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SUMMARY:Kipp Normand: Snake Oil\, A Fantastical American History
DESCRIPTION: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 arcade; Snake Oil is a multifaceted installation that challenges the viewer to re-examine the ideas of American Exceptionalism. Imbued with satire and mixed with painful truths\, this haunted temple of junk casts a sideways glance at the tales we tell our children and ourselves about who we are and how we got here.\nNormand — who maintains a studio and workspace in Indianapolis where he creates dynamic works of visual art infused with narratives of culture\, community\, and history — is a scavenger and an obsessive collector. He searches back streets and alleys\, junk stores and abandoned buildings\, looking for clues to explain the mysteries of our world. Normand finds stories in discarded things: Stories about all of us\, our cities\, and our shared history. He first began making collage images\, shadow boxes\, and installations as a way to justify his relentless collecting. But the work soon became much more than that. It is Normand’s way to dig deeply into the vast attic of this world and to share his finds with anyone who takes the time to look. He holds a Master’s degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame and worked nearly 30 years in the field of heritage preservation and housing reform before turning to the practice of art. 
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/kipp-normand-snake-oil-a-fantastical-american-history/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park
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SUMMARY:Western Dance with Uzuri Asad-Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:West African dance is an essential component of West African culture. Over time\, traditional dances incorporated new moves\, rhythms and ideas. Through the slave trade\, and through national production of traditional dance forms\, West African dance has found it’s way around the globe. West African Dance has influenced many popular American dance forms\, such as hip-hop\, salsa and jazz dance. Traditional dances are still practiced by many people today. \nUzuri Asad caters to all levels of students and is part of Big Car’s APLR program. \nTraditional West African Dance\nDance has always played a very important role in the lives of West Africans. Throughout history\, West Africans performed dances to celebrate a birth\, harvest or death. Communities relied on dance to ward off evil spirits\, to ask the gods for prosperity\, or to resolve conflict. Dance continues to serve those functions. For example\, villagers perform the Malinke rhythm Kassa during farming and harvesting work. The singing\, dancing and clapping entertains and motivates the hard-working farmers. \nCharacteristics of West African Dance\nAfrican dance\, according to R.F. Thomson\, has four unique qualities. First\, the body moves in a multi-unit fashion\, where the head and arms may move to one rhythmic pattern while the feet follow a different time signature. Second\, it is percussive; the dancer interprets the rhythmic nature of the music through movement. Third\, though as a whole African dance is a community event\, some dancers follow different parts of the rhythm\, dancing “apart” from the crowd. Finally\, West African dance phrases\, or sets of movements\, overlap\, creating a “call-and-response” pattern.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/western-dance-with-uzuri-asad/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi)\, 1125 Cruft St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Garfield Park
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SUMMARY:First Friday From Home Art Shares and Tours
DESCRIPTION:Usually we’re showing you new art every First Friday. But now we’re asking you to show us yours! Whether you made it or bought it\, use your phone to share photos and videos with us and others by using the hashtag #firstfridayfromhome or by posting pictures or videos (also can go live and tag Tube Factory artspace. We will select different people who share their collections to win Normal Coffee gift cards\, a ceramic piece from Soyong Kang Partington\, and t-shirts from Big Car. \nStart sharing now\, so we can share different artworks through FB and Twitter throughout the night of April 3. When you post\, you can tell us who the artist is\, why you bought it\, how it makes you feel\, whatever you want to say about art you have collected. We will also share some things along the way as we celebrate First Friday via our radio station\, 99.1 WQRT FM (also accessible at www.wqrt.org). \nIf you’re in Indianapolis\, show our friends at the Arts Council of Indianapolis some love and hashtag #indyKeepsCreating \nAll of us at Big Car are sending positive\, healthy vibes your way. Excited to see your collections and see you in person when we get through the pandemic.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/first-friday-from-home-art-shares-and-tours/
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SUMMARY:SoundLab with Oreo Jones
DESCRIPTION: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. \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 broadcasted live on 99.1 WQRT.
URL:https://www.bigcar.org/event/soundlab-with-oreo-jones/
LOCATION:Listen Hear\,  2620 Shelby St\, \, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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