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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180409T190000
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SUMMARY:WQRT Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about helping out and creating programming for the radio station\, 99.1 WQRT.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/wqrt-public-meeting/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Listen Hear,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180406T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180406T220000
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SUMMARY:Danielle Graves-Pure and Sexless
DESCRIPTION:It’s common\, in the checkout lane at the grocery store\, to see nearly naked women on magazine covers. Companies use bodies to sell stuff and sex on the Internet. And parts fly everywhere in video games. Still\, something that remains taboo is art that addresses double standards between the sexes and celebrates the female body. This is why the work of Danielle Graves is important\, especially in Indianapolis. \n“You enter to find that corporate labels have interfered with incorruptibility. That contradiction has met desire. That an idealistic heaven has met an idealistic hell—a good girl has gone bad. She partners with purity to be sexualized—runs with her sexuality to be sanitized. She is made harmless yet is harmful—sinning for pleasure and indulged upon for corporate gain. She\, like many — all — women before her\, is a body pressured to be pure\, a body that is a sexualized commodity of society\, a body that has no will. Pure and Sexless is about finding comfort in the absurdity\,” says Graves about the exhibit and the accompanying installation\, Virgin Mary Vagina\, in the unisex restroom at Listen Hear. \nOur culture needs to develop further confidence in celebrating and looking directly into the heart (or in the case of the bathroom at Listen Hear\, vagina) of what makes women different. The commissioned installation focuses on the part of the body that politicians and religious leaders most want to control. So if these pieces rub you the wrong way\, we encourage you to reflect on why. —Shauta Marsh\, curator \nVirgin Mary Vagina\, in the bathroom\, a commissioned piece made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, will remain after this exhibit ends. (*Parental advisory*) \nAbout Danielle Joy Graves\nGraves was born and raised at the intersection of 114 and Mr. Rickard’s road. She currently resides in Indianapolis. She received her BFA in Illustration at Herron School of Art and Design and has pushed far from it. From soft sculpture to paper mache\, Danielle is working towards creating a world not far from her reality.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/6426/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180406T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180406T220000
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SUMMARY:have your cake and eat it too (congratulations)
DESCRIPTION:Herron School of Art and Design Painting Thesis exhibition featuring: Chase Palmer\, Tillman Reyes\, Genevieve St. Arnaud\, Lydia Crouse and Tom Day. \nAbout Lydia Crouse\nCrouse describes her work as “a romanticized collision of my honest identity—an individualized American woman— with elements from our glorified popular culture. All the while embracing my own naiveté\, experience\, and passion with skepticism and humor.” \nAbout Tom Day\nDay’s work centers around culture and bridging societal gaps through portraiture. “I paint people in attempt to learn about other cultures\, but mostly to understand them\,” says Day. ” Although there are many social divides in the world\, I’m wanting to convey a sense of togetherness and equality of the human race.” \nAbout Chase Palmer\n“Today\, we are more frequently exposed to a multitude of imagery than ever before\,” says Palmer. “We are surfing the internet\, looking at the social media postings of our friends and even strangers\, and taking photographs on our phones. While looking at so much imagery on the internet\, we are unconsciously reading more frequently than any other previous culture. We do this while working\, commuting\, socializing\, or lounging at home\, and while munching on conveniently obtained artificially flavored junk foods that are slowly suffocating our disgusting arteries.” \nPalmer’s dilemma as a young contemporary artist is how does he accurately reflect this culture? His answer: Paint it all at once. “In my work\, I assault the space with an over-construction of activity made up of various painterly inventions that come from improvised intuition. All of this comes from a process that is completely automatic and improvised\,” says Palmer. \n“The question of how to approach painting a figure is so shrouded in questions. Whenever I paint the figure in a traditional manner\, I feel like a deadpan mechanical printer that has mastered the long-outdated technology of applying pigmented glue to canvas. I invent my own space that exists solely in the world of images. I layer these invented compositions over a more traditional subject in order to mimic augmented reality technology that is becoming more present in our smartphones\, video games\, and GPS technology. However\, in my work\, the digital does not replace reality\, paint does.” \nAbout Tillman Reyes\nReyes work serves as a “record” of a place in time. His paintings\, installations\, and sculptures highlight a seemingly insignificant event in everyday life\, recreated in a gallery setting. \nAbout Genevieve St. Arnaud\nSt. Arnaud’s artwork is an interpretation of her childhood through the perspective of a young woman finding her identity away from home. Her pallet is warm and inviting to characterize the optimism in youth with the use of color and texture to spark senses and emotions from childhood. She also incorporates non-traditional materials such as fabric\, paper\, thread and wire in the works to exemplify a feeling or place. “For example\, patterned fabric can be soft and comforting\, and remind me of home. Yet\, wire can be aggressive and give a feeling of anxiety or edge. I use materials that serve as the base of many functioning objects to signify origin. I combined the paint and mixed materials to represent the push and pull between the past and present. Just as I remember these childhood moments in fragments\, I apply mixed media in various parts\,” says St Arnaud. \nProcess is important to her practice. “There is a self-discovery that occurs when I compare new and old materials. I use memorable stories\, and photographs to inspire my collage-like paintings”\, says St. Arnaud. “By combining my inspiration and materials I am able to transform a past moment. The moment becomes an understanding or vision of how I see it now.” \nSymbolism also pervades her work to represent the innocence of childhood. These symbols at times are a stand in for important figures in her life. “Such as a strawberry signifying my mother. I merge my abstract collages with distinct imagery to recreate a scene or memory\,” says St Arnaud. She invites the audience to be a part of her stories so they can understand the growth she’s made in discovering her authentic identity since leaving home. “When I revisit a memory I find that not only has my view of the memory transformed\, but also so have I.”
