The Magpie Studio and Gallery

08/26/2026

If your Halloween poster didn’t make the Top 10, we’d still love to give it a place on the walls at Magpie. Every one of these posters represents someone’s creativity, imagination and love for this wonderfully weird little neighborhood, and we think that deserves to be seen. So we’re inviting all of this year’s Halloween poster artists to exhibit their work in our October show at Magpie Artspace. October is a pretty magical month in Irvington as you know, and with the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival bringing thousands of people to the neighborhood, this will likely be our biggest audience of the year. Your poster will get another chance to be seen, appreciated and celebrated. We’ll also have an opening reception and a closing reception during October, so bring your friends and family, come see your work hanging in a real gallery, and celebrate all the creativity that makes Irvington Halloween what it is. Didn’t make the Top 10? You still made something worth showing. We’d be delighted to hang it.
Here are FAQs:

Is there a fee for showing my work at the Magpie?
Nope.

When should I drop off my poster?
Come by the Magpie (206 S Audubon in between the tattoo studio and the Snug Irish Pub) this week between noon and 5 pm. Ask for Justin or Jamie.

Should I frame my poster?
Yes! We have a standard gallery hanging system that enables us to display framed art beautifully. Stick it in a frame that’s suitable for hanging (so, don’t get the kind with that fold out thingy for setting on a table). It should have a D-ring or wire on the back.

Can I sell my poster?
In keeping with the spirit of the festival, posters will not be for sale, but you will make a valuable connection with a fine art gallery where you may have an opportunity to sell other works in the future! (This is a change from our original announcement and is based on thoughtful input from festival organizers.)

When does the poster show open?
The show will open on the October 2 for Irvington’s First Friday event. We will have a lil party that evening to celebrate all the poster artists this year (well, all but
How long will my poster be displayed?
Your poster will hang at the Magpie for about three weeks.

Questions? Text Deb anytime: 317-225-2253.
See you and your poster soon!
The Magpie Flock

08/19/2026

Join us 8/22 from 1:30-5pm for a FREE visible mending workshop with Quinn of Seams Quirky here at Magpie Artspace. We hope to see you here! ❤️

08/12/2026

New Artists Alert! So excited to have artists Claire Dana and mothinthestudio artist Molly Hodge to join our other artists on consignment here at Magpie! They join the ranks of 27 other artists (and growing) you can shop from while here. Come see us! ❤️

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

I'm painting live tonight at the Magpie! There's also a possibility I'll be handing out 52 year old sticks of gum. IYKYK. We're here from 6 to 9 tonight! 206 S Audubon, Indianapolis.

08/07/2026

We have a real treat for tonight's First Friday: Live painting! Our artist-in-residence and co-owner Jamie Willis is working on her latest piece all until 9 pm. She's happy to explain her technique and, if you ask, will share the harrowing true tale behind this dramatic painting. Come by 206 S Audubon Rd and see a this extraordinary artist at work!

08/06/2026

CALL FOR ART:
Are you in your Blue Period?

Magpie Artspace is looking for artists ready to explore BLUE for our September exhibition.

Blue is distance and depth. Sky and water. Calm, melancholy, devotion, coldness, clarity, loneliness, infinity. It can soothe or unsettle. It can recede quietly into the background or take over everything.

For our September First Friday, Magpie Artspace is inviting artists to respond to BLUE.

We’re open to interpretation and to medium. Painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, installation. We’re looking for work with a contemporary point of view. Shift the perspective. Push the composition. Give us blue that feels current, layered, and alive.

Think cobalt intensity. Cerulean distance. Ultramarine depth. Electric blue. Faded denim. Bruises. Blue hour. Deep water. Artificial light. Endless sky. Blue as sadness. Blue as serenity. Blue as something you can see but never quite reach.

Maybe you're in your Blue Period. Maybe it's just one blue moment.

New or existing work is eligible.

Media: All visual media considered (2D, 3D, fiber, assemblage, mixed media, photography, small installations). All work meant for hanging must have a wire installed.

Click here to submit work for consideration: https://debkentteam.wufoo.com/forms/magpie-artspace-submissions/

Submissions must be received by August 30th, 2026.

First Friday opening to be held September 4th, 2026 from 6–9pm.

Proudly sponsored by Deb Kent, Realtor, Gallery of Homes: The art of real estate

08/05/2026

New pieces just added! Pressed flowers and magnets by Artist Dee Banta are now available 🙂

08/04/2026

New sticker at the Magpie. IYKYK