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SUMMARY:Bilingual Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Join Big Car’s resident yoga teacher Jordan Thomas of Jordan Lee Yoga in a moderate Spanish/English yoga class at Tube Factory artspace in Garfield Park! This class will take place every Monday\, same place\, same time. Yoga mats are provided. Dress in comfortable clothing. \nAcompaña a Jordan Thomas de Big Car Collaborative en clases semanales de yoga para todos los niveles totalmente gratis. Estas clases son bilingües\, español y ingles\, y tomará lugar en el Tube Factory Artspace (1125 Cruft St\, Indianapolis\, IN 46203) cerca del area del Garfield Park. Tenemos tapetes de yoga disponible sin costo\, por favor de vestir ropa cómoda.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/bilingual-yoga/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park
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SUMMARY:The Hairy Man
DESCRIPTION:Since 1721\, newspapers in the United States have shared reports of sightings and interactions with beings we call Bigfoot. In Indiana\, these sightings have been reported from as close to Indianapolis as the Morgan Monroe State Forest and continue to occur today. The Hairy Man\, a historical cryptozoology exhibit curated by author and Sasquatch expert Christopher Murphy\, will open Feb. 3 from 6-10 p.m.\, at Tube Factory artspace\, (1125 Cruft St). The exhibit will run through April 15 and admission is free. \nThe Hairy Man\, features artifacts\, stories and evidence of Bigfoot’s existence with a focus on the creature as a part of cultural conversations through the centuries. This includes an emphasis on the indigenous people of North America. Murphy\, who is regarded as one of the top researchers of the history of Bigfoot\, originally assembled this collection that contains a 400-pound\, 9-foot-tall iron human skeleton\, model of a Bigfoot skull\, footprint casts\, and more. The Museum of Vancouver\, British Columbia\, exhibited much of this collection in 2004 and 2005. And it has since traveled all over the west coast. \nThe Hairy Man explores the facets of what Murphy describes as “a cultural phenomenon on the fringes of science.” Some people believe Sasquatch to be mythical\, while others see this as an elusive hominid relative of humans and other higher primates. Either way\, people have a lengthy history of creating and sharing Sasquatch lore. The exhibit addresses ancient legends from North America and Asia (where it is known as Yeti or the abominable snowman) as well as recent evidence and sightings. \nBig Car is excited to be part of bringing this exploration and related conversations to Indianapolis. “Tube Factory is about people and place\,” said Big Car CEO Jim Walker. “And the human activity of exploring and examining the mysteries of life are a vital part of our culture — in the past and today.” \nMade possible by the Efroymson Family Fund
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/the-hairy-man/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park
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SUMMARY:iMOCA's Museum of Real and Odd
DESCRIPTION:The truth is out there. And so is the art. Starting Feb. 3\, a partnership with the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) brings the work of 13 contemporary artists exploring the idea of UFOs and the paranormal to Tube Factory (1125 Cruft St.) in its expanded gallery space in the factory’s former lower-level garage. \niMOCA’s Museum of Real and Odd\, curated by Jeremy Efroymson\, is a commissioned exhibit with artists from around the country making new work for the show. After an open call for submissions received 250 proposals\, Efroymson selected the 13 artists: Nayda Collazo-Llorens in collaboration with Ander Monson\, Scott Raymond & Heather Abels\, Jennifer Scheuer\, Robert Thurlow\, Katy Unger\, Ed Sykes\, Alex Grabiec\, Julio Orta\, Pato Herbert\, Cassandra Klos\, Josh Haines\, and Michael Jordan\, aka Alkemi. \nWhile enthusiastic about all the work\, Efroymson is especially excited about Julio Orta’s piece Museum of Art on the Moon. “It was commissioned for this show and is an interesting concept\,” says Efroymson. “Orta\, originally from Mexico and living in L.A.\, is drawing conceptual architectural plans and has even purchased land for the museum on the moon. I haven’t seen the final piece but I’m looking forward to it. He can continue on with this project after this show.” \nEfroymson feels high-caliber artists are well poised to remove some of the negative associations with the unknown. “The folklore and mythology of the paranormal has really saturated our society\,” he said. “Especially with the ghost hunter shows on television and the prevalence of the topic in movies.  I remember the movie Poltergeist from my childhood\, which really scared me. While we still have scary movies\, I think maybe we now have a more open view to paranormal experiences of a positive nature. I’ve seen shows and artwork that deal with these topics\, but they are not always of the best quality. I wanted to curate a show on these topics with high quality art and artists.” \nThe exhibit comes down April 15. Until then\, visitors can stop by Tube Factory Monday through Friday\, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.\, Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and during extended hours for special events. \nImage: Pato Hebert\, Oscillator in Scott State Park\, From the series: In\, If Not Always Of\, Archival pigment prints\, 39.5” x 26.3” \,2014-15 \nAbout Jeremy Efroymson: Jeremy is an artist\, philanthropist\, arts activist and advocate for small grassroots organizations. As Vice President of the Efroymson Family Fund\, Jeremy has been instrumental in advising and supporting organizations that contribute to the arts\, cultural\, vibrancy and enrichment of the city of Indianapolis\, the state of Indiana and beyond. He’s particularly passionate about supporting creative ideas\, innovation and artistic talent. This passion is evidenced by his commitment as the first executive director of iMOCA and the vision behind the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowships\, an annual awards program where he provides five $25\,000 awards to contemporary visual artists in the Midwest. He was also the developer and creator of the Harrison Center for the Arts — a former Presbyterian Church turned into artists’ studios\, art galleries and performance space. He was also the publisher of the statewide arts magazine Arts Indiana. \nAbout iMOCA: \nThe Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) is Indianapolis’ only museum dedicated solely to showing and advancing contemporary art. As a non-collecting institution\, iMOCA’s mission is to bring contemporary exhibitions and programs to the Indianapolis community to stimulate minds\, inspire new discoveries and demonstrate the vital connections between visual culture and life.  iMOCA is supported from grants and funding from the Efroymson Family Fund\, The Indianapolis Foundation\, Herbert Simon Family Foundation\, Lilly Endowment\, Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation\, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation\, Halstead Architects\, ESL/Spectrum\, R&M Electric\, Buckingham Companies\, National Performance Network\, Visual Artists Network\, Arthur Jordan Foundation\, ArtsAlliance for Contemporary Glass\, Centaur Gaming\, 20×200\, Bluebeard\, and Edington Gallery.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/4661/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:Make Pepe Great Again Drawing Rally
DESCRIPTION:Create a positive Pepe The Frog as part of a community action event project that a group of middle schoolers are hosting at Tube.\n“Pepe is a cartoon frog created by Matt Furie in 2005. Pepe has\, for most of his life\, been completely innocent\, blessed with the particular brand of dignity conferred by implacable chill. He had a catchphrase (“Feels good man”)\, and\, in 2006\, a starring role (alongside his roommates Andy\, Brett\, and Landwolf) in Furie’s book Boy’s Club. Gradually\, he began to be appropriated by others on the internet\, and it was sometimes a little weird\, though generally harmless enough. \nBy the summer of 2015\, Furie had some complaints about Pepe’s repurposing. That July\, he told Vice’s Sean T. Collins that he liked some of what the internet had done with his creation\, but didn’t understand why Pepe was so often drawn hugging the mysterious Feels Guy\, and with brown lips and a blue shirt. Reasonable complaints. You should hear what my parents say about me. \nMore recently\, for reasons that really aren’t exceptionally clear\, Pepe was adopted as a kind of mascot by the alt-right. White supremacists\, anti-semites\, and others have made truly hateful cartoons in which Pepe says horrendous things (google “Pepe + [name of minority]” at your own risk)\, and the heretofore innocuous frog emoji has started appearing in some people’s Twitter handles as an indication of their hate-fueled politics. When Roger Stone and Eric Trump shared their Expendables/Deplorables mash-up meme\, Pepe got the coveted Schwarzenegger spot. Pepe has been declared a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League\, and the Hillary Clinton campaign devoted an entire webpage to unpacking his significance.” \nFurie’s publisher\, Fantagraphics\, released a statement addressing the situation. They are appalled\, citing the “significant emotional and financial harm” being done to Furie:\nHaving your creation appropriated without consent is never something an artist wants to suffer\, but having it done in the service of such repellent hatred—and thereby dragging your name into the conversation\, as well—makes it considerably more troubling. \nFantagraphics Books wants to state for the record that the one\, true Pepe the frog\, as created by the human being and artist Matt Furie\, is a peaceful cartoon amphibian who represents love\, acceptance\, and fun. Both creator and creation reject the nihilism fueling Pepe’s alt-right appropriators\, and all of us at Fantagraphics encourage you to help us reclaim Pepe as a symbol of positivity and togetherness\, and to stand by Matt Furie. \nWe encourage reporters and others citing Furie as the character’s creator to also note that he condemns these illegal representations of his character. Matt is available for interviews through Fantagraphics. We encourage fans and others who support Furie to block\, report\, and denounce the illegal uses of the character by individuals and groups pirating him to foment hatred.” \n—Ian Dreiblatt is the director of digital media at Melville House.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/make-pepe-great-again-drawing-rally/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park
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