The Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC) will host an in-person First Friday, March 4th, 2022, 6-9pm. Admission is free. As the CCIC follows state and county regulations, masks are no longer required for vaccinated visitors but are highly encouraged, and individual artist studios may continue to require masks within their space. The CCIC is a 500,000 square foot building, making social distancing somewhat easier than other venues, but the smaller studios may also maintain limitations on visitor numbers at times.

The Schwitzer Gallery, located on the second floor of the North Studios, will host long time CCIC artist Kenton Pratt, a continuation of February's show, accommodating for the bad weather during February's First Friday.

Open Studios and Galleries

Several studios and gallery spaces will be open throughout the building. This list is not all-encompassing; some artists may decide to open that night based on current information and comfort levels.

Arts & Images by Anthony Armstrong - Anthony Armstrong presents a new array of large scale photographs. These images depicting everyday life and simplicity of still life, people and places. Displayed in mostly black and white to allow the viewer to see the texture and movements of the images. Multi-talented, Armstrong also presents a blend of new abstract painting highlighting bold colors and deep texture. Armstrong is a self-taught abstract painter and photographer. "Often times, we are moving through the day so quickly, we forget to look at our surroundings and how every beat creates the pulse of the city," Armstrong said. Anthony Armstrong is located in the South Studios.

Kent Brinkley - Kent Brinkley is an oil painter and mixed media artist who likes to explore various techniques and experimentation in his work. The end goal is to create a language in which the viewer can translate or at least communicate with the work. "There's a lot of emotion to the work I do, a lot of movement in the pieces, a lot of attachment. People can identify with the work I do based on the emotions they may or may not notice they feel about the work they're looking at," Brinkley said. Kent Brinkley is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Aimee Bruno & Jake Walker - Aimee Bruno is a mixed media artist creating artwork using various techniques and mediums on different types of surfaces. Her style is expressionistic and abstract. Using color to tell the story, she develops her pieces to bring emotions to the forefront. Bruno studied Fine Art at Indiana University, Bloomington, and feels that education in art never ends. Jake Walker is a self-taught photographer who is not only inspired by nature but also in finding the beauty in everyday objects. His eye for composition and finding the right balance of light and color make his work stand out. Aimee Bruno and Jake Walker are on the second floor of the North Studios.

Circle City Metalworks - Circle City Metal works is helmed by Dan Jones, who will be displaying a small sampling of products for sale from their large product line. "We offer over 300 different unique and artistic items on our website. We also do design and custom work. If you can dream it we can make it," Jones said. Circle City Metalworks is located in the back corridor, near the South Studios, on the first floor of the building.

Daily Epiphany Studio: Michele Burns and Kurt Kriese - Daily Epiphany Studio will present new work by Michele Burns featuring a lot of greens, golds, and copper by day, with super-bright green blue and aqua glow by night. Burns' art draws from diverse inspirations. She features recurring elements of pattern and tessellation, texture, added objects, delicious colors, organic abstraction, mandalas, art deco motifs, and naturally photo-luminescent minerals that create a "Nightlight Art" second composition when the lights go out. She makes these luminous paints herself with minerals that are 30 times brighter than ceiling stars and glow for 10-20 hours after any light exposure. Daily Epiphany is located in the South Studios.

Taylor Figg - Oliver Upside Down - Taylor Figg, of Oliver Upside Down, specializes in digital, cat-themed art, and also creates fabric cat toys. An Indianapolis native with a degree in Media Arts and Sciences at IUPUI, Figg has a passion for helping animals. "2021 was my first full year at CCIC, and the visiting guests on First Fridays contributed to my success in donating over $1,000 to local Animal Rescues and Organizations. I'm excited to start off 2022 in February after a brief break and can't wait to see everyone, new and old," Figg said. Taylor Figg is located on the second floor of the North Studios, sharing a space with Rachel Hicks.

Full Circle Nine Gallery - The Full Circle Nine Gallery will feature Dawn Cooper, with "Le Studio de la Lune." The show will be a collection of Cooper's whimsical landscape acrylic paintings, reflective of her mindset over the years. "2020 took me by surprise; I really got stuck creatively," Cooper said. "2022 is promising some new directions for me. What started as an escape from dealing with hard decisions evolved into an ebbing tide of passion. I enjoy creating. I'm never sullen when I paint. Painting and the opportunities and few friends that have come along with it just feel like home to me. You never feel like a second-class citizen around artists because we are just so damn happy for each other and to be out there making the world a more interesting place." Full Circle Nine Gallery is located on the first floor of the South Studios.

Pope Gaskine - Pope Gaskine's art is derived from pure imagination, leading to a near unlimited source of creation. Shown through the originality of work. With abstract ideas and theology, conceptualized through oils, acrylics, pastel, pen, pencil and marker, in vibrant colors and meticulous detail, Gaskine's March offerings will consider "Gratefulness". Pope Gaskine is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Glass Arts Indiana, Inc. - Glass Arts Indiana creates a collaborative glass community to support emerging and established artists; host fun, interesting and educational events; increase appreciation and understanding of the glass arts; and promote glass-related opportunities in Indiana and the U.S. Finished works are available and visitors will get to see glass-blowing in action. Glass Arts Indiana, Inc. is located on the first floor, in the corridor.

