Stories

I am so very excited to announce that we will be launching to operational independence from Hamilton County Tourism on Jan. 1, 2017.  We will be our own, stand-alone institution with both the freedom and the responsibility to set our own trajectory and manage our...

Stephenson House gallery to hold 40 years' worth of work in pottery Dan Howell sees more in a piece of clay than most of us ever will, a skill he has honed for four decades as an artist. His clay work began when he was a young boy,...

  Corporate citizenship focused on the arts [caption id="attachment_16456" align="alignright" width="200"] Artist Kevin Huff[/caption] On a chilly spring day in May, Cynthia Tucker found herself in the studio of Kevin Huff. The sculptor had been commissioned by Meyer Najem to create a large piece of art on the...

Couple brings travel bug to Stephenson House gallery John Cinnamon and Ann Craig-Cinnamon have spent three decades speaking into a microphone, sending their voices and travel experiences over the radio waves. Ann hosted morning shows at several area stations, while John did mid-days and mornings. In...

The Arts of Ball State Alumni As a student, it can be easy to let go of a creative habit if you aren’t involved in a class or working toward a degree, but there are plenty of college graduates — perhaps particularly Ball State University alumni...

We are excited to announce that we are the recipient of an Arts Operating Support grant from the Indiana Arts Commission.  This is the second year in a row that we have been recognized by the commission, and we are so very grateful for their...

Conner Prairie is participating in the Indiana Association of United Ways bicentennial celebration, titled “Bison-tennial Public Art Project.” The museum has a 5-foot-tall fiberglass bison with base. To mark Indiana’s 200th year of statehood, Conner Prairie seeks to commission a central Indiana artist to decorate...

Kids classes, camps and other programming at Noblesville Creates are true adventures. We’d love to see your young artists take a study break and get their creative juices flowing. Join us! FREE Visual Arts Camp July 19-22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (1-hr sessions organized by age groups) Let...

Starting in June, the Noblesville Creates Festival celebrates artists and arts experiences in the six towns along the Nickel Plate Railroad: Fishers, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta and Tipton. Check out these art-filled June 2016 events with dates, descriptions and links to more info. Get going! For...

Lesley Ackman studied music at Indiana University and had a career in finance and accounting, but she found her true passion in photography in 2008. At that time, she was traveling a lot and enjoyed taking photos, but wanted to improve her skills. She took...