Harrison Center for the Arts

Metalsmith and jeweler Gina Westergard creates what she calls "functional art." Her newest show, at the Harrison Center, includes vessels and urns created to celebrate the life and death of endangered species.

Though many businesses and restaurants are now able to reopen, arts and entertainment venues remain closed. And while some creative's find blessings in isolation, others feel the curse. Visual artist Benny Sanders finds himself somewhere in between.

Tom Day, an artist in residence at the Harrison Center for the Arts, uses digital and traditional media to create his art.

The COVID-19 pandemic encouraged many to try their hand at making masks -- either for their own use or to donate to others. Using material and natural objects to create beautiful and functional pieces of art is a way of life for Indianapolis fabric artist Abi Ogle.

Many artists rely on multiple income sources. Not only do they make, show and sell art, they work in the hospitality industry or teach classes. The COVID-19 health crisis essentially put a halt to those options.

WFYIs Jill Ditmire spoke with Harrison Center for the Arts Executive Director Joanna Taft to learn how artists hope to serve the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A dozen artists at the Harrison Center explore the mix of art and science in works inspired by the book Frankenstein.

The Indiana Arts Commission says it and 10 other Indiana arts organizations are receiving grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the awarding of eight grants totaling $145,000 to arts organizations and cultural programming providers in Indiana for the fall of fiscal year 2016.