🌍✨ Join us for a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2024! 🌱 

We're hosting a clean-up and flower planting at the 1000 Words Garden from 12-2pm and 4-6pm. Let's come together to make a positive impact on our community and the environment!

Last year, we ventured beyond the walls of the 1000 Words Gallery to connect with our East 10th Street community. Together, we explored unique interactive experiences with the Arts in environmentally conscious ways. 

We want to leave the community better than we found it. Join us as we build a space to appreciate the beauty of nature and inspire creativity through sustainable art practices. 

🌸💚 #EarthDay2024 #CommunityCleanup #SustainableArt #1000WordsGarden

📍 1000 Words Garden at 2629 E St Clair St.

📅 April 22, 2024

⏰ 12-2pm & 4-6pm

Rhonda Greene, a self-taught photographer, hails from Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was born and raised. Photography has been an integral part of her life from an early age, as she was deeply influenced by her grandfather, a photojournalist for an African-American publication. It was observing her grandfather's work that ignited Rhonda's creative spark and propelled her towards exploring her own artistic journey.

Her current photographic series titled "The Human Experience," encapsulates the essence of social connection and emotional depth. The human experience means everything; it’s about the social connection—a feeling, a movement, thought, touch, or lesson—visually telling the stories of her subjects—some experiencing life-transforming phenomena. In her process, Rhonda places a strong emphasis on building interpersonal relationships with her subjects. She recognizes that the intimacy and vulnerability required for her close-up images necessitate a foundation of trust and understanding. By fostering a sense of safety and openness, Rhonda creates an environment where her subjects feel empowered to share their stories authentically.

Ultimately, Rhonda aims for her work to resonate with viewers on a deeper level. She seeks to evoke empathy and understanding, allowing people to walk away from her photographs feeling seen and understood. At the core of her practice lies a deep respect for the relationship between photographer and subject, with Rhonda viewing it as her responsibility to honor and represent the narratives entrusted to her through her photography.

Rhonda Greene, a self-taught photographer, hails from Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was born and raised. Photography has been an integral part of her life from an early age, as she was deeply influenced by her grandfather, a photojournalist for an African-American publication. It was observing her grandfather's work that ignited Rhonda's creative spark and propelled her towards exploring her own artistic journey.

Her current photographic series titled "The Human Experience," encapsulates the essence of social connection and emotional depth. The human experience means everything; it’s about the social connection—a feeling, a movement, thought, touch, or lesson—visually telling the stories of her subjects—some experiencing life-transforming phenomena. In her process, Rhonda places a strong emphasis on building interpersonal relationships with her subjects. She recognizes that the intimacy and vulnerability required for her close-up images necessitate a foundation of trust and understanding. By fostering a sense of safety and openness, Rhonda creates an environment where her subjects feel empowered to share their stories authentically.

Ultimately, Rhonda aims for her work to resonate with viewers on a deeper level. She seeks to evoke empathy and understanding, allowing people to walk away from her photographs feeling seen and understood. At the core of her practice lies a deep respect for the relationship between photographer and subject, with Rhonda viewing it as her responsibility to honor and represent the narratives entrusted to her through her photography.

Picture this: high school students getting creative and showing off their interpretations of our community and how our future will look. From busy streets to chill parks, these future artists and planners are exploring possibilities in their "Reimagining Community Through Art" class.

Welcome to the Purdue Polytechnic High School Student Exhibition! Get ready to be amazed by the talent and creativity of our students. Join us on Fri, Mar 01, 2024, at 6:00 PM at the 1000 Words Gallery for an unforgettable evening filled with art and innovation.

Come support our budding young artists at this exciting exhibition!

Wandering Through the Shade: IV
Exhibition by: Shade Bell

4th solo show in Indy.
Final installment for #wanderingthroughtheshade

#wanderingthroughtheshade has been a solo exhibition series that is themed around Shade’s current life experiences. & what a year!

Opening night: March 4th from 6-10pm
Run of show: 03/04-03/31
Admission: FREE
Location: @1000wordsindy 3328 East 10th St, Suite C Indianapolis, Indiana.

IV Your Eye$ Only

D. Bell’s 1st solo-posthumous exhibition.

This is for you! This is 4 US💜.
Thank you for leaving your stamp on the world.

Opening night: March 4th from 6-10pm
Run of show: 03/04-03/31
Admission: FREE
Location: 2530 E. 10th St. Free parking available on 10th and Tacoma

Indianapolis-based artist Slim Avre Presents Waste Not: Save a Thread. February 26th from 6PM - 10PM. 2530 E. 10th St. Free parking available on 10th and Tacoma.

Join us for the second installment of The Hue Man Experience a solo exhibition by Indianapolis-based artist Slim Avre This is a 2 part series including new and old paintings. The second part will commence on February 20th from 6PM - 10PM. 3328 East 10th St, Suite C Indianapolis, Indiana.

Join us for the opening of The HueMan Experience a solo exhibition by Indianapolis-based artist Slim Avre This is a 2 part series including new and old paintings. February 6th from 6PM - 10PM and February 20th from 6PM - 10PM. 3328 East 10th St, Suite C Indianapolis, Indiana.

Join us for the opening of BITTERSWEET a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist William Jihrel Smith. The show will include paintings from the past year—giving feels of memorial, death, and joy. The Closing Reception is Friday, October 29th from 7PM - 10PM. 2530 E. 10th St. Free parking on 10th and Tacoma. Sign up to attend.

#TheVeronicaExperience is a solo exhibit by Indianapolis-based artist V. Knox. V. Knox has transformed portraits of black femmes into a feminist declaration of identity, DM US for a private viewing throughout September. Doors open Friday, September 3rd at 6 PM. There are additional hours on Saturday and Sunday 12-4 PM.

The world doesn’t always send the gentlest messages to Black Women about their bodies and identities, despite what they know to be true. Through printmaking, paper-making, mixed-media and poetry, Yeabsera Tabb presents Black Presence. This exhibit is a space to honor all that we feel. It’s a space of existing in the complicated collections of experiences. Holding the joy, frustrations and celebrations. 

Stay Home features travel photography from the pre-pandemic travels of @Twobrainz. Each piece shares a fresh perspective and breath-taking views—bringing pieces of each stay back home to share. The exhibit features photos from Thailand, California, Chicago and Indianapolis.

Chris Smith is a local photographer, creating work under the nom de plume @Twobrainz since 2012. He started hosting exhibitions and lectures in 2014. As a transplant to Indianapolis, he opened 1000 Words Indy on the Near Eastside for local artists.

Shadé Bell, better known as $hady, an inspirational trailblazer from Indianapolis, IN. The artist creates life by connecting the worlds around her, through multiple mediums of art, all in effort to constantly evolve. A woman on a mission to ignite and empower future generations to be in tune with their higher selves.

Wandering Through the Shade is a double entendre for the artist’s name and running theme for her solo galleries. These galleries are specifically curated for the audience to experience the mind behind it all. This time for the “Ancestral Collection” she shares a more vulnerable side of her artistry and life experience.