Charles 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.
Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new ‘Snapshot’ exhibition examines the photography that inspired 7 artists. Plus, ‘Cabaret’ at the Athenaeum.
After 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.
What’s new at the Zoo. Plus thoughts on “Forever Sung” and “Antigone.”
Inside the Indianapolis Museum of Art, there’s African art. Outside, there’s “Oedipus at Colonus.”
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has received a grant to digitize, catalog, and put online a collection of materials about a 1957 modernist-style home in Columbus designed by famed architect Eero Saarinen.
This week: a small but strong show at the IMA, plus thoughts on the Humana Festival, A&E road trips, and some Disney magic.
Curators have selected 24 contemporary artists to create work for hotel, to be known as The Alexander.
Norman Norrell, Bill Blass, Stephen Sprouse and Halston will all be featured in "An American Legacy," which opens in May.
Highlights included the ISO’s Opening Night Gala, Civic’s “Drowsy Chaperone,” and the opening of the Miller House.
Three shows at the Indianapolis Museum of Art display a wide range of artistic approaches.
Finding a replacement for Maxwell Anderson could take six months to a year.
Are we better off, as arts patrons, then we were five years or so ago when Maxwell Anderson joined the Indianapolis Museum of Art?
Maxwell Anderson is leaving his post as CEO at the Indianapolis Museum of Art just as the institution is preparing to launch a capital campaign it hopes will make up for financial pain inflicted by the recession.
Achievements during Max Anderson's tenure included opening the 100 Acres art-and-nature park as well acquiring the Miller House and Garden in Columbus. However, he also had to grapple with fiscal challenges that led to more than $7 million in budget cuts.
Even in today’s tight economy, the trend of organizing off-site team-building exercises for employees is still going strong.
With 1.8 million people, the Indianapolis area is only one-third the size of Atlanta, yet the area holds its own in conventions and tourism. Indianapolis, for example, has about half the convention space of Atlanta.
I love a good creation story, and the Yoruba people of the ancient city of Ife, in what is now Nigeria, have a doozy. It involves a god indulging in a bit too much palm wine, a snail-shell full of soil, a chameleon, and a chicken (with five toes).
Imagine what could happen in Indianapolis if we adopted some of the principles Columbus has? Ensuring that every design has meaning and purpose. Creating structures that tell stories. Allowing designers to push the limits and take risks.
The IMA is back to using traditional security guards after IUPUI vetoed its plan to use federally funded work-study students.
