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Noblesville Arts Council’s cultural arts district plans and its vision for the city [caption id="attachment_20029" align="alignright" width="200"] Alaina Shonkwiler[/caption] Alaina Shonkwiler, the City of Noblesville’s economic development assistant director and convener of the Noblesville Arts Council, introduces us to the work of this exciting organization. What’s the Noblesville...

It’s a safe bet that you know an artist — professional or hobbyist — living within a few blocks of your home. We want to know them, too, and The Artist Next Door exhibit in January is a great place for all of us to...

Our November exhibit celebrates the Indiana Bicentennial with the best 2-d and 3-d works by some of Indiana's top artists.   We invited Lindsey Lord, Public Art & Art Services Coordinator for the Indianapolis Arts Council, to help us judge our show.  Together, we selected three works...

The holiday season at Noblesville Creates offers you chances to create, shop and revel in the winter arts magic. Stop by for one-of-a-kind arts gifts at a range of price points. Don’t miss the “Handmade in Indiana” exhibit with art for sale, “Cookies and Canvas”...

The latest Noblesville Creates Guide is now available. Woo-hoo! Download it and connect with the people and places who are celebrating, making and advocating for the arts in your community. Download it now! Inside this issue: ARTS PARTNERS Collaboration Grows: Noblesville Arts Council Fishers Arts Council Keeps Art...

The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce and Noblesville Creates team up to offer The Art of Business: workshops taught by local business leaders designed to help artists build their business savvy. Each workshop will cover a new topic, including tax preparation, building a marketing plan, tips...

Award-winning Showcase Artist  When J. Rodney Reveal is at work, it is most often just inside the Stephenson House on the Noblesville Creates campus facing Eighth Street inside his sunny studio. Through the month of November, he will allow his paintings to fill the downstairs of...

WE NEED YOU TO HELP US PREPARE FOR IMMINENT COMMUNITY CHANGES A shift is underway. As the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, Millennials are beginning to influence not just urban areas but also smaller and more suburban communities such as Fishers, Noblesville, Cicero, Tipton,...

Noblesville Creates launched the Noblesville Creates Awards in 2016 as a way to celebrate local leadership in the arts. We interact with incredible people every day who are working so very hard to keep creativity thriving in the Noblesville Creates region, and we want to...

Building community in Atlanta, one train car at a time [caption id="attachment_19773" align="alignright" width="236"] Steve and Liz Nelson (aka Mr. and Mrs. Muffins)[/caption] Since 2012, people have gathered at Mr. Muffin’s Trains to hear the whiz of the trains going past, to marvel at the wall of...