Cole Noble Gallery Partners with Stutz

Every year, the Stutz Artists Association hosts an Open House, welcoming thousands of art enthusiasts into the private studios and galleries of some of Indiana’s finest artists. This year’s Open House will take place Friday, April 25 from 5:30 – 10:30 pm and Saturday, April 26 at 2 – 7 pm. More than 70 artists working in paint, drawing, photography, sculpture, jewelry, furniture and more, will open their studios to visitors during the two-day event. According to their website, “many of the Stutz artists have artwork in permanent collections at museums, schools and hospitals. Some are regional and even national award winners.” This month, the Cole Noble Gallery at Artistry, 451 E. Market St., will feature a sneak preview of the art of several prominent Stutz Artists. Cole Noble is the newest gallery member of the Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association (IDADA).

“IDADA worked with the Arts Council of Indianapolis and we ended up creating a synergistic relationship with them to show some early pieces,” explains GK Rowe, creative director of Q7 Associates and acting curator of the Cole Noble Gallery. “Our intent is to use the Gallery at Artistry as a storefront to showcase what’s happening in the arts in our community, so offering a preview of the Stutz Artist’s work aligns with that perfectly. It’s not a large space, but it has an expansive glass front and gives good visibility to Market Street to highlight these high quality works of art.”

IDADA and the Arts Council support Milhaus’ mission to partner with and promote art in the community, and so provided four works of art from four different Stutz artists. The pieces are quite large, the appropriate scale of work for the Cole Noble Gallery. During April’s First Friday Event, Artistry will be hosting the artists whose work is displayed at the Cole Noble Gallery. They will be available to talk to visitors about their work and their process.

Participating in IDADA’s First Friday events is a good way for Milhaus to meet downtown residents and potential neighbors. The Cole Noble Gallery at Artistry has already proven a success in that sense. The first showing of the work of Walter Knabe went very well, receiving a lot of attention. “Because of the media and press we received,” says Rowe, “we extended that show, but our intention is to change the art on display four times a year.”