiful for the many people who will be receiving them. Let MK introduce herself here. Volunteer for Bloombox Festival! Excitement is growing for our music festival Bloombox on June 17th, but did you know that you can be an active participant in making this event happen? Our volunteers get to enjoy community with our interns and staff, all the while helping to pull off the Old Northside's biggest and most exciting musical event of the year. Click here to learn more about Bloombox, and sign up to volunteer below. Volunteer "Wiggins Special (Freedom Ain't Free)" Check out this new music video celebrating Black race car engineer Charlie Wiggins. Durham, NC band Pinkerton Raid wrote the song during a 48-hr Songwriting Residency at the Harrison Center. The video was released to celebrate the Indy 500. However, there is another surprise in the song—a mention of our own Greatriarch, Miss Shirley. Let us know what you think!