Spirit & Place, IU Indianapolis

Spirit & Place Festival Exhibits
2023-10-08 - 2023-10-19, 2023-10-09 - 2023-10-20, 2023-10-10 - 2023-10-21, 2023-10-11 - 2023-10-22, 2023-10-12 - 2023-10-23, 2023-10-13 - 2023-10-24, 2023-10-14 - 2023-10-25, 2023-10-15 - 2023-10-26 and 18 more dates
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

Powerful Conversations on Race: Liberty & Self-Determination (Virtual)
2023-10-15 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact.
Powerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is, therefore, rooted in historical documents and subject matter.
This IS NOT a lecture or book club, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics.
October’s focus explores the ways in which race shapes perceptions around liberty and self-determination.
This dialogue is virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time.
Registration ends at 12 noon day of event.

Spirit & Place Festival Opening Night
2023-11-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Global Village Welcome Center, 4233 Lafayette Rd., Indianapolis, IN, 46254, 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 who call the west side of Indianapolis home. You can also learn how food and faith intersect through a poster exhibit commissioned by Spirit & Place and participate in creative, hands-on family-friendly activities.
Registration will open in September and is requested by Nov. 2, but walk-ins are welcome. Questions? Contact us at 317-274-2462 or festival@iupui.edu.

FACING GRIEF: Nourishing Ourselves and Others Through Loss
2023-11-03 13:30 - 15:00 | Phoenix Theater Cultural Center, 705 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States
The Nov. 5 performance at 4pm will have live captioning to a screen.
The Nov. 7 performance at 7pm will has ASL interpretation.
All other accommodation requests should be made by Oct. 20.
Many of us don’t know what to say or do when a loved one experiences profound grief. Through live theatrical enactments of various scenarios, audiences are invited to practice reacting to loss and supporting those they love.
Our brains are wired for survival, not loss, creating significant challenges in the aftermath of profound grief. FACING GRIEF, a presentation of The Sapphire Theatre’s award-winning PICTURE THIS® applied theatre programming, engages improvisational actors to act out brief scenarios. Staying in character, they “break the fourth wall” for an interactive talk back with the audience at the crisis point of each scene. Society and the community can do better for those who are hurting. Theatre can help show the way by allowing participants to practice how to have hard conversations, hold space, and listen. Musicians, interfaith ministers, educators, counselors and other subject matter experts will help facilitate this event.
FACING GRIEF will also be performed twice on November 5 at Unity Indianapolis. The 11:30am performance will follow a specially-themed worship service (10am) that all are welcome to attend! A second performance is scheduled for 4pm. FACING GRIEF will be performed a final time on Nov. 7 at the Phoenix Theatre. If interested in these other performances, please return to the event calendar and register for those dates/times.
Questions? Contact 317-966-7529 or andrea@sapphiretheatre.com
Event Partners: Sapphire Theatre Co.; Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center; Unity of Indianapolis; Jon Swanson, PhD.; Deandra Dycus; and Congregation Beth-El Zedeck.
Event Registration: Registration requested by Nov. 3, but walk-ins are welcome as space permits. Registration link forthcoming.
Audience Note: This program is focused on people who are seeking to better support loved ones experiencing profound bereavement. However, those currently grieving are welcome to attend – care is being shown to create an emotionally safe space. Additionally, the November 3 gather will include a post-event reception.

Sovereign Sustenance: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Talk and Cooking Demo
2023-11-03 14:30 - 16:30 | Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States
Chef, educator, and founder of Indigikitchen Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet/Cherokee) will talk about the meaning and significance of Indigenous food sovereignty and conduct a cooking demonstration with Indigenous recipes, which attendees will have a chance to sample. Attendees will then learn about local Indigenous food sovereignty efforts from Felica Ahasteen-Bryant, the Director of the Native American Educational and Cultural Center (NAECC) at Purdue University and Dani Tippmann, the Community Food Program Director for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
Hybrid event with live-stream option!
Questions? Contact 317-275-1377 or museumprograms@eiteljorg.com.
Event Partners: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and Purdue University Native American Educational and Cultural Center.
Event Registration: Registration requested by Nov. 1. Walk-in guests are welcome while seating remains. A live-stream link will be posted on the Eiteljorg website and social media for those who are not able to attend in-person.

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