ArtsPark

Beautiful Little Get Away Sunday @Monon Trails Or Lets Say The Art Musuem Since 1934 Areas

I love the ArtsPark. It's a free, outdoor space that's on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center. I would often visit when my children were young when we needed a place for them to roam and explore outdoors, so this place holds a special place in my heart.This park is super kid-friendly. The park is contains several art displays, statues and exhibits all throughout the grounds, all set among beautiful landscaping and trees. It's like a gallery without walls. It's also right by the White River, which you can see from a boardwalk that overlooks the river. It's also right by the Monon Trail, so it's easy to get to by bike or by foot. There are a couple of art displays that my kids would play at a lot, and they were the more hands-on pieces. One of them is the "Twisted House," which is a wooden house that's twisted and turny, but kids can go inside. It also makes for a super Instagram-worthy backdrop! "Circle" is another piece in the ArtsPark that my kids gravitated to. It's a Zen-like sculpture composed of a 10-foot ring of black granite with a sand garden on the inside. You can't miss "Crescendo," a bright blue sculpture composed of 6,000 tiles. If you look at the tiles closely, you'll see little uplifting quotes and sayings written on them.I can spend many hours just sitting at ArtsPark among all of the art and nature. It's a beautiful place in the heart of Broad Ripple, and a genuine hidden gem of Indianapolis.

This is a cute little park located behind the Indianapolis Art Center and runs along the White River. The park aims to provide studios and galleries without walls, creating a place where art and nature harmonize. The park is relatively small at 9 and a half acres. It has a wood deck with some seating that overlooks the river (you can really see the power of the river from here) and a small courtyard open area called the Clowes Green. There is also a paved path that runs trough the park and canoe launch area at the far end with limited parking spots. There is also ample parking available along the wall in front of the Center. You will find a few benches and picnic tables in this park, but there are not many. The park has some gardens that have been dedicated to people as part of its grounds. The gardens were not very impressive though and I would not have noticed them if if were not for their signs. The park is well maintained features about 27 unique pieces designed to stimulate the senses. The most notable of the pieces are the Twisted House by John McNaughton, Black Titan by John Andrew Spaulding, Restful Place by Truman Lowe, "Circle" by Sadashi Inuzuka, a 10-foot ring of black granite with a sand garden on the inside, and "Crescendo" a water drop shaped piece composed of 6,000 bright, blue plexiglass tiles.The Park has served as host to concerts, festivals, films, workshops, youth camps, art classes, and the Broad Ripple Art Fair. It was a nice day when I visited the park and I throughly enjoyed my visit. The works of art are very nice and they are free to see. They really did a great job accomplishing their mission of intertwining art and nature.