March is Disability Awareness Month, and the Fishers Arts Council is partnering with Conner Prairie, along with the City of Fishers, providing a gallery of work from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. There will be a reception Friday, March 3rd, 6-9pm at Conner Prairie.
Learn more from the following news release from the Fishers Arts Council:
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The Fishers Arts Council, in partnership with Conner Prairie and the City of Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability, will offer a month-long gallery of art by individual artists and artists who are part of organizations providing services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The theme for the dual-location exhibit is “Building Our Future Together.” The exhibit at Conner Prairie can be found on the second floor of the Welcome Center, curated by the Exhibition Department of the Conner Prairie Museum under the direction of Director Jesse Kramer. Fishers Arts Council’s gallery is located at the Collaboration Hub at the Hamilton County Community Foundation in Fishers, curated by the board vice president, Ross Hilleary, and executive director, Les Reinhardt.
To celebrate the over 120 pieces of art shared between the gallery spaces, there will be a reception at each location, both of which are free and open to the public. Friday, March 3 from 6-9pm Conner Prairie will hold its reception with a special welcome at 7pm followed by live performances. The following Friday, March 10 from 6-8pm Fishers Arts Council will hold their Second Friday reception with a special presentation by HSE student and comic book creator, Jason Funk at 7pm. Both receptions offer refreshments and a chance to meet the artists and organizations. Artwork will be available for sale at the Fishers Arts Council gallery.
The following organizations will be participating: Janus Developmental Services, Studio Outside the Box, Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and Noble. This year marks our highest participation from Individual artists in our community and beyond. Those artists on display are: apdavs, Cassidy Atkins, Christopher Baird-Roberson, James Beisel, Lina Carter, Krista Darrow, Blake Dauby, Min Durham, Mark Fornefeld, Jason Funk, Anna Inger, Hikaru Kikuchi, Hiro Lerman, Nick Mangos, Warren Miller, Zander Phillips, Mark Rouse, Johnson Simon, Adelaide Thompson, and Collin Young.
We look forward to seeing you in our galleries and at the FAC Second Friday reception on March 10 from 6-8pm at the Collaboration Hub at 11810 Technology Drive in Fishers. Come meet the artists, take in their incredible art, and enjoy live music, refreshments, and a cash bar. Everyone of all ages are welcome and wanted. If you need assistance to enjoy our events, please reach out and let us know how we can help by emailing us at info@fishersartscouncil.org.
