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SUMMARY:Larissa Hammond: the / a mind  the b mind
DESCRIPTION:the/a mind the b mind\, is a fully commissioned exhibit featuring four large scale paintings\, one in collaboration with poet Ariana Reines. \nThe exhibit is several years in the making. “Through the years this show has evolved\, my body has been attacking itself through my immune system\,” says Hammond. “I went down many paths with both my art and physical body before I finally reached a turning point.” \nThe paintings happened after a series of conversations with Reines. “We spoke about the silence women carry\, what it really means and feels like to give consent\, communications that result from being mixed race and culture in America\, the importance of ownership and protection over one’s own body\, taking care\, how crucial it is to identify as sane\, and the importance of relating to other people with love and humor as a way through any kind of opposition\,” says Hammond. \nThe paintings themselves are an exploration in communication using a collective unconscious that Hammond built through her writings alongside conversations with Reines. “This collective unconscious is a combination of my matrilineal cultural heritage (Afro-Caribbean)\, past experiences\, and direct feedback from my body as I recovered from a brain injury\,” says Hammond. \nBorn in Indianapolis\, IN\, Larissa Hammond studied Architecture and Linguistics at the University of Cincinnati before earning her BA from Portland State University. In 2012\, Hammond earned her MFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art + Oregon College of Art & Craft. Since graduating\, her thesis was purchased by conceptual artist Luis Camnitzer and she was named by Modern Painters Magazine as 1 of 25 Artists to Watch. Her first solo edition\, THE REDDENING\, was featured by Monograph Bookwerks and Triangular Press at the Codex International and LA Art Book Fairs. THE REDDENING was also purchased by the University of Iowa\, Indiana University\, and Oregon College of Art & Craft Rare / Artist Book Collections. \nBorn in Salem\, Massachusetts\, poet\, playwright\, and translator Ariana Reines earned a BA from Barnard College\, and completed graduate work at both Columbia University and the European Graduate School\, where she studied literature\, performance\, and philosophy. Her books of poetry include The Cow (2006)\, which won the Alberta Prize from Fence Books; Coeur de Lion (2007); and Mercury (2011). Her poems have been anthologized in Against Expression (2011) and Gurlesque (2010). Known for her interest in bodily experience\, the occult\, new media\, and the possibilities of the long or book-length form\, Reines has been described as “one of the crucial voices of her generation” by Michael Silverblatt on NPR’s Bookworm. \nMade possible by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation and Sun King Brewery.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/larissahammond/
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Shelby St. Corridor,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171005T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171005T183000
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SUMMARY:Yoga + Meditative Art
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Tanisha Neely\n$5 Freewill Donation \nResilient Yoga is partnering with Tube Factory to offer community based yoga practices and workshops that encourage everyone\, no matter their economic situation or skill level to enjoy the benefits of yoga in a relaxed\, judgement-free community environment. \nJoin us for Yoga + Meditative Art every Thursday and enjoy an energizing yoga practice followed by meditative art practices of your choice (Zentangles\, Coloring\, Journaling\, Crocheting\, Knitting\, etc.). Class is inspired by Julia Cameron’s classic “The Artist’s Way.” \nMats\, Blocks\, Art Materials and Light Refreshments provided on a first come first served basis. \nWhy Yoga?\nStress is directly correlated with poor health. Clinical research continues to support the use of yoga practice as a low cost and low maintenance health intervention capable of strengthening resilience factors that reduce stress\, a significant health risk factor.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/yoga-meditative-art/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171006T220000
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SUMMARY:Danielle Graves:Days In
DESCRIPTION:We all grow up dreaming of what we want to be when we grow up\, I never wanted to be anything womanly. I was insecure\, insulted and in the footsteps of my brother—I wanted to be just like him. I wanted to be a dirty\, tree-whizzing-on boy\, but life has since changed. \nOver two years ago\, I drew my first saggy breasted and bumpy legged burger—this burger babe helped me love my body and be secure with the woman that I am and the woman that I am becoming. She\, amongst many other women I created\, was crafted by the words that make up today’s pop culture. 50 Cent once told us that “she’s beautiful\, she’s edible\,” Adam Levine\, amongst many other artists\, call us “sugar\,” “honey” and various other sweeteners or sweets\, Instagram gives us a lengthy thread of “#foodporn” posts\, while many other hot shots and online sites follow suit in dehumanizing and objectifying women. \nMy work personifies and reclaims these objectifications and has become a form of self-empowerment. It has shown me how to overcome and embrace the world and turn on the radiance that I never knew I had. It’s shown me the beauty in being a woman—the beauty in my mother—the beauty in the radical—the beauty in the breaking of preconceived femininity and the beauty of owning femininity. I want to celebrate my womanhood; thus\, I present to you a show of my girls just being girls\, Days In.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/danielle-gravesdays-in/