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too-congratulations/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180327T210000
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SUMMARY:Heart of the Ghost Trio
DESCRIPTION:Heart of the Ghost is an improvisational unit from the Baltimore/Washington\, DC area. Comprised of Jarrett Gilgore (Alto Saxophone)\, Luke Stewart (Double Bass)\, and Ian McColm (Drums)\, this group is the culmination of years of encircling orbits. Collectively encompassing a massive variety of interests and collaborations and themselves known players in the circles of improvised music\, these three find common ground within their individual vocabularies: an aim to deconstruct and reshape canonized creative tropes into a new & stunning language.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/heart-of-the-ghost-trio/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180324T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180324T150000
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SUMMARY:De Aquí y De Allá (From Here and There)
DESCRIPTION:Latino artists talk about their experiences living in two culture and how it shapes their art practice. This session will feature Alexis Zarco. \nAlexis graduated from Shortridge IB High School\, and is eager to learn anything and everything possible about art and the community. He is serving at Big Car Collaborative as an AmeriCorps member\, focusing on building and sustaining relationships for the better of not only the community\, but for immigrants and refugees as well. When not at The Tube Factory\, you’ll probably find Alexis at Super Tortas\, making fresh Mexican food as he’s been doing since ’08.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/de-aqui-y-de-alla-from-here-and-there-2/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180324T130000
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CREATED:20180213T192047Z
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SUMMARY:Shop Safety and Orientation Part 2
DESCRIPTION:This class will teach you how to turn rough sawn lumber into useable boards. It’s one of the first building blocks of woodworking. We focus on how to choose wood\, where to get it locally\, and how each machine can help you prep wood for your projects. This class will give you in-depth instruction on how to use the table saw\, planer\, and jointer. Completion of this class grants you access to use these machines during Open Shop. We supply sample materials and give you the last hour to practice.\nPrerequisite – Shop Safety Part 1\nTools used – table saw\, jointer\, planer\nMaterials (all provided) – Wood!\nClass time – 3.5 hours\nCost: $75.00
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/shop-safety-and-orientation-part-2/
LOCATION:IN
CATEGORIES:classes,Downtown Indy,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Big Car Collaborative":MAILTO:info@bigcar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180321T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180321T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180118T195105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180122T155803Z
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SUMMARY:Frugal Fugazi
DESCRIPTION:Make fashion art knock offs in this series of workshops with artists Sean Oreo and Nick Witten. Please RSVP to email hidden; JavaScript is required as you will need to purchase supplies to make the works. If you want\, works you make during this workshop series will be part of the Left Show exhibition at Guichelaar Gallery opening May 4. \nGif from Kreayshawn video “Gucci Gucci”\nDirected By: @JOSEPHZENTIL\nProduced By: @STRANGEARMAND\nKREAYSHAWN.COM/\nkreayshawn.tumblr.com\n@KREAYSHAWN
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/frugalfugazi2/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180317T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180317T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180205T222351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T222351Z
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SUMMARY:Shop Safety and Orientation Part I
DESCRIPTION:Required prior to taking any woodworking classes and using Open Shop hours.\n\nShop Safety is an introduction to the Public Workshop and covers how to safely use some of the basic stationary machines\, as well as best practices for working in a community shop.\nNOTE: Anyone more than 10 minutes late will not be admitted and asked to attend another class. \nPrerequisite – NONE!\nTools used – miter saw\, bandsaw\, drill press\nClass time – 2 hours\nCost: $25
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/shop-safety-and-orientation-part-i-7/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180303T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180303T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20171126T175729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180110T223447Z
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SUMMARY:Kate Wallich & The YC\, Dance Church™
DESCRIPTION:Dance Church™ is a 90 minute\, all abilities\, movement class that offers a fun\, nonexclusive approach to dancing. Designed for people of all shapes\, sizes\, backgrounds\, and identities\, Dance Church™ is a communal space for everyone who wants to move their body. Co-presented with Big Car Collaborative.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/kate-wallich-the-yc-dance-church/
