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.

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[Image: Max Trumpower, Water Tower, 2026]

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.

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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.

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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]

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]

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]