LOCATION:Guichelaar Gallery\, 1125 Cruft Street\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171013T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171013T163000
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SUMMARY:Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program
DESCRIPTION:Throughout Indiana\, the Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (NEP) works to improve the nutrition and health of audiences with limited resources. \nWe focus on five areas—nutrition\, physical activity\, food security\, food safety and food resource management—and offer two major initiatives to communities\, FREE of charge: \n1. Nutrition Education/SNAP-Ed\nOur NEP Assistants provide free nutrition education to youth and adults through schools and a variety of community groups.  Our research-based programming is fun\, hands-on and easy to understand. The highly interactive lessons help participants: \n\nPlan nutritious meals\nBe active\nHandle food safely\nSpend food dollars wisely\nImprove food purchasing and preparation skills\n\n2. Community Wellness Coordinators\nOur Community Wellness Coordinators help make the healthy choice the easy choice. They collaborate with community partners on broader community change that involves policy\, system and environmental initiatives. \nAsk about our work in: \n\nHealth coalitions\nCommunity gardens\nSchool and workplace wellness\nHealthy corner stores\nTrails and parks\nFarm to school\nFarmers markets\nActive living\nFood access\nFood pantries\n\nTarget Audiences\nThe Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program serves: \n\nSNAP recipients\nIndividuals with limited resources (youth\, seniors\, singles\, homeless\, migrants\, families\, single parents)\nSchools with 50% or more free and reduced lunch\nCommunities with high poverty rates\n\nFunding and Impact\nNEP has existed in Indiana since 1994 as a part of Purdue Extension. We’re funded by two federal funding streams: \n\nSNAP-Ed\, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education Division\nEFNEP\, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/purdue-extension-nutrition-education-program/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171014T110000
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SUMMARY:Portrait Making Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Bring your own art supplies and get paired up with someone to do portrait studies in our open\, concrete-floor community space. Describe your partner in your own medium (can be paint or charcoal\, of course\, but also can be writing\, clay\, or any type of abstraction! Realism is not necessary). We will have basic art supplies like paper\, markers\, crayons\, and such. \nAll creatives\, professional or amateur\, are welcome. Even if you just want to come to be a model and hang out\, you are welcome!
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/portrait-making-meetup-3/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171019T210000
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SUMMARY:Brick Street South Poetry Series: Nancy Chen Long
DESCRIPTION:Brick Street South Poetry Series features a poet and an open mic the third Thursday of every month.  October’s featured poet and writer is Nancy Chen Long. \nNancy Chen Long is the author of Light into Bodies\, winner of the 2016 Tampa Review Prize for Poetry (forthcoming\, University of Tampa Press\, 2017)  and the chapbook Clouds as Inkblots for the War Prone (Red Bird Chapbooks\, 2013). She is the grateful recipient of an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry. You’ll find her recent and forthcoming work in Prairie Schooner\, Ninth Letter\, Crab Orchard Review\, Zone 3\, Briar Cliff Review\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, Pleiades\, Bat City Review\, the Anthology of Contemporary Indiana Writers\, and elsewhere. \n​As a volunteer with the local Writers Guild\, Nancy coordinates a reading series and works with others to offer free poetry workshops to the public. To give back to the writing community at-large\, she reviews poetry books and interview poets at the blog Poetry Matters\, as well as on her blog nancychenlong.blogspot.com.  She has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and an MBA\, worked as an electrical engineer\, software consultant\, and project manager\, and more recently earned an MFA. She works at Indiana University. \nFree admission and parking. Beer and wine for purchase.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/brick-street-south-poetry-series-nancy-chen-long/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171021T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171021T150000
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SUMMARY:Ariana Reines
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and talk with Ariana Reines. Named one of Flavorwire’s 100 best living writers and “a crucial voice of her generation” by Michael Silverblatt\, Ariana Reines lives in Queens\, mostly. Text from a Reines poem was used in the Larissa Hammond piece\, Initiation. Hammond’s exhibit\, The / a mind the b mind\, is currently on display at Tube Factory. This event will mark the close of the exhibition. To ensure a seat\, RSVP at email hidden; JavaScript is required \nMore about Ariana Reines:\nHer books include The Cow (Alberta Prize\, 2006)\, Coeur de Lion (2007); Mercury (2011)\, A Sand Book (2017)\, from FENCE\, and The Origin of the World (2014) from Semiotext(e). TELEPHONE\, her first play (2009) was commissioned by The Foundry Theatre and received two Obie Awards; a Norwegian translation will premiere in Mollebyen\, Norway in 2017. FRANCESCA\, a play by Nathalie Rozanes based