Indianapolis International Airport officially opened its first-ever art gallery, The KIND Gallery, named after the airport’s international airport code. It is initially featuring artists from Harrison Center for the Arts.

The gallery is an expansion of IND’s arts program, launched with the new terminal in 2008 with $4 million in permanent art installations. The program also boasts rotating exhibits coordinated with Arts Council of Indianapolis. The KIND Gallery, at more than 800 square feet, was established to bring local art to the terminal and currently features works from Indy artists including Johnny McKee, Kate Oberreich, Kipp Normand, Josh Rush, Ess Mckee and Megan Jefferson, across a range of mediums.

The first gallery show, “Pareidolia,” first exhibited at Harrison Center for the Arts, a non-profit dedicated to fostering awareness for arts and culture in the city. Pareidolia is the tendency to perceive a specific image in a random visual pattern, like seeing shapes in clouds. Each artist featured used clouds as a prompt to set creativity into motion.

“We’ve had a long history of supporting the arts and we are committed to creating a climate where art and culture thrive — and that means creating expanded opportunities and experiences for local artists and the traveling public,” said Mario Rodriguez, executive director, Indianapolis Airport Authority. “The KIND Gallery is another chance for us to deliver on that commitment.”

The KIND Gallery is located after security, in Concourse A, next to Natalie’s Candy.