Noblesville Creates Has Plenty to Offer This Month
This month, Noblesville Creates will showcase artists Bobbi K. Samples and Mark Rouse, along with the Sporting Inspiration exhibit at the Judge Stone House and the From the HeART exhibit at Four Day Ray. Additionally, Noblesville Creates will present the exhibit Phocus on Photography at Noblesville City Hall. Details on exhibit locations, dates, receptions, and featured artists can be found below.
JUDGE STONE HOUSE: Sporting Inspiration
A woosh of a ball through a net, a crack of a puck, the roar of a crowd. Sports ignite many emotions, from the thrill of victory to the devastating losses.
The exhibit, Sporting Inspiration, will feature works that celebrate sports as March Madness kicks off this month.
You can view the full exhibit, Sporting Inspiration, through March 29 in the Judge Stone House gallery. The Noblesville Creates on 8th campus is open Wednesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
STEPHENSON HOUSE: Mark Rouse
Mark Rouse’s artistic journey is a reflection of his ability to treat each new day as an opportunity for accomplishment. His upcoming Stephenson House gallery showcase exhibit, Art for the Man Cave, will be a celebration of sports, cars, music, and a reflection of his own passions.
In 2015, Mark was declared legally blind due to Diabetic Retinopathy. Recovery was slow, but possible through revolutionizing techniques and care. He had been painting and taking photographs for decades and needed a new way to create artwork. A digital painting/mixed media method was his solution.
His process has remained largely unchanged since the early days of his recovery. When blind, he discovered that he could hook his computer up to his large television and zoom in to digitally paint. Nowadays, he doesn’t need such a large screen, but will still digitally paint. Sometimes a piece is printed on canvas or another material, before Mark adds further highlights, shadow detail, texture and depth with physical paint and other materials. Other paintings use the digital renderings as a reference for traditionally painted works. Lately, he notes,“I am trying some more abstract type landscapes that have pretty powerful imagery.”
Mark’s participation in multiple art fairs this past summer gave him the inspiration behind the Art for the Man Cave collection. Every fair is different between its layout, artist make up, and audience. When not discussing his work with other artists or potential patrons, he found himself watching, trying to piece together what visitors were innately drawn to. He discovered that couples usually followed a pattern, that a woman might wander up to t-shirts, florals, and that a man might veer toward his artwork featuring sports, cars, and vividly colored images. The thought struck him one day, “My art would be good art for a man cave.”
See the full exhibit, Art for the Man Cave, in the Stephenson House Gallery at the Noblesville Creates campus through March 29. Visitors can expect to find a variety of images from landscapes, cars, and more. The full campus is open for exploration Wednesday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOUR DAY RAY: From the HeART
The arts can awaken passions during these cold, dark winter months. Do you yearn for warmer weather, have a beloved pet in your life, or find yourself falling in love with a particular subject?
Selections from the Noblesville Creates exhibit, From the HeART, are moving from the Judge Stone House Gallery to Four Day Ray Brewery in Fishers during the month of March. This exhibit features mediums of all kinds that explore matters of the heart.
You can view the From the HeART selections now through March 29 at Four Day Ray Brewing, located at 11671 Lantern Road in Fishers, Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
MEYER NAJEM: Bobbi K. Samples
See the full exhibit, Color in Silence, through March 28. This exhibit is viewable at the Meyer Najem 2nd floor gallery, located at 11787 Lantern Road in Fishers, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
NOBLESVILLE CITY HALL: Phocus On Photography
Photographers have an uncanny ability for capturing moments, angles, and beauty that many of us simply miss. The real, the imagined, the joys and the sorrows of life are shared through the gift of photographs.
Noblesville Creates will be presenting Phocus on Photography at Noblesville City Hall throughout the month of March. This exhibit features works devoted to the art of photography.
Visitors can view Phocus on Photography at Noblesville City Hall through March 28. Visitors can visit the gallery Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.