Celebrating Hamilton County’s Bicentennial With “Fishers & Small Town Indiana” Exhibit And Second Friday Reception

Fishers Arts Council, in concert with Hamilton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of CICF, and The Fishers Historical Society, will be celebrating Hamilton County’s Bicentennial this October in the FAC Hub Gallery in the Collaboration Hub at Hamilton County Community Foundation (11810 Technology Drive, Fishers). The exhibit, Fishers & Small Town Indiana, is open now through November 3 from 9am-5pm Monday-Thursday and by appointment with Fishers Arts Council on Fridays. There will be a free public reception on October 13. Nicknamed “Second Friday”, the reception is open from 6-8 pm at the FAC Hub Gallery. As an added feature only at our “Second Friday” reception on October 13, historical documents, photos, and items will be available for viewing, courtesy of The Fishers Historical Society. The Conner Prairie Youth Spinners will join us to demonstrate their skills with their traditional art form. The musical talents of students and teachers from Bach 2 Rock Fishers will also be on display, highlighting the talents of Indiana composers including Carmel composer, Frederick Hunt. A special interview segment, lead by FAC board member Pat Grabill, will feature life-long Fishers residents, Martha Rouse and Bob Kincaid at 6:45pm. Free refreshments and a cash bar will be available at this all-ages event. You can also check out the Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit during the event.

Fourteen incredible local artists will be on display along with historic copies of works provided by county historian, David Heighway. The artists are Kathy Bowen, Regina Bunting, John Dierdorf, Shelley Feeney, Karen Fehr, Alexa Litchfield, Sue Payne, Joanne Roeder, Mark Rouse, Michael Rouse, Randy Swaim, Walt Thacker, Dave Voelpel, and Philip Worrall. Many of pieces on exhibit will be for sale. The exhibit details the history of Fishers along with life in small town Indiana.