Art Fair Time

The month of May marks the beginning some of the most wonderful art related events where I live—Art Fairs. We are fortunate to have three fantastic and art fairs here each year.

The first one, the Broad Ripple Art Fair, begins in May and lasts for 2 days. It attracts over 20,000 visitors each year and is a juried Art Fair. The event takes place in beautiful surroundings and is pretty much a visual art event. There are live bands and gourmet food available at this event.

The second one is in June and is a “street art fair” is reminiscent of art fairs that took place years ago. This is the Talbot Street Art Fair. There will be over 270 artists that will attend this 2 day event. This art fair is also a juried event and is held in the historic Herron Morton Place neighborhood. This fair is free so you always need to be prepared for a large crowd.
The last major art fair in my town is the Penrod Art Fair. If it were possible for me to pick a favorite, this would be it. This fair was created by the Penrod Society. The art fair has been held each year since 1967. The Penrod Society is a non-profit organization that supports the arts and activities in the Indianapolis area. The proceeds from the festival provide grants for the local area and scholarships for young artists. Over 30,000 attend this event and it takes place on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

These events are held rain or shine so don’t let the weather stop you. I hope that many of us who enjoy art will be taking advantage of viewing art in the open air in the coming months.


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Discovering Edward Hopper

I have been an admirer of Edward Hopper for some time. Hopper began as a commercial artist. He was an oil painter as well as a watercolorist. There is a collection of some important Hopper oil paintings residing in the museum in the city where I live. I have had an opportunity to view Hopper’s paintings of mundane subjects up close and in books. His appeal does not surprise me. He did not define or interpret his own work. He left this up to the viewer. His work is full of suspense which I find exciting if not mystifying. The more I study his work, the more I learn and like about this gifted realist.

His continuing popularity does not surprise me. Edward Hopper seems to magically attract new admirers each passing year. There have been and will be many exhibitions and books on the great artist. The Whitney Museum of American Art, Germany and the Netherlands recently presented an exhibition featuring this artist. His work touches us today in the same way it did more than many years ago.

If you have not had an opportunity to view what many believe is the”quintessential painter of modern American life”, you will definitely want to take a close look at Edward Hopper and his work.



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