Artist Robert Indiana, known for ‘LOVE’ series, dies at 89
Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle and later relocated to Indianapolis, where he attended Arsenal Technical High School.
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KENNEDY: Feminist theater is here. Are we ready?
There is a new, distinctive addition to our local theater scene: Summit Performance aspires to produce “top quality theatre exploring the lives and experiences of women.”
Quirky Stutz complex is growing spot for techies, but still home to artists
Twenty-five years after developer Turner Woodard purchased the old Stutz factory complex at 10th Street and Capitol Avenue, the sprawling facility hosts 200-plus tenants.
WFYI to end ‘Art of the Matter’ in overhaul of arts, culture coverage
The public radio station plans to create a new arts-focused program and an arts-and-culture desk in its newsroom, giving such coverage similar weight as education, health and economic issues.
Notre Dame plans to build $66 million campus art museum
The museum is planned for the southern end of the South Bend campus, with construction expected to start in 2020.
Lechleiters donate $2.5 million to Indiana Repertory Theatre
The largest individual gift in the theater’s history will be used to create the James Still Playwright-in-Residence Fund.
First Friday Art Tour organizer IDADA hanging it up
The Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association—better known as IDADA—plans to cease operations by Dec. 31, about 15 years after the not-for-profit's founding.
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What would happen if, say, a playwright, a video artist, a sculptor and a musician got together for a few weeks to try to create something without concern about who would see the final product … or even if there were a final product?
Symphony denies wrongdoing by conductor Urbanski, leadership
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is defending its conductor and leaders, describing claims of age discrimination and harassment made by a tenured musician as “outlandish” and “baseless.”
Running low on funds, Vonnegut museum seeks speedy outcome to legal fight
The museum devoted to the late local novelist says its lease dispute with a building owner on Massachusetts Avenue threatens the survival of the not-for-profit.
Big Car launches affordable home-ownership program for artists
Approved artists would co-own the renovated homes in the Garfield Park neighborhood and only pay half the cost of the property.
LOVE sculpture back on display at Indianapolis Museum of Art
The sculpture by Robert Indiana was removed from display for two months of critical conservation treatment.
Music venue The Warehouse in Carmel abruptly closes
The Warehouse—a 150-seat venue in a 60-year-old former machine shop in the Arts & Design District—had three shows scheduled this week. Dozens of national artists played at the music hall over the past 15 months.
IMA plans to restore damaged ‘LOVE’ sculpture, move it inside
The move means people must pay museum entry fees to see the iconic sculpture, which was artist Robert Indiana’s first in a series of “LOVE” works.
LOU’S VIEWS: Artist Don Gummer brings his world to Cultural Trail
Built from steel, bronze, aluminum and glass, the sculptures tend to grow larger the higher they get.
Festivals, opera premiere, more await Vonnegut fans
Two festivals and the world premiere of an opera that Kurt Vonnegut finished shortly before his death will celebrate the writer's legacy this fall in Indianapolis, his hometown.
Merrillville’s Star Plaza Theatre, hotel set for closure
Hotel officials say Merrillville's Star Plaza Theatre and its adjacent Radisson Hotel will be demolished next year to make room for a new hotel.
Irsay buys Prince’s Yellow Cloud guitar at auction
The Indianapolis Colts owner paid $137,500 for a guitar that Prince used in numerous concerts until the mid-1990s.
Indianapolis Museum of Art to reduce debt load by $17 million
The Indianapolis Museum of Art plans to pay off more than $17 million in debt at the end of the year, reducing its overall debt load to less than $100 million for the first time since 2004.
Ex-TV producer lining up sponsors for huge downtown music fest
Nick White has reserved American Legion Mall for the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 weekend to launch the Evermore Music Festival. He still needs sponsors. And 35 acts.