‘Tis the Season for TOYS

Primary Colours welcomes the holiday season as only it can, with our annual invitational holiday art exhibit, TOYS. For the uninitiated, the exhibit features art fashioned around the theme of toys, and invited artists are free to interpret the theme however they see fit.

OPENING: The opening for this year’s art showcase takes place at Gallery 924 at the Arts Council (924 N. Pennsylvania St. – map) on Friday, December 3, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. We’ll have wine from New Day Meadery and craft beer from Brugge Brasserie and free apps from the Bar at the Ambassador.

AFTER PARTY: Join us down the block at the The Bar at the Ambassador (39 E. 9th St.) to continue the celebration, meet the artists, and hang with the Primary Colours gang.

The biggest change in this, our eighth installment, is that for the first time, the exhibit will remain on display beyond our opening night in the gallery for viewing and purchase, remaining up through December 22.

We’ve chosen the following artists to each produce a piece of artwork for this year’s exhibition:

* Mike Altman
* Ryan Alvis
* Justin Cooper
* Bruce Dean
* Nate Greuel
* Blythe Noble Hager
* Kyle A. Herrington
* MAMUS
* Carl B. Leck
* Jeffrey S. Martin
* Emma Overman
* Jamie Pawlus
* Aaron Scamihorn
* Nathan Shinkle
* Judie L Sloan
* Eric Smith
* Holly Streekstra
* Justin Akiem Trapp
* Phil Velikan
* Pam Wishbow

Exhibiting artists keep 75% of the proceeds they receive from the sale of their art. The remaining 25% goes to the Gallery, and, per tradition, Primary Colours will not a take cut. It’s all about supporting the artists and the Arts Council’s new gallery.

The opening for this free event coincides with the IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association) First Friday Art Tour.

This year, we’re teaming up with VSA arts of Indiana and asks attendees to bring new or very gently used basic art supplies, such as acrylic, watercolor or tempera paints; colored pencils; erasers; paper; canvases; and brushes that volunteers will collect at the door. VSA will use donated supplies to provide arts activities to young patients and their families at Riley Hospital for Children and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in addition to community arts classes around the state.

VSA arts of Indiana provides lifelong learning and creative expression through the arts for people with disabilities in Indiana.