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SUMMARY:LaShawnda Crowe Storm-Sister Song:The Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Sister Song: The Requiem is a community-based project that examines how art and community co-creation processes can be used to heal the intergenerational trauma associated with enslavement and its aftermaths. The project\, led by artist LaShawnda Crowe Storm\, blurs the lines between the public and private by transforming mundane places into sacred spaces through public rituals.  \n A requiem is an act of remembrance for the dead. How does honoring the dead give life to the living? How do the living remember their histories while creating new futures? How does embracing  history help us release specific traumas and move toward a future where healing is possible? We explore these questions through the community co-creation process that is at the heart of Requiem: womb making. \n Each womb is handcrafted and designed in wax by Crowe Storm\, then cast in aluminum. After casting is completed\, Crowe Storm invites artists and community members to choose a womb. Womb makers then adapt and modify the womb by following these simple directions: Make this into a talisman or spiritual object to heal your/our histories\, be willing to allow what needs to emerge to emerge\, and transform the womb to reflect a vision of healing. Each womb maker must also be willing to continuously ask themselves the question\, “How do I reclaim the ‘spirit of the womb’ when that spirit has been stolen\, harmed\, wounded?”  \n Requiem is the second iteration of Sister Song. The first included 8 wombs that were installed as part of the exhibit Keeper of My Mothers’ Dream (2017\, Indianapolis).   Requiem incudes nearly 50 vessels on exhibition: the wombs by the original 8 participants along with 40 others\, some invited by the original womb makers and others identified by Crowe Storm. In addition\,  some of the original 8 womb makers created new wombs. The exhibit also includes newly commissioned poems by Maria Hamilton Abegunde. \nParticipating womb makers include: Abegunde\, Afriye We-Kandodis\, Alice Berry\, Ariana Beedie\, Bambi Aldridge\, Breon Tyler\, Clare Wildhack-Nolan and Ezmae Wildhack-Cain\, D. Olivia Jones\,  Joyce Moore\, Juaquita Callaway\, Julia Rodreguiz \, Keesha Dixon\, Kianga Jinaki\, LaToya Marlin\, Lillis Taylor\, Malaika Baxa\,  Marilyn Kunkle\, Melissa Larimer\, Monica Johnson\, N’dieye Gray Danavall\, Phyllis Boyd\, Ronda Chapman\, Samantha Horton\,  Sharon Clark\, Shauta Marsh\, Stacia Murphy\, Stephanie Roberston\, Trish Williams\, Tysha Ahmad\, Uzuri Asad\, Val Tate\, Veronica Schwartz DeFazio\, Viola Moten Ratcliffe\, Yolanda Echols and Yvette Upton. \nLaShawnda Crowe Storm is a mixed media and community-based artist\, activist\, community builder and occasionally an urban farmer. Whether making artwork or sowing seeds\, she uses her creative power as a vehicle for dialogue around topics such as racial and gender violence\, social change and justice. At the core of her practice is a desire to create community; any community in which the process of making art creates a space for difficult discussions with an eye towards community healing. She has received numerous awards for art and community activism. Crowe Storm received an M.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004. \nImage: LaShawnda Crowe Storm\, “Mother At The Crossroads\,” bronze\, 2021. Photographer: Polina Osherov. \nMade possible by Mr. & Mrs. Craig E Von Deylen and Laurel S Judkins with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, The Arts Council of Indianapolis\, The Arts Council of Indianapolis and The Efroymson Family Fund.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/lashawnda-crowe-storm-sister-songthe-requiem/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:WALKING WEDNESDAYS-The Circle City’s Namesake Landmark
DESCRIPTION:With this Walking Wednesday you can gain deeper appreciation for Indianapolis’s symbolic heart by exploring the history and architecture of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument and the buildings that encircle it. Tours presented by Indiana Landmarks.\nALL TOURS MEET at the trailer on the southwest quad of Monument Circle. Expect to walk between a half-mile and 2 miles total. In case of bad weather\, cancellation decisions will be made by 3 p.m. Check SPARK social media or website for updates.\n* FREE *\nWhat’s This?\nWe at Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with support from the Capital Improvement Board and the Indiana War Memorials Commission— to spark Monument Circle with human-scale activities like games\, live music\, artmaking\, and socializing in a comfortable place. We’re based from the southwest quadrant in front of the Emmis.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/walking-wednesdays-the-circle-citys-namesake-landmark/
LOCATION:1 Monument Circle\, South Facing Steps\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy
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SUMMARY:Evening Embers: Ambient Music with Clare Longendyke
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Clare Longendyke’s dazzling musicianship and colorful interpretations delight audiences wherever she performs. Critics have lauded her “artistic ferocity that captivated and astonished listeners\,” (Waverly Newspapers)\, her “great virtuosity and delicacy\,” and the “loving attention” she pays to the music she performs (Hyde Park Herald). Recognized as a firebrand in the classical music field for the expressive energy and originality she brings to new and traditional repertoire\, the effervescent soloist and chamber musician aspires to foster interpersonal connections between people from diverse backgrounds to catalyze conversation and the exchange of unique perspectives through music performance. \nSet apart by her inspiring touch and mesmerizing way of sharing music\, Longendyke is a sought-after soloist\, performing over 50 concerts a year in North America and Europe. Recent orchestral partners include the Federal Way Symphony Orchestra of Washington\, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra of Minnesota\, and the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. \nLongendyke’s appeal has earned her performances as a featured soloist in notable concert series such as The University of Chicago Presents\, National Public Radio’s Performance Today\, the Fazioli Piano Series in Los Angeles\, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ SoundBites Series. She has also performed at renowned festivals\, including the Alba Music Festival of Italy\, the European American Musical Alliance of France\, the New Music on the Point Festival\, and the Mostly Modern Festival. \nLongendyke blends a passion for music’s classical tradition with an infectious commitment to what she calls “the music of our time.” Her advocacy for innovative music and programming are evident through Music in Bloom\, a new music festival she founded in 2019. \nIn the last decade\, she has premiered over 150 new compositions and performed the music of today’s most exciting living composers—Joan Tower\, Shawn Okpebholo\, Mason Bates\, Vivian Fung\, Gabriela Lena Frank\, Amy Williams\, and others. Recent recordings include Homage to Nadia Boulanger: Works for Viola and Piano with Rose Wollman\, and In the City\, new works for Saxophone and Piano with Andrew Harrison. Her debut solo CD featuring works by Claude Debussy\, Amy Williams\, and Anthony R. Green is planned for release in early 2023. \nBefore earning master’s and doctoral degrees at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music\, Longendyke completed degrees at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts\, and the École Normale de Musique in Paris. The ardent Francophile and French-speaking pianist received the Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Award in the Arts to study music in Paris as an undergraduate. \n​A dedicated educator\, Longendyke is equally passionate about helping young creators develop their musical skills as she is preparing them to become ambassadors of classical and contemporary music in their communities. She has led workshops and masterclasses at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, the State University of New York at Fredonia\, the University of Kansas\, the University of Northern Iowa\, and Wartburg College. Hailed as “a sparkling pianist” by the Hyde Park Herald\, Longendyke is on track for a transcendent musical career.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/evening-embers-ambient-music-with-clare-longendyke/
LOCATION:1 Monument Circle\, South Facing Steps\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy
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