Dara Engler calls her recent figurative paintings Active Sedation. This gallery show, curated by Robert Meko, opens July 6 at ALCHEMY art + aesthetics from 7 p.m.-midnight in the Murphy Arts Center, 1043 Virginia Ave.

An informal launching of the “Be Indypendent/Buy Art” campaign and an occasion for the community to celebrate their “Indypendents” will take place at the First Friday after-party on July 6 at ALCHEMY. For more information about “Be Indypendent/Buy Indy Art,” see our Cover Story or call the Arts Council of Indianapolis at 317-631-3301 or visit www.beindypendent.org. To view the database containing information about individual artists, visit www.indyarts.org.