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The Visiting Artist Program

Spark your creativity and explore art in an exciting way!

Each year, the museum recruits exceptional artists with Indiana ties to publicly present and teach their work. The artists interact and inspire children and families with art exhibits, displays, and hands-on workshops. 

Meet Our 2025–26 Visiting Artists

Kyng Rhodes

Kyng stands as a contemporary whose work aims to transcend the canvas, radiating with vibrancy, color, and profound expressiveness. Born with a natural inclination towards the arts, Kyng has evolved into a creator whose distinctive style invites audiences into a world where every work “spotlights” the mundane and the divine experiences of life. His work, characterized by its vivid hues, organic motifs, spiritual undercurrents and influences.  

Kyng and his work have been mentioned and featured in several publications including Ebony, Forbes, and New York Times.

Kyng's Visiting Artist Workshop
Kyng Rhodes.
"I’m passionate about teaching art to children and families because it combines human connection and creativity. It creates a space for families to slow down, breathe, and bond."
Kyng Rhodes

Johnson Simon

Johnson is a painter who captures movement in his colorful works of art. He was born with a disability that limits his movement, but he has always been fascinated by motion. He uses art as his movement.

Johnson's paintings are inspired by sports, dance, and activities like running. When he paints, he imagines stopping time to capture a single moment. He puts the energy and movement from that moment into his artwork. 

Johnson's Visiting Artist Workshop
"Seeing adults and kids learn how to catch movement and motion and engage with their creativity brings joy to my heart."
Johnson Simon

Visiting Artist Workshop Schedule

special event
Mixed Media with Kyng Rhodes
Join Visiting Artist Kyng Rhodes to create your own work of art inspired by nature.
Free tickets are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of this program. 
5+ and families
30 minutes
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special event
The Art of Movement with Johnson Simon
Join Visiting Artist Johnson Simon to explore techniques for expressing the wonderful ways bodies can move.
Free tickets to this workshop are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of the program.
5+ and families
30 minutes
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The Visiting Artist Program is a project of the Lechleiter Indiana Visiting Artist Fund with support provided by The White Oak Foundation, Sarah and John Lechleiter.
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