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MURPHY ARTS CENTER FIRST FRIDAY

Murphy Arts Center First Friday is an open format, monthly art exhibition. This event seeks to create opportunities for emerging and established artists of all disciplines to share their work with the Indianapolis Arts Community.

On the First Friday of every month, the second floor of the Murphy Arts Center comes alive with visual artists showing artwork throughout the hallways and studios: Get Dirty Ceramics, Future Friends Holographic Magic Club, Tandem Gallery, Blackline Studio; live music at the Lo-Fi Lounge and PinVault, a pinball collective open to the public. First Friday at the Murphy Arts Center is sponsored by Deylen Realty, Inc. and managed by BRIDGE Collective and the Murphy Arts Center, LLC

Deylen is not only a developer of distinctive residential and commercial urban properties, they are a family-owned business where architects, urban planners, designers, and management professionals collaborate to strengthen neighborhoods and create a sense of place.Established in 2002, BRIDGE Collective is an artist-owned cooperative dedicated to sharing knowledge and creating understanding for the enrichment of life through cultural and artistic diversity. Through professional development, they work to equip artists with the necessary tools to improve and develop their personal skills, conduct business related to art and increase the success of their endeavors.

Murphy Arts Center LLC works to support the urban redevelopment of Fountain Square and to aid in the growth of the Murphy Arts Center’s First Friday’s and other events.

Our shared mission is to create an environment where the arts flourish.The Murphy Arts Center originally opened in 1999. We hold a sincere debt of gratitude to Phil Campbell and Ed Funk for creating and cultivating this arts mecca in the heart of historic Fountain Square.

BRIDGE Collective, Murphy Arts Center LLC and Deylen Realty, Inc. wish to continue to expand upon this legacy and to support Fountain Square as a preeminent Arts District in Indianapolis.

Want to show your work at The Murphy Arts Center First Fridays?