The Miller Beach Arts & Creative District strives to be a diverse, welcoming and vibrant cultural destination for the visual, performing and culinary arts. Our aim is to use the arts as a catalyst for community regeneration, sustainability and enriched quality of life that transforms the unique community and environment of Miller into a vital part of the city of Gary and the surrounding region.

Founded in 2011 by a diverse group of passionate volunteers, Miller Beach Arts & Creative District is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, operating as a community development corporation.

The organization operates a 6,000 square foot facility, [the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts](/places/gardner), as a space for the presentation of a wide variety of visual and performing arts, along with an active schedule of other community [events](/events). A sample of events include hosting the performance by the Alvin Ailey II dance troupe from New York, a plein art festival, live music concerts, film screenings, dance performances, different art exhibits every month, our biennial public art [street festival](/events/first/), annual [sand mandala](/series/monks/) creation and cultural week with Tibetan monks, [artisan fairs](/series/fairs/), holiday sing along, cultural documentary [films](/series/screenings/), seasonal [Farmers Market](/places/market) (June – August) and more. Many events are offered at no or minimal cost, and all are welcome! Our art center is also available for rent: birthday parties, weddings, receptions and community meetings.

We invite you to become involved in whichever way you feel most comfortable – such as exhibiting, performing, [volunteering](/support), serving on a [committee](/committees), teaching a class or workshop, [donating to help fund operations and programming](#contact), sponsoring a specific event, attending an event, and more!

The following artists have participated in MBACD Events:

If you’ve participated in the Pop-ups or any other event and would like to be included in our list, please let us know.

Upcoming events

June

4th
Farmers Market 2023
9th
Celebrating The Beauty of the Indiana Dunes

July

21st
Kevin Blake Opening Reception Friday August 4th
21st
The Rocky Horror Show (7/21) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
22nd
The Rocky Horror Show (7/22) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
28th
The Rocky Horror Show (7/28) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
29th
The Rocky Horror Show (7/29) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023
30th
The Rocky Horror Show (7/30) MILLER COMMUNITY THEATRE 2023

September

1st
Anne Evans AWE Images
16th
FEST IN THE FIRST

October

13th
Doug Davis A local surrealist in exhibition

December

1st
2023 Community Show Artists from Gary, Connected to Gary, that have not been exhibited in our gallery
View past events

Miller Beach Arts & Creative District

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 2405, Gary, IN 46403
219-885-9114
MBACDarts@gmail.com

Gallery Location:

Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
540 S. Lake Street, Gary, IN 46403
Open Friday and Saturday, 6—8pm, and Sunday 2—4. Find us on , , and Instagram.