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February 2020
Kipp Normand: Snake Oil, A Fantastical American History
Artist and historian Kipp Normand’s practice is a physical and conceptual investigation into the power of objects and images as a narrative device. Inspired by the Dada traditions of assemblage, collage, construction, and performance, Normand employs the acts of appropriation, reuse, and recontextualization to explore contemporary perceptions of time, community, and memory. In Snake Oil, Normand distills four centuries of history to illustrate the deep-seated American penchant for fantastical thinking. Part world’s fair exhibit, huckster wagon, dime museum, and midway…
Find out more »April 2020
SoundLab with Oreo Jones
We are back with another edition of SOUND LAB! Join Oreo Jones at Listen Hear for an evening of sound exploration. Bring your synths, drum machines, pedals, theremins, or whatever you use to express yourself. Sound Lab is a reoccurring workshop where we explore ways to communicate and express ourselves through sonic waves. Each attendee will be encouraged to play a piece that they have been working on and share ways of how they approached their work. The group will…
Find out more »May 2020
Writing Workshop with Mariah Ivey
An interactive workshop led by Mariah Ivey. Mariah is a graduate of Pike High School, studied at Columbia College Chicago and is an active Teaching + Performing Artist, Poet, MC, and Host/Coordinator of various local art and community events. She has spent the last five years working within the non-profit sector as a youth program facilitator and project manager where her love of young people, art, and education have all simultaneously come alive in order to create a more promising…
Find out more »June 2020
Jerry Lee Atwood:Chaos Refined
Jerry Lee Atwood’s custom Western wear stands at the apex of contemporary culture and fashion history. It serves as a bridge between traditions of the past established by great Western wear clothiers like Nuta Kotlyarenko, known professionally as Nudie Cohn or Manuel Arturo José Cuevas Martínez Sr., best known simply as Manuel, and our modern pop-culture pantheon represented by artists such as Orville Peck and Post Malone. Working under the moniker, Union Western Clothing which he founded with his partner…
Find out more »TransGlam
Indy’s trans community invites you to join us during Pride Week for #TransGlam – A free night of community, food, fun, music and resources. #TransGlam invites you to dance, socialize, and spend time in community while getting connected to resources. This is an all-inclusive space for all ages and all bodies. On site there will be free food, harm reduction supplies and education, trans affirming vendors, and of course YOU! Show up, show your glam and be a part of…
Find out more »Freedom To Be-Book Launch
Will be rescheduled. Join award-winning author Diana Ensign for this celebratory book signing and educational panel discussion on how our community can support transgender people and their families. Hear from Kimberly Acoff, Indiana Youth Group (IYG) Director of Programming; Sa’hara Miller, BU Wellness Sophisticated Divas Program; Diana Asberry (parent of a transgender child and a nonbinary child); and Andru Lanning (awesome young adult)! Info table by Matty Slaydon, Organizer of Queering Indy. A portion of book sales support Trinity Haven,…
Find out more »January 2021
Natasha Vidger
Jeremy Efroymson Gallery Born and raised in Littleton, Colorado, Vidger's experience with nature was curated through day trips winding among the Rocky Mountains. "Subconsciously there was a division in my mind between myself and animals. They were among the trees and rocks, and I was between ranch style homes and manicured lawns. Despite this division I developed a kinship with animals. They felt familiar and relatable. Eventually, I developed a deep love and insatiable curiosity for wildlife. Art has long…
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