Author: Ailithir McGill

Can you play the electric guitar like Sister Rosetta Tharpe?  Can you bring poetry to life like Audre Lorde?  Can you paint like Jean-Michel Basquist? Can you quilt like Faith Ringold?  Can you dance like Maria Tallchief? Can you sculpt like Augusta Savage?  Noblesville Creates & Allegion are producing Performing Justice,...

On July 13th, 2022, the Noblesville Creates Board of Directors and staff gathered with area partners and community members to review Nickel Plate's impact in recent months and to look ahead to the future. Click on the image below to view the Annual Meeting Report, with...

DEADLINES & CALL-OUTS: July 20: EXTENDED DEADLINE: Art at the Market during Noblesville Farmers' MarketJuly 22: Deadline to Submit for Noblesville Creates' "Focus on Photography" exhibitJuly 31: Deadline to Nominate a Fellow Artist (or yourself) for the Noblesville Creates Awards August 1: Deadline to Submit Application for...

Marianne Glick is taking her paintings beyond the usual materials. Her upcoming showcase will display the “Layers and Patterns” she’s been excitedly exploring.  After retiring in 2005, Marianne became an avid art buyer through eBay. She gravitated towards abstract expressionist pieces and soon amassed an impressive...

John Dierdorf’s style has always been a process. He first picked up a paintbrush in college while studying fine arts and discovered the limitations of realism. He felt restrained. “If I wanted to take a picture, I’d take a picture.” Inspired by Monet, Pissarro, and...

Michael Jack’s love of the Palouse region of Washington state in the Summer, and Maine in the Winter, are just two reasons that his upcoming Four Day Ray exhibit is so aptly titled, “Around the USA.”  An avid learner who loves to travel, Michael is continuously...

Noblesville Main Street, along with Noblesville Creates, is coordinating Art at the Market during the Noblesville Farmers' Market on August 6, 2022 at Federal Hill Commons. Art at the Market will run the same hours as the Farmers' Market: 8am-12pm. All vendors must vacate the...

VOLUNTEER Call Out!! A community is only as strong as the people who are in it! We've got over 80 vendors that will be setting up their booth on the square in downtown Noblesville this Saturday, June 18th for Noblesville Creates: Maker Faire. So the...

We've compromised a short list of items to consider before you arrive for this year's Maker Faire, June 18th, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Downtown Noblesville Square! 1. Bring--cloth totes or grocery bags, wagon, or something to carry your goods! 2. Cash--most vendors will have...

We're excited to announce our annual awards nominations are now open! We are organizing all of our ducks, pencils, paintbrushes, and diamonds to finalize all Gala oriented event details. But first we want to make sure all artists and patrons have an opportunity to nominate...