Fishers High School students have a new place to share their artwork with the public, and visitors do not need a community center membership to see it.

An inaugural exhibition at the Fishers Community Center features approximately two dozen original works by the high school’s Advanced Placement Art students, along with student-created ceramics near the entrance, according to a City of Fishers news release.

The artwork is displayed in public hallways that are free and open to visitors regardless of membership.

The partnership began when Jasmine Osborne, visual arts department chair at Fishers High School, approached the center about creating a dedicated space for student artwork beyond the classroom and school hallways.

“Our students pour their heart into their art. It takes weeks and weeks of development, planning and refining,” Osborne said in the release. “I hope they can feel pride in seeing it here, and I hope they feel like they deserve to have others view their art.”

The exhibition includes drawings and mixed-media pieces. Some came from an assignment asking students to revisit earlier artwork and reimagine it through changes in composition, color and design.

Fishers High School senior Wil Lewandowski, who helped install the exhibition, said displaying work in a public setting gives students a different sense of accomplishment.

“It’s such a different feeling to have art that you make in school to have graded by a teacher versus having that in a real place where other people are coming and seeing it,” he said. “It makes you feel kind of professional.”

The first exhibition could lead to broader participation across Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Osborne and fellow art instructors are exploring rotating displays featuring additional schools and grade levels.

Plans also are underway to expand the partnership to the Fishers Health Department, where student artwork would be displayed in clinic rooms, according to the city.

“The Fishers Community Center was built to bring our community together and this partnership is another way we’re making it happen,” center director Mike Lindbloom said in the release. “We’re excited to give local students a place to showcase their creativity and add something special for our visitors to enjoy.”

The Fishers Community Center is at 11400 Johnson Farm Way. The city’s release did not specify an end date for the exhibition.