Spirit & Place, IU Indianapolis

Spirit & Place Festival Exhibits
2022-03-24 - 2022-04-04, 2022-03-25 - 2022-04-05, 2022-03-26 - 2022-04-06, 2022-03-27 - 2022-04-07, 2022-03-28 - 2022-04-08, 2022-03-29 - 2022-04-09, 2022-03-30 - 2022-04-10, 2022-03-31 - 2022-04-11 and 10 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

Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Meeting
2022-04-04 07:30 - 08:30 (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 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.

Powerful Conversations on Race (April 2022)
2022-04-10 11:00 - 13:00
Powerful Conversations on Race (PCR) is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race, racism, and the resulting impact. Rooted in humanities- and arts-based sources primarily from The Charleston Syllabus, these sessions give us time to practice and normalize hard conversations about race.
A little more about Powerful Conversations on Race:

This IS NOT a lecture or book club, but rather a space for community to come together to dive into a variety of topics concerning race.
Active participation is expected and a camera “check-in” is required.
When possible, participants are urged to join via laptop or tablet rather than smart phone to better engage with the content and others.
Entry into the session is not granted after 3:15pm.
After registering via Eventbrite, you will immediately receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link at the very bottom of the confirmation message.

Learn more on the Powerful Conversations on Race main page.
Special thanks to our partners Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis, Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Indiana Humanities, IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, Medical Humanities & Health Program @ IUPUI, National Endowment of the Humanities, Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate and of course our community-based dialogue facilitators.
Register
