COORDINATES OF BELONGING | Closing Reception & Flag Ceremony
Join us Sunday, July 19th 12 — 5pm for the closing reception of COORDINATES OF BELONGING. a group exhibition celebrating the 2026 summer solstice.
Our closing reception includes a Curatorial Tour with gallerist Braydee Euliss, a Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt, and a flag lowering ceremony.
Presented off-site in verdant gardens and intimate cottage spaces, the exhibition features sculpture, painting, ceramic, textile, video, and sound works that celebrate slow, curious relationships with the land and with each other. This third annual group exhibition for the summer solstice calls attention to acts of personal and collective reorientation and recovery, with artworks and public programs that position yearning and abstract storytelling as critical compasses for belonging.
Featured artists include Aleyah Austin, Stephanie Barlow, Kim Beck, Ellery Diaz, Meris Drew, Lalana Fedorschak, Dana Lynn Harper, Stuart Hyatt, Maura Jasper, Rebekah Nolan, Max Trumpower, and Seneca Weintraut. Contributing land-based practitioners include Kevin Allison, Danicia Monét Malone, James R. McKenna, Chris Merritt, and Shamira.
[Kim Beck, Tree Time Share (radiance), 2026. Image: Anna Powell Denton]
SCULPTURE FROM MY BACK YARD | Figurative Vessel-Building and At-Home Glaze with Max Trumpower
Join us Saturday, July 18th at 2:00 pm for workshop with artist Max Trumpower who shares knowledge and practical guidance on figurative vessel-building and at-home “glaze.” Max teaches the basics of collecting soil for surface treatment in ceramic sculpture work and demonstrates how to create textured surfaces with the collected soil samples. This COMPANION Assembly is a program of Coordinates of Belonging, the 2026 summer solstice.
Beginning with an artist talk, Max will show-and-tell accessible options for making found slips or clay, pinch pots, ancient glazes, oxides, and stains. Participants will learn the basics of collecting soil for surface treatment on sculpture work. Max will demonstrate tips for making textured surfaces using collected soil samples, along with providing a tutorial on creating figures that also function as a vessel for holding liquids or objects. This workshop is designed for artists, sculptors, ceramicists, and anyone interested in alternative ceramic processes.
Space is limited to 30 guests.
Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase
Join us Sunday, July 12th at 1:30 pm for a guided garden walk of White River Farm with landscape architect Chris Merritt for Coordinates of Belonging.
White River Farm is a beloved multi-generational family property and former farmstead along the White River in Indianapolis. The original landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in the 1920s. The late 19th-century 400-acre working farm was slowly developed into a neighborhood for residents looking for country estates in a natural setting to escape the city. Working with the current owner, the property’s incredible history has been documented and a proposed landscape framework plan has been developed. Featuring a meadow, pond, farm, ravines, and orchards, the plan also integrates the existing collection of barns and cottages for a new artist and writers residency program. The planning process has focused on preserving the property's historic character and honoring the legacy of the landscape while enhancing the environmental stewardship of the property. Goals include enhanced adaptation for climate change, increased ecological health, and sensitive integration of new, contemporary social and cultural creative programming.
In celebration of the 2026 summer solstice, Coordinates of Belonging features contributing artists and land-based practitioners include Aleyah Austin, Chris Merritt, Dana Lynn Harper, Danicia Monét Malone, Ellery Diaz, Grace Seibert, James R. McKenna, Kevin Allison, Kim Beck, Lalana Fedorschak, Maura Jasper, Max Trumpower, Meris Drew, Rebekah Nolan, Seneca Weintraut, Shamira, Stephanie Barlow, Stuart Hyatt. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
The guided garden walks are included with open hours viewing appointments. We recommend the 1pm booking. Space is limited to 30 guests.
Viewing Appointments Available Here
[Image: White River Farm, Orchard, 2025]
Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase
Join us Saturday, July 11th at 1:30 pm for a guided garden walk of White River Farm with landscape architect Chris Merritt for Coordinates of Belonging.
