The Carmel Arts Council’s opening night reception for The Idle Mind welcomed over 300 people to the exhibition!  Refreshments were served and the CAC’s student curators gave a presentation about their show.

Alex and Caroline, will again, be in the CAC’s Children’s Art Gallery on August 11^th from 5 until 9pm, to discuss their exhibit.  All is welcome to attend and we look forward to seeing you!

Here’s just a sampling of the outstanding art that our curators have selected for their exhibit

The CAC is excited to present our summer art show, The Idle Mind. 

This art show features a high school art exhibition which was produced by the 2017 Carmel Arts Council student curators, Carmel High School senior, Caroline Armstrong and Carmel High School junior, Alex Thomas.

The high school art selected for this show was chosen specifically to illustrate the theme of the show and focuses on dreams and their ability to spur unpredictable thoughts. The artwork in the exhibit captures concepts that contain a wide scope and keen insight into the human experience of consciousness. When the brain is most disconnected from thinking, it is most connected to the subconscious stream of ideas. The exhibit displays the sophisticated nature of light sleep and the dormant mind along with the daydreams of drifting minds.

The student organized art exhibit is the product of the Carmel Arts Council’s “Emerging Curator Program” and was designed to provide a summer art show for the Carmel Arts Council.

The Idle Mind will open on July 7^th and continue until August 27^th. The Carmel Arts Council will host an opening night reception on July 8th from 5 until 9pm in the CAC’s Children’s Art Gallery. Refreshments will be provided and the CAC’s student curators will give a brief presentation about the show at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend!

The Carmel Arts Council’s Children’s Art Gallery is located at 40 West Main Street, in Carmel’s Arts and Design District.

The Emerging Curator Program, was developed in 2014 by CAC members Donna Tutwiler and Harriet Warkel to allow qualified high school students an opportunity to investigate career paths in the fields of art and museum gallery curation by planning and building an art show. The CAC’s student curators benefit from the tutelage of Mrs. Warkel who is an Indianapolis Museum of Art Curator Emerita of American Painting and Sculpture.

This show also grants high school art students a chance to compete for space in an art exhibition as the curators select the art which they feel best fits their theme.

Caroline and Alex- Thank you for your hard work and dedication!  We all look forward to seeing The Idle Mind!

Caroline Armstrong                             Alex Thomas

The Carmel Arts Council is pleased to announce that Carmel High School students, sophomore Alex Thomas and junior Caroline Armstrong, were selected among several candidates to produce the Carmel Arts Council’s summer art show.

Awarded as Student Curators, these students will begin a series of instructional meetings to learn how to plan and construct an art exhibition. These student curators will be mentored in this process by Mrs. Harriet Warkel, a Carmel Arts Council member and an Indianapolis Art Museum curator with nearly 30 years of experience.

The CAC’s student curator’s art exhibition, which features high school art, will open on July 8, 2017 in the Carmel Arts Council’s Children’s Art Gallery located at 40 West Main Street and continue through August 27.

We look forward to seeing everyone visit to acknowledge their education, dedication and enthusiasm in the Arts- AND viewing a Gallery of outstanding Art by our High School students, of course!

Alex and Caroline – Study ON!  Can’t Wait!!!

Check out these awesome opportunities to see ART by our young Artists during the month of March!  We are so encouraged to see so much talent in the town of Carmel this month!  Please come join us..

The Children’s Art Gallery Hours and Events for March –

The CAC’s Children’s Art Gallery, located at 40 West Main Street, will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout March from 2pm until 4pm. March student art exhibits will open March 3 and continue through March 26.

Arts and Design District Scavenger Hunt – The CAC is a participant in the A and D District’s Scavenger Hunt event. The gallery will be open March 11 from 5pm until 9pm that evening. The public is invited.

Spring Art Contest Artists Reception – The CAC will host an Artists Reception for all the artists who entered the Spring Art Contest on March 3 from 5pm until 7pm in the CAC’s Children’s Art Gallery. First place winning art will be on display. The public is invited.

Forest Dale Open House – The CAC will host an open house for students, families and friends of Forest Dale Elementary on March 5 from 2pm until 4pm. The public is invited.

Drum roll please!……………..

CAC Judges for the 2017 Spring Art Contest, Donna Tutwiler, Dawn Fraley and Cy Donnelly, have determined that the individuals listed below have placed in the contest. The first place winning art will be on display in the CAC’s Children’s Art Gallery throughout the month of March.

All artists who entered their art in the 2017 Spring Art Contest are invited to attend an “Artists Reception” in the CAC Children’s Art Gallery March 3 from 5-7pm and may collect their prizes during this reception.

We applaud all of our young artists in submitting their artwork and were amazed by the talent we viewed!

First Place                        

Kindergarten – Molly McGrath

1^st Grade – Alisha Arora

2^nd Grade – Ira Bagga

3^rd Grade – Jacquie Cain

5^th Grade – Isha Matta

7^th Grade – Audrey Kunce

8^th Grade (tie) – Felicia Sanders and Casey Saas

11^th Grade –Sarah Henderson

 Second Place

Kindergarten – Katelyn Bardos

1^st Grade – Medora Moen

2^nd Grade – Gabriella Stolte

3^rd Grade – Henry Chou

5^th Grade – Vaisha Majji

7^th Grade – Naomi Grossman

Third Place –

Kindergarten – Brian Chow

2^nd Grade – Kate Hay

3^rd Grade – Arhita Mehta

5^th Grade – Maddie Hay

7^th Grade – Riley Dugan

We are very excited to invite you to attend our Spring Luncheon! Floral demonstrations, Artwork, Silent Auction, Prizes, Music and Fun… all to support the Arts Scholarships and Community projects! What a wonderful way to spend a Thursday afternoon.  We hope to see you there!

Buy your tickets ONLINE here: (or mail a check to Carmel Arts Council, PO Box 344, Carmel, IN  46082)

EVENTBRITE tickets ($35 each, or a table of 8 for $260)