Three area creators are among the 2024 Hoosier Women Artists honorees who will have their work displayed in Indianapolis this year.
“Sacred Souls/Golden Peacocks” by Hilarie Couture of Fort Wayne and “On The Hook” by Sally R. Baldwin of Howe will hang in the office of Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. “The Unraveling” by Jil Weikart of Fort Wayne will hang in the office of Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush.
The women were announced in a celebration Feb. 1 at the Statehouse.
“As public officials, we are blessed to work in this stunning building every day,” Crouch says in a news release. “But the opportunity to display the art of Indiana’s outstanding female artists makes it somehow even more beautiful. I am very proud to have played a role in giving a platform to these talented Hoosier women the past eight years.”
The Hoosier Women Artists program began in 2008 to showcase the work of female-identifying artists in Indiana. Participants this year are awarded a $125 honorarium for the first time.
More than 160 pieces were submitted and 29 were selected. In addition to the offices of Crouch and Rush, pieces will be displayed in the offices of first lady Janet Holcomb, Secretary of Education Katie Jenner, Comptroller Elise Nieshalla and Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver.
Pieces were scored by a panel of three judges: Susannah Koerber, Chief Curator and Research Officer of Indiana State Museum; Danicia Malone, Founder and Director of Rokh Research and Design Studio; and Robin Ligon Williams, Artistic Director and Curator of Nola World Music and Artwerks.
Photos of honorees and their work can be seen at www.flickr.com/photos/lgcrouch/albums/72177720314510103/with/53503097929
The full list of 2024 honorees follows.
Office of Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch
Melissa Chmiel Adams (Springport) – “Dreamer”
Susan Kirt Alterio (Valparaiso) – “Indiana Dunes Lupine”
Sally R. Baldwin (Howe) – “On the Hook”
Faith Belflower (Bloomington) – “Metamorphosis”
Hilarie Couture (Fort Wayne) – “Sacred Souls/Golden Peacocks”
Cindy Eley Cradler (Brownsburg) – “Chef’s Choice”
India Cruse Griffin (Richmond) – “My Indiana Homestead”
D. Del Reverda–Jennings (Indianapolis) – “Discovering the Possibilities of Heaven”
Michelle Engel (Granger) – “The Bouquet”
Kayla Groen (DeMotte) – “Turkey Run Trail 9”
Kristen L. Kloss (Indianapolis) – “My World Revolves Around You”
Ellen Starr Lyon (Bloomington) – “Flora and Fauna”
Charlene Marsh (Nashville) – “Very Cold First Snow in Yellowwood Forest, February 5, 2022”
Carleen O’Connor Rivera (Munster) – “Iced Over”
Brandi Page (Monticello) – “Evening Reflection on the Pond”
Dana Powell–Smith (Indianapolis) – “Freedom Day”
Francis A. Ruiz (Fishers) – “Armonia (Harmony)”
Joan Tietz (West Lafayette) – “Poppies and Vines”
Office of Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb, Governor’s Residence
Carrie Wright (Muncie) – “177 Pieces in My Dream”
Office of Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner
Janice E. Bonner (Terre Haute) – “Autumn Jewels”
Hoang–Nhat Detienne (Indianapolis) – “Traces of the Dragon”
Meagan Monds (Terre Haute) – “Sea Turtle Spirit”
Office of Indiana Comptroller Elise Nieshalla
Anne C. Maddox (Marion) – “Ecosystem #1”
Andrea Worthington (Zionsville) – “Braille Series 1”
Office of Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush
Boxx The Artist (Indianapolis) – “Young, Gifted, & Black”
Jil Weikart (Fort Wayne) – “The Unraveling”
Office of Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Lindsay Weaver
Gina M. Baird (Fishers) – “Leaping: On Top of the World”
Ginger Kay Pearson (Bloomington) – “Pan’s Feast II”
Caroline Pyle (Indianapolis) – “Sunny Disposition”
