Indianapolis Art Center Youth Classes and Camps
820 E 67th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220
About
Indianapolis Art Center Youth Classes and Camps take place within a 40,000 square foot building designed by architect and Indianapolis native Michael Graves and in ARTSPARK, a 9.5-acre outdoor creativity and sculpture garden with green space, trails, and a canoe launch. The program is part of an organization that offers hundreds of classes and camps every year and presents more than a dozen contemporary art exhibitions in six galleries. The Art Center also hosts the OneAmerica Broad Ripple Art Fair and uses a building that has become a metaphor for creativity as a piece of public art.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Friday 9 am–10 pm, Saturday 9 am–6 pm, and Sunday 12 pm–6 pm
The Indianapolis Art Center began in 1934 with studios over garages and was incorporated in 1961 as the Indianapolis Art League Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. In 1976, under the leadership of M. Steele Churchman, it moved to Broad Ripple Village and constructed a 10,200 square-foot facility, later changing its name to the Indianapolis Art Center in 1994. ARTSPARK, the 9.5-acre outdoor creativity and sculpture garden, opened in 2005. The Art Center’s early leadership included William Kaeser as its first artist/teacher and Floyd Hopper as a long-time faculty artist, and architect Michael Graves designed both the building and ARTSPARK.
The Indy Art Center’s mission is to provide accessible and inclusive art experiences that inspire creativity, educate, engage, and enrich the community. The Art Center builds a better, stronger, more vibrant, and more united community through art, offers an outreach program that takes art into underserved communities, and partners with several arts, culture, and community organizations. From its founding as a WPA project during the Great Depression of the 1930s to its current status as one of America’s most successful arts communities, the Indy Art Center is described as a model of arts accessibility and organizational evolution and transformation, and in 2024 it remains a cultural destination and a critical part of Indianapolis’ cultural identity.
Last updated May 12, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Friday 9 am–10 pm, Saturday 9 am–6 pm, and Sunday 12 pm–6 pm
The Indianapolis Art Center began in 1934 with studios over garages and was incorporated in 1961 as the Indianapolis Art League Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. In 1976, under the leadership of M. Steele Churchman, it moved to Broad Ripple Village and constructed a 10,200 square-foot facility, later changing its name to the Indianapolis Art Center in 1994. ARTSPARK, the 9.5-acre outdoor creativity and sculpture garden, opened in 2005. The Art Center’s early leadership included William Kaeser as its first artist/teacher and Floyd Hopper as a long-time faculty artist, and architect Michael Graves designed both the building and ARTSPARK.
The Indy Art Center’s mission is to provide accessible and inclusive art experiences that inspire creativity, educate, engage, and enrich the community. The Art Center builds a better, stronger, more vibrant, and more united community through art, offers an outreach program that takes art into underserved communities, and partners with several arts, culture, and community organizations. From its founding as a WPA project during the Great Depression of the 1930s to its current status as one of America’s most successful arts communities, the Indy Art Center is described as a model of arts accessibility and organizational evolution and transformation, and in 2024 it remains a cultural destination and a critical part of Indianapolis’ cultural identity.
Last updated May 12, 2026.
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