LOCATION:IN
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180118T213035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180118T213035Z
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SUMMARY:Sound Lab with Oreo Jones
DESCRIPTION:Join us the last Wednesday of every month for SOUND LAB- An evening of sound exploration. Bring your synths\, drum machines\, pedals\, theremins\, or whatever you use to express yourself. \nA re-occuring 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 then attempt to work on a collaboration by placeing your name in a bowl. We will draw 2 names at a time and you and your partner will team up in a improvisation set.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/sound-lab-with-oreo-jones-9/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Listen Hear,Shelby St. Corridor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180116T211850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T213033Z
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SUMMARY:Have You Seen This? .... Hold Up Let Me Find It Real Quick
DESCRIPTION:Grab a beer\, share a laugh\, shed a tear and share YouTube videos on the big screen. “Have You Seen This? …. Hold Up Let Me Find It Real Quick” is a new installment into which we hand you the reigns to the fabulous world wide web. Attendees will be free to contribute to a sign up sheet where you will present that one Youtube video that captivates your soul. Got this wild Kpop music video you’ve been dying to share? Let it rip! You have this weird mini doc about recycling sea trash gathering in our oceans? Seems pretty chill. \nThe evening will begin with a few videos curated by professional Youtube watchers. \nImage still from  ZIBER by Andrey Kasay
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/have-you-seen-this-hold-up-let-me-find-it-real-quick/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy,Film,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180224T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180122T160716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180210T160226Z
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SUMMARY:De Aquí y De Allá (From Here and There)
DESCRIPTION:De Aquí y De Allá (From Here and There) \nLatino artists talk about their experiences living in two culture and how it shapes their art practice. This session will feature Ronald David Lora-Castillo. \nAbout Ronald David Lora-Castillo.\nRonald’s influences are simple. He looks for the writing on the wall. Growing up he was always fascinated by the subversive political graffiti of Dominican Republic\, and Brooklyn\, NY as much as by the cave paintings of Lascaux\, in France. His primitive\, and brut style dances with topics such as mental health\, ecology and technology through his personal experience. He is inspired by artists such as Basquiat and Dubuffet for their treatment of street and outsider art. Ronald seeks to touch on universal emotions and situations through the language of primitive man\, Art. \n\nModerated by Eduardo Luna
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/de-aqui-y-de-alla-from-here-and-there/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180221T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180219T212829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T212944Z
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SUMMARY:Jim Walker-Brick Street Poetry Series
DESCRIPTION:Brick Street South Poetry Series is run by JL Kato. The series features a poet and an open mic the third Wednesday of every month. February features poet\, Jim Walker. \nJim Walker is CEO of Big Car Collaborative\, onprofit social practice art and placemaking nonprofit. Walker — who received his MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College in Asheville\, N.C. — has worked as a teacher\, journalist\, designer\, and public artist. He also currently teaches in the University of Indianapolis Social Practice Art and Placemaking graduate program. He has published Poetry Report\, a book about writing poetry that featured interviews with several renowned poets. His poetry has appeared in Painted Bride Quarterly\, Hanging Loose\, Cream City Review\, Flying Island\, and others. \n \nBeer and wine available for purchase.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/jim-walker-brick-street-poetry-series/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180221T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180221T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135329
CREATED:20180118T193837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180122T155608Z
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SUMMARY:Frugal Fugazi
DESCRIPTION:Make fashion art knock offs in this series of workshops with artists Sean Oreo and Nick Witten. Please RSVP to email hidden; JavaScript is required as you will need to purchase supplies to make the works. If you want\, works you make during this workshop series will be part of the Left Show exhibition at Guichelaar Gallery opening May 4. \nImage still from Kreayshawn video “Gucci Gucci”\nDirected By: @JOSEPHZENTIL\nProduced By: @STRANGEARMAND\nKREAYSHAWN.COM/\nkreayshawn.tumblr.com\n@KREAYSHAWN
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/frugalfugazi/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20180112T235417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180113T000119Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Shorts
