• The (W)hole in our HeARTs

    Circle City Industrial Complex - Stokol Gallery & Hallways 1125 E. Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Art benefits everyone and this interactive event focuses on ways to actively integrate art into personal and community life to combat loneliness and loss. Coping with the loneliness, isolation, depression, anxiety, fear, and loss that has been a part of our collective lives for more than a year is hard. But we don’t need to […]

    Free
  • **Award of Awesomeness Nominee! ** Monarchs in a Changing World: How These Butterflies Bring Us Together

    Oliver's Woods 8825 River Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY OPERATING A WAITLIST. Learn about monarch butterflies and the importance of conservation while helping to complete a new mural! Is there a better metaphor for “change” than the metamorphosis from caterpillar to chrysalis and finally to butterfly? This mysterious transformation process has evoked awe for millennia. This event asks what wider […]

    Free
  • Community Change: Arts Engagement as Wellbeing – CANCELLED

    Witherspoon Presbyterian Church 3535 W. Kessler Blvd. N. Dr., Indianapolis, IN, United States
    Hybrid Event

    EVENT CANCELLED AS OF 10/28/21 Join us on a musical, theatrical, spoken word journey exploring personal and community transformation through holistic arts engagement. We are each on a journey towards wholeness - individually, and within our communities. Join us to experience the possibility of change through the transformative power of community arts, with performances and […]

    Free
  • Celebrating and Remembering Family: Día de los Muertos

    Bartholomew Co. Public Library – Outdoor Plaza 536 5th St., Columbus, IN, United States

    This bilingual celebration explores the cultural, spiritual, and intergenerational significance of Día de los Muertos. Author Selene Dávila will share El esqueleto que ama bailar (The Skeleton that Loves to Dance) and families will be invited to participate in art-making activities. This event will be a bilingual story time that will engage child and parent participants […]

    Free
  • Weaving the Web: Circling into Community

    Garfield Park Arts Center - Main Gallery 2432 Conservatory Dr., Indianapolis, IN, United States

    During this all-ages event, guests will explore interactive arts activities designed to help the community look past differences and discover commonalities. View the Ivy Tech student-created exhibit, “I Am Unique,” while engaging in art activities designed to help participants draw connections between their similarities and the importance of creating interconnected and supportive environments where both […]

    Free
  • CANCELLED Reviving a Forgotten Freetown: Mobilizing Family History to Protect Communities

    Central Library - Center for Black Literature & Culture 40 E. St. Clair St., Indianapolis, IN, United States

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. During this half-day workshop, we will explore how the small African American community of Norwood was able to mobilize their family history to protect their community from unwelcome change. This hands-on program will allow us to help participants organize their family stories into community […]

  • Spirit & Place Festival Opening Night

    Global Village Welcome Center 4233 Lafayette Rd., Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Nourish your sense of community by joining Spirit & Place as it kicks off the 28th annual Spirit & Place Festival with the tantalizing flavors of an opening night reception, engaging exhibits, and family-friendly activities. Walk-in guests welcome! Smell and sample delicious cuisine from area restaurants while viewing community-curated exhibits celebrating the myriad of cultures […]

    Free