Stories tagged with "indy artists"
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Indy artists: Steven Kelso's soul search on canvas
Exhibit features large-scale works with religious themes You can’t help but think of Salvador Dali when you meet Steven Kelso. There’s the mustache, sure. But also that...
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First Friday: Galleries' monthly open house draws art lovers downtown
Story by Zach Dunkin Five years ago, Downtown artists and galleries were tripping over one another with exhibit openings nearly every Friday night. Then, they got smart. “We...
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Faces: Artist and musician Mike Graves - Video included
The slogan on Mike Graves’ pigment-smeared T-shirt says, “I would rather be painting,” which seems perfect, given his outlook on art. “I knew it was one...
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Community event 'Meet the Artists' lends exposure to African-American artists
More than 20 years ago, Tony Radford encountered the work of visual artist Joe Holiday and wondered, “Why don’t more people know about this?” Like Radford,...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
1. The Telematic Collective 4:30 p.m. Oct. 15, free, IUPUI University Library, 755 W. Michigan St. Where will the most original music happen in Indianapolis on Oct. 15? It's a...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
"il Trovatore"!! Yes!! :P
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
1. Circle City Socialites' Coming Out Brawl 6 p.m. Sept. 27, Ellenberger Ice Rink, 5301 E. St. Clair St., $7/advance and $10/door, www.circlecitysocialites.com Indy's newest...
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Visual arts offer a new perspective to those who learn them in midlife
When he was a young man, Thomas A. Himsel decided he didn't have the talent to be an artist. He'd taken some drawing classes, and, compared to the work of his friends, Himsel felt...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
The Spanish Song project sounds wonderful!
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
"Mayor Ballard may never get his goofy wish for a...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
1. Hillbilly Haiku Americana Music Festival $20, noon to about 10 p.m. Sept. 6, Upland Brewing Company, 350 W. 11th Street Bloomington, (812) 336-2337. Its name alone justifies a...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
1. Edward Hopper: Paper to Paint Aug. 30 to Jan. 9, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, www.imamuseum.org The IMA will explore the creation and of one of its great...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
1. 'Book It' 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 1, free, Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware, www.harrisoncenter.org If you're reading Culture Club on a computer screen or in a free...
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Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events
1. Hot Summer Nights Racing -- "Breaking Away" 5 to 9:30 p.m. July 26, free, Major Taylor Velodrome, Skate & BMX Park, 3649 Cold Spring Road, (317) 327-VELO. Who needs the...
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Local sculptors share the meaning and method behind their work
Ten towering sculptures will be on display in Indianapolis over the next nine months, following Tuesday's opening of "Chakaia Booker: Mass Transit," a public art exhibition created...
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Explore 'Mass Transit' with open mind
Chakaia Booker prefers that viewers of her work draw their own conclusions based on both the installations themselves and individual reactions to them. "Each one holds a different...
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Artful retreads: Works created from tires form Indy's next public sculpture display
Chakaia Booker wants to have a conversation with Indianapolis-area residents through an object deeply ingrained in the city's racing history. And she's using tires to get that...
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Culture Club: Top picks for art & culture events
1. Summer Solstice: Mare Fecunditatis 8:30 p.m. June 21, free, Indianapolis Museum of Art grounds, 4000 Michigan Road, www.imamuseum.org You can make your final magic moment of...