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a selection of adult-themed short films. Those under 18 will not be admitted without a parent or guardian.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/adult-shorts/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180211T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20180115T193924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180115T194017Z
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SUMMARY:Adults Only-Creativity Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We’re partnering with The Outlet to bring you an afternoon of naughty creativity. Join us for a creativity workshop at Tube Factory Artspace. \nThis workshop is great for groups of friends\, dates\, valentines and others. Each participant will create a unique\, collage\, resin fetish box using naughty images and ephemera. Your one-of-a-kind artwork will be suitable for giving as a gift or keeping\, and the box can be closed for privacy\, or displayed as you wish. After all\, we’re artists. We aren’t about to censor you! \nThe Tube Space Bar will be open for adult refreshments while you create your masterpieces. \nWe’re offering a reduced rate for any +1 participants when you register together. Individual registrations are $60\, or two for $100. \nThis event is 21+
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/adults-only-creativity-workshop/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180209T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20180115T194906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180203T204256Z
UID:6174-1518199200-1518213600@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Post It
DESCRIPTION:Photo:Mackenzie Loosemore\, medium – resin\, stickers\, glitter\, post-it\nArtists Nick Witten and Danielle Graves will be hosting their inaugural event and fundraiser for Sugar Space. Artists from across Indiana will create unique works on post-it notes that will all be priced at $10 each. Twenty percent of sales will go to Sugar Space for supplies and funding future shows\, while the rest will go back to the artist.\n– Participating Artists –\nAaron Dodd\nAbby Mendoza\nAbigail Chestnut\nAddeline Griswold\nAlec Stewart\nAlex Norris\nAlexa Adamson\nAlyson Love\nAlyssa Deck\nAlyssa Sellers\nAngie Brooks\nAnnabella Habegger\nApril Knauber\nAsh Windbigler\nAshley Woodrum\nAuna Winters\nBabelon Williams\nBrent Lehker\nBrian C Johnson\nBrian Stovall\nBriget Carroll\nBrit Fukushima\nBrooklynn Dischler\nCaitlin McCready\nCarly Purvis\nCassondra Graves\nChloe Karayiannis\nChristina Hollering\nChristine Plantenga\nClaire Sweitzer\nCody Coffman\nCory Carpenter\nDaniel Balmer\nDaniel Jewett\nDanielle Graves\nDave Lough\nDominic Senibalbi\nEllery Diaz\nEmma Fiandt\nEmma Hall\nEmma Soukup\nErik Lundorf\nErin Case\nGeraldine Diaz\nGraham Marshall\nGustavo Ayala\nHailee Smith\nHannah Schriner\nHannah Thompson\nHelen Ip\nHenry Johnson\nIryna Bondar\nIvonne Carley\nJacob Mullins\nJennifer Gray\nJessica Kartawich\nJessica Springman\nJim Walker\nJoelle Stille\nJohn Clark\nJon Love\nJordan Thomas\nJosh Haines\nJoshua Mark\nKaitlyn DeSpain\nKara Heingartner\nKat Silver\nKate Lockhart\nKatie Nocco\nKelli Renae\nKelsey Simpson\nKimberly McNeelan\nKitty Taylor\nKyle Agnew\nKylie Kinkoph\nLauren Ditchley\nLauren Dodge\nLauren Neely\nLiz Wierzbicki\nLorie Lee Andrews\nLydia Crouse\nMackenzie Loosemore\nMarck Ferrari\nMaria Iqbal\nMarissa Cohen\nMary McClung\nMegan Kelley\nMerideth Brooks\nMichael Mirabile\nMichael Moskaliuk\nMichell Howard\nNat Russell\nNick Witten\nNicolas Cunningham\nR.A. Buys\nRachel West\nRob Young\nRyan Felton\nSam Murphy\nSarah Mercado\nSarah Spomer\nSerena Boehmer\nSharon Brooks\nShaunte Lewis\nShelby Alexander\nSidney Henry\nSpencer Hannowsky\nStephanie Bunch\nTara Miller\nTerrance Majors\nTori Weyers\nVictoria Jenkins\nWaxingmoon Temptress\nZach Carrico
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/post-it/
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Sugar Space":MAILTO:sugarspacegallery@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171130T201007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T201007Z
UID:5975-1517655600-1517670000@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:The Fiber Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Tiana N. Cain\, owner of i feel like dyeing\, The Fiber Initiative is a program for all fiber lovers looking to network and learn with others who have similar interest. \nFor more info see: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ifeellikedyeing/ \nAbout Cain:\n“I discovered knitting about five years ago; one of my coworkers gave me a book\, yarn and needles! (how cool right??) One night visiting my parents\, i was up late and couldn’t sleep. Thankfully I took my knitting; it was a beast at first but I GOT IT YALL!!! It all snowballed from there into EVERYTHING else!! I just couldn’t get enough!!! There is so much to the world of fiber and I want in on ALL of it! Any and every opportunity I get to play in fiber\, I take it! Recently\, I taught myself to spin!! I first started with a drop spindle and eventually graduated to a wheel! (both are my babies) Let me tell you…Oh my goodness!! It is so addicting. I can sit for hours on my porch and spin\, sip coffee or tea\, have a cocktail or glass of wine and LIVE!! It’s probably my favorite thing to do!!”