White River Farm is a beloved multi-generational family property and former farmstead along the White River in Indianapolis. The original landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in the 1920s. The late 19th-century 400-acre working farm was slowly developed into a neighborhood for residents looking for country estates in a natural setting to escape the city. Working with the current owner, the property’s incredible history has been documented and a proposed landscape framework plan has been developed. Featuring a meadow, pond, farm, ravines, and orchards, the plan also integrates the existing collection of barns and cottages for a new artist and writers residency program. The planning process has focused on preserving the property's historic character and honoring the legacy of the landscape while enhancing the environmental stewardship of the property. Goals include enhanced adaptation for climate change, increased ecological health, and sensitive integration of new, contemporary social and cultural creative programming.
In celebration of the 2026 summer solstice, Coordinates of Belonging features contributing artists and land-based practitioners include Aleyah Austin, Chris Merritt, Dana Lynn Harper, Danicia Monét Malone, Ellery Diaz, Grace Seibert, James R. McKenna, Kevin Allison, Kim Beck, Lalana Fedorschak, Maura Jasper, Max Trumpower, Meris Drew, Rebekah Nolan, Seneca Weintraut, Shamira, Stephanie Barlow, Stuart Hyatt. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
The guided garden walks are included with open hours viewing appointments. We recommend the 1pm booking. Space is limited to 30 guests.
Viewing Appointments Available Here
[Image: White River Farm, Orchard, 2025]
Coordinates of Belonging | Conjuring the Sun | Lumen Printing with Aleyah Austin
Join us Saturday, July 11th at 1:00 pm for a half-day workshop with artist Aleyah Austin, exploring the camera-less photographic technique of lumen printing through the shapes and silhouettes of native plants. This COMPANION Assembly is a program of Coordinates of Belonging, the 2026 summer solstice.
Beginning with a guided garden walk, together we will collect foliage, light, and shadow to create lumen prints under the sun. Participants will leave with multiple 8 x 10 and 11 × 14 inch lumen prints and have the option to keep their wooden ware board + glass + clamps set-up so they can continue making photograms after the workshop. This workshop is designed for artists, gardeners, photographers, educators, and anyone interested in botany and alternative photographic processes.
Space is limited to 30 guests.
WriteShop with Lauren Day
COMPANION is delighted to host a special Community WriteShop as part of our summer solstice group exhibition, Coordinates of Belonging. We'll have coffee, tea, bread, and jam to share. Stick around and enjoy quiet, early morning hours with the exhibition featuring a group of artists and land-based practitioners who share bodies of knowledge celebrating slow, curious relationships with land, with spacetime, and with each other.
WriteShop for Artist Statements | Braydee Euliss + Lauren Day
COMPANION invites artists to gather for a special evening Assembly on Thursday, July 9th at 6:00pm — WriteShop for Artist Statements.
Co-hosted by Braydee Euliss and Lauren Day, this collaborative community WriteShop offers artists a guided, low-intensity opportunity to think and write about their own work. Participants will learn more about the essential texts that support an art practice and respond to simple prompts in writing. The group will be invited to share and reflect with each other before making final revisions and arriving at newly developed or updated artist statements.
This artist Assembly is part of our summer solstice group exhibition, Coordinates of Belonging. We'll have light refreshments, and guests are invited to enjoy quiet, evening hours with the exhibition featuring a group of artists and land-based practitioners who share bodies of knowledge celebrating slow, curious relationships with land, with spacetime, and with each other.
Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase
Join us Sunday, June 28th at 1:30 pm for a guided garden walk of White River Farm with landscape architect Chris Merritt as part of the opening weekend events for Coordinates of Belonging.
White River Farm is a beloved multi-generational family property and former farmstead along the White River in Indianapolis. The original landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in the 1920s. The late 19th-century 400-acre working farm was slowly developed into a neighborhood for residents looking for country estates in a natural setting to escape the city. Working with the current owner, the property’s incredible history has been documented and a proposed landscape framework plan has been developed. Featuring a meadow, pond, farm, ravines, and orchards, the plan also integrates the existing collection of barns and cottages for a new artist and writers residency program. The planning process has focused on preserving the property's historic character and honoring the legacy of the landscape while enhancing the environmental stewardship of the property. Goals include enhanced adaptation for climate change, increased ecological health, and sensitive integration of new, contemporary social and cultural creative programming.
