Belinda Tate has managed day-to-day operations at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields since November 2023.
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More than 130 pieces fill the fourth floor of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at the new exhibition.
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The husband-and-wife music stars plan to visit Indianapolis next month for the opening of “Giants,” an exhibition of contemporary art owned by the couple. Tickets for the events go on sale this afternoon.
Married since 2010, the couple built a collection of approximately 1,000 works by living Black artists and late icons such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Gordon Parks. About 100 pieces are displayed when “Giants” is exhibited.
Newfields is exploring the construction of a new wing at the art museum and a free-standing conservatory as part of the strategic plan.
Destination Indy plans to publish a magazine, maintain online calendar listings and present a weekly television show.
The Lume digital galleries took over the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s fourth floor in 2021, replacing contemporary art galleries.
An ongoing exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields reaches back to the 1700s and an appreciation of the ornate and delicate to create new imagery tailored to go viral on 21st-century social media.
Throughout All-Star Weekend, users can accumulate points by visiting 25 locations across the city and redeeming them for merch or the chance to win a signed basketball or tickets to a 2026 Indiana Fever game.
“Connection: Land, Water, Sky—Art & Music from Indigenous Australians,” which runs through February, also features eight eucalyptus bark paintings from the museum’s collection that have never been on display.
Ernest Gause, who was hired as Newfields’ vice president of human resources in 2022, claims he was retaliated against after he repeatedly approached CEOs about discriminatory business practices.
The Newfields annual meeting also included highlights of the upcoming year’s events and additions, which includes new programming for the popular Lume exhibition space.
Ernest Gause says the art museum and gardens fired him after he repeatedly told CEOs things about discriminatory business practices within the organization they didn’t want to hear.
Le Monte Booker, former chief financial officer of Chicago’s iconic Field Museum, is now supervising 300 Newfields employees, interns and fellows.
Le Monte Booker, chief financial officer of Chicago’s Field Museum, was announced in August as successor to Colette Pierce Burnette in the role of Newfields CEO and president.
Le Monte Booker, CFO of Chicago’s Field Museum, will succeed Colette Pierce Burnette in the role of Newfields CEO and president, officials announced Monday.
Visitors to “Future Now” will have the chance to walk a red carpet and record a short video of their own shoes.
Agha, an Indianapolis-based installation artist, won the 2014 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and her work was featured in the 2019 Venice Biennale.
Martin University President Sean Huddleston was one of six Newfields board of trustees members to step down in the weeks before and after the organization announced Burnette’s abrupt exit.
Sean Huddleston, president of Martin University, resigned from the Newfields board of trustees on Nov. 20.
Visit Indy executive Chris Gahl said the Newfields board of trustees has a poor track record of communicating with the board of governors.
The board said “there is no change in our strategy, mission and values” but it provided no additional details about Colette Pierce Burnette’s departure.
