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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February 9, 2013
Dan HumanIndianapolis Museum of Art CEO Charles Venable plans to cut costs and use major exhibits to boost attendance—a strategy
aimed at reducing the museum’s reliance on investment returns and allowing its endowment to grow back to pre-recession
level.
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December 20, 2012
Dan HumanLilly Endowment has pledged $2 million to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on condition the performing arts group reaches
an important $5 million fundraising goal by Feb. 3.
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December 12, 2012
Dan HumanThe Arts Council of Indianapolis on Wednesday unveiled a a new program to help central Indiana not-for-profit arts, cultural
and humanities organizations raise funds for individual projects.
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August 30, 2012
Dan HumanUnion representatives for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians are spilling more details about negotiations with ISO
management, which is planning major structural changes to address the orchestra's ongoing financial issues.
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August 25, 2012
IBJ StaffNew research from national advocacy group Americans for the Arts aims to prove that local arts organizations enrich us all,
literally as well as figuratively.
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August 23, 2012
Dan HumanLeaders of a church-affiliated Indianapolis arts organization are citing an unsustainable business model as the reason why
doors will close at the end of the month. Earth House Collective will host its final events on Aug. 31
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August 8, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel Mayor James Brainard's request for an additional $1.36 million in arts funding is lingering in a city council committee.
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June 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinNext season will start later and feature a money-saving collaboration with Indiana University.
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June 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel Mayor James Brainard wants to give the Center for the Performing Arts another $840,000 to cover its bills through December—on
top of a $5.5 million subsidy he orchestrated last fall.
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May 11, 2012
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Museum of Art has received a grant to digitize, catalog, and put online a collection of materials about a
1957 modernist-style home in Columbus designed by famed architect Eero Saarinen.
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April 28, 2012
Group support of ISO pulls in first-time donors.
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January 17, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA taping of the PBS show "The Sinatra Legacy" was one of the activities the board of directors reviewed after former
CEO Steven Libman resigned last summer.
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December 8, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel eliminated five positions this week as interim CEO Frank Basile tries to rein
in costs at the financially challenged organization that oversees the Palladium.
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November 14, 2011
IBJ StaffThe parent organization of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra said its expenses exceeded revenue by $1.7 million on a budget
of $25.6 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The deficit was $1 million less than a year ago, while the ISO endowment grew
by $5.5 million.
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October 13, 2011
Scott OlsonThe not-for-profit, whose annual film festival in Indianapolis opens Thursday, has surpassed $10 million and hopes to hit
its goal of $12.5 million by the end of next year.
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July 23, 2011
IBJ StaffPrinting Partners is one of the top 10 corporate arts supporters in the nation, according to Americans for the Arts in Washington,
D.C.
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April 2, 2011
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The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis received a $1 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation to support
expeditions by an Indiana University team to Captain Kidd’s ship in the Dominican Republic.
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March 25, 2011
IBJ StaffButler University said Thursday that it plans to close its Jordan Academy of Dance due to economic reasons. The academy, which
has more than 200 students, ages 3-17, will shut down May 31.
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February 12, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinHoward Schrott will provide $6.5 million toward the $13 million performing-arts building.
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December 30, 2010
IBJ StaffExhibit, grant power audience development initiatives.
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December 25, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinTight budgets are prompting some of the state’s largest not-for-profit organizations to launch new businesses to shore
up the bottom line. The Indianapolis Museum of Art, for example, has a contract to manage the airport's art collection.
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December 24, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThis year, five organizations announced or began preparing for the launch of major campaigns. The targets ranged from $12.5
million for Heartland Truly Moving Pictures to $100 million for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
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November 6, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Fishers Arts Council, which merged this year with the Fishers Cultural Alliance, is looking to become the suburb’s
foremost arts advocate.
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August 23, 2010
Scott OlsonFunding for city arts programs is expected to remain at $1 million in 2011, even as the mayor's budget plan calls for cutting
$22
million in local spending. Funding for the parks department also should remain flat, at $21.1 million.
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First, the Athenaeum is going to have to get past the hurdle with the Lockerbie residents and the agreement that the parcel would be residential. Second, and in my opinion, this prime piece of property should include parking, PLUS, a black box theater(s), some market rate and affordable artist housing and a plan to renovate and reconfigure the second story theater. I would negotiate to add the DeHaan property surface parking lot into the development mix, place a one story surface parking garage on the DeHaan lot on the street level (for the Dehaan tenants use during the daytime) and add a second story to the garage that would become an addition to the current second story theater and then change the direction of the theater by moving the stage across the alley and on top of the DeHaan lot parking. You can add all the stage elements that are currently missing from the Athenaeum stage to make it more attractive for use by Ballet, Opera and traveling productions. Plus, the theater changes would probably help solve some of the soundproofing issues. Alas,it does not seem to be a part of the strategic plan to conduct a study to determine best use of the property. Seems like the current plan is a quick and easy move that ignores the property best use/potential and any strategic property planning for the effect on future generations.
I recall that MSA's pilings are still in the ground and hard to remove. It’s not likely any proposal will include significant underground construction/parking because of this. Start adding 2 floors of retail, 8 floors of parking and 5-10 floors of possible hotel, and/or 10-20 floors of residential, and you are at 30 floors already with possible expansion of all the uses. But then again I could be wrong.
Accoriding to their website there is no deadline to the Do Not Call list. What is this article referring to??
On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.