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Another exciting month ahead! 🎨 🖼️ 4/16–5/29: To Know This Place by @michelepollockstudio @411gallery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 5/1: First Fridays for Families: The Great Alphabet Adventure by Mill Race Theatre Company at The Commons ✨ 5/1: Studio C: Trinket Tray Workshop @studioc.caac — SOLD OUT! 📣 5/5: Open Call deadline — "A More Perfect Union" 🎉 5/7: Arts Alley Event & 411 Exhibition Reception at 6th Street Arts Parklet + @411gallery 🎊 5/13: @studioc.caac Grand Opening at 4760 Ray Boll Blvd, Columbus, IN 🍄 5/15: @studioc.caac : Mushroom Pinch Pot Jar Workshop — Registration is open, link in bio! Learn more, link in bio! #artsincolumbus

‼️ REJECTED! We tried to promote our Open Call for A More Perfect Union, this summer’s exhibition at 411 Gallery, but Meta shut it down. Booo! An open call isn’t political. It’s simply an invitation to submit your artwork. What the exhibition becomes is shaped by the work you choose to share. We welcome artists of all perspectives and backgrounds. Engage with the theme in whatever way feels true to you. Learn more and submit your work through the link in our bio. Deadline to submit: May 5! #artsincolumbus

To Know This Place by @michelepollockstudio 🖼️On View April 16–May 29, 2026 🎉Reception: May 7 | 5:00–7:00 pm @firstthursdayscolumbusin 'I combine my love of paper and stitching to express my fascination with forests and the difficult subjects of illness and grief. I machine quilt into paper, then add hand embroidery, beading and sculptural elements to create artworks that explore the often-unseen world around us. I spend as much time as my body and chronic illness will allow in the woods around my Brown County home, photographing the forest, especially the mushrooms, mosses and lichens, native plants and insects that make themselves known to us when we take the time to stop and look. These walks and photos are the basis of the artwork I create, whether I am hand embroidering directly into the photographs or using them to create patterns, designs, or ideas for stitched paper artwork.' - Michele Pollock #artsincolumbus

To Know This Place by @michelepollockstudio 🖼️On View April 16–May 29, 2026 🎉Reception: May 7 | 5:00–7:00 pm @firstthursdayscolumbusin To Know This Place traces Michele's long relationship with the woods near her home in Brown County. After chronic illness limited her ability to go into the landscape, she began bringing the woods into her studio instead. This work is documentation, tribute, and touchstone: a cabinet of curiosities, a reimagined way of belonging, and a love song to the forest. 🌳 #artsincolumbus

✨ OPEN CALL ✨ As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, A More Perfect Union invites artists to reflect on what America has been, what it is, and what it might yet become. Rather than seeking a single narrative, this exhibition aims to embrace complexity, holding space for pride and progress alongside tension and contradiction. ​ In the context of the America250 commemoration, this exhibition centers on voices from the Columbus area. We welcome work grounded in personal experience, local history, inherited stories, and imagined futures. Artists are encouraged to explore themes of patriotism, democracy, labor, identity, belonging, freedom, history, and community. ​ Selected works will come together to form a collective portrait of our community, connecting past and future. This is an invitation to contribute to a broader conversation about where we are now and what comes next. Visit Artist Opportunities through link in bio to apply! #artsincolumbus

Join us at "Tiny Talk/s" featuring the amazing artists of 50/50! 🎨🖌️ Personal, political, or punny: every 50/50 artwork has a story that deserves to be heard. Join us for Tiny Talk/s featuring the artists, crafters, and creators participating in 50/50. 🗣️ Hear directly from the artists, crafters, and creators about their inspirations, challenges, and what their artwork means to them. 📆 When & Where? January 16, 2026 411 Gallery 5:30–7:00 pm 👋 See you there! Pictures by @triflixllc #artistsoninstagram #artist #artsincolumbus #visitcolumbus

Join us for the last Arts Alley Parklet event of 2025! 🗓️ December 4, 2025 🕧 5:00-7:00 pm 📍411 Gallery, 6th Street Arts Alley 🖼️ Opening Reception: 50/50, A Community Art Project 🎼 Music by Bill Vincent of Infinite Live Loop @infiniteliveloop 🥂 Drinks and hot cocoa by Elev8 Events @elev8events812 🎟️ Free and open to all ❄️ In collaboration with Downtown Merchants’ A Not So Silent Night About 50/50, A Community Art Project: Now in its eighth year, 50/50 is an opportunity for community members to contribute to a group exhibition at 411 Gallery. 4” x 4” panels are provided by the Columbus Area Arts Council – for free – to participants, who each create a unique work of art. The artworks are sold for $50 each, benefiting future programming at 411 Gallery. Through 50/50, CAAC seeks to lower barriers to accessing art. Additionally, by keeping the price point low, a broad audience can purchase these original artworks. With a diverse group of local talent, 50/50 continues to generate excitement each year. This year, six artists were invited to create featured sculptural interpretations that explore the 50/50 concept without the constraint of it having to be wall-mounted. #artsincolumbus #artsalleyparklet #downtowncolumbus

