INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER INC

EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ART CLASSES: THE ART CENTER PROMOTES LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND ART ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND SKILL LEVELS, RANGING FROM BEGINNING TO ADVANCED STUDENTS, AGES TWO AND UP. EACH YEAR, THE ART CENTER OFFERS MORE THAN 1900 STUDIO AND ONLINE ART CLASSES AND PROGRAMS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS INCLUDING DRAWING, PAINTING, CERAMICS, METALSMITHING, GLASS BLOWING, WOODWORKING, PRINTMAKING, DIGITAL ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, AND TEXTILES AS WELL AS VISITING ARTIST LECTURES, DEMOS AND WORKSHOPS. TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE ART CENTER OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF HANDS-ON ART EXPERIENCES INCLUDING TWO-HOUR SAMPLE CLASSES ("MAKE IT TAKE ITS"), ONE AND TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES RANGING FROM FOUR TO FIFTEEN WEEKS IN LENGTH. ANNUALLY, THESE PROGRAMS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 9,000 PEOPLE. CLASSES ARE FEE-BASED; HOWEVER, TUITION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. CLASSES ARE SELECTED BY THE ART CENTER'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND 100-MEMBER FACULTY BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS IN ARTS EDUCATION AND FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ART CENTER OFFERS EDUCATION CREDITS AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

EXHIBITIONS: THE ART CENTER'S EXHIBITION PROGRAM PRESENTS UP TO 20 MAJOR ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS IN SEVEN GALLERY SPACES. THESE 6-8 WEEKLONG EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE TWO ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS, A STUDENT SHOW AND A FACULTY SHOW, AS WELL AS CURATED AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS FOCUSING ON THE STATE OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. THE ART CENTER HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A STRONG CONTEMPORARY GALLERY AND STRIVES TO BRING COMPELLING WORK TO THE INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY THAT ENGAGES AND CHALLENGES THE MIND AND SPIRIT. IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, THE ART CENTER MANAGES AUXILIARY STUDENT, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY GALLERIES AS WELL AS A 9.5-ACRE SCULPTURE GARDEN ("ARTSPARK"). SEEKING TO ENGAGE MORE OF THE COMMUNITY, THE ART CENTER ACTIVELY PURSUES COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE REACH, VISIBILITY, AND SCOPE.