Is IMA chief Venable visionary or misguided?
For some, Venable is facing the IMA’s fiscal challenges by making the museum relevant to more people. But to critics, he has turned the IMA into a members-only club, de-emphasizing art.
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UPDATE: Art museum names campus, with big changes on drawing board
The Indianapolis Museum of Art on Tuesday unveiled a unifying name for its 152-acre campus. The branding points up IMA’s increased emphasis on leveraging its grounds and developing outdoor experiences.
IMA technology chief developing new tools to make collections more accessible
Stuart Alter, the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s first director of technology strategy, said collaborations with partners in the community and with other museums help the institution enhance the visitor experience and make its art available to more people.
Indy boasts innovations others could copy
It’s tough to look at your own community and figure out what it’s doing that no one else is. But IBJ gave it a shot. Here are four things other cities could copy from us.
LOU’S VIEWS: Petals and feathers populate IMA exhibitions
With a flower show outside supplemented by exhibitions focusing on birds, you might question the very nature of the IMA.
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.
LOU’S VIEWS: The best arts of 2016
Highlights include “Fences” at the IRT and “Beyond Spaceship Earth” at the Children’s Museum.
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.
The Interview Issue: Charles Venable
More than a year after the Indianapolis Museum of Art enacted an $18 general admission, membership numbers are up and CEO Charles Venable says visitors are spending more time at the museum.
Museum of Art celebrates architecture of the coffeepot
It’s a nice surprise—especially for those caught up in the current wave of coffee-mania—to find coffeepots in a museum. The contemporary design wing of the Indianapolis Museum of Art has several in its collection.
Central Indiana showcased as 200 mayors come to town
Mayors, their staffs and policy experts from across the country—about 1,200 conference attendees in all—will attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual summer gathering that runs Friday through Monday.
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.
LOU’S VIEWS: Greens days at the IMA
The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s artist-designed mini-golf course is likely to be a temptation for anyone who has ever swatted a colored ball and kept score with a tiny pencil.
Art museum extends Venable’s contract until 2026
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has given CEO Charles Venable a contract extension that will keep him in the position for another 10 years, the IMA announced Tuesday.
LOU’S VIEWS: Sweet-scented orchid exhibit graces art museum
Fun fact: there are four times the number of orchid varieties than there are mammal species.
LOU’S VIEWS: Picks for the months ahead
Two outer space-focused music events, a killer barber, and more are on the A&E horizon.
LOU’S VIEWS: Christmas is winning the war
If there is such a cultural battle going on, Christmas is winning. Handily.
Lilly Endowment unleashes $100M in Indiana arts, cultural grants
Fourteen not-for-profits will receive funding, including $10 million each for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Zoo.
LOU’S VIEWS: Prince of prints
IMA shows evolution of artist Gustave Baumann, who specialized in wood block nature prints
New Indianapolis Museum of Art policy upsets bicyclists
Museum Executive Director Charles Venable said museum officials forbade bikes — and cars — on the paid campus to make the grounds more peaceful and enjoyable for walkers.