The Hoosier Art Salon has showcased Indiana artists for 100 years.
It will celebrate its centennial at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis from Aug. 24-Oct. 20, where it will be displayed along with the accompanying Stories of the Salon exhibit.
“Just as we have throughout the past, the Indiana State Museum remains committed to working with and supporting Indiana’s artists, and our partnership with the Hoosier Art Salon reflects that commitment,” said Paula Katz, senior curator of art for the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. “These exhibitions show that the Salon encompasses a wide range of art and artists that affiliate themselves as Hoosiers. There is a great variety of work, and there is something for everyone to enjoy.”
The exhibit will feature more than 140 paintings, drawings, sculptures and other artworks.
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More than 260 artists from around the state submitted 675 original works. Curators selected 122 artists, including 20 exhibiting in the Hoosier Art Salon for the first time.
“We are thrilled to be partnering again with the ISM to host the Hoosier Art Salon’s 100th exhibition,” said Hoosier Art Salon President Michael Quinn. “The arts in Indiana are blessed to have a plethora of amazing artists. To all who entered and all who were accepted, you are all part of the Hoosier Art Salon family.”
Stephanie Spay won Best of Show for her paintings “The Breath Between” and “Becoming: Portrait of Stephanie.”
Winning artists will get $100,000 in prizes as well as the proceeds from the sale of their works.
Visitors can also check out Stories of the Salon, which includes Wayman Adams’s “The Art Jury” by Wayman Adams, which won best of show in 1926. It depicts Hoosier Group artists like T.C. Steele. It also incudes the work of Steele and historic Indiana artists like Estelle Peel Izor and Frank V. Dudley.
