Local works are featured in “The Art of Transportation” exhibit at the Twenty North Gallery, which is held in conjunction with the Cruising the Living Alley car show this Saturday. Included in the art show is Rodney Cropper’s photography “Gas 4 All.”
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GREENFIELD – It started as a simple idea of coffee and donuts to get more foot traffic in the Twenty North Gallery, but organizers are now thinking an upcoming event could bring quite a bit more traffic – not only on feet but on wheels.
The inaugural Cruising the Living Alley car show kicks off 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, March 26 in downtown Greenfield.
Hancock County Arts is combining its “Art of Transportation” exhibit with classic cars, hot rods and even a mobile chalk truck in a family-friendly event designed to bring automobile and art enthusiasts together.
And yes, coffee and donuts is still a thing.
“Sometimes I’m calling it ‘a car show with an art problem,’” said council member and event planner Alice Hedden with a chuckle. “It’s just to get everybody together, and hopefully the weather will hold out.”
The event will be held along North Street and the Living Alley, which is just west of the Twenty North Gallery that will feature refreshments and more than three dozen local works of art of planes, trains and automobiles of various mediums.
Planning an indoor-outdoor event for March was risky with Indiana weather, Hedden acknowledged, but hopefully it’s a risk that will pay off. There’s been a lot of excitement, from a panel of children ages 6 to 12 that will serve as judges to the artists and car owners themselves.
The event raises money for the council, with the sale of entries into the car show and raffles for prizes. The grand prize is a certificate for an airplane ride through Jet Access Flight Training. The funds raised by the event will go to general operating expenses for the council, which brings art events, exhibits and workshops to Hancock County.
The council decided to let children be the judges for the car show “just for fun” and even have official vests for them to wear, Hedden said, but anyone who attends can vote in the Peoples Choice Award. There will be a deejay and a photographer, and even “Chalkie,” where passers-by can pick up a piece of chalk and add a flare of creativity to a mobile art truck. Hedden said classic car clubs have been eager to hear all about the plans so they can dust off their hot rods for the 2022 season.
“We’re the first cruise of the year so, if the weather’s good, it’s going to be a great show,” she said.