* 2024 Images * 🎉 Reception: December 4 / 5:00–7:00 pm 🖼️ On View: December 4, 2025–January 16, 2026 🗣️ Tiny Talk/s: January 16 / 5:30–7:00 pm 🕛 Artwork sales start on December 4, 2025 at noon! 🎨 Now in its eighth year, 50/50 is an opportunity for community members to contribute to a group exhibition at 411 Gallery. 4” x 4” panels are provided by the Columbus Area Arts Council – for free – to participants, who each create a unique work of art. The artworks are sold for $50 each, benefiting future programming at 411 Gallery. 💙 Through 50/50, CAAC seeks to lower barriers to accessing art. Additionally, by keeping the price point low, a broad audience can purchase these original artworks. With a diverse group of local talent, 50/50 continues to generate excitement each year. This year, seven artists were invited to reimagine the 50/50 concept, creating work that moved beyond established wall-mounted constraints. @jimcreatesart @jostarrmo @elena.leddy @windersglenda @robin_l_irwin_ @ana_carolina_meza Arts Alley Event + 50/50, A Community Art Project Opening Reception December 4 | 5:00–7:00 pm 🎼 Music by Bill Vincent of Infinite Live Loop 🥂 Drinks and hot cocoa by Elev8 Events 🎟️ Free and open to all ❄️ In collaboration with Downtown Merchants’ A Not So Silent Night ❗️Save the date for Tiny Talk/s featuring the artists, crafters, and creators participating in 50/50. #columbusin #columbusindiana #artsincolumbus #localcreatives

!! Save The Date!! Registration opens on Thursday, September 18! 50/50, A Community Art Project returns this winter! We invite you to participate in this annual community art project, open to everyone who wants to unleash their creativity and be a part of a collective showcase at @411gallery . ✍️ Registration opens this Thursday, September 18, so stay tuned! 🔗 Sign up for our newsletter to receive the registration link in your email or visit link in bio! ➡️Swipe to see a selection of inspiring art pieces from some of last year's submissions! Each of these remarkable artworks will be available for purchase at just $50, with all proceeds going towards supporting future programming at the gallery. With a diverse array of local talent, 50/50 consistently sparks enthusiasm year after year, ensuring that the world of arts remains accessible to all. #art #artsincolumbus

Join us for a special reception with curators Rick Valicenti and Suzie Shin on August 16 at 3:45 pm, immediately following the Exhibit Columbus Curatorial Conversation. “Alexander Girard, Reverberations — Forever” celebrates the timeless influence of Alexander Girard, whose work is woven tightly throughout the town of Columbus, Indiana. As a close friend of the visionary Millers, J. Irwin and Xenia, Girard displayed a masterful touch across the iconic Miller House with his ability to blend art, architecture, and whimsy into everyday life. Impossibly, the colors, forms, and patterns hold a freshness that continues to inspire generations of artists and designers globally. Curated by Rick Valicenti and Suzie Shin, friends of the Columbus design community for over a decade, “Alexander Girard, Reverberations — Forever” brings together a diverse group of artists and designers whose works reflect Girard’s spirit. In a unique gesture of community involvement, Columbus and Chicago residents were invited to lend original works by Girard from their collections, allowing direct connections between now and the Midwest’s artistic heritage. The exhibition displays conscious or unconscious reverberations of Girard’s work as it continues to spark optimism in the broader landscape of art and design. Girard’s legacy echoes for generations to come. >> “Alexander Girard, Reverberations — Forever” is supported through the generosity of The Miller Family and Deer Crossing Fund. >> About 411 Gallery 411 Gallery is a community art and cultural space for exhibitions, events, and collaborations. Managed by the Columbus Area Arts Council, 411 Gallery is located on the 6th Street Arts Alley in Downtown Columbus, Indiana. 411 6th Street Columbus, Indiana artsincolumbus.org/411 @shin_suzie @contemporaneous_notes @broohaw @411gallery @jonathan_nesci @salmoncrawfish @hadleyfruits @triciagilson

Alexander Girard, Reverberations — Forever Curated by Rick Valicenti @contemporaneous_notes and Suzie Shin @shin_suzie 411 Gallery, Columbus Area Arts Council @artsincolumbus Opening 3:30PM August 15th Reception 3:45PM August 16th 431 6th Street, Columbus, IN Artist Highlight 9/15: Jane Park @janeparkjanepark @iin_studio Sad Winter Everett Breakfast Peanut butter and Jelly Waxed Cotton and Muslin, Polyester thread and Polyester Fill Alexander Girard Feature: Blanket for Braniff Airlines

Alexander Girard, Reverberations — Forever Curated by Rick Valicenti @contemporaneous_notes and Suzie Shin @shin_suzie 411 Gallery, Columbus Area Arts Council @artsincolumbus Opening 3:30PM August 15th Reception 3:45PM August 16th 431 6th Street, Columbus, IN Artist Highlight 8/15: Present Future Architects @present_future_architects Folding Space: Architecture x Girard Alexander Girard Feature: Teak and steel screen design, J. Irwin Miller’s Irwin Management Company office at 301 Washington Street Photo by @hadleyfruits Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives