Art Association of Indianapolis Organized in March 1883, through the efforts of May Wright Sewall and 17 other women, the Art Association of Indianapolis incorporated in October 1883, with Albert E. Fletcher, son of… Read More »Art Association of Indianapolis
Art Galleries Mid-19th to Early 20th Century Galleries One of the city’s first professional art dealers was Herman Lieber, a printer by profession. In 1854, he opened a stationery and bookbinding store in the… Read More »Art Galleries
Arts Council of Indianapolis Incorporated in October 1987, the Arts Council of Indianapolis was organized by the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (Gipc) as the city’s arts advocacy agency. It is the successor to the… Read More »Arts Council of Indianapolis
Big Car Collaborative Big Car Collaborative, a nonprofit arts organization based on the near southside of Indianapolis, uses tools of culture and creativity to build community and connect people as a way to… Read More »Big Car Collaborative
Cyclorama Located on the northside of Market Street just west of Illinois Street, the Cyclorama building exhibited life-size Civil War murals and served as a menagerie during its 15-year existence. The… Read More »Cyclorama
Heartland International Film Festival Heartland Film Festival, established in 1991, began with a question that its founder, Jeffrey L. Sparks, raised in the 1980s: what could be done to inspire the creation of more… Read More »Heartland International Film Festival
Herron School of Art And Design The Herron School of Art and Design is Indiana’s oldest and largest art school, now part of iupui. Through its faculty, students, alumni, facilities, and programs, Herron School of Art… Read More »Herron School of Art And Design
Indiana State Museum, Fine Arts Department With a passion to serve as a catalyst for lifelong learning that connects the stories of real people, places, and things, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites possesses the most… Read More »Indiana State Museum, Fine Arts Department
Indianapolis Art Center An art study group for adults was created in 1934 after 10 founding female members met with a Works Progress Administration (WPA) artist/instructor William Kaeser, a native Austrian and Herron… Read More »Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis Artsgarden Spanning Washington Street at Illinois Avenue, the Artsgarden is both a signature architectural element of a revitalized downtown and a public space devoted to public art. The geodesic domed glass… Read More »Indianapolis Artsgarden
