Franklin Department of Public Art

04/09/2026

03/20/2026

Butler University is using shows at Clowes Memorial Hall and its other venues to build a long-term help for the performing arts for Indianapolis.

Aaron Hurt, Butler's vice president for arts, events and enterprise management, joined the show to discuss.

DETAILS:🔗https://tinyurl.com/bdd7y7bh

02/20/2026

Ball State is accepting proposals for its arts engagement grant offering up to $35,000 for area public, community-focused arts projects. See link below ⬇️

02/04/2026

Just one week away from our mocktails and masterpieces class! Make sure you register for a fun night of painting with a talented local artists and mocktails from the Greek's Pizzeria & Tapp Room - Franklin bar cart.
Register now here: https://franklinin.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29979

12/06/2025

Have you seen the big gray metal boxes on street corners? They’re traffic signal boxes, and local artists can turn them into colorful public artworks that tell the story of your neighborhood.

In Southdale, artist Christina Hollering painted peony blooms and vining tomatoes as an ode to the Germans who settled in the southside neighborhood and built greenhouses.

If you want to spruce up a signal box near you, you can’t just walk up to it with a brush. The city of Indianapolis owns the boxes. Indy Arts Council runs the city’s Streetcorner Canvases program, which works with neighborhood organizations and nonprofits to develop plans for public art on traffic signal boxes.

Usually, neighborhoods have to raise their own funds to pay the artists, which can cost anywhere from $750 to $2,000. But thanks to new funding from the city and the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors, the Arts Council will pay the artists. Neighborhood organizations and nonprofits based in Marion County can apply for the program until Jan. 4.

📸 Christina Hollering

11/23/2025

Lots of goodies from our latest trip to Italy! Hopefully you will see them Middle Davids Candles soon! From jewelry to soaps to Italian linen!

11/01/2025

10/24/2025

Every day for the past six years, pedestrians and drivers have passed the luminous yellow work of art.

10/18/2025

The Town of Bargersville recently created a Municipal Arts & Culture Commission and we’re looking for Bargersville residents to help shape the future of arts and culture in our town.

Are you an artist, educator, performer, or arts advocate? Do you want to make a lasting impact on our growing community? This is your chance to get involved!

📝 Apply now to be part of the inaugural board.
We’re seeking individuals who are ready to support public art, community programming, cultural development, and creative initiatives in Bargersville.

📌 What you’ll need:
✔ A completed application
✔ A current resume
✔ A brief letter of interest explaining why you’d be a great fit

Deadline 10/26/25

For a fillable application go to: https://bargersville.in.gov/news_detail_T12_R30.php

10/17/2025

Love

A German museum has been unexpectedly overrun by Taylor Swift fans, as one of its paintings bears a striking resemblance to the opening scene of Swift’s current number one hit video, “The Fate of Ophelia.”

The Swifties’ goal: to see an Art Nouveau painting by Friedrich Heyser featuring Ophelia, Hamlet’s beloved in William Shakespeare’s play of the same name.

Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/Mxl7gq

09/23/2025

The Franklin College Theatre Department is presenting A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by William Shakespeare. The performances will take place at 8 p.m., beginning Thursday, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 4 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. All performances will be in Théâtre Margot in the John...