Big Draw Indy set

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is offering free admission and several new art stations for the final year of its #BigDrawIndy event. On Saturday, Oct. 15, IHS will turn the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center into a giant art studio for #BigDrawIndy: Bicentennial Edition.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests can create a still-life, color images from IHS’s collections and put individual touches on a large mural. New this year, there will be performances by Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School and live drawing from local artist Amanda Keller. Also new this year, guests can create light-up drawings in the shape of a birthday cake or torch.

The illuminating designs are a nod to Indiana’s 200th birthday celebrations, including Hoosier Homecoming, which coincides with #BigDrawIndy and takes place one block from the History Center. Hoosier Homecoming is a signature Bicentennial celebration featuring the dedication of Bicentennial Plaza and the culmination of the Bicentennial Torch Relay.

Guests to #BigDrawIndy can also take advantage of free admission by visiting the History Center’s newest exhibitions. “The Hoosier Hardwood Photo Project: A Journey to Indiana’s Historic High School Gyms” celebrates Indiana’s passion for high school basketball, while “You Are There: Eli Lilly at the Beginning” takes visitors back in time to Col. Lilly’s first Indianapolis laboratory.