In celebration of the 2026 summer solstice, Coordinates of Belonging features contributing artists and land-based practitioners include Aleyah Austin, Chris Merritt, Dana Lynn Harper, Danicia Monét Malone, Ellery Diaz, Grace Seibert, James R. McKenna, Kevin Allison, Kim Beck, Lalana Fedorschak, Maura Jasper, Max Trumpower, Meris Drew, Rebekah Nolan, Seneca Weintraut, Shamira, Stephanie Barlow, Stuart Hyatt. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
The guided garden walks are included with open hours viewing appointments. We recommend the 1pm booking. Space is limited to 30 guests.
Tickets Available Here
[White River Farm, Orchard, 2025, Image: Hadley Fruits]
Coordinates of Belonging | The American Chestnut | Past, Present, and Future with James R. McKenna
Join us Saturday, June 27th at 1:30 pm for a conversation about the American Chestnut with James R. McKenna, founder of A Breed Above Timber and current Chief Science Officer for the Indiana American Chestnut Foundation. This Assembly is a program of our annual summer solstice exhibition, Coordinates of Belonging.
What was the American chestnut, and why bring it back?
A summary of the historic and ecological value of the American chestnut tree, its demise through an invasive exotic pathogen, and the work over decades to develop chestnut blight resistance provided by James R. McKenna. Jim will conclude his talk with a tour of the chestnut planting in the White River Farm orchard, which includes pure Americans, Chinese, and hybrids. Attendees will learn how to identify each type of chestnut, and examples of grafting, nut collection, and cracking will be demonstrated. Examples of American chestnut wood will be on display.
In celebration of the 2026 summer solstice, Coordinates of Belonging features contributing artists and land-based practitioners include Aleyah Austin, Chris Merritt, Dana Lynn Harper, Danicia Monét Malone, Ellery Diaz, Grace Seibert, James R. McKenna, Kevin Allison, Kim Beck, Lalana Fedorschak, Maura Jasper, Max Trumpower, Meris Drew, Rebekah Nolan, Seneca Weintraut, Shamira, Stephanie Barlow, Stuart Hyatt. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
The American Chestnut Assembly is included with open hours viewing appointments. We recommend the 1pm booking. Space is limited to 30 guests.
Viewing Appointments Available Here
[White River Farm, Orchard, 2025, Image: Hadley Fruits]
Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase
Join us Sunday, June 21st at 1:30 pm for a guided garden walk of White River Farm with landscape architect Chris Merritt as part of the opening weekend events for Coordinates of Belonging.
White River Farm is a beloved multi-generational family property and former farmstead along the White River in Indianapolis. The original landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in the 1920s. The late 19th-century 400-acre working farm was slowly developed into a neighborhood for residents looking for country estates in a natural setting to escape the city. Working with the current owner, the property’s incredible history has been documented and a proposed landscape framework plan has been developed. Featuring a meadow, pond, farm, ravines, and orchards, the plan also integrates the existing collection of barns and cottages for a new artist and writers residency program. The planning process has focused on preserving the property's historic character and honoring the legacy of the landscape while enhancing the environmental stewardship of the property. Goals include enhanced adaptation for climate change, increased ecological health, and sensitive integration of new, contemporary social and cultural creative programming.
In celebration of the 2026 summer solstice, Coordinates of Belonging features contributing artists and land-based practitioners include Aleyah Austin, Chris Merritt, Dana Lynn Harper, Danicia Monét Malone, Ellery Diaz, Grace Seibert, James R. McKenna, Kevin Allison, Kim Beck, Lalana Fedorschak, Maura Jasper, Max Trumpower, Meris Drew, Rebekah Nolan, Seneca Weintraut, Shamira, Stephanie Barlow, Stuart Hyatt. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
The guided garden walks are included with open hours viewing appointments. We recommend the 1pm booking. Space is limited to 30 guests.
Viewing Appointments Available Here
[Image: White River Farm, Orchard, 2025]
Coordinates of Belonging | Soil to Pigment: A Land-Based Mini Residency on Indiana Soil, Color, and Material Practice
Join land-based artist and researcher Shamira, soil health specialist Kevin Allison, and cultural practitioner Dr. Danicia Monét Malone for an intimate half-day residency exploring Indiana soil as both ecological record and artistic material. Held during opening weekend for Coordinates of Belonging, the 2026 summer solstice annual group exhibition.
