Filed under: Community, Love, arts, faith | Tags: art, Guatemala, Indianapolis, Indy Metro
This past August, I and 10 others made the first trip for Indy Metro Church from Indianapolis to Magdelana, Guatemala. What birthed out of this exploratory trip was a 3 year commitment of Indy Metro Church to the people of this village.
One of the exciting partnerships I am personally most excited about is our commitment to a local small art school in the village which currently has 18 students for 2 hours a day. Carlos Lopez, the director of the school, started it 3 years ago to bring hope to the community and teach children the arts. In his own words he, “has been praying for God to send resources to expand.” It was humbling for me to realize such a great opportunity for our church.
As a church committed to the arts community here in Indianapolis, we believe this is a natural extension for Indy Metro. On the first trip was local Indianapolis artist and friend, Casey Jo Allies. From the paintings we returned with from the children in the art school and Casey Jo’s own photography, she pulled together the Five Days in Guatemala display in October.
Five Days in Guatemala is an extraordinary art exhibition of her journey. Casey Jo will not only be showing her photographs from the trip, but also 35 paintings created by the local children. Each painting sold will go back to help support the education and families in this village. Casey Jo’s work can also be seen this month at the Garfield Park Art Center, where she won the best in show award for the Midwest National Abstract Art Exhibition.
Although you may have missed the open house on First Friday, October 2nd, the works remain for the entire month in the ArtSpace at the Athenaeum on 401 East Michigan. The images are very powerful and may prompt you to want to join us in one of our 4 planned trips in 2010!
Filed under: Community, arts | Tags: artist, Indianapolis, Inspiring Places, local art
Athenaeum ArtSpace Call for Artists
The Athenaeum ArtSpace, Indy’s newest art venue, is seeking local, family-friendly, emerging and unknown artists for commission-free exhibitions. Each exhibition opens on IDADA First Friday and continues approximately three weeks. Artists of all media are encouraged to submit work for these juried exhibitions.
- Artist should reside in Marion or one of the seven surrounding counties.
- Artist should be capable of demonstrating the completion of two semesters of formal art studies or be capable of demonstrating at least three years of art production.
- Artist has not displayed artwork in the IDADA downtown art districts unless the display was part of a special event like “Visual Fringe” or other one-time special displays (less than 30 days).
- Artist will demonstrate an enrollment with ACI (Arts Council of Indianapolis) within 10 days prior to any display. (this is a no cost enrollment).
In addition to the ongoing First Friday exhibits, we are currently looking for submissions to be included in a November exhibit with the theme “Inspiring Places” to be part of the Spirit & Place Festival (this will be art involving the theme Inspiring Places in Indianapolis).
Submissions should include the following information and should be received by September 23 at 5:00pm:
- Name
- Address
- Phone
- Biography/Resume
- Cd containing 10-20 images, image size at no less than 300dpi, 600×800
- Accompanying Title List with cd, numbered accordingly and including title, medium, dimensions, and year.
- Do not include name on title list. All submissions are juried.
Send submissions
c/o Kevin Gierman,
The Athenaeum ArtSpace
401 East Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46204
or contact Kevin Gierman at
317.655.2755 ext152
kevingierman@athenaeumfoundation.com
The Athenaeum ArtSpace’s mission is to introduce the public to work they’ve never seen before by displaying, commission-free, the work of emerging and local unknown artists, in an effort to support the “Sound Mind and Sound Body” concepts that are central to the creation and the history of the Athenaeum.
We are working diligently on improving the ArtSpace for artists by raising funds for a hanging system and lighting . The Athenaeum ArtSpace is a partnership between the Athenaeum Foundation and Indy Metro Church.
Filed under: Love, arts, faith | Tags: Indy, Jireh, skateboarding, support, theatre, worship
Really looking forward to an upcoming gathering at the historic Athenaeum on Thursday, February 26th at 7pm. A few of the opportunity seizers at Indy Metro Church are hosting a night of worship for Indianapolis!
Our lofty hope for the gathering is to create an atmosphere of worship, uniting the local body of Christ, while raising funds to generously support local non-profit organizations that compliment local Indy churches. Tix are only $10/each with all the profits going directly to Jireh Sports Inner City Skate Park! Jireh is an urban sports ministry working with the local skate community to develop an indoor/outdoor skate park in the city to be used to mentor urban youth.
I am stoked as we will be blessed with not one but two worship leaders, Rick Stump and Josh Hoke to lead us in our evening of worship in the American Cabaret Theatre!
So much opportunity at hand for us a lovers of Jesus in the city. More to come later I’m sure!
Filed under: Community, arts | Tags: arts, first friday, friends, IDADA, Indy Metro
Last night IMC hosted a couple of great local artists and graduating Herron students. A quite enjoyable family friendly display developed by a good friend Lisa Kleindorfer and new a friend Brent Aldrich.
Rather than attempting to describe Constructed Realities read their own words…
Once upon a time in a not so faraway land;
Imagination ran free and glittered like sand.
The sun wore sunglasses and the moon was cheddar.
Brent Aldrich brought pie; Lisa Kleindorfer brought butter.
And everyone danced and laughed and did handstands;
For these constructed realities are better than clams.
