Philanthropy and the Arts The arts include performing and visual arts organizations, historic preservation, libraries, museums, and public broadcasting. The national advocacy organization, Americans… Read More »Philanthropy and the Arts
Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis Conceived by Herman H. Rinne, a local music retail businessman and former member, the Philharmonic Orchestra began with three members… Read More »Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis
Phoenix Theatre The not-for-profit Phoenix Theatre opened in the fall of 1983 under the leadership of founding artistic director . Actors and… Read More »Phoenix Theatre
Propylaeum The term Propylaeum refers to two buildings and an organization. A committee of seven women met on April 30, 1888,… Read More »Propylaeum
Ruoff Music Center Located southeast of Noblesville in Hamilton County, the Deer Creek Music Center, now Ruoff Music Center, was completed in 1989… Read More »Ruoff Music Center
Sculpture Through the years, public sculpture in Indianapolis, often quite visible but largely unnoticed, has followed trends typical throughout the state.… Read More »Sculpture
South Side Turnverein Hall The South Side Turnverein Hall was built in 1900 at 306 Prospect Street, located in the neighborhood, as a gymnastics… Read More »South Side Turnverein Hall
Spirit & Place Festival The annual multi-day and multi-cultural Spirit & Place emerged as a festival in 1996 from the Project on Religion and… Read More »Spirit & Place Festival
Starlight Musicals Each summer for almost 50 years, Starlight Musicals offered Broadway musicals, both recent shows and revivals, as well as occasional… Read More »Starlight Musicals
Peter Van Orden Sterling (July 9, 1935 – Aug. 30, 2016). Peter Sterling was president of the from 1982 to 1999. Born in Springfield,… Read More »Peter Van Orden Sterling