Such a great spot! We walked the trails and saw the sculptures. We headed inside to warm up at the little coffee shop. The library was cozy and clean with even some sweet little kid art books. The inside galleries were super cool and the workshops looked fascinating!

The outside area is pretty with some interesting sculptures, and nicely shaded by green tunnels. The nearby river is calming, with some decent views via the wooden walking platforms. You can also stroll right down to the water if you don’t mind getting a little dirty. The art on display when I visited today is a little too leftwing for my tastes, but hey, that’s art. I wouldn’t bring children through it. I’m not in town long enough to take any classes, but it seems really cool. There is a nice little library down one of the halls. The art center looks nice and pretty well maintained, and the few staff members I ran into seemed polite and helpful.

There is a great variety of art class choices for different people and budgets. There is also opportunity to receive financial assistance or for children to receive free art education through community partner programming around the city. IF you have time and money, then you have a real opportunity to take classes from some of the very best artists in the city. But the very best part of the Indianapolis Art Center is free. The exhibitions inside the Art Center galleries feature work by nationally acclaimed artists, as well as young blooming artists and students too. There is no other gallery in Indianapolis as diverse and eclectic as the Art Center. Additionally, the sculpture park is also free and a beautiful place to experience art and nature. Another amazing thing is the history. The building itself is designed by Michael Graves -- who is from Broad Ripple too -- and was picked by Joyce Sommers herself. In the words of Kurt Vonnegut: "The Art Center is an example of America at its most Utopian -- peaceful, welcoming to one and all, and boundlessly optimistic."

Awesome exhibition for Flava Fresh!

Roughly two years ago, I was going through a very rough patch in my life and a friend decided to take a professional jewelry class with me. The class was a bit expensive but had a lot of excellent content and was worth the expenditure given the amount of time for instruction. At first, I experienced a creativity block and did not know how or what I wanted to do but eventually, the class helped me open up emotionally as well as creatively. My fellow students were very friendly and welcoming as well as encouraging even though I experienced lack of confidence in my projects. Eventually, I made several incredibly difficult life changes that are leading me down a promising new path with a bright future. I can't thank the art center enough for their patient instructors and my fellow students that showed me love and friendship when I needed it most. Truly art can be a wonderful form of therapy.

Great experience and it was absolutely free(I’m not sure if it’s always free or it was a special event). These photos are from a few months ago but I’m still amazed when I look at them. Very creative and talented artists! If you’re ever in Indy go ahead and stop in you won’t be disappointed.

The Indianapolis Art Center is my new favorite happy place as the art lover I am. You can visit the Indianapolis Art Center to discover the work of amazing artists. Take Art and creative classes for you or children. When I visited them, the work of the artist Bad Habbit was being exhibited. She’s such a talented artist. It was also the 50th birthday of the center, so they had an amazing fair which I really enjoyed.

Loving a woodworking class here. The shop is so well equipped and our teacher is wonderful. The building and grounds are beautiful. Stop by sometime and walk around. You’ll be impressed.

Easy to find. Easy to park. Lots to see inside. Friendly staff. The exhibits and the river were awesome. My main goal was seeing "the crooked house in the woods". My kid is disabled and while there was ramps to walk, the transition from sidewalk to path was rough. The platform to the river was not accessable via wheelchair but amblitory ppl can access it easily.

Open air setting museum! I just love art, no matter the setting or location and this one is just lovely! Lots of fun, contemporary items. You can even interact with some! Be a part of the art!

I did a mother and son afternoon here we had such a great time enjoying beautiful art. We also bought some beautiful art pieces too. We had such a great time a few weeks later we came with friends. Little late on my sharing but I highly recommend going even in the winter or summer it’s beautiful.

Very beautiful place with amazing art! Only wish is that there were more places to sit with friends and family to eat & hang out!

I visit very often, the exhibits always change up. The staff is kind. I also love taking classes here. I have learned alot and have been able to improve my art skills.

We recently rented the Library for a party for our family and friends. Kate and the staff were very helpful during the planning process and were responsive to all of our questions. Our guests really enjoyed the venue and the party was a success. We worked with one of their approved caterers for the food and drinks, and that process was smooth as well. Would highly recommend the Art Center as a venue for a party or special event!

Love it. I’ve done many classes here in woodworking, metalworking, watercolors. Almost a fun time, everyone is super nice, and u get cool stuff to take home

Lazy staff, no general knowledge of their posted policies or follow-up to issues. Grounds are reasonably maintained but interior is dirty with some areas like the library in need of maintenance.

The Indianapolis Art Center is an incredible asset to the community that delivers such remarkable benefit! Our non-profit is so grateful to have been able to rent this wonderful space. The atmosphere, communication, and contact with the IAC for our free positive parenting event was exemplary; and the provided equipment was wonderfully helpful. The space was set up and ready to go when we arrived and it was generally the easiest, most fluid part of organizing and hosting an event. We feel lucky to have such an asset in the area for places like ourselves to host events and engage with our community members. Thank you, IAC!

Absolutely beautiful campus, with events scheduled throughout the year. The installations on the grounds are always really cool, but even without the structures, there are benches and an overlook from which to watch the river. I love seeing the seasons change here. The classes I've attended have also been worth every penny, particularly the glass blowing. Highly recommend!

I loved visiting the Indianapolis Art Center, there are so many amazing Artists able to showcase their artistic abilities. It has truly inspired me to get back into my art, especially seeing my son Mechi and daughter Shanel's artwork on display!!🥰👏🏾

The art show tonight was wonderful. I believe the artwork will be on display for six weeks. Several of the works are for sale and I purchased one!

I love visiting the Indianapolis Art Center and the Arts park. Sometimes on saturdays, they host an art fair with all kinds of art, jewelry, and a beautiful things for sale. They often host community activities such as pumpkin painting for Halloween. Inside the Indianapolis Art Center they have several art galleries, and a beautiful library, which is free to visit.