Beginning with a guided conversation on the soils of Indiana, participants will learn how land conditions, agriculture, ecology, and human stewardship shape the ground beneath us. From there, the group will move into a hands-on pigment-making session, transforming locally sourced soils into watercolor pigments through traditional grinding and preparation processes.
Throughout the residency, tea and seasonal refreshments will be shared as part of the slower, somatic approach to learning, observation, and material engagement.
Participants will leave with handmade earth pigments, works on paper, and a take-home material kit for continued experimentation and study.
This residency is designed for artists, gardeners, educators, environmental thinkers, and anyone interested in deepening their relationship to land through making.
Coordinates of Belonging | Summer Solstice Flow: Meditation, Movement, and Greeting the Sun
Join Ellery Diaz for meditation, movement, and greeting the sun. Held during opening weekend for Coordinates of Belonging, the 2026 summer solstice annual group exhibition. Sunday marks the first astronomical day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere with the solstice occurring at 4:24 am ET.
Inspired by the artist’s Summer Solstice ritual with her twin, wake up with the sun and community to gently rediscover your summer self on the longest day of the year. Start with meditation and breathwork before gentle movements and shapes. This beginner-friendly flow welcomes and invites all.
COORDINATES OF BELONGING | OPENING RECEPTION for the 2026 Summer Solstice
Join us Saturday, June 20th 6 — 10pm for the opening reception of COORDINATES OF BELONGING. a group exhibition celebrating the 2026 summer solstice.
Presented off-site in verdant gardens and intimate cottage spaces, the exhibition features sculpture, painting, ceramic, textile, video, and sound works that celebrate slow, curious relationships with the land and with each other. This third annual group exhibition for the summer solstice calls attention to acts of personal and collective reorientation and recovery, with artworks and public programs that position yearning and abstract storytelling as critical compasses for belonging.
Featured artists include Aleyah Austin, Stephanie Barlow, Kim Beck, Ellery Diaz, Meris Drew, Lalana Fedorschak, Dana Lynn Harper, Stuart Hyatt, Maura Jasper, Rebekah Nolan, Grace Seibert, Max Trumpower, and Seneca Weintraut. Contributing land-based practitioners include Kevin Allison, Danicia Monét Malone, James R. McKenna, Chris Merritt, and Shamira.
Tickets Available Here
[Image: Max Trumpower, Water Tower, 2026]
BEFORE WE MOVE ON | a closing conversation with Julian Jamaal Jones and M. Pofahl
Join us Sunday, January 18th, 1pm — 4pm for a closing conversation with Julian Jamaal Jones and M. Pofahl to discuss Jones’ exhibition Let Me Calm Down. The event is free and open to the public. Conversation begins around 2:00pm. The exhibition is on view November 14, 2025 — January 18, 2026 by event or appointment.
COMPANION
3715 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46205
Julian Jamaal Jones: LET ME CALM DOWN | Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of LET ME CALM DOWN, a solo exhibition by Julian Jamaal Jones, comprising small drawings and his distinctive, abstract quilts. The exhibition is Jones’ fifth solo project this year and borrows its name from a track on Nicki Minaj’s 2023 album, Pink Friday 2. It marks a pause and questions whether calm itself can become radical. On view November 14, 2025 — January 18, 2026.
COMPANION
3715 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46205
Nazarinne Ahmed: IN THE HOUSE MY MOTHER BUILT | Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of IN THE HOUSE MY MOTHER BUILT, a solo exhibition by Nazarinne Ahmed. Featuring sculpture, printmaking, textile, and text-based works produced over two years, the exhibition confides a continuing reflection on her maternal relationship. On view October 10 — November 2, 2025.
COMPANION
3715 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46205
HOLD ON TO THIS INSTEAD | Guided Plant Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase
Join us Sunday, June 22nd at 1:30 pm for a guided plant walk of White River Farm with landscape architect Chris Merritt as part of the exhibition events for Hold On To This Instead.
