The Fishers Arts Council is set to host its first-ever Gallery Hop on Friday, August 9, from 6-8pm, as part of their regular Second Friday programming. Patrons are invited to either walk or drive the route between the two featured locations, guided by signage along the way.
The Art Gallery at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Drive, will debut the first exhibit from Indy Latina Artists in Fishers, titled “Latina: Art & Soul”. This exhibit showcases 39 works by 10 member artists. Concurrently, the FAC Hub Gallery at the Hamilton County Community Foundation (11810 Technology Drive) will host FLAVA FRESH 21!, a contemporary fine art juried exhibition curated by D. Del Reverda-Jennings. This marks FLAVA FRESH’s return to Fishers since their last appearance in 2014.
Art enthusiasts can visit the Indy Latina Artists exhibit at City Hall and then walk across the breezeway to view “Balderdash”, artwork by Kurt Vonnegut, displayed in the Fishers Art Center gallery spaces. Both the Municipal Drive galleries and the FAC Hub Gallery will offer live music, refreshments, and opportunities to meet many of the artists. Musical acts include Scrapper & Skelton at the FAC Hub Gallery and Ezequiel Jimenez at the Art Gallery at City Hall.
Additionally, at 6:45pm, FAC board member Pat Grabill will lead a Focus on the Artist program inside the Fishers Municipal Center Theater, featuring interviews with five artist members of Indy Latina Artists. A Spanish/English interpreter will be available for these interviews.
Indy Latina Artists (ILA) was founded in 2021 by Mirvia Sol Eckert and Mary E. Mindiola to create community through art, recognize Latina contributions to the arts, and empower and promote Latina artists. “There are talented Latina artists out here in Indy, and we want to shine a light on them,” Eckert said. “Representation is absolutely key. Our Latina voices matter. I hope our audience understands that Latina artists have our own forms of expression and art styles and that we are serious in our craft.”
FLAVA FRESH is an award-winning, multi-venue, professional artist development program based in Indianapolis. Founded over 26 years ago and originally called “Celebration of Spirit”, it aims to bring awareness, appreciation, and support to visual artists through a series of professional art exhibitions open to the public. D. Del Reverda-Jennings, the program’s curator, has dedicated nearly three decades to advocating for marginalized artists and ensuring their work is publicly recognized.
Les Reinhardt, executive director of Fishers Arts Council, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to work with Eckert and Reverda-Jennings. “Both women are leaders in championing representation, accessibility, and empowerment through the arts, and I am lucky to be able to assist them by offering welcoming spaces for their artists,” Reinhardt said.
The Gallery Hop promises a vibrant evening of art, music, and community, highlighting the diverse talents and voices of Indy Latina Artists and FLAVA FRESH.
