Monthly Archive for January, 2012

Explore the Super Stutz this Friday

Published on January 31, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

The Stutz is once again opening it’s doors this Friday for First Friday Open Studios. Take a break from the downtown Super Bowl festivites for a bit and enjoy a behind the scenes look into the art and workspace of 28 artists in all mediums. Have out of town guests? Bring ‘em! 

photo courtesy of FunCityFinder.com

Check out the list below to make a plan of who to visit from noon to 5pm this Friday, February 3, or plan to wander. But, please remember there will NOT be a First Friday opening in the Stutz Art Space Gallery following open studios this month. Instead, join us for the opening of ’10 Yards’ this THURSDAY, February 2 from 5-9pm.

Hope to see you at the Stutz!

Open Studios:

First Floor
B190        Ed Stewart Little Dreamer’s Studio

Second Floor
A250        Lydia Burris (1-5)
A355        Wendy Franklin (1-4)
A275        Colleen Murphy
A280        Shawn Causey (12-1:30)
B210        Tom Potter
B210        Gayle Moore
B250        Caroline Tabac-Shank        (1-6)
B255b         Emily Budd
D220        Martha Carlson
D250        Linette Bledsoe (10-5)
D255        Susan Hazer
D275        Jane Knight

Third Floor
B330        Beth Forst
B330        Chris Newland
B330        Rodney Reveal
B330        Tom Robinson
B335        Julia Zollman Wicks
B355        Mike Swolsky
B375        PHP Photography & Boudoir Studio
C350         Vicky White
C365         Sarah Kercheval (Fisheye Studio)
D330        Leigh Dunnigton-Jones
D340        Sue Christensen
D370        Diane Lyon
E340        Bonnie Fillenwarth
E345        Carol L. Myers
E385        Rita Spalding (12-4:30)

First Down and Goal to Go

Published on January 27, 2012 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment

The whole city of Indianapolis is buzzing with anticipation of the Super Bowl festivities. Here at the Stutz it is no different. The gallery is hung, artist’s statements and titles still to come. It’s amazing to see how different artists have taken inspiration from various ‘yards’ in the city and morphed that inspiration into works of art in their chosen mediums.

I’ve always been fascinated with archeology, loving bones and fossils and evidence of the past. In the urban setting of the Stutz Business center, there is a whole history of time passage to be found in the floors. Scuffed tiles, cut off pipes, layers of paint and even footsteps in some of the old concrete. I can  be found sketching, photographing, or just examining the floors in various parts of the building. My new exploration into encaustic painting, with it’s layering and scratching into wax, has proven to be an exciting way of responding to these wonderful floor patterns and textures.

My two pieces, ‘Urban Fossil I’ and ‘Urban Fossil II’ will be on view starting on Feb 2nd from 5-9PM, and open on First Friday during our open studios from Noon-5PM. Oh, and on First Friday, while you are wandering from studio to studio, look down at the floors!

Carol L. Myers

President Stutz Artists Association

Call for Entries: March exhibit “Market”

Published on January 26, 2012 in Call for Entry and Exhibits. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

The StutzArtSpace gallery is seeking submissions for “Market”, a group photography exhibit with an opening reception on March 2nd, 2012. The work will hang through March 30th. 

We’re looking for work that blurs the lines between commercial and fine art. The work should meet the following criteria:

- Work should be photographs or derived from photographs
- Work should be one or both of the following: 
1) created for commercial use that you’d also consider art
2) explore the nature of commerce, marketing and desire

ENTRY DEADLINE FEB 6

- Submissions are due by 5pm on February 6th. 
- Artists selected to participate will be notified by February 8th.

Accepted Works

- If accepted, there is an entry fee of $30 ($25 for Stutz Artists Association members). Artists will receive 100% of work sold.
- If your work is chosen for the show, it should be delivered to StutzArtSpace on February 27th.
- All pieces must be exhibition-ready (Dry, complete, wired and ready for hanging, and with no protruding nails or other hazards. Works should be framed if applicable, or otherwise prepared for professional presentation). 
- All work — sold or unsold — should remain in gallery for the show’s duration.

Send submissions to andy@whatandysaw.com

Thanks,

Andy Chen
StutzArtSpace Gallery Director

 

Ten Yards Opens THURSDAY February 2

Published on January 21, 2012 in Exhibits. 0 Comments

UPDATE: I mistakenly posted this story with the title ‘Ten Yards Opens Friday, February 3′ last week and must make a correction…Ten Yards will open to the public on Thursday, February 2. Unfortunately, Stutz Art Space will not be open to the public on the actual First Friday due to a private Super Bowl event. We hope you’ll join us on Thursday instead from 5-9pm for the opening. The exhibit will run through February 24. Apologies for the confusion!

 

 

In a twist on the ten yards required to gain a first down in football, Stutz artists will salute the big game with a group exhibit inspired by ten locations or “yards” around Indianapolis.

Participating artists are Faith Blackwell, Kathy Blakenheim, Linette Bledsoe, Susan Brewer, Emily Budd, Martha Carlson, Shawn Causey, Andy Chen, Joseph Crone, Bonnie Fillenwarth, Wendy Franklin, Ritch Hanna, Sarah Kercheval, Whitney Lake, Travis Little, JanettMarie, Terri McClatchie, Carol L. Myers, Adam Collier Noel, David Sloma, Kevin Smola, Mike Swolsky, Martha Vaught and Julia Zollman Wickes.

Stutz artists selected the following ten yards, which are the inspiration for 25 pieces of artwork in the exhibition.

  1. Bishop Chatard neighborhood
  2. Broad Ripple
  3. Canal
  4. Children’s Museum
  5. Eagle Creek Park
  6. Fountain Square
  7. Irvington
  8. JW Marriott
  9. Monon Trail
  10. Stutz Building

WHAT: “10 Yards” exhibition
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 2, opening reception from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Exhibition open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment through Feb. 24
WHERE: STUTZARTSPACE Gallery, 212 W. 10th St., B110 (Enter from 10th Street via Bearcat alley)
COST: Free
ADDITIONAL INFO: (317) 503-6420

For more information on the progress of and to get a sneak peek of some of the artwork for ’10 Yards’, become a fan of Stutz Art Space on Facebook.