FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Images available upon request. CALL FOR ENTRIES: “ART FROM THE HEARTLAND” Juried Exhibition of Midwestern Artists by Bryn Jackson at the Indianapolis Art Center INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 6, 2020) — The Indianapolis Art Center is excited to host Art from the Heartland, a biannual juried exhibition of artwork created by artist in the Midwest area. Highlighting artists from Indiana and surrounding states, this exhibition looks to survey Middle America and celebrate the voices of contemporary art that lie therein. Prizes include cash awards totaling $4k, with two artists being chosen to host their own solo show. JUROR: Bryn Jackson is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and filmmaker who lives and works in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has exhibited in a number of galleries, clubs, universities, and anarchist spaces in New York, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles, and his work – which ranges from photography and print to digital video and interactive media – has been published by Creeps Annual and Papercut Press. Jackson currently works as Assistant Curator of Audience Engagement and Performance at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, where his practice focuses on diversity in representation and equitable access to community resources. For more information and to submit work, click here: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=7189 IMPORTANT DATES: Submission Deadline: April 3 Artwork Juried: April 6 – 8 Notifications Sent Out (via email through Café): April 10 Exhibition Opens, Free Public Reception: June 19 (public announcement of award winners 6-9 p.m.) Last Day of Exhibition: August 3 ABOUT THE INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER Established in 1934 during the Great Depression, the Indianapolis Art Center is a nonprofit community arts organization whose mission is “To engage, enlighten, and inspire our community by providing interactive art education, outreach to under-served audiences, and to support artists and exposure of visual arts.” It offers 300 art classes and workshops each semester for all ages and all art abilities, art exhibitions, and ArtsPark—a 9.5-acre outdoor creativity and sculpture gardens. For more information visit www.IndplsArtCenter.org or call 317.255.2464. Admission to the Indianapolis Art Center free, and the facilities are open weekdays 9am to 10pm, Saturdays 9am to 6pm and Sundays noon to 6pm. CONTACT For more information contact Jo Banister, Exhibition Programs Manager at [email protected] or (317) 255-2464 EXT 2490. .