The 39th Broad Ripple Art Fair will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, May 17, 2009, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. [Visit the official web site].
Be sure to visit Booths 44 and 45!

WHERE:
The Art Fair takes place on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center, the 12-acre ARTSPARK and the North Side Optimist Opti-Park, located at 67th Street and College Avenue in the Broad Ripple Village Cultural District. Free parking and shuttle buses available at Broad Ripple Park, Broad Ripple High School and Glendale Mall lot at Rural Street.

TICKETS:
In advance: $12 adult, $2 children ages 3-12. Starting April 6, 2009, advance tickets can be purchased online (through May 1 only), guest services desk at the Art Center, Marsh Supermarkets, select Fifth Third Bank locations and Indianapolis Artsgarden (through May 15). Discount Adult Art Center Member tickets $10 each available at the Art Center only through May 15 (not available at the gate).
At the gate: $15 adult and $2 children ages 3-12; children under three are free.

Indy Arts magazine Launches on April 18th from 6- 10 p.m.at the Garfield Park Arts Center - 2432 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46203 - Come and celebrate Indy’s newest magazine. Meet the artists and see their works. Sponsored by Garfield Park Arts Center. For more information call 652-8019 or e-mail indyartsmagazine@gmail.com

On Friday, May 8th, the Broad Ripple Village Association will host its annual Spring Gallery Tour.  Eighteen galleries and shops with special exhibits will be open from 5 to 9 pm and offer free refreshments.  
   
A free shuttle van will circulate the area throughout the evening to provide transportation to the 18 locations.  Work shown will include everything from handmade jewelry and clothing to paintings, sculpture, glass and ceramics.  Many of the artists will be onsite to discuss their work with tour goers.  
 
To view the Broad Ripple Spring Gallery Tour brochure, click here.

Our family's wonderful and talented friend Aaron Stout was involved in a car accident and passed away Feb 27, 2009. He was only 29 years old. Aaron was a very creative musical artist who composed and sung amazing music.
http://www.monotremerecords.com/aaronstout/as.php
Aaron, we will miss you!

Sunday, Sept. 28th, Brose Partington installed his latest kinetic work on the Monon Trail in Indianapolis,IN. After months of construction and years of planning with the City of Indianapolis, this new sculpture is now available for everyone to see and try. It's located just behind the Indianapolis Art Center next to the boat ramp.
The full photo is here.
Artist Statement:
“I'm currently building structures as parallels to patterns of natural occurrences. My work examines the subtle movements around us, and the patterns those movements create. I am trying to compare the cyclical patterns found in nature with manufactured objects, environments, and modes of transportation."

The 38th Broad Ripple Art Fair will take place May 17 and 18, 2008.
Check out the Partington booth at numbers #12 & 13. Soyong will be there will all her new ceramic art.

Established in 1971, the Broad Ripple Art Fair brings together more than 225 artists from the U.S. and Canada, booths from local cultural organizations, a children’s creative area, gourmet food courts, a beer and wine garden and live entertainment on four stages. The Art Fair takes place in ARTSPARK on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center annually each May. All proceeds from the Art Fair directly benefit Art Center programs. 

Soyong Partington is to speak at "Live Canvas - The World of Art and History" Conversations About Art on Friday, April 25th from 6-8pm.

Soyong studied graphic design under the famous fabric designer Jong Hwa Park and sculptor Jong Myung at Sook Myung Women's University in Seoul, Korea. She was told by her parents to study graphic design in college and not ceramics because they believed that there were too many potters in Korea. Years later Soyong finally gave into her desire to learn ceramics and started taking ceramic classes at t he Indianapolis Art Center. She participates in the Broad Ripple Art Fair and has frequent one-woman shows at various galleries throughout the Midwest.

Soyong is the head of ceramics department at the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center and teaches the popular ceramics and youth camps there. Her art is shown at well-known local galleries and her art work and jewelry is for sale at the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center Boutique.

The "Live Canvas - The World of Art and History" Conversations About Art  series is sponsored by the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center, Zionsville, Indiana. 205-255 West Hawthorne Street. 317-873-6862

"Trophy" - the collaborative installation by Brose Partington and James Darr, was held on Friday April 4th, 2008 at the corner of  State Ave. and English Ave. in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Several hundred art enthusiasts came to view this new kinetic sculpture installation. Photos of the "Trophy" event are posted here.
Click here to see the video of this sculpture. (Note: You must have the latest Macromedia Flash Plugin installed) http://www.macromedia.com/flash/

This is an artistic prank on a "grand" scale. Over 200 people gathered at Grand Central Station in New York to pull off a "frozen in place" act.  The onlooking travelers who weren't part of the act were confused and wondered what the heck was going on!
[See the video here]