In case you haven’t heard (don’t want to be rude and say “living under a rock”), American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and her husband, music producer Swizz Beatz, will visit Indianapolis Sept. 18-20 to celebrate the opening of “Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys” at Newfields.
The music duo will showcase 134 works by Black artists from their personal collection inside the IMA galleries. These works include paintings and sculptures by Gordon Parks, Amy Sherald, Nick Cave, Deborah Roberts and Kehinde Wiley.
And it will likely take you more than one visit to give each of these works the deserved attention. But hear us out, we think you should just use this momentum to also give your local art galleries the same attention and focus.
We made a list of 10 art shows happening this fall that we think should also make it to your list. Some of these are only open for a little while longer, so make sure you plan to stop by.
“Indy Modern Quilt Guild 2026 Exhibition“
🗓️ Through Sept. 28
📍 Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive
🎟️ Free
See a showcase of colorful quilts by members of the Indy Modern Quilt Guild. The guild started in 2010 as a small group of sewists looking to connect and create. They are now part of a worldwide network of people upholding an important tradition.
Jenny DelFuego: “M E A N W H I L E”
🗓️ Sept. 18-Oct. 9
📍 Storage Space, 121 E. 34th St.
🎟️ Free
Jenny DelFuego’s artworks vary from drawings made with repetitive movements to live art performances involving dance. Sometimes you can participate in her art and throw eggshells at one of her paintings. Show up with an open mind to the opening reception 6-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18.
“Hoosier Art Salon”
🗓️ Through Oct. 25
📍 Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St.
🎟️ $23 with discounts for seniors, youth and college students
There’s more than corn in Indiana. Hoosier Art Salon is celebrating 102 years of displaying Indiana art by Indiana artists. This year you can see 137 paintings, sculptures, glasswork and mixed-media works by 125 artists representing 43 Indiana counties.
Jay Parnell: “Dust”
🗓️ Oct. 2-30
📍 Harrison Center, 1505 N. Delaware St.
🎟️ Free
As the Kansas song says, “All we are is dust in the wind.” Jay Parnell takes this to heart with his latest collection of oil paintings on panel.
He meditates on the ephemerality of existence and how people become intimately connected to the debris we attempt to sweep away. Parnell thinks of dust as a poetic archive of existence and a quiet monument to passing time.
The opening reception is 5-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2.
Son Lux “Out Into Us (Slow Down)”
🗓️ Nov. 4–7
📍 Berkshire, Reese and Paul galleries at Herron School of Art, 735 W. New York St.
🎟️ Free
The large-scale video installation exhibition by the Academy Award-nominated band Son Lux will have its Midwest debut. Indianapolis gallery COMPANION is partnering with Herron to host the 17-minute video and audio experience based on the first track of Son Lux’s new album.
Tomiko Jones “These Grand Places”
🗓️ Through Nov. 20
📍 Aurora PhotoCenter 1125 E Brookside Ave., Suite C9
🎟️ Free
The photo works in the exhibit “These Grand Places” by artist Tomiko Jones began in 2017, when she came across a list of federally protected public land that was at risk of de-regulation by the Trump administration.
Credit: Tomiko Jones
Jones immersed herself in these vulnerable landscapes in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and California to take a long look and celebrate the natural beauty of the land. Her work also documents what is slipping away to developers and marks what is lost when the land is valued more as a commercial asset.
Elissa Morley: “Interior/Exterior: The Contemporary Modern Dream House”
🗓️ Sept. 28-Dec.13
📍 Indy Art Center, 820 E. 67th St.
🎟️ Free
Elissa Morley explores domestic spaces, architecture and light through encaustic painting. The technique is an ancient way of painting with beeswax and natural resin mixed with pigments.
In her recent work, the transparency of her painted dream houses bring attention to our need to connect with nature and others.
You can attend an artist reception and meet Morley 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2.
Ivelisse Jimenez: “Campo de Resonancia”
🗓️ Now through Jan. 17, 2027
📍 Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis, 1125 Cruft St.
🎟️ Free
Ivelisse Jiménez’s “Campo de Resonancia” is an installation made from hand-painted vinyl and reclaimed local plastics.
The exhibition asks every person walking through the display to meditate on the contradiction between discarded, toxic objects and the complication that comes from creating something beautiful with it.
“Bold: New Voices in Contemporary Art”
🗓️ Now through March 14, 2027
📍 Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, 4000 N. Michigan Road
🎟️ $20 general admission with discounts for seniors and youth; free for children under 5. Museum admission is free for everyone the first Thursday of the month.
While you’re at Newfields for “Giants,” make sure to also check out this eclectic show of 13 newly acquired works by contemporary artists of the African diaspora. Take a closer look at the mixed-media work by South African artist Turiya Magadlela; it is made from layered pink and red pantihose.
Also noteworthy in this collection: “Untitled” by Indianapolis artist Samuel Levi Jones, which is made from layered art book covers over canvas.
“Consejo Grafico Nacional: Latino Printmakers in the United States”
🗓️ Through May 29, 2027
📍Eiteljorg Museum, 500 W. Washington St.
🎟️ $20 general admission, with discounts for seniors and youth; free for children under 5.
The printing press is almost synonymous with revolution. For centuries artists and intellectuals spread and exchanged ideas, reaching broad audiences.
In this spirit, the Consejo Grafico Nacional, an independent coalition of printmaking talleres (workshops), presents works by printmakers in Chicago, Texas, California, New Jersey, New York and Puerto Rico.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, two 15-minute tours will be led by artists Andie Arana Gomez and Laura Fry.
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Jennifer Delgadillo is Mirror Indy’s arts and culture editor. You can reach her at jennifer.delgadillo@mirrorindy.org.
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