HI Print Gallery - James Hubbard & Kurt Ihrig, Indianapolis print artists, will open up HI Print Gallery for the evening with plenty to see. HI Print Gallery is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Jacob Bower-Bir - Jacob Bower-Bir is a self-described "failed academic and an aspiring failed artist." "Despite his professed anti-capitalist ideology, he knows deep down that he, like everyone, is a shill for the market economy. He holds a doctorate of philosophy in political science and public policy, and a masters in architecture, which together have made him largely intolerable." He will have "new work by that jerk, mostly 2D, mostly of questionable artistic value." "This month's show is about unloading a bunch of garbage, for money, on people who ought to know better. (Just kidding. None of my stuff is actually for sale,)" Bower-Bir said. Jacob Bower-Bir is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Larry Lad, LadArt - Larry Lad is a self-taught painter experimenting with a variety of media and surfaces, such as cigar boxes, recycled material, and unique surfaces. "While I start with a general idea of what I would like to create, I am learning to listen, to see, and to let the art tell me where to go next," Lad said. "With COVID, we have been given the gift of time. It has allowed us to produce some new art and new poetry. It has also taught us patience." Larry Lad, LadArt is located in the corridor on the first floor.

Nancy Lee, Nancy Lee Designs Studio - Nancy Lee is known for her handmade sterling silver jewelry and will feature new silver and gold jewelry designs in her freshly updated gallery space. She has made custom work for clients in gold and silver for over a decade. She specializes in alternative wedding and engagement rings in a warm and inclusive environment. Her offerings also include kiln-fired enamel landscapes on copper substrates. These paintings show the same attention to detail with which Lee touches all of her work. "Details delight me, and I can easily get lost in them, whether in gold, silver, or enamel. You might say tiny things are my superpower!" Lee said. Nancy Lee is one of the original three artist pioneers who brought First Friday art openings to the Circle City Industrial Complex. Nancy Lee is located on the first floor of the North Studios.

Sara Love - Sara Love is a painter and designer. Her work explores observations of the ordinary. Love received her BFA from Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. Sara Love is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Wendell Lowe Fine Art - Wendell Lowe has a unique style of abstract expressionism finger painting. Since being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2009, Lowe's style has evolved from detailed chalk pastel landscapes and photography to his current work. His work evolves from deep in his soul and documents his Parkinson's journey. "My finger paintings deal with my Parkinson's and my Parkinson's Psychosis," Lowe said of his work that sometimes combines his finger painting techniques with prints of his own photography. Wendell Lowe Fine Art is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Grace Marshall, Grace M Design - Grace M Design is an Indianapolis-based custom jewelry/fashion shop owned and managed by Grace Marshall, a certified jeweler and gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America. Marshall is an Army veteran with a B.A. in Industrial Design from Purdue University and a Graduate Jeweler/Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Grace Marshall has always had a passion for using her hands to create beautiful and functional designs. Making unique jewelry with precious metals and gemstones has been both a challenging and rewarding career choice. Grace has been at the heart of forming a jeweler's community in Indianapolis. Grace M Design is located on the first floor of the North Studios.

Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery - Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery will feature ceramic sculpture and collage work. Murray considers all of her works to be a form of collage. Educated at the Herron School of Art and Design and Ivy Tech, Katrina Murray studied art history in Italy and lived for a time in Germany. A native of Brown County, Indiana, Murray now makes her home in Indianapolis and has held a longtime studio at the CCIC. Katrina J. Murray Studio and Gallery is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Shaun M. Niles - Shaun M. Niles works with large format analog photography and other historical processes, bringing a contemporary perspective to photographic techniques of an era gone by. Niles is best known for his work on the Beneath It All project, where he applauds the human form with a reverence, recognizing that we are all individually unique while also being very much the same. "The human body is an exquisite thing to contemplate," Niles said. "I choose to celebrate this appreciation of the unique beauty that I find in the human form. Once we learn to love and accept ourselves we realize that we have nothing to be ashamed of and that's the difference between being naked and being nude." Shaun M. Niles is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

S. Camille Peters - S. Camille Peters is a photographer born and raised in Indianapolis with a BFA from the Herron School of Art. With more than 20 years in photography, "I feel like I have a combo mentality of both digital and film photography, where I call it 'fine tech.' I'm using fine art lessons in photography with digital software; mixing it. Fine tech!" Peters said. S. Camille Peters is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

Rebeka Anastasia Sweetland - Rebeka Sweetland is a mixed media figurative painter on large wood panels. She builds her own surfaces out of wood that she selects only after she has either sketched or photographed the individuals in each piece. "I love working on wood, because of its rigidity, but also because each piece is unique, and the surface reminds me of human skin," Sweetland said. "l begin each piece with carving and graphite, then work in layers consisting of a variety of media and carving before finally sealing in preparation of painting with oils." The grain of the wood is incorporated into the painting, as the layers are built up and the final layers are painted in oil. Sweetland is an Indiana University Graduate with a BFA in Painting and a BA in Ceramics. Rebeka Sweetland is located on the second floor of the North Studios.

The CCIC is also open during regular business hours, with the Schwitzer Gallery accessible throughout the week. Several artists and galleries will remain open for their regular 'retail' hours, usually on weekends, and posted on their own websites and social media. Some studios will also be open by appointment.

The Circle City Industrial Complex has become a destination for art appreciators and supporters of local work, with the total number of artists working within the CCIC at topping 100. Just northeast of the Mass Ave. Art and Theatre Cultural District, at 1125 Brookside Ave., the CCIC Artists First Friday programming is a must-see stop, while events and viewable hours continue throughout the month.

The Main Entrance of the building (identified by its black marble façade) provides easy access to both the South Studios and the North Studios (with a wheelchair accessible ramp and elevator). Maps of the building are also available in several locations to help visitors find all that the building has to offer.

For more listings and event updates please visit https://ccicindyartists.wordpress.com, or the CCIC Artists Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/ccicartists