Campbell art on display at Greenfield Banking Co.
GREENFIELD — Watercolorist Becky Campbell paints on rice paper, aquaboard and gessoed linen to create her artwork, on display now through the end of October in the second floor gallery of Greenfield Banking Company, 1920 N. State St. Campbell was inspired by a recent trip to Taos, New Mexico, where she received instruction in the watercolor-batik method. Campbell continues her journey as an artist through classes and workshops with the Herron/IUPUI art program. The gallery is open during business hours.
County Council debate open to the public
GREENFIELD — Democrat and Republican candidates for seats on the Hancock County Council will debate at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road. Rita Johnson, Randy Jones, Kent Fisk, Martha Vail and Debbie Bledsoe will discuss issues facing the community heading into the 2016 election. This event is free and open to the public.
Museums participating in History Day Live
INDIANAPOLIS — Here’s a chance to take advantage of free admission to Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, and the Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio, as they participate in Smithsonian Magazine’s 12th annual Museum Day Live! event on Saturday. Areas of Conner Prairie’s history park, including Prairie Town, the Lenape Indian camp and the 1863 Civil War Journey are included in the admission ticket. The History Center features You Are There exhibits “1948: Communities Can!” and “1816: Indiana Joins the Nation.” Individual tickets for both locations are available at smithsonianmag.com/museumday. Visit the Conner Prairie website at connerprairie.org and the History Center website at indiana history.org for information on what’s happening at each location.
Behind the scenes of exhibit at Garfield Park
INDIANAPOLIS — A sampling of the artwork of nationally known theater costumers and set designers is on display through Saturday at the Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive. Artists who work with the Indiana Repertory Theatre offer an artistic peek behind the scenes with an exhibit featuring costumes, scale models of set designs and hand-created props. The center is open from 12 to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
