VisualFringe 2009, August 7 to August 30
About the Visual Fringe
VisualFringe is the nonperformance counterpart to the Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival. What you will
find is an eclectic mix of established and undiscovered artists given
the opportunity to show
their work. Many of these
artists may have never
exhibited in a public setting
prior to participating
in VisualFringe.
We hope that the proximity of the visual and performing arts will create a synergetic effect that will enhance the energy and excitement of the festival with the two forms feeding off one another. The VisualFringe is nonjuried and opens August 7, 2009, in conjunction with the IDADA First Friday walk.
Visual Fringe exhibits will be located at:
Mass Ave Wine Shoppe
878 Massachusetts Avenue
317-822-5922
www.massavewine.com
Theatre on the Square
627 Massachusetts Avenue
317-685-8687
www.tots.org
Franklin Barry Gallery @
The Frame Shop
617 Massachusetts Avenue
317-822-8455
www.franklinbarrygallery.com
Henry’s on East
627 East Street
317-951-0335
Hoaglin To Go Café
& Market Place
448 Massachusetts Avenue
317-423-0300
www.hoaglinfinecatering.com/togolocations.php
Herron School of Art and Design
The Earth House
237 North East Street
www.earthhousecollective.org
Herron School of Art and Design is happy to participate in the 2009 Visual Fringe at Lockerbie’s Earth House Collective. This year’s exhibition includes work from outstanding Herron Faculty, Graduate Students and Undergraduates in Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Furniture Design, Printmaking, Photography and Installation. Please visit our exhibition from August 7 through 11, 2009. www.herron.iupui.edu
About Jenny Elkins, Curator, VisualFringe
"I woke one morning and discovered much to my chagrin that I had failed to attend art school. I reconciled this sorry state of affairs by enrolling in the Herron School of Art. Four years and thousands of dollars later, I was making papiermâché cats by the thousands and realized that I was a professional artist with a wholesale business making papiermâché cats. Thanks to the cats, I was able to fulfill a goal to open a retail store on Mass Ave (the home of the Fringe Festival), where I sold papier-mâché cats (and other little goodies). I had arrived!
"I was on PBS, had a spread in the paper, on covers of catalogs etc. Many different forms of art were created during those years. But, one day I had my fill of papier-mâché and moved on to my current work which is mixed media college using old photos of women from the 1800s and a witty sense of humor. My work has been shown in local galleries throughout Indianapolis and at art fairs throughout the Midwest.”
VisualFringe 2008 Art Work
Here's just a small sampling of the art work that was on display last year during VisualFringe 2008. Attend VisualFringe 2009 to see what's in store for you this year!
Artist: Forrest Formsma
Artist: Gayla Hodson
Artist: Alicia Obermeyer
Artist: Nathan Rues
Artist: Angela Sheets
Artist: Erin Swanson
Artist: Nanette Winter
FringeFriday Last Friday Each Month
FRINGE FRIDAY. Fringe Friday is held on the last Friday of each month at the IndyFringe Theatre Building, 719 East St. Clair Street. Fringe Friday features special performances by current and past IndyFringe performers, skits, live music occasionally, and other surprises. Fringe Friday typically includes a cash bar and hors d'ouevres, and admission is usually free (except for certain special events). Details for the next Fringe Friday will be published soon.
FringeFuture: 5th annual IndyFringe: Aug. 21-30, 2009
