Indiana Landmarks Center’s Rapp Family Gallery displays new works by Gary Gee, Hector Del Campo and Samuel Vázquez in an IDADA First Friday show, “nexUS,” from 6 to 9 p.m., Sept. 2.

The three featured artists share a form of visual expression rooted in their beginnings as street artists. Gary Gee’s mixed media works blend the influences of hip hop, art history and social issues to reveal unexpected messages.

Hector Del Campo, a first generation Cuban-American, uses vibrant colors and street art aesthetics in his layered, abstract reflections on ethnic heritage. Samuel E. Vázquez finds inspiration for his mixed media works in the street art of 1970s and ‘80s found in the subways and facades of New York City.

During First Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., Indiana Landmarks offers free tours of Indiana Landmarks Center, a restored and repurposed nineteenth-century Methodist church at the southern edge of the Old Northside historic district.

WHAT: IDADA First Friday Art show, “nexUS:  New work by Gary Gee, Hector Del Campo and Samuel Vázquez”

WHEN:  6 to 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2

WHERE:  Indiana Landmarks Center, Rapp Family Gallery, 1201 Central Ave., Indianapolis

COST:    Admission is free

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Media contacts: Mark Szobody, Director of Special Events, Indiana Landmarks, 317-639-4534, mszobody@indianalandmarks.org or Jen Thomas, JTPR, Inc., jen@jtprinc.com, 317-441-2487.

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