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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May 4, 2013
The works in the main ticketing hall and concourse B are on display through Aug. 4.
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April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works.
Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
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March 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I could look at most of the instruments on display at the new “Guitars: Roundups to Rockers” exhibition
at the Eiteljorg with cool detachment, Woody Guthrie’s Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar stopped me.
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January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffA new feature is being added to the controversial LED screen installed more than a year ago, and the concourses will get new
non-video art.
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October 27, 2012
Lou HarryGeorge Seurat’s painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884” provided the inspiration for the musical “Sunday in the Park with
George.” For an Oct. 20 visit to both the painting and the musical, I was in the company of 35 participants in the first IBJ
A&E Road Trip, an exercise in arts connectivity.
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September 22, 2012
Dan HumanSave Our Scenic Central Canal, led by local activist Clarke Kahlo, is objecting to the proposed Art2Art project that would
develop and decorate 4-1/2 miles along the Central Canal towpath.
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August 15, 2012
IBJ StaffCharles L. Venable, 52, the director and CEO of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville since 2007, was chosen to replace Maxwell
Anderson, who left the IMA in January to become director of the Dallas Museum of Art.
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August 15, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art has removed the "interim" tag from the title of its executive director.
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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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June 2, 2012
IMOCA has history of building exhibits around pop-culture figures.
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May 30, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe CityWay development is generating more work for artists—this time three Indiana muralists who will paint the facades
of downtown-Indianapolis rail bridges.
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May 26, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinAfter three years of shrinking budgets, Indianapolis Museum of Art leaders are ready to leave the lean times behind. The IMA’s
endowment, which has covered close to 70 percent of operating expenses, is on the rebound and reached $324 million at the
end of last year.
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May 23, 2012
Scott OlsonThe unusual find occurred when the museum, which boasts the largest collection of T.C. Steele paintings in the country, shipped
one of the Hoosier artist's works to be cleaned by a conservator. He said the 122-year-old hidden canvas he found underneath
was like a "King Tut" discovery.
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May 19, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city of Indianapolis and private-sector players are lining up behind an effort to rebrand the Central Canal Towpath as
an art-themed destination dubbed Art 2 Art by adding artwork and improving the trail.
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April 30, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe National Art Museum of Sport is considering leaving Indianapolis, a possible move stemming from the planned conversion
of its home at University Place Conference Center and Hotel into a student residence hall for IUPUI.
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April 5, 2012
IBJ StaffA rare and colorful 1909 poster promoting the very first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been sold for $24,000,
a local auction house says.
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March 17, 2012
Curators have selected 24 contemporary artists to create work for hotel, to be known as The Alexander.
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February 18, 2012
IBJ StaffTwo special exhibits drew a large number of first-time visitors.
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February 11, 2012
Lou HarryDear Suburban Folks Who Rarely Come Downtown But Did for Super Bowl Activities ...
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January 28, 2012
Lou HarryThe art installation exhibition occupying old Indianapolis City Hall doesn't feel like it was created by committee.
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January 21, 2012
IBJ StaffThe financial advisory firm Raymond James will support the two-day event for the next three years.
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January 21, 2012
IBJ StaffDiscounts are seen as a way to make the annual fair a better promotional tool for the Indianapolis Art Center.
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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 6, 2011
Scott OlsonConstruction on the International Orangutan Center would start in August, with the opening set for Memorial Day weekend in
2014.
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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.