White River Farm is a beloved multi-generational family property and former farmstead along the White River in Indianapolis. The original landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in the 1920s. The late 19th-century 400-acre working farm was slowly developed into a neighborhood for residents looking for country estates in a natural setting to escape the city. Working with the current owner, the property’s incredible history has been documented and a proposed landscape framework plan has been developed. Featuring a meadow, pond, farm, ravines, and orchards, the plan also integrates the existing collection of barns and cottages for a new artist and writers residency program. The planning process has focused on preserving the property's historic character and honoring the legacy of the landscape while enhancing the environmental stewardship of the property. Goals include enhanced adaptation for climate change, increased ecological health, and sensitive integration of new, contemporary social and cultural creative programming.
In celebration of the 2025 summer solstice weekend, Hold On To This Instead features contemporary, midwestern artists Aleyah Austin, Stephanie Barlow, Kelsey Blacklock, Landon Caldwell, Meris Drew, Ryan Freund, Julian Jamaal Jones, Rob Funkhouser, Casey Roberts, and Shamira. Together for the first time, the artists’ traditional forms and materials make way for present-day contemplations on communing with one another and the lands and skies we share. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
Daily exhibition tickets include participation in the guided plant walks.
Tickets Available Here
[Image: White River Farm, Meadow, 2023]
HOLD ON TO THIS INSTEAD | Guided Plant Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase
Join us Saturday, June 21st at 1:30 pm for a guided plant walk of White River Farm with landscape architect Chris Merritt as part of the exhibition events for Hold On To This Instead.
White River Farm is a beloved multi-generational family property and former farmstead along the White River in Indianapolis. The original landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in the 1920s. The late 19th-century 400-acre working farm was slowly developed into a neighborhood for residents looking for country estates in a natural setting to escape the city. Working with the current owner, the property’s incredible history has been documented and a proposed landscape framework plan has been developed. Featuring a meadow, pond, farm, ravines, and orchards, the plan also integrates the existing collection of barns and cottages for a new artist and writers residency program. The planning process has focused on preserving the property's historic character and honoring the legacy of the landscape while enhancing the environmental stewardship of the property. Goals include enhanced adaptation for climate change, increased ecological health, and sensitive integration of new, contemporary social and cultural creative programming.
In celebration of the 2025 summer solstice weekend, Hold On To This Instead features contemporary, midwestern artists Aleyah Austin, Stephanie Barlow, Kelsey Blacklock, Landon Caldwell, Meris Drew, Ryan Freund, Julian Jamaal Jones, Rob Funkhouser, Casey Roberts, and Shamira. Together for the first time, the artists’ traditional forms and materials make way for present-day contemplations on communing with one another and the lands and skies we share. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
Daily exhibition tickets include participation in the guided plant walks.
Tickets Available Here
[Image: White River Farm, Meadow, 2023]
HOLD ON TO THIS INSTEAD | OPENING RECEPTION for the 2025 Summer Solstice
COMPANION presents a group exhibition of sculptures, paintings, drawings, ceramics, and quilts in celebration of the 2025 summer solstice weekend. Hold On To This Instead features contemporary, midwestern artists Aleyah Austin, Stephanie Barlow, Kelsey Blacklock, Landon Caldwell, Meris Drew, Ryan Freund, Julian Jamaal Jones, Rob Funkhouser, Casey Roberts, and Shamira. Two years after the inaugural COMPANION summer solstice exhibition in 2023, this shorter, 3-day exhibition emphasizes the importance of attending to what is elemental and available to us all. Together for the first time, the artists’ traditional forms and materials make way for present-day contemplations on communing with one another and the lands and skies we share.
Hold On To This Instead is presented off-site in an intimate residential setting. The cottage and its grounds host both interior and exterior works.
Tickets Available Here
[Image: Aleyah Austin, Seeking Abundance, 2022]
STEP. STEP. STEP. Music with Landon Caldwell + Walking Meditation with Rebekah Nolan
Join us Sunday, June 1, 2025 1—4 pm for a musical and meditative afternoon with STEP. STEP. STEP. artists Landon Caldwell and Rebekah Nolan.
