Artist Savannah Jacob, the Bates-Hendricks Neighborhood Association, and Artist Paul Williams are proud recipients of the Public Art for Neighborhoods grant through the Indy Arts Council. The grant funding has provided the design and fabrication of the Neighbors Gallery, it has also allowed us to fund the first 10 artists who display their work.
The mission of Neighbors Gallery is accessibility. To make viewing artwork accessible to neighbors, and to make displaying work more accessible to local artists. Through this accessibility the Neighbors Gallery hopes to simultaneously cultivate community and to contribute to the development of the Bates Hendricks art scene.
DECEMBER-FEBRUARY ARTISTS
Amanda Marie Bell
Amanda Marie Bell is a graphic designer and multi-disciplinary artist passionate about illustration. Juxtaposing the dark, soft, and sometimes silly, Amanda creates through digital drawing and painting as their preferred medium utilizing digital brushes and tools to incorporate texture mimicking traditional mediums.
Abby Jo Elle
Abby Jo Elle is an artist born and raised in the Indianapolis area. Her love of the arts was enriched at the University of Indianapolis, where she studied and received a BS in pre-art therapy with minors in painting and psychology. After discovering ceramics her senior year, she practices clay in all aspects of her life. With 6+ years of experience being a studio technician and caregiver, her art is motivated by the practice of grounding herself through clay, fostering community and connection in a “chronically online” world.
Before applying please make sure your work will fit within these measurements
gallery measurements for 2D work are:
two sides: 18x18”
two sides: 18x42”
3D space measurements are:
24x24x26” (there is an additional 14” of height that tappers to the top)
Framed work must not exceed 1.5” in thickness