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/the-fiber-initiative-2/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180414T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171026T213233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180216T141527Z
UID:5814-1517594400-1523718000@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Audrey Barcio: Under Influence
DESCRIPTION:Heritage is a pressing concern to our generation. Should we allow the past to influence us—are we bound to ancient tools\, materials and techniques? Or should we endeavor to make work that is specific to our time\, embracing technology and its untested\, ambivalent ramifications? If we do\, are we at risk of becoming complicit in a catastrophe\, or a pale reflection of something fleeting? \nIn her solo exhibition Under Influence at Tube Factory Artspace in Indianapolis\, Audrey Barcio explores these questions in a new series of paintings that examines where the heritage of Modernism intersects with the tools of the Virtual Industrial Age. Her starting point for this body of work is the iconic grey and white checkerboard pattern recognized by contemporary digital designers as a symbol for emptiness waiting to be filled. Transforming that virtual nothingness into concrete form\, Barcio employs it to empower interpretations of the iconographic legacy of our Modernist forbearers. \nThis is a vision of an aesthetic symbology as futuristic as it is rooted in the constructed languages of the past: Suprematism\, Geometric Abstraction\, Futurism\, Orphism\, Color Field Painting\, Post-painterly Abstraction\, Minimalism. The work transcends the accepted cultural raison d’être of this century—the cult of self—to evoke instead the universal. \nUnder Influence speaks to something ancestral\, universal\, infinite\, and essential. It is a conversation arising not from coteries but from the unifying elements of a common world: shape\, color\, line\, form\, material\, surface\, and the infinite potentialities that arise from relationships. \nCommission of these new works were made possible by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation.\nRead more about Barcio in this Pattern Magazine story. \nAudrey Barcio received her BA from Herron School of Art and Design and her MFA from the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. She attended the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art in Brittany\, France\, and completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in 2017. Her work has been published in New American Paintings and has been featured in multiple group exhibitions around the U.S.\, including Art in America at the Art Miami Satellite Fair and GLAMFA at UC Long Beach. She has had solo exhibitions at Syracuse University in New York\, in the Las Vegas Government Center\, and at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. Her work is included in several private collections and in the permanent collection of the Barrick Museum of Art. She currently lives and works in Chicago. \nImage: Audrey Barcio\, Second Choice\, 2017
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/audrey-barcio/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171108T202810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171222T192210Z
UID:5851-1516816800-1516824000@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Sound Lab with Oreo Jones
DESCRIPTION:We are back with the October edition of SOUND LAB! Join me at Listen hear for an evening of sound exploration. Bring your synths\, drum machines\, pedals\, theremins\, or whatever you use to express yourself. \nSound 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 then attempt to work on a collaboration by placing your name in a bowl. We will draw 2 names at a time and you and your partner will team up in a improvisation set.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/sound-lab-with-oreo-jones-11/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Listen Hear
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180120T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171116T214111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180112T195526Z
UID:5925-1516460400-1516467600@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Keeping Our Mothers' Dreams Alive
DESCRIPTION:For many of us\, our mothers never spoke their dreams out loud. Sometimes\, they did not dare dream them. We\, however\, are the ones they waited and are waiting for. We also have our own dreams. The power of dreamtime and the word are this: to remind us who we are\, to soothe our souls\, and to create futures that break away from the past but do not forget them. The Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams will end with poetry readings\, spoken word performances\, and ritual to remember and give gratitude to all our Mothers’ Dreams. \nWith readings/performance from:\nManon Voice\nBreon Tyler\nMaurisa Li-A-Ping\nKimberly Licorish\nAbegunde \n\n\nAbout Abegunde \n\n\n\nAbegunde is a Memory Keeper and ancestral priest who chooses to forget that words and days have limits. Instead\, she chooses to remember – and live by – the words of a young Black woman in the 5th grade: Poetry can change the world. As a result\, she spends her days and dream time chanting silenced memories into spoken histories. On the weekdays\, when she isn’t birthing new words out of sound and images\, she shapeshifts into an IU professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies and the founding director of The Graduate Mentoring Center.\n\n\nAbout Breon Tyler \nTyler is a visual artist from Gloucester\, Virginia who also writes poetry. Her favorite medium is lithography\, a form of printmaking. