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Spirit & Place Festival

The 30th annual Spirit & Place Festival (Nov. 6 – 16) theme is NATURE! Apply Today! 

How does the festival work? 

  • Dream up an awesome event idea inspired by the yearly theme.
  • Root your event in the ARTS, HUMANITIES, and/or RELIGION.
  • Work with at least one collaborating partner.
  • Review the application guidelines and try to attend an info session or schedule a time to talk with Spirit & Place. (Click here for dates.)
  • Turn in your application by May 23 using our online portal.
  • If selected, you’ll receive a modest $200 event stipend and other support.

Need help making connections to the NATURE  theme? Check out these theme prompts and this summary on what the public hopes you will create!

Contact festival@iu.edu to learn more.

Big Tent Talks: Spirituality & Psychedelics with Jay Michaelson

In a unique twist on this year’s Spirit & Place theme of NATURE, we invite you hear from author, rabbi, and scholar at the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, Jay Michaelson on Tuesday, May 13 at the JCC Indianapolis. Book sales and reception begin at 6PM with Dr. Michelson’s talk starting at 6:30PM. Register Here!

Presented by Spirit & Place in partnership with JCC Indianapolis with support from IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Program. Hotel accommodations provided by Schahet Hotels.

 

Community Dialogues & Programming

Spirit & Place takes a people-centered approach to its community engagement activities. This includes year-round programming focused on community dialogues, training sessions, public events, and more.

Upcoming Events

Impact Stories

Through growth of the human spirit, Central Indiana becomes a better place.

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Resource Library

Learn & grow with us!

Space Finder

The AMP at 16 Tech

Tube Factory artspace

Phoenix Theatre

Indianapolis Artsgarden

Gallery 924 at the Arts Council of Indianapolis

Fall Creek Friends Meetinghouse

10 East Arts HUB

Re:Public

Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indians and Western Art

Groundwork Indy

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Resources

Civic Engagement

F.O.R.C.E. Video Series (Foundations of Responsible Civic Engagement)

The Women4Change Indiana (W4CI) Civic Education Committee has created a series of educational sessions and several resources designed to address this crisis. “Civics, Civility, and Consensus” are hosted conversations that increase civil dialogue through a constructive process that is unifying rather than divisive. In addition to these facilitated groups and written materials the Committee supported the development of “Foundations of Responsible Civic Engagement” (FORCE) videos based on the Constitution and Sheila Suess Kennedy’s book “Talking Politics: What You Need to Know before Opening Your Mouth.”

Racial and Social Justice, Space & Place, Spirit & Place Community Reports

2021 Equity/Anti-Racism Report

Space & Place, Spirit & Place Community Reports

Good, Bad, & Ugly Gentrification Resources

Spirit & Place Community Reports

Spirit & Place 25th Anniversary Storybook

Space & Place

Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

Impact Stories

We Believe . . .

We are shaped by the places we come from and shape those places in turn.

We believe in the power of the arts, humanities, and religion to strengthen and build community, foster deeper connections, and heal the world around us. Taking a people-centered approach, we invest time into building authentic relationships and co-create programming and capacity-building opportunities that address and reflect community needs and values. Housed on the campus of IU Indianapolis, Spirit & Place is a radically unique platform based on an ethos of fairness, hospitality, and equity.

Learn more about our beliefs and values on our “Who We Are” page.

Spirit & Place
Indiana University – Indianapolis
425 University Blvd., CA 003B
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-274-2462
festival@iu.edu

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