May 15, 2013
Lou HarryThe five-year program is designed to transform the Indianapolis Museum of Art into a more visitor-centered institution. The
first year will include enhancements to the upcoming Matisse show.
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April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school's two theaters
that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
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November 8, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based not-for-profit Music for All, which puts on the annual Bands of America competition, announced Thursday
that it plans to keep its headquarters and events in Indianapolis through 2023.
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June 27, 2012
Mason King
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Big Car arts collective is shifting into a higher gear, with a budget this year of $250,000, a new westside events hub, and
a paid staff that no longer fits into a sedan. Executive Director Jim Walker provides a front-seat view.
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May 5, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinRonald Caltabiano says the Butler arts festival would feature talent from the university, affiliated organizations like Dance
Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Opera, and “extraordinary” guest artists.
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January 7, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Great American Songbook Vocal Academy and Competition will be open to students outside the Midwest this year.
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December 31, 2011
IBJ StaffThe school said the work, involving seven students, at Dow AgroSciences represents its largest cross-discipline installation
to-date.
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December 17, 2011
IBJ StaffThe group won the Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize for the innovative way it engaged new audiences in thinking, reading and
talking about food.
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October 1, 2011
IBJ StaffThe library is giving copies of “Slaughterhouse-Five” to students in Republic, Mo., where school officials have
deemed the book inappropriate.
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May 21, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Art Center CEO Carter Wolf is drawing fire from some quarters over a staff shakeup that he says is needed to
grow enrollment at the Broad Ripple not-for-profit. But Wolf insists that won't hinder progress.
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January 22, 2011
I applaud Bruce Hetrick’s column (Jan. 10, “Why this public-school baby fears school reform”) for its keen
observations about the value of education in the arts and humanities.
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December 20, 2010
Associated PressIU President Michael McRobbie says the school wanted to locate the center in Columbus to take advantage of the Indiana city's
unique architecture and commitment to the arts.
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December 3, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Children's Choir founder Henry Leck has named Josh Pedde as the first assistant artistic director in the 25-year
history of the not-for-profit organization.
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May 14, 2010
Scott OlsonIn its 40th year, event will feature 225 artists in a format expanded to two days.
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October 17, 2009
IBJ StaffThe National Storytelling Network will consider Indianapolis, along with eight other cities, as it looks to move its headquarters
from Jonesborough, Tenn.
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October 3, 2009
Cory SchoutenPlans for residential development on the site stalled as the housing market plummeted and recession set in.
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March 2, 2009
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit that supports education reform, is sponsoring an art show March 6 at
the Harrison Center for the Arts.
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February 23, 2009
The Indianapolis Art Center works to engage, enlighten and enhance our communities through art education, participation
and observation.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.