About

Hancock County Arts (HCA) was organized in 1996 by artists and friends with a common goal to promote art in Hancock County.

In 1999, Hancock County Arts registered as a nonprofit organization and this vision began, in partnership with the Greenfield Parks Department, to develop the arts community in Hancock County.

In 2014, Hancock County Arts signed their first lease at their current home. 20A N State Street, Greenfield, IN.

Every 5 years of service to the community, the HCA board of directors takes a step back to plan high-level and long-term for the future of the organization and how it would like to serve the arts community in Hancock County.

 

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Our Vision

A vibrant community where arts and culture flourish and are widely embraced

 

Our Mission

Promoting and Celebrating Arts for Hancock County

 

We are raising funds to grow the Arts in Hancock County. With your help, we are able to bring more classes and more quality of place to the county.

Located in the county seat of Greenfield, we have a new exhibit each month, second Friday artists’ receptions, annual Will Vawter Art Sale and Exhibition showing the best Indiana artists, annual Plein Air Paint-out and a Hancock County Schools exhibit.

 

Our TwentyNorth Gallery is at 20A N. State Street, Greenfield. Hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 – 2. Visit our website and sign up for our monthly newsletter. Please help and watch us grow.

 

Why the Arts are Important in Hancock County and our work continues…

 

Builds Community and Pride

• Art unifies the community, fostering a sense of community and pride. 

• Towns and cities have a decrease in vandalism.

• The arts bring people together.  Newbies and legacy citizens, seniors and youth and rural and suburban.

Economic Benefits

• Art events bring people in.  Many have traveled to our arts events spending their money here.

• Quality art events attract a more educated demographic.  We want our doctors and lawyers to not just work here, but live here and be invested in the community.  

Quality of Life

• The arts promote better mental health – it elevates our mood; improves our ability to problem solve and open our minds to new ideas.

• Research shows that creativity releases dopamine in our brains, which is responsible for why we feel pleasure and satisfaction.

• Our youth need the arts. The arts give them the opportunity to express their emotions in a safe place. It builds their self-confidence. 

 

Any accommodations needed for accessibility, please contact us at hancockcountyarts@gmail.com or 317.967.2461, at least one week prior to any visit.

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Contact us: hancockcountyarts@gmail.com