indigo in the gallery

Tonight we have the opening for Roland Rickett's 'immanent blue'. The gallery never looked or smelled better. The beautiful crescendo and decrescendo of blues, made from indigo the artist cultivated himself, brings life to the gallery walls. Tapestries he dyed with the indigo dangle from the ceiling, wavering in the soft breeze that runs through the gallery every time the door opens.

The Autumn tourist season already started in New Harmony. We hope that each tourist has an experience in the gallery that he or she will remember for years to come, and will want to return to the town because of it. Having memorable installations in the gallery are important in this respect. And often what we find is that artwork that does not cotton to the 'scenic' or the traditionally beautiful will stand out more in one's mind. Good art is a conversation. You go back to it, by remembering it, or by going back to the physical site of the art to see it again. We hope that you will be able to attend the opening tonight, August 22, 2009, at the New Harmony Gallery from 4-7 p.m.

Art cars in New Harmony

On Wednesday August 12th, people witnessed some visually stimulating and wacky cars in New Harmony Indiana. The art cars, ‘California Fantasy Van’ and ‘Pico de Gallo’, driven by a man named Hunter, parked across the street of the gallery. Hunter is on a road trip headed to St. Louis. The trip originally started in Arizona, where the owner of ‘California Fantasy Van’, Hunter, currently calls home.
Art Cars are an emerging genre of folk art that takes a standard street-legal car and transforms the vehicle into the owner’s individual vision. Or sometimes the car simply displays a mind-blowing collection that grasps the attention of more folks because it is parked curbside and is not in a basement. There’s currently over 900 Art Cars in the U.S. The owners of these vehicles enjoy mobile art festivals as they cruise the road.
Hunter is part of an organization called Art Car World in Douglas, Arizona. This up and coming museum already hosts its share of art cars, with an expected total of 42 cars in the next couple years.
As to the origins of the ‘California Fantasy Van’, it was created by Hunter’s godfather, Ernie Steingold. Steingold did not make his car for self expression necessarily, but merely a way to display his massive collection. Over the course of 22 years, he riveted each piece of brass on the van until they engulfed it entirely. With no artistic training, but one hell of a vision, ‘California Fantasy Fan’ was transformed into a mobile display of over 5000 pieces of brass and $1500 worth of coins. When the van’s cruising along, Hunter said that the birds and dogs absolutely love the 200+bells.
‘Pico de Gallo’ (a.k.a. Music Car) was created by photographer and filmmaker Harrod Blank. The ‘62 VW has been adorned with recycled instruments that music stores disregarded as useless junk, as well as cd’s, and other musical paraphernalia. ‘Pico de Gallo’ has been featured on music tours with Willy Nelson and Jimmy Buffett to name a few. It will also be featured in the film The Lost Gringos, which will be shot in Mexico.

New work by Ashley Gierke

Hey lovers of contemporary art in Southern Indiana.

We have more new pieces by the emerging artist, Ashley Gierke, in our consignment gallery. Her paper work is incredibly popular, selling out in practically every place where the work is exhibited. It is no surprise when you see the playful, colorful, and mythological creations she makes from pieces of paper. Posted is a group of her latest pieces. Her oeuvre consists of Fur Balls, Swans, Deer, and Dissections. Please contact the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art for prices or visit our website. 812-682-3156. Or come by the consignment gallery and see the wonderful work in person.

Welcome to our Blog

New Harmony Harmony Gallery of Contemporary is starting a blog and we will be updating regularly to inform our followers about upcoming events including workshops, exhibitions, and featured artists! Our current exhibition is Josh Rodenberg's Cubeular.

If you are interested in original pieces of Contemporary Art our consignment gallery is full of artwork made by artists in the region, everything is one-of-a-kind and hand crafted. Please visit our website to view more works for sale at nhgallery.com! Posted, is an acrylic painting by Cecile Broz. Cecile has roots in New Harmony and is currently in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work would make an excellent addition to any interior space with the warm colors, playful content, and organic shapes.