I will start this story with a confession.  Even though I love most forms of art, I don’t always understand all art.

The Fishers Arts Council is partnering with the City of Fishers to unveil a new kind of art to the state of Indiana.  The important word to know is – “hydrophobic.”

If you are unfamiliar with the word hydrophobic, it means resistant to water.  Hydrophobic paint is used in many cities with rainy climates, such as Seattle and London.  It has not been utilized by artists in Indiana, until now.  Even though the paint is resistant to water, the artist says you can only see this artwork of there is rain or water is poured.

On Tuesday at 6:30pm, just before the Tuesday night concert at the downtown Nickel Plate Amphitheater, artist Jessica Springman will introduce “INvisible Art” – a roughly 120-foot linear installation on two sidewalks surrounding Central Green in downtown Fishers’ Nickel Plate Art District.

The hydrophobic paint will be utilized for this project.  Springman used 76 hand-cut stencils and Rust-oleum’s NeverWet Multisurface paint to create the piece.

The paint is non-toxic and non-permanent, although the art will be visible for up to two years depending on traffic and other wear and tear on the sidewalks.  The stencils range in size from 17” x 17” to 34” x 34” and are positioned along both the east and west sidewalks adjacent to Central Green. Because of the nature of the paint, the installation only will be visible when it rains or if water is poured onto the designs.

The project was funded by a grant in 2015 from the City of Fishers to create public art projects that add vitality to the Nickel Plate District. Other grant funds are being used this year for live music during the upcoming Fishers Arts Crawl on July 15 and for additional public art installations and performances.

This new art will be unveiled just before the concert featuring Parrots of The Caribbean.

Feel free to drop by Tuesday evening and take a look at this new art display.