STEP. STEP. STEP. is a storybook and exhibition by Rebekah Nolan. The exhibition presents three room-sized installations, each with an accompanying sound composition, under the creative direction of Nolan. She shares 200+ new, acrylic and oil pastel drawings and paintings, each a variation on a theme. An otherwise ignored portion of the gallery is activated with a conjuring graphite and found object collaboration by Danielle Joy Graves and Nick Witten. In her largest textile work to date, Priya Wittman contributes an embracing and monumental tulle installation.
Landon Caldwell composed generative, site-relational sound works distinct to each installation. The looped compositions play continuously and concurrently, fading in and out of each other as viewers move between the galleries. Audio includes field recordings of Nolan walking and white noise.
Landon will open our Sunday afternoon performing new pieces live with us in the front gallery. Following his set, Rebekah will lead a walking meditation that leaves from the gallery around 2:15 and moves through the neighborhood for roughly 45 minutes before returning. If you’re walking with us, wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a water bottle. We’ll likely walk rain or shine, so be mindful of the day’s weather.
Signed hardcover, limited edition copies of the Nolan’s storybook STEP. STEP. STEP. and all 200+ STEP drawings and paintings in the exhibition are available for sale. Take home a 90-minute recording of Caldwell's generative sound works for STEP. STEP. STEP. Limited edition of 20 cassette tapes with j-cards featuring Nolan's STEP 176.
The exhibition has been extended and is now on view through Sunday, June 22nd.
Make Your Own Foam Clogs | 1:1 Workshop with Nick Witten
Join us Sunday, May 25, 2025 to Make Your Own Foam Clog in a 1:1 workshop with Nick Witten, one of the exhibiting artists in STEP. STEP. STEP. Learn about contemporary casting materials and techniques and make your very own clog or pair of clogs using the same molds the produced Witten's clogs in the exhibition.
PITCH-IN | STEP. STEP. STEP.
We’re delighted to host another weekend gathering for STEP. STEP. STEP. and explore the exhibition’s themes of comfort and certainty with a traditional Indiana Summer Holiday Pitch-In. We’ll be set up in the front yard with tables & chairs for an easy afternoon of your good company and a casual, communal meal. Free — just bring something to share and maybe a friend or two.
Our pitch-in style cookout extends the invitation of STEP. STEP. STEP. to show up as you are, trust the process, and take stock of the sweet spots. STEP. STEP. STEP. coloring pages and bubbles provided for all ages.
IN CONVERSATION | Rebekah Nolan, Landon Caldwell, Priya Wittman, Danielle Joy Graves, and Nick Witten
Join us Saturday, May 10th, 11am — 1pm for a conversation with artists Rebekah Nolan, Landon Caldwell, Priya Wittman, Danielle Joy Graves, and Nick Witten about their individual works and the collaboration process for STEP. STEP. STEP. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition is on view April 25 — June 1, 2025 by event or appointment.
COMPANION
3715 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46205
Rebekah Nolan: STEP. STEP. STEP. | Book Reading
Join us for a morning with Rebekah Nolan at Golden Hour Books as she reads STEP. STEP. STEP., a new storybook written and illustrated by the Indy-based artist. STEP. STEP. STEP. moves readers through the daily walks of an artist and the familiar and unknown encounters along the way.
Following the reading, guests with children are invited to a private viewing of Nolan's concurrent exhibition at COMPANION, also titled STEP. STEP. STEP. The exhibition explores the book’s visuals and theme through new drawings, new sounds, and new installations created in collaboration with artists Landon Caldwell, Danielle Joy Graves, Nick Witten, and Priya Wittman.
The book features 23 new, original illustrations, an exclusive postcard, and a note from the artist. Signed, first-edition copies of the book are available at COMPANION throughout the exhibition, on view April 25 — June 1, 2025.
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Rebekah Nolan: STEP. STEP. STEP. | Opening Reception
Opening Reception | Join us for the opening reception of STEP. STEP. STEP. an exhibition by Rebekah Nolan in collaboration with artists Landon Caldwell, Priya Wittman, Danielle Joy Graves, and Nick Witten. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition is on view April 25 — June 1, 2025 by event or appointment.
