April 23, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art expects its upcoming Andy Warhol exhibit to draw 40,000 people, helping it offset a drop in
funding from its endowment.
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December 26, 2009
Lou HarryHere are the 10 offerings that I most enthusiastically recommended to friends and readers in the past year.
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December 2, 2009
Associated Press"Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World" at the Indianapolis Museum of Art is drawing visitors from around the
world for an unprecedented exhibition
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November 28, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art is losing endowment revenue at the same time prominent donor Wayne Zink, CEO of Endangered
Species Chocolate, has resigned from the board.
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October 17, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, Spanish artists explore the sacred and the IRT’s playwright-in-residence presents a haunted Abe Lincoln.
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October 15, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art will furlough its staff of 270 for one week this fiscal year in an effort to trim $1.4 million,
or 5.5 percent, from its $25.5 million budget.
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October 6, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIMA is one of 10 institutions
across the country that will receive the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
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September 19, 2009
Lou HarryThe menu changes weekly at the Indianapolis Museum of Art's new eatery, Nourish.
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September 11, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis Museum of Art announced this week that it has hired a veteran of the New York City arts community to fill
its chief operating officer position.
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August 17, 2009
Lou HarryA musical returns with local cast intact, new lobby artwork at the IMA invites revisits, and Tarantino's new WWII movie disappoints.
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May 25, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, challenging work at the IMA, an impressive operatic collaboration, and laugh-out-loud silliness.
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April 13, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, an online visit with a new Indianapolis Museum of Art, plus a local take on "Forbidden Broadway."
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March 23, 2009
Carol FaenziWhen was the last time you took your child or teen-ager to hear classical music, or see a contemporary dance performance a
la Dance Kaleidoscope? When was the last time you went to see a play?
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March 16, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, the IMA celebrates design, the IRT attempts a rewritten French farce, and the Phoenix puts its stamp on "Mauritius."
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March 9, 2009
Sam StallThe 600-seat Randall L. and Marianne W. Tobias Theater (nicknamed The Toby) is arguably the greenest facility of its kind
in the nation.
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March 2, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art's Design Center opened last October as a complement to the museum's 20th century design collection,
which curator R. Craig Miller expects to grow exponentially.
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February 9, 2009
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is one step closer to establishing its first conservation science lab, which Conservator-in-Charge
David Miller said would put the IMA on par with museums in New York, Chicago and Boston—at least in terms of technology.
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January 6, 2009
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Museum of Art today announced a series of cutbacks designed to trim $1.7 million from its budget due to revenue
shortfalls and "significant losses" to its endowment.
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January 5, 2009
Lou Harry"My 6-year-old could do that." Stand around the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Forefront Gallery long enough and you
are likely to hear some variation on that
contemporary-art-bashing cliche.
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December 29, 2008
Lou HarryTraditionally, as the year winds down, critics' thoughts tend toward "best of the year" lists. But I'm feeling the
need for
a more accurate label.
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November 17, 2008
Scott OlsonThe 12 Free Days of Indy Christmas promotion runs through Dec. 24 and gives patrons of several city destinations the opportunity
to enjoy them without the cost.
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November 10, 2008
Lou HarryThis week, low-key dynasty dynamics at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and a mismatched couple at the Phoenix Theatre.
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June 9, 2008
Jennifer WhitsonAlready draped in an ever-changing natural backdrop, the site for the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Art & Nature Park will
come to life in 2009 through eight pieces of art commissioned for the setting. But unlike traditional sculpture parks that
feature permanent artwork, the IMA's $25 million outdoor gallery will change regularly.
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March 10, 2008
Gabrielle PoshadloIt's not easy to make a living in high fashion, especially in a city where the "garment district" extends only to the nearest
Hancock or Jo Ann Fabrics. Still, Indianapolis has a little something up its sleeve--more than a dozen designers who are prepping
their collections for "Project IMA," a fashion show modeled after Bravo's reality hit "Project Runway."
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January 8, 2007
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Museum of Art is considering whether to revoke Wolfgang Puck's exclusive catering contract after the company's
slow service marred an important event in November.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.