Spirit & Place, IU Indianapolis

Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Meeting
2022-03-15 06:00 - 07:00, 2022-03-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Learn more about the Spirit & Place Festival and how to submit an event application!
These hour-long meetings will be held several times throughout the spring and are designed for everyone from first-time applicants to long-time pros. Hear more about the theme, what the event selection committee is looking for, and even pick up a few tips on crafting a successful application!
Register below and don’t forget to check out all the additional resources on the Festival Application Process page!

Spirit & Place Festival Exhibits
2022-03-15 - 2022-03-26, 2022-03-16 - 2022-03-27, 2022-03-17 - 2022-03-28, 2022-03-18 - 2022-03-29, 2022-03-19 - 2022-03-30, 2022-03-20 - 2022-03-31, 2022-03-21 - 2022-04-01, 2022-03-22 - 2022-04-02 and 16 more dates | IN
Image Credit: Marti LaMar by Kaila Austin
An exciting array of exhibits are included in this year’s festival! Information about exhibit hours are below. To check the festival programming tied to the events, return to the Event Page to search for the event. You must register for events separately.
Tearing Down Boxes and Embracing Change
Nov. 4-14, 1-4pm (Tues.-Fri.)
Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center, 705 N. Illinois St.
Monumental Changes: History and Power in Public Art
Nov. 5-17, 10am-5pm (Tues.-Sat.)
Garfield Park Arts Center—Main Gallery, 2432 Conservatory Dr.
The Memory Keepers / Los Guardianes de Memorias
Nov. 4-14, click here to schedule a gallery visit
201 Studio, 201 S. Rural Ave.
The (W)hole in Our Hearts
Nov. 4-12, visit website for hours
Friday, Nov. 5, 5-9pm (First Friday extended hours)
Saturday, Nov. 6, 10am-12pm (Family Day activities)
Nov. 8-12, M-F, 9am-5pm
Circle City Industrial Complex—Stokol Gallery & Hallways, 1125 Brookside Ave.
Introduction to Black Hue-manity: Imagining Blackness Then and Now
Nov. 8-11. Public hours vary.
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, 1410 Indiana Ave.
We Are the Change We’ve Been Waiting For
Nov. 10, 5:30-8:30pm
Indiana Interchurch Center, 1100 W. 42nd St.
Changing Direction: The Evolution of Treatment at Indiana’s State Psychiatric Hospitals
Nov. 4-14
Online Exhibit

Civic Circle Gathering (March 16)
2022-03-16 14:30 - 15:30
Join us as we nurture a spirit of shared civic purpose with poetry, music, and small dialogue groups.
Spirit & Place invites you to reflect on our democracy and grapple with what it means to live by America’s civic values during its “Civic Circle” gatherings.
Using the civic reflection dialogue method, these participatory gatherings – you’ll be doing most of the talking! – will focus on the words, deeds, and imagery of our nation’s past. By unpacking our civic values together, we can better support each other in living by those values.
Don’t be surprised by a little poetry and/or music thrown into the mix when we can!
Register here.

Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Meeting
2022-04-04 07:30 - 08:30
Learn more about the Spirit & Place Festival and how to submit an event application!
These hour-long meetings will be held several times throughout the spring and are designed for everyone from first-time applicants to long-time pros. Hear more about the theme, what the event selection committee is looking for, and even pick up a few tips on crafting a successful application!
Register here and don’t forget to check out all the additional resources on the Festival Application Process page!

Spirit & Place Applicant Meeting
2022-04-04 11:00 - 12:00

What Gives a Festival Event that Special "Oomph?"
2022-04-06 07:30 - 08:30
Seriously. What does it? What nudges some events into the category of “awesome” so that they are nominated for the $1,000 Award of Awesomeness? What is it about some events that leave attendees saying, as this community member did in 2021: “The event was one of the most thought-provoking and thoughtful conversations I’ve participated in recently. That’s what I’ve come to expect from Spirit & Place and I’m so grateful for it.”
Gather with Spirit & Place Program Director Erin Kelley and past festival Selection Committee members, Award of Awesomeness judges, event creators, and festival presenters Darren Chittick, Kathi Ridley-Merriweather, Aaron Welcher, and Sara Hindi to discuss what it takes to design a truly memorable and “oomph-laden” festival event.
REGISTER HERE
This gathering is designed for those wishing to learn more about Spirit & Place so that they might submit a competitive event application. While all are welcome, it is an informational session and not a public program.
