It's a familiar site around Indiana -- fields, barns, rolls of hay. But how often do we stop and look at the actual beauty of these scenes? Breaking Ground by Susan Fleck, a photography exhibition opening soon at UIndy, explores the often overlooked rural scenery that surrounds us. The exhibition runs March 24-May 9 in A farm photo included in Susan Fleck's the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery. It features 21 photographs of rural scenes from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Washington and even Norway!

The photographs were taken during Fleck's Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She chose to focus on rural landscapes because, though she grew up in Indiana, she had never taken photos depicting the familiar scenery. "There is beautiful farmland all around us, but most people never stop to look at it," she explains. "This exhibition shows farms as art."A rural scene from Susan Fleck's "Breaking Ground."

Admission is free to the exhibition, which is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fleck will be present at a reception Friday, March 28 from 6-8 p.m. Find more information on UIndy's Arts site, then stop by and check it out!

The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indiana, and ranked among the best universities in the Midwest. It offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, as well as accelerated degree programs for adult learners seeking a bachelor's degree through Indiana night classes, or for students wishing to complete and Indianapolis MBA program through Saturday classes. The arts thrive at UIndy; in addition to offering majors in theatre, art and music, the university is home to numerous art galleries and one of the finest concert performance halls in the Midwest.