Magpie Artspace
art = hope
MAGPIE ARTSPACE
Indy's Hub for Contemporary Art, Creative Community,
and Handcrafted Gifts
Happening
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There's always something happening at the Magpie, located in the heart of Historic Irvington: A dynamic gallery showcasing the best in local contemporary art. Tons of curated handcrafted goodies to buy. Workshops, speaker series, classes and an open-art group every Saturday morning.
Gallery
Art is hope. Art is resistance. Art is language when words can't tell the whole story. Magpie is the showcase for local artists, the established and the emerging talents of our region and our time.
Gifts
Looking for the antidote to big box stores? We've got it. From wearable collages to robot assemblage art, tiny watercolor landscapes to handmade jewelry, Magpie has deliciously unique gifts for every taste and budget.
Community
Live figure drawing sessions. Saturday morning open art-making. Contemporary art speaker series. Queer Artists Group every Sunday. The Magpie is where culture, creativity and community intersect in a warm and welcoming way.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Mark Your Calendar
HOOKED: An Exploration of Addiction
March 6th through March 31st
Pictured: Gui Fu Shen by David Alee
HOOKED examines how our particular dopamine boosters take hold—when a hobby becomes an obsession, when a coping mechanism becomes a trap, when something that once soothed or excited us begins to quietly drain our attention, time, energy, money, or sense of self.
GREEN
April 3rd through April 30th
Now Accepting Submissions!
Pictured: Georgia O'Keeffe, Blue and Green Music, oil on canvas. Public Domain.
We’re open to interpretation and to medium. Painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, installation. Landscapes are welcome, but we’re looking for work with a contemporary point of view. Shift the perspective. Push the composition. Give us green that feels current, layered, and alive.
Think emerald opulence. Olive restraint. Neon insistence. Chartreuse edge. Fresh shoots. Overgrowth. Artificial surfaces. Green as currency. Green as transformation.
Let the color lead. It can dominate the surface or quietly anchor the piece. We’re interested in work that feels intentional and fully realized, not decorative.
New or existing work is eligible.
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Click HERE to submit work for this exhibition.
True Crime
May 1st through May 31st
Pictured: Paul Cezanne, The Murder, oil on canvas. Public Domain.
For our May exhibition, Magpie invites artists to explore True Crime in its broadest sense: the many ways humans cross the line—against each other, against communities, and against the world around us.
Artists might investigate themes such as:
• Stories of guilt and justice
• Mystery and the unknown
• The darker corners of human nature
• Secrets, betrayal, and broken trust
• Corruption, abuse of power, and systemic harm
• Environmental destruction and crimes against the natural world
• Personal, social, or historical wrongdoing
• The complicated lines between innocence and responsibility
Work might resemble evidence, testimony, witness, confession, or reconstruction. It might question who decides what counts as a crime—and who gets away with it.
All media and interpretations are welcome. As always at Magpie, we encourage provocative, surprising, and thoughtful responses.
Follow the clues. Bring the evidence. Tell the story.
Media: All visual media considered (2D, 3D, fiber, assemblage, mixed media, photography, small installations). All work meant for hanging must have a wire installed.
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Click HERE to submit work for consideration.