Art & Vinyl

Welcome to the first Art and Vinyl exhibition curated by Dr. Jarrod Nicholas Dortch of Solful Acres, Inc. with the support of Big Car Collaborative, ListenHear and WQRT 99.1 FM. Art & Vinyl is an ongoing project that aims to bring the work of Black artists from the Indianapolis area to the forefront and contribute to a fuller picture of contemporary art in an engaging virtual exhibition.

If you'd like to purchase artwork, please contact us at jarrod@bigcar.org with the artist name(s) and title(s) of the pieces you're interested in.

About the curator

Largely underrepresented in museums and galleries, Dr. Jarrod Nicholas Dortch is part of a movement of Black artists and curators who are hosting exhibits and creating work that shines a light on Black culture. He has been affiliated with Big Car as a Community Artist and as Community Gardener at the Tube Factory artspace. Dortch serves as both a professor of communication and a business owner. He owns and operates Solful Gardens, a natural produce provider in Central Indiana that brings quality food access to urban areas that are underserved with an overall focus on food equity. With their roots in art, community, and education, Solful Gardens is leveraging these disciplines to help promote personal and communal growth one naturally-grown-vegetable at a time.