First Friday December 2nd 2011

The Stutz building will be having open studios from noon until 5pm as usual. 19 artists will be open today! This is the perfect chance to come by and see your favorite artists that you saw at the Holiday show at work. Downstairs in the gallery the annual Small Treasures exhibition will be opening at 5pm. This exhibition focuses on smaller pieces of artwork proving that size does not matter. This is the perfect time to buy loved ones a piece of artwork for the holidays.

Have a happy last first Friday of 2011!

2011 Stutz Artists Holiday Show

Its that time of year again.  The holidays are almost here which means it is time for the annual Stutz Artists Holiday Show.  This year it will be held on Friday November 18th from 5-10pm.  This is a one night only event and it's free. Artists who have their studios in the historic Stutz Business Center will be displaying their work in one room together. Come and see a variety of artwork for sale including painting, jewelry, photography, and more. Artists will be creating special $100 paintings, half the proceeds from which will be going to VSA Indiana.  Artwork always make a wonderful holiday gift for friends, family, or yourself.  For more information please visit www.stutzartists.com

First Friday November 4th 2011

First Friday is almost here again!  The Stutz building will be having open studios from noon to five.  At five the StutzArtSpace there will be a preview of the UNCLOTHED: Exposing the Art Nude in the gallery from 5-9pm. This exhibition is part of the Spirit and Place Festival in Indianapolis and will be having the big opening and a pannel discussion on November 11th from 6:30-9pm.  This year's Spirit and Place Festival theme is the body.

Mark you calendars!  The Annual Stutz Holiday Show is coming up fast!  If you do not have a calendar to mark, there are still a few Women of a Certain Age calendars available. Find out more here.

Cafe Zuppa

 

 I spent Saturday installing some artwork at Cafe Zuppa dowtown.  I have a few of my larger pieces and a bunch of smaller pieces on display.  I even got very busy in the studio and created four more just in time for the exhibition.   My work will be on display under mid December.

 Cafe Zuppa is at 320 N Meridian street, a little south of the American Legion mall downtown.  You can't miss it they have green awnings and bright orange walls!  They serve breakfast and lunch through the week and Sunday brunch.  You can check out the menu at http://www.cafezuppaindy.com .

First Friday October 7th 2011

There's a whole lot going on at the Stutz building this first Friday! As always there will be many artists will be opening their studios from noon until five.  The Gallery will be opening at at five for a wonderful show,  Women of a Certain Age: The Skin We're In. Many women in the Stutz participated in this show, a few more even put together a special calendar to help raise money for the Pink Ribbon Connection.   The artists on the second floor D hallway will also be having a mini open until nine. 

Women of a Certain Age : The Skin We're In

I wanted to take a minute to help spread the word about something wonderful happening in the Stutz building.  I will talk more about the exhibition on my first Friday post but these women have put together a stunning calendar to benefit the Pink Ribbon Connection which helps women with breast cancer.  Only 500 of these have been made and there have been many pre-ordered, even in batches of 10 at a time! There was also an article posted about this calendar in the Indianapolis Star.

"The artist Revealed is a body of work, in calendar form, that came into being as a result of 12 women artists talking together about how we feel about ourselves as we age, how we feel about our bodies as they are affected by age, child-bearing and/or illness.  We talked about how, and if those feelings impact our work.  Each of us was photographed in the nude or semi-nude and digitally incorporated of our rated into a piece of our own work , creating a new work in which the artist and the work become one.  The images are as beautiful and varied as ourselves.  We came together, "in our skin", yet clothes in our art, and in the process learned that however we feel about "the skin we're in" our bodies are just that... vessels that hold all that we are, but not who we are.

Go to http://www.stutzartists.com/revealedCalendar.html follow the links to purchase this limited edition calendar today!  Purchase now for $20 and come to our Calendar Signing Reception, October 6th 6-8pm

 with our companion exhibition: In the Skin We're In

 40% of net proceeds benefits the Pink Ribbon Connection."

All Together

Heres a picture of most of the little red and black figure pieces I've been doing.  With the help of  Janett-marie and a mat cutter these ae looking great!  Janett-marie taught me some archival framing techniques so these will last a long long time once they find homes and get put under glass in frames of thier very own.  You can see all of these during our first Friday open studio tours at the Sutz building in downtown Indianpolis.  I also plan to have them on display at our annual holiday show in November, if there arre any left.