August 23 — Artsparkle: China Blossoms
ArtSparkle, the Indianapolis Art Center’s main fundraiser, will conclude the IAC’s excellent “Two Worlds, One Language through Art” exhibitions, and will be an excellent way to learn more about the city’s continuing engagement with Chinese culture in the autumn.
When: Saturday August 23, 7:00-11:00 PM
Where: Indianapolis Art Center 820 East 67th Street Indianapolis, IN 46220
Now in its fourth year, ARTSPARKLE is a fundraiser for the Indianapolis Art Center with proceeds from the event supporting the Art Center’s programs, including Outreach programs which provide art education to youth living in low-income neighborhoods who may not otherwise have access to art. Throughout the evening guests will dine on the finest cuisine from some of the city’s best restaurants and chefs and dance to the fun and energetic music. Purchase your tickets online here. Corporate tables and sponsorships are still available and range in price from $1,500 to $10,000. Contact Tammy Bowman at 255.2464, ext. 260, or tbowman@IndplsArtCenter.org for more information.
Why does Provocate think you should attend this event?
OK, it is pricy … but it’s a fundraiser, and the cause is a good one. The IAC’s China exhibitions and other programming have exceeded everyone’s very high expectations for increasing the awareness of Indy’s links to China. So be part of this conversation about how to continue thinking cratively about this aspect of glocalization.
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“Power & Glory: Court Arts of the Ming Dynasty” opens at IMA October 26 … in the meantime, perhaps the Chinese cultural festival September 13 will scratch your sino-itch. Some other Chinese cultural events coming up in the fall include acrobats from Jiangsu Province on September 12, performers from the Peking Opera of Beijing at the International Festival November 20-23, and a talk by Jennifer 8. Lee, author of the best-selling The Fortune Cookie Chronicles on November 13. Lee’s book explores how food traditions from China have reinvented themselves around the world into new, sometimes better forms. This happens in music as well. The composer Tan Dun combines the best of Chinese and Western music, creating something original and yet ancient. While you are waiting for the performance of Tan Dun’s pipa concerto at IMA November 21, or the screening of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (score by Tan Dun) November 22, listen to “Eternal Vow,” played by Yo-Yo Ma, from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” This is a nice example of the cross-pollination that can enrich art and culture, an exchange that was seen at the IAC’s “Two Worlds, One Language through Art” exhibitions, and that we should encourage in other areas.