on writings & performances by Reines premiered at the National Theatre of Belgium in 2016. Other performance & theatrical works include: MORTAL KOMBAT (2015)\, commissioned by Le Mouvement Biel/Bienne & performed at The Whitney Museum\, New York\, NY\, USA\, & Gallery TPW\, Toronto\, CA\, and LORNA (2013) at Martin E. Segal Theatre\, New York\, USA\, both in collaboration with Jim Fletcher\, The Origin of the World (2013) at Modern Art\, London UK\, & many others. Art exhibitions include PUBIC SPACE (2016)\, a collaboration with Oscar Tuazon at Modern Art in London\, UK\, EXHAUST (2016) at Contemporary Art Tasmania\, AU\, and JANE DARK (2014) at Western Front\, Vancouver\, CA. Reines is the translator of Baudelaire’s My Heart Laid Bare (Mal-O-Mar\, 2009); Jean-Luc Hennig’s The Little Black Book of Grisélidis Réal:Days and Nights of an Anarchist Whore(Semiotext(e) 2009); and Tiqqun’s Preliminary Materials Toward a Theory of the Young-Girl (Semiotext(e) 2012). She has taught at Columbia University\, the European Graduate School\, NYU\, Tufts\, Naropa\, The New School\, & many other places. In 2009 she was Roberta C. Holloway Lecturer in Poetry at the University of California-Berkeley. She astrologizes at lazyeyehaver.com. \nThis event is in partnership with University of Indianapolis and made possible by a grant through Indiana Humanities.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/ariana-reines/
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171024T210000
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SUMMARY:Alessandra Lynch\, Natalie Solmer\, and Sarah Miller Freehauf
DESCRIPTION:At this first gathering of The Round reading series\, three awesome poets read their work\, and you can enter a raffle to win a copy of Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment by Alessandra Lynch at the reading. Snacks are free. Drinks available for purchase. \nALESSANDRA LYNCH is the author of three books of poetry\, Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment (Alice James Books\, 2017)\, It Was a Terrible Cloud at Twilight (Pleiades/LSU Press\, 2008)\, and Sails the Wind Left Behind (Alice James Books\, 2002). Her poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review\, jubilat\, Ploughshares\, The Virginia Quarterly Review\, and elsewhere. She has had residencies at the MacDowell Colony for the Arts and Yaddo. She teaches at Butler University and lives in Indianapolis. \nNATALIE SOLMER is founder and editor-in-chief of The Indianapolis Review. Her poems have appeared in Glass Poetry\, Yes Poetry\, Split This Rock\, and elsewhere. She teaches at IUPUI\, Ivy Tech\, and Indiana Writers Center and lives in Speedway\, Indiana. \nSARAH MILLER FREEHAUF is the founding editor of Teenage Wasteland Review\, assistant editor for Divedapper\, and a reader for [PANK]. Her poems have appeared in Vinyl\, The Offing\, Lunch Ticket\, and elsewhere. She teaches English and creative writing in Indianapolis.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/alessandra-lynch-natalie-solmer-and-sarah-miller-freehauf/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171025T200000
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SUMMARY:Kurt Vonnegut Short Story Reading Series & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the Year of Vonnegut\, Spark Placemaking in partnership with the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library our final reading and discussion on October 25th. Stories aree selected out of Kurt Vonnegut’s collection of short stories; “Welcome to the Monkey House” \nThis discussion will be held at City Market’s Mezzanine level near the Tomilson Tap from 6-8pm. Enjoy a beer at The Tomilson Tap which will be open during discussion period! \nOctober 25th stories are as follows: \nAll the Kings Horses\nWho am I this time?\nMore Stately Mansions \nLimited copies available at the Tube Factory artspace (contact email hidden; JavaScript is required for a copy) and for sale at The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. Copies also available at your local library and your local book store. \nMade possible by City SPARKet\, a project of Big Car Collaborative’s Spark Placemaking program in partnership with Indianapolis City Market and the City of Indianapolis funded by Southwest Airlines and Project for Public Spaces Heart of the Community program.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/kurt-vonnegut-short-story-reading-series-discussion-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171025T200000
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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-10/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171025T210000
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SUMMARY:Monumental Dance Party with Melt Face
DESCRIPTION:Come dance your face off with DJ Melt Face and his legions of glamorous weirdos at the Monumental Dance Party. A dance party that is affordable (FREE) and accessible (in an open public space in the middle of the city) to all! \nCosplayers\,hula hoopers\, break dancers\, luchadors\, young\, old\, basic or deluxe\, everyone is welcome! \nBrought to you by Project for Public Spaces in partnership with The City of Indianapolis
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/monumental-dance-party-with-melt-face/
LOCATION:1 Monument Circle\, South Facing Steps\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20171028T110000
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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. To ensure you have a time slot with Jones\, please e-mail: email hidden; JavaScript is required
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/whats-on-your-mind-4/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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