COMPANION
3715 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46205
CHOMP. CHOMP. CHOMP. | Dinner with artists Rebekah Nolan, Landon Caldwell, Danielle Joy Graves, Nick Witten, and Priya Wittman
Join us Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6 PM at our preview dinner for STEP. STEP. STEP., a new storybook by Rebekah Nolan and her new exhibition in collaboration with artists Landon Caldwell, Danielle Joy Graves, Nick Witten, and Priya Wittman.
We gather with the artists to celebrate new drawings, new sounds, and new spaces with CHOMP. CHOMP. CHOMP. – a bountiful spring meal that extends the invitation of the book and the exhibition to move one step (or bite) at a time, find comfort in the familiar, and have faith in the unknown.
CHOMP. CHOMP. CHOMP. includes beverages, a small memento, and helps support artist programming at COMPANION. Setting is intimate and limited to 20 additional guests.
The meal is shared with vegan, gluten-free & dairy-free dishes provided. Please reach out with questions by emailing braydee@thisiscompanion.com by April 18, 2025.
Price | $100 | Reserve Your Seat
IN CONVERSATION: Aaron S. Coleman on No More Water
Join us for a conversation with artist Aaron S. Coleman on No More Water, new mixed media assemblages on view at Storage Space Gallery October 18—November 3, 2024.
Setting is intimate with room for 30 guests and a light brunch will be provided.
Price | Sliding Scale | Reserve Your Seat
IN CONVERSATION: Cory Robinson and Rebekah Nolan on Prototype
Join us for a conversation with artists Cory Robinson and Rebekah Nolan and moderator Braydee Euliss about Prototype, collaborations in form and function on view at Storage Space Gallery August 16—September 9, 2024.
Prototype is the initial conversation between the two Indianapolis artists who explore how collaboration can shape artistic expression, open doors to new ways of making, and create resonating outcomes.
Setting is intimate with room for 30 guests.
Event includes brunch provided by Sidedoor Bagel & SunBean Coffee Roasters whose kind donations allow us to present the event at a sliding scale fee.
Price | Sliding Scale | Reserve Your Seat
WINDING ACCORD | Closing Reception in conversation with the artists
Closing Reception | Join us Sunday, June 30, 2024 1—4 pm for the closing reception of WINDING ACCORD. The event is free and open to the public. We’ll gather up for a casual conversation with the artists around 2:00 pm.
WINDING ACCORD | Opening Reception
Opening Reception | Join us Friday, May 31, 2024 6—10 pm for the opening reception of WINDING ACCORD. The event is free and open to the public.
ASSEMBLY
An ongoing series of opportunities to gather together and engage more deeply with COMPANION projects, exhibitions, and artists.
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2026
- Jul 19, 2026 COORDINATES OF BELONGING | Closing Reception & Flag Ceremony Jul 19, 2026
- Jul 18, 2026 SCULPTURE FROM MY BACK YARD | Figurative Vessel-Building and At-Home Glaze with Max Trumpower Jul 18, 2026
- Jul 12, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase Jul 12, 2026
- Jul 11, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase Jul 11, 2026
- Jul 11, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Conjuring the Sun | Lumen Printing with Aleyah Austin Jul 11, 2026
- Jul 10, 2026 WriteShop with Lauren Day Jul 10, 2026
- Jul 9, 2026 WriteShop for Artist Statements | Braydee Euliss + Lauren Day Jul 9, 2026
- Jun 28, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase Jun 28, 2026
- Jun 27, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | The American Chestnut | Past, Present, and Future with James R. McKenna Jun 27, 2026
- Jun 21, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Guided Garden Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase Jun 21, 2026
