Sixty four works demonstrate how long-held artistic traditions of the Inuit inspire contemporary sculptures, prints, fiber art, photography and digital media. All of these forms reflect Inuit societal values of family, community, and worldview expressed through Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit Traditional Knowledge). (more…)
Novels? History? Current events? In addition to being the largest literary event of its kind in Central Indiana, the festival includes an art exhibit and a film series. All programs are open to the public (bring your friends!) and most are free.
Says Dawoud Bey: “Artists used to be the ones who led the charge to challenge the system; they were the proverbial ‘fly in the buttermilk,’ the monkey wrench that mucked up the system and made it act, function, and exist in new ways. Artists were the ones who created paradigms of everything the system was not. Marvin Gaye’s signature song ‘What’s Going On?’–a musical critique of a world gone off track–provides an apt framework for looking at the role of art and cultural production in the larger society.” (more…)
Since returning to Indianapolis, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Bill Foley has deepened the community’s understanding of how photography can change our view of the world. (more…)
Fifty years ago, the Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank transformed the way we see ourselves with his book Les Americains (The Americans), a photographic portrait of the United States. Then he decided to do the same for film. (more…)
Help kick off The Village Experience, a new organization in town that promotes glocal engagement through volun-tourism and economic development through fair trade. (more…)
It’s the Fourth of July! Why should you be spending your time hearing music, watching theatre, and seeing art?
Because supporting your community supports your country, without residual political guilt and without resort to the glorification of redemptive violence.
The Teen Arts and Music Festival gives rising artists a little space and time to share their music with the community. A more youthful counterpart to June’s Independent Music and Art Festival, but the idea remains the same: a day of free music, theatre, and art, with lots of the warm, fuzzy feelings one gets from supporting local, independent artists and not military might.
An all-day affair. Go to the MySpace page for the line-up (15 bands of teenagers), or the event website for contact information.
Local poets read work directly inspired by Robert Frank’s famous photographs, compiled into a 1958 book called The Americans. A mix of life-in-motion portraits and inconclusive scenes shot during an ambling U.S. tour in the mid-fifties, Frank’s influential photos catch Americans in all their cultural variety and mystery, from subway riders to politicians and cross-dressers. (more…)
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
