We ask leaders of nonprofit arts organizations, community leaders, and scholars to give us their best definitions of the term—and we'd also like to know yours.
Justin David Sears-Watson and Lauren Curry talk about the dance company's latest production, as well as about diversity in the local dance scene.
Shamira Wilson’s art—furniture, sculptural work, paintings and prints—is deeply rooted in her Kentucky upbringing
While the opening Gala included gospel music, spoken word performance, and dance, serious issues of racial justice and equity were also raised, in very divergent ways.
While continuing the search a permanent new location, the temporary store at Circle Center Mall has plenty of Kurt Vonnegut swag to offer, as well as opportunities to reflect on the Indy-born author's work.
A bill pending in the Indiana legislature would provide a means for cultural arts districts to capture tax revenue in order to boost cultural and economic development.
Checking out select works at the Athenaeum, the Harrison Center, Gallery 924, Satch Art Space, and Casey Robert's studio for February First Friday in Indianapolis.
It’s the First Friday of the month and time to discover a whole new crop of local art and artists. As February is Black History Month, several venues host exhibitions in keeping with that important theme.
Try as he might, reviewer Lou Harry sees little more here, arc-wise, than a schlumpy attention-hog guitarist who wants to rock, lies his way into a teaching gig, and scraps the school’s lesson plans to satisfy his own limitations.
Dan stops by Tonya, an exhibition of video work by Kota Ezawa, showing the synthesis of video art and dance now on view at Herron School of Art & Design
We interview Greg Sanders, artistic director of Indianapolis Men's Chorus about his production that channels Freddie Mercury, Green Day, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
While we already knew the names of the Broadway shows coming this year, dates have been announced and tickets are now on sale for a 2019-2020 season headlined by a production of Hamilton in December.
An exhibit at the Saks Gallery, at Keystone at the Crossing, highlights the interplay between the work of two dynamic local artists: Katrina Murray and Melissa Parrott Quimby.
While we plan to continue covering the events and artists helping to create a vibrant arts community, with your help, we’d also like to dig a little deeper and answer larger questions.
A sovereign musician and ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man makes her Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra debut at Schrott Center for the Arts on Jan. 26.
Fat Turtle Theater brings collaborative approach to playwriting to Indianapolis, helping new productions get their start on the stage
Instead of moving into a dedicated space, the museum is pursuing multiple partnerships and will continue exhibiting in temporary spaces under a new leadership
The monthly Fountain Square event celebrates two years of cultivating queer community in Indianapolis.
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library has closed its space in the Emilie Building, but it is still very much a functioning organization. A temporary pop-up shop at Circle City Mall will open in early February.
Empowering and troubling, Every Brilliant Thing debuts at the IRT with beauty (and big laughs) throughout. For a play about suicide, that's quite a feat.
New theater company, Be Out Loud, debuts with a lesser-known work by Tennessee Williams at the District Theatre on Mass Ave.
Longtime Arts Contributor Rita Kohn previews the arts events she’s most looking forward to in 2019 with everything from IMAX Atomic Movie Nights to the ISO's A Night in Paris
Butler University has announced the next few events in the 2019 Visiting Writers Series featuring some of the best contemporary poets, novelists and nonfiction writers in the country.
