For Artists

Thank you for your inquiry about opportunities for artists at the Indianapolis Art Center and Marilyn K. Glick School of Art. Click on the links below for exhibition entry information and guidelines.

Broad Ripple Art Fair

Each May, the Indianapolis Art Center puts on the Broad Ripple Art Fair, a national juried fair and competition. The fair attracts 25,000 visitors over a two-day period. The prospectus is available in mid-October of each year, with the entry deadline in early January each year. For more information, visit www.zapplication.org. For questions contact Patrick Flaherty, Artists Committee Co-Chair at pflaherty@IndplsArtCenter.org or 317.255.2464, ext. 238. The dates for 2010 Broad Ripple Art Fair are May 15 and 16.

The jurying took place at the Indianapolis Art Center on February 10, 2010.

Downloads (PDF):

• Artist Scores
• Participating Artist List
• Suggested Hotels and Motels
• Indiana Seller's Permit
• Broad Ripple Art Fair booth location map

Indianapolis Art Center is an institutional member of NAIA, National Association of Independent Artists. View NAIA Member Certificate.

Artist Level Membership Benefits

The Indianapolis Art Center offers an Artist Level membership. Artist members of the Indianapolis Art Center receive the following benefits in addition to regular membership benefits:

• Discounted programs specifically for working artists.
• Discounted fees for open studio time.
• Opportunity to display cardholder's art business link on the Artists Members page of the Art Center's Web site.
• One free annual consultation with the Exhibitions department and Artist Services on the business of art, promotions, marketing, etc.
• Subscription to our artist member blog listing exhibition opportunities at the Art Center and elsewhere.

For more information about the Artist Level membership, please contact Jennifer Collins at jcollins@IndplsArtCenter.org or 317.255.2464, ext. 247.

Other Opportunities

Please visit us and take a class, view our exhibitions and ARTSPARK, and browse our Ruth Lilly Art Library. Look for advertisements that are occasionally placed in Art Calendar, Sculpture and other national magazines soliciting proposals for exhibitions with a particular topic or theme. Keep watching the classified sections of these periodicals for more information.