Fishers Arts Council (FAC) is hosting their 3rd Annual Juried Exhibit of Hamilton County
Artists, with the exhibit is free and open to the public as of now. There also will be a free public “Second Friday” reception on Friday, September 9th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Collaboration Hub Gallery, 11810 Technology Drive, Fishers. The reception will include live music from the Goodman & Joven Duo, refreshments, and adult beverages.
“While this is a juried show and our judge decides the awards, the community gets a say as
well,” says Les Reinhardt, Executive Director. Patrons can visit the gallery in person during
business hours to select their favorite and vote, as well as during the first hour of the Friday
night reception. “The gallery has also gone live on Facebook and everyone has really been
blown away by the talent coming out of Hamilton County. The comments are so positive; plus we include those ‘likes’ in our vote tallying for the People’s Choice winner.” Reinhardt says that those who can’t visit in person can vote for their favorite through the Facebook album pinned to the top of their page at this link, through 7pm on September 9th. The awards ceremony begins at 7:15pm on September 9th and winners will be posted to the album as well as on the FAC website.
Guests can visit the gallery in person at 11810 Technology Drive Monday-Friday 9am-5pm,
excluding holidays. You can also see the juried exhibit in their online gallery at
this link.
A juried exhibit is one in which artists pay a fee to enter, and a juror reviews their works digitally before deciding if they will be part of the exhibit. Once chosen, artists bring their art to the gallery where the juror reviews the art in person, and selects winners based on their skill and presentation. The juror for 2022 is Terry Lacy, selected by Fishers Arts Council’s Juried Exhibit Committee, chaired by Pat Grabill. Lacy received his BFA from the Herron School of Art and his MFA from Indiana University. After teaching graphic design at Purdue University, he and his wife Fran started Lacy Design in Carroll County. Lacy has exhibited widely and accepts commission work in handmade paper in addition to watercolor and oil. This year was the largest turn out of artists and artwork submitted to the FAC exhibit. Lacy explained the responsibility of jurying the show, “I found the 2022 Juried Exhibit of Hamilton County Artists show to be very diverse and of a high quality across the board. The range of subjects, the multiple painting techniques,
and the surprising skill levels are very impressive. I liked several pieces very much and would readily hang several of them on my walls. It is reassuring to know so much good work is being produced in Hamilton County.”
“We are honored to showcase the incredible talent of Hamilton County in our gallery – with
Westfield, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, and even that little slice of Indianapolis inside the
Hamilton County border represented – we hope to keep growing to include artists from all of our towns. This truly is a beautiful exhibit of Hamilton County Artists,” says Reinhardt.
Jiffy Lube of Indiana is sponsoring this exhibit.