- Jun 21, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Soil to Pigment: A Land-Based Mini Residency on Indiana Soil, Color, and Material Practice Jun 21, 2026
- Jun 21, 2026 Coordinates of Belonging | Summer Solstice Flow: Meditation, Movement, and Greeting the Sun Jun 21, 2026
- Jun 20, 2026 COORDINATES OF BELONGING | OPENING RECEPTION for the 2026 Summer Solstice Jun 20, 2026
- Jan 18, 2026 BEFORE WE MOVE ON | a closing conversation with Julian Jamaal Jones and M. Pofahl Jan 18, 2026
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2025
- Nov 14, 2025 Julian Jamaal Jones: LET ME CALM DOWN | Opening Reception Nov 14, 2025
- Oct 10, 2025 Nazarinne Ahmed: IN THE HOUSE MY MOTHER BUILT | Opening Reception Oct 10, 2025
- Jun 22, 2025 HOLD ON TO THIS INSTEAD | Guided Plant Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase Jun 22, 2025
- Jun 21, 2025 HOLD ON TO THIS INSTEAD | Guided Plant Walk with Chris Merritt of Merritt Chase Jun 21, 2025
- Jun 20, 2025 HOLD ON TO THIS INSTEAD | OPENING RECEPTION for the 2025 Summer Solstice Jun 20, 2025
- Jun 1, 2025 STEP. STEP. STEP. Music with Landon Caldwell + Walking Meditation with Rebekah Nolan Jun 1, 2025
- May 25, 2025 Make Your Own Foam Clogs | 1:1 Workshop with Nick Witten May 25, 2025
- May 25, 2025 PITCH-IN | STEP. STEP. STEP. May 25, 2025
- May 10, 2025 IN CONVERSATION | Rebekah Nolan, Landon Caldwell, Priya Wittman, Danielle Joy Graves, and Nick Witten May 10, 2025
- May 3, 2025 Rebekah Nolan: STEP. STEP. STEP. | Book Reading May 3, 2025
- Apr 25, 2025 Rebekah Nolan: STEP. STEP. STEP. | Opening Reception Apr 25, 2025
- Apr 24, 2025 CHOMP. CHOMP. CHOMP. | Dinner with artists Rebekah Nolan, Landon Caldwell, Danielle Joy Graves, Nick Witten, and Priya Wittman Apr 24, 2025
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2024
- Nov 2, 2024 IN CONVERSATION: Aaron S. Coleman on No More Water Nov 2, 2024
- Aug 24, 2024 IN CONVERSATION: Cory Robinson and Rebekah Nolan on Prototype Aug 24, 2024
- Jun 30, 2024 WINDING ACCORD | Closing Reception in conversation with the artists Jun 30, 2024
- May 31, 2024 WINDING ACCORD | Opening Reception May 31, 2024
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2023
- Dec 17, 2023 Maura Jasper: SPOTLIGHT/SEARCH | Closing Reception in song with Nathaniel Russell & Chris Vorhees Dec 17, 2023
- Dec 16, 2023 Homecoming | Dinner with artist Maura Jasper with cook Grace Seibert and sommelier Demian Hostetter Dec 16, 2023
- Dec 15, 2023 Maura Jasper: SPOTLIGHT/SEARCH | Opening Reception Dec 15, 2023
- Jun 17, 2023 Crude Cuttlefish Casting Workshop Jun 17, 2023
- Jan 28, 2023 WINTERING | exploring ritual in this season Jan 28, 2023
- Jan 8, 2023 Adornment Assembly with Ellery Diaz & Braydee Euliss Jan 8, 2023
- Jan 7, 2023 Poetry Reading with Mitchell L. H. Douglas + Michael Kaufmann Jan 7, 2023
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2022
- Dec 13, 2022 Gyopo (교포) | Dinner with cook Grace Seibert Dec 13, 2022
- Oct 23, 2022 They say it better than I ever will. | Closing Readings with Katy Didden and Jennifer Delgadillo Oct 23, 2022
- Oct 11, 2022 Tablescape Courses | Dinner with Artist Stephanie Barlow and cook Grace Seibert Oct 11, 2022
- Sep 23, 2022 Stephanie Barlow: They say it better than I ever will. | Opening Reception Sep 23, 2022
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2021
- Dec 5, 2021 Adornment Assembly with Ellery Diaz & Braydee Euliss Dec 5, 2021
- Nov 19, 2021 – Nov 21, 2021 FAIR MARKET | Opening Weekend Nov 19, 2021 – Nov 21, 2021
- Sep 26, 2021 Live/Work | Closing Reception Sep 26, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Family-Style Artist Dinner Sep 9, 2021
- Aug 27, 2021 Live/Work | Opening Reception Aug 27, 2021