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and is wrapping up a master’s degree in African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University. Her research contemplates why and how Black people love despite the physical\, emotional\, psychological\, and spiritual violence they have endured and are still enduring. Some of the things that bring her the most joy\, aside from creating\, include laughing\, cooking\, and dancing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Kimberly Licorish \nLicorish has been writing poetry from the age of 11. She was born on the island of Barbados and moved to the United States when she was 16 years old. Her poems are inspired by her country—it’s traditions\, music\, history\, food\, people\, and festivals. \nKimberly earned a BS in Psychology and a BA in Liberal Arts from IUPUI. It is there she developed her writing. Her poetic work has been published in the genesis Literary and Art magazine of IUPUI and has received numerous awards for her poetry\, including the Best of scholarship for poetry. In 2013 she was invited to participate in The Borderlands Project spearheaded by Karen Kovacik\, Indiana Poet Laureate and has been a featured poet at the IUPUI International Women’s Day celebration. \nKimberly is working to published her first book of poems. She is currently living in Indianapolis\, Indiana with her daughter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nAbout Manon Voice\n\n\n\nManon Voice\, is a native of Indianapolis\, Indiana and is a poet\, spoken word artist\, event host\, freelance writer\, hip-hop emcee and social justice activist. Manon Voice seeks to use her art and activism to create a communal space where dialogue\, transformation\, discovery and inspiration can occur.\n\n\n \n\n\nAbout Maurisa Li-A-Ping\n\n\n\nLi-A-Ping is an Afro-Caribbean Black Queer Woman. She’s a storyteller and educator that utilizes poetry to promote student success. Maurisa is currently continuing her education as a Master’s student at IU and you can find her work published in (or forthcoming) in Black Diasporas\, On Sisterhood Anthology and more.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/keeping-our-mothers-dreams-alive/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180113T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171116T210428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171116T234154Z
UID:5913-1515812400-1515862800@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Afriye We-kandodis: Telling Our Stories To Be Free
DESCRIPTION:Selma\, AL based singer\, performer and Sister Song womb-maker\, Afriye We-kandodis will present a two-part performance examining the themes present in Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams. Sista Yo Mama U n Me Too shares the story of violation then reclamation and transformation as an enslaved woman grapples rape and how she spoke life into the spirit of a fellow tribesman who was used to violate her.   Through the performance\, I Am Laura Nelson\, We-Kandodis will bring voice and life to Laura Nelson\,  a woman that was lynched with her 12 year old son\, LD\, on May 25\, 1911. \nMade possible by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation\, Alan Mills and Sun King Brewery. \nImage: Afriye We-Kandodis by Kathryn Mayo from her We Are Selma Project.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/afriye-we-kandodis-telling-our-stories-to-be-free/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180106T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180106T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171222T175335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171222T175335Z
UID:6044-1515268800-1515279600@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Comedian Krish Mohan: Empathy on Sale  
DESCRIPTION:Comedian Krish Mohan returns to Indianapolis\, IN with his new hour of comedy\, “Empathy On Sale”.\nFeaturing Tyson Cox & Nick Witten\nHosted by Carson Tumey \nDoors at 8pm. Show at 8:30pm.\nEmpathy On Sale: Stepping out our bubbles can be hard. Touring Comedian\, Krish Mohan is exploring bubble culture and the current divide in today’s political climate. He uses his sharp wit & comedy to illustrate how race\, identity politics\, and misunderstanding progressivism has led to splitting us apart. He explores Native American culture\, effective ways to treat mental illnesses and western culture’s obsession with war and violence – all of which pushes us further into our bubbles. Find out if he can figure out how we can get out of our bubbles! \nAbout Krish: Krish Mohan is a socially conscious\, Indian standup comedian and writer who regularly tours the country. He performs at small theaters\, bars\, comedy clubs\, colleges and DIY venues with his quirky attitude\, charming personality\, and intelligent humor. Krish captivates and engages audiences of all backgrounds\, tackling hot button topics like race\, religion\, war\, immigration\, while adding an optimistic philosophical & sociological twist! Mohan has also been featured on NPR and performed at several Fringe Festivals (IndyFringe\, Pittsburgh Fringe\, Capital Fringe\, Philly Fringe Arts)\, where he has been an audience favorite with his unique brand of comedy & social vigilantism. He has also opened for nationally touring headliners like Stewart Huff\, Redacted Tonight’s Lee Camp and Hari Kondabolu. Krish is also the host of the weekly socio-political commentary web show\, “Fork Full of Noodles” and the podcast “Taboo Table Talk”.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/comedian-krish-mohan-empathy-on-sale/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Listen Hear
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180106T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171130T200134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T200134Z
UID:5971-1515236400-1515250800@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:The Fiber Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Tiana N. Cain\, owner of i feel like dyeing\, The Fiber Initiative is a program for all fiber lovers looking to network and learn with others who have similar interest. \nFor more info see: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ifeellikedyeing/ \nAbout Cain:\n“I discovered knitting about five years ago; one of my coworkers gave me a book\, yarn and needles! (how cool right??) One night visiting my parents\, i was up late and couldn’t sleep. Thankfully I took my knitting; it was a beast at first but I GOT IT YALL!!! It all snowballed from there into EVERYTHING else!! I just couldn’t get enough!!! There is so much to the world of fiber and I want in on ALL of it! Any and every opportunity I get to play in fiber\, I take it! Recently\, I taught myself to spin!! I first started with a drop spindle and eventually graduated to a wheel! (both are my babies) Let me tell you…Oh my goodness!! It is so addicting. I can sit for hours on my porch and spin\, sip coffee or tea\, have a cocktail or glass of wine and LIVE!! It’s probably my favorite thing to do!!”
