Ignite Studio celebrates Season of Giving with many fun and exciting arts-focused classes and workshops in November and December. Join us to celebrate the artists of “The Sustenance Show,” an exhibit all about the things that feed and nourish us – from food to love....
As we draw near to the end of the year, many in our community will turn their focus to celebrations and times of giving. Again, the library will celebrate that spirit of giving in November and December with our Season of Giving initiative. Happenings include...
By Kris Hurst, Arts Engagement Coordinator Ignite Studio at the Hamilton East Public Library in Fishers has opened a call for art for our next juried exhibit, “The Sustenance Show,” with cash awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. We are seeking original art that fits...
By Kris Hurst, Arts Engagement Coordinator Ignite Studio invites central Indiana artists to serve as a Maker-in-Residence in 2024. Ignite Studio is an arts-focused makerspace designed to offer broad access to the Hamilton County community to a variety of art and making practices. We help patrons on-ramp...
By Kris Hurst, Arts Engagement Coordinator Contribute to the Ignite Art, Poetry, and Short Story Anthology Project! Submissions open through November 13. [caption id="attachment_27019" align="alignright" width="222"] Artist Emil Alzamora[/caption] An anthology is a collection of selected literary pieces, passages, or works of art, usually highlighting a theme. Rue Sparks,...
By Kris Hurst, Arts Engagement Coordinator Ignite Studio welcomes our next Maker-in-Residence, Rue Sparks. Visit Ignite Studio between September-December 2023 to meet them. Artist, poet, animator, author, designer, professor—Rue Sparks has worn a lot of labels, but the one thing they’ve always aspired to be is simply...
By Sydney Brink What does the world look like through your camera lens? Ignite Studio is seeking work for our upcoming photography exhibition, “Through Your Lens.” Photography is one of the most accessible forms of art. We all have cameras on our phones, and we’re all...
By Keyshaun Childs 2023 is the year of stories at Hamilton East Public Library. Every month on our blog, we’re featuring a guest writer from our community to share in their own words what the library means to them. We hope these stories will demonstrate that...
By Kris Hurst, Arts Engagement Coordinator Many have asked about our next maker, and we are happy to announce that Addie Hirschten will be working out of the Ignite Maker-in-Residence studio this summer from May-August 2023. Addie is a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author of...
BY KRIS HURST Ignite Studio at the Hamilton East Public Library in Fishers has opened a call for art for our next exhibit, “All Together Now.” We are seeking original mixed media art that combines as least two mediums or materials. ABOUT "ALL TOGETHER NOW" In keeping with...