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/the-fiber-initiative/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171209T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171120T190918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T195011Z
UID:5942-1512831600-1512838800@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Artist Talk: LaShawnda Crowe Storm and Maria Hamilton Abegunde
DESCRIPTION:How and why do a visual artist and poet come together to create new works through individual and community practices? What guides them to make art that could lead to community healing? Why do they view the community as an essential component of art making\, resistance\, healing\, and transformation? Join Lashawnda Crowe Storm and Abegunde as they share their history of art making and the potential of the arts to help individuals and communities heal from historical and personal traumas.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/lashawnda-crowe-storm-and-maria-hamilton-abegunde-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171209T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20170621T175943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T175943Z
UID:5470-1512806400-1512838800@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:What's On Your Mind?
DESCRIPTION:Have something you want to say? Sound artist Oreo Jones will listen and record your stories and thoughts. If selected\, your recording will go on our radio station\, 99.1\, WQRT.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/whats-on-your-mind-6/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy,Garfield Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171203T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171116T194933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T144144Z
UID:5903-1512313200-1512320400@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:BeComing Whole: It Takes A Village To Heal A Community
DESCRIPTION:As part of the exhibition\, Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams\, join artists featured in the installation\, Sister Song.  Sister Song is an interactive installation grounded within the context of community co-creation efforts\, bronze womb shapes were given to selected artists to complete their transformation \nAfriye We-Kandodis\, Breon Tyler\, LaShawnda Crowe Storm\, Maria E Hamilton Abegunde\, Marilyn Michele Kunkle\, Monica Johnson\, Patricia Williams\, Phyllis Viola Boyd and Tysha Ahmad will discuss how the project developed and what it means to become whole through the process of making art representing their own births. The artists will share why they accepted the invitation to participate\, why they selected the “womb” that they did\, how and why they selected the materials\, what they learned about themselves in the process\, and what was the most transformative part of the creation. \n Image: Sister Song: Sapphire & Crystals by Patricia Williams
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/becoming-whole-it-takes-a-village-to-heal-a-community/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171111T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20171031T213539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171031T213539Z
UID:5830-1510398000-1510412400@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:Happy Birthday Kurt Vonnegut!
DESCRIPTION:Eat cake and read Vonnegut with us.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/happy-birthday-kurt-vonnegut/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171103T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20180120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T135331
CREATED:20170913T184556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171116T222312Z
UID:5660-1509732000-1516460400@www.bigcar.org
SUMMARY:LaShawnda Crowe Storm with Maria E Hamilton Abegunde: Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams
DESCRIPTION:November 3-January 20 \nOpen every first Friday 6-10 p.m. \n\nKeeper of My Mothers’ Dreams expands the dialogues began in Crowe Storm’s works Her Name is Laura Nelson and Be/Coming with newly commissioned pieces: Poems\, Origin and Sister Song.\n\n\n\nOn the South wall of the main gallery is Her Name Is Laura Nelson. It is Quilt I from The Lynch Quilts Project Series which explores the history and ramifications of racial violence in America\, particularly lynching\, through the textile tradition of quilting. Crowe Storm started the series 15 years ago. Her Name is Laura Nelson explores the intersection of lynching and gender violence. \n\n\n\nIn the North section of the main gallery is Be/Coming\, the first in the series Masquerade Americana\, a collaboration between Crowe Storm and Maria Eliza Hamilton Abegunde that began in 2007. This piece is rooted in the various masquerade traditions found throughout Africa\, particularly Gelede (Gail-lah-day) and Egungun (Ay-goon-goon) of the Yoruba in Nigeria. Gelede celebrates female mystical power\, while Egungun honors one’s ancestors.The Masquerade Americana series addresses historical and contemporary social ills and in/justices rooted in the American context from a Black / African-American lens.\n\n\n\nOrigin\, in the west section of the main gallery\, is a bronze casting of the pelvic bone of an unknown African American woman. \n\n\n \n\n\nOn the East wall is the poetry of Abegunde. The poems Be/Coming\, Laura Nelson Speaks\, Origin\, and Birth Song were written specifically for the ongoing collaboration with Crowe Storm. The remaining poems\, The Answer to Your Question and Supplication\, are earlier works that call attention to the historical erasure and disappearance of young Black girls and women. Supplication is also a prayer to the Yoruba deity Osun that combines elements of oriki for Osun (praise names) with a plea for guidance to find\, in this case\, Tionda and Diamond Bradley who were reported disappeared/missing on July 6\, 2001.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe writings and libation bowl add new layers to the experiences of remembering words and performances that examine how the abuse\, loss\, and commodification of one’s womanhood and humanity can be transformed through processes that lead to healing and the rebirthing and re/making of identity. \n\n\n \n\n\nIn the installation room is Sister Song\, grounded within the context of community co-creation efforts\, the bronze womb shapes were given to selected artists to complete their transformation. \n\n\n \n\n\nEach piece exhibited in Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams was developed with the hands of many.\n\n\nAbout Lashawnda Crowe Storm \nIf life were a photo\, then Crowe Storm’s artwork would be its negative\, seeking to explore those aspects in our society that have been ignored or forgotten such as history\, lynching\, misogyny\, slavery and suicide. Her art is a form of social work and she uses it to open doorways to community dialogue\, which is the first step to healing\, which in itself leads to wider social change. Through her work\, a voice is given to the marginalized people and disregarded aspects of our society. \nAbout Maria E Hamilton Abegunde \nMaria E Hamilton Abegunde is a Memory Keeper\, poet\, ancestral priest in the Yoruba Orisa tradition\, and a Reiki Master. Her research and creative work respectfully approach the Earth and human bodies as sites of memory\, and always with the understanding that memory never dies\, is subversive\, and can be recovered to transform transgenerational trauma and pain into peace and power. She is a visiting lecturer in the department of African American and African Diaspora Studies and the founding director of The Graduate Mentoring Center at Indiana University. \nA series of events accompany the exhibition:\nDecember 3\, 3-5 p.m. \nBeComing Whole: It Takes a Village to Heal a Community \nJoin artists featured in Sister Song for a discussion about how the project developed and what it means to become whole through the process of making art that represents their own births. The artists will share why they accepted the invitation to participate\, why they selected the “womb” that they did\, how and why they selected the materials\, what they learned about themselves in the process\, and what was the most transformative part of this creation. \nDecember 9\, 3-5 p.m. \n\nJanuary 13\, 3-5 p.m. \nAfriye Wekandodis: Telling Our Stories to Be Free \nSongs for Laura Nelson (Performance) \nSinger\, performer and Sister Song womb-maker\, Afriye We-kandodis will present a two-part performance examining the themes present in Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams. Sista Yo Mama U n Me Too shares the story of violation then reclamation and transformation as an enslaved woman grapples rape and how she spoke life into the spirit of a fellow tribesman who was used to violate her.   Through the performance\,I Am Laura Nelson she’ll bring voice and life to Laura Nelson. \n\nJanuary 20\, 3-5pm \nKeeping our Mothers’ Dreams Alive \nFor many of us\, our mothers never spoke their dreams out loud. Sometimes\, they did not dare dream them. We\, however\, are the ones they waited and are waiting for. We also have our own dreams. The power of dreamtime and the word are this: to remind us who we are\, to soothe our souls\, and to create futures that break away from the past but do not forget them. The exhibition will end with poetry readings\, spoken word performances\, and ritual to remember and give gratitude to all our Mothers’ Dreams. \nThis exhibit was made possible by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation\, Alan Mills and Sun King \nPictured: LaShawnda Crowe Storm\,”Untitled”(2017)\, bronze casting of pelvic bone\nImage courtesy of Polina Osherov and the artist.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/keeperofmymothersdreams/
LOCATION:IN
CATEGORIES:Downtown Indy,Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:Homeless Voices
DESCRIPTION:November 3-18\nJoin CHIP Indianapolis for a powerful\, museum-like art experience filled with educational vignettes and audio and video stories from individuals experiencing homelessness in Indy. Combining audio\, video\, and tactile components\, Homeless Voices immerses the visitor in the lives of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis. The exhibition will feature a collection of zines created by individuals experiencing homelessness\, a virtual reality experience of what it’s like to live in a family shelter\, and other artistic and educational opportunities.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/homeless-voices/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor
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