IMA exhibit to showcase Hoosier fashion designers
Norman Norrell, Bill Blass, Stephen Sprouse and Halston will all be featured in "An American Legacy," which opens in May.
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Eiteljorg museum reports record attendance in 2011
Two special exhibits drew a large number of first-time visitors.
LOU’S VIEWS: Downtown isn’t just for Super Bowl week
Dear Suburban Folks Who Rarely Come Downtown But Did for Super Bowl Activities …
LOU’S VIEWS: Turf’s up at downtown art showcase
The art installation exhibition occupying old Indianapolis City Hall doesn’t feel like it was created by committee.
Purdue’s Cordova assumes chairmanship of Smithsonian
Cordova, an astrophysicist, succeeds a former chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Stutz signs title sponsor for annual open house
The financial advisory firm Raymond James will support the two-day event for the next three years.
Broad Ripple Art Fair’s new ticket strategy to reward those who buy early
Discounts are seen as a way to make the annual fair a better promotional tool for the Indianapolis Art Center.
Herron students’ work to accent Dow headquarters
The school said the work, involving seven students, at Dow AgroSciences represents its largest cross-discipline installation to-date.
Zoo launches $30M campaign to build orangutan center
Construction on the International Orangutan Center would start in August, with the opening set for Memorial Day weekend in 2014.
Townsend artifact collection brings $1.2 million
Native American artifacts collected by the late Earl Townsend fetched $1.2 million at auction, making it the most successful sale to date for Indianapolis-based auction house Antique Helper Inc.
Big Car gallery leaving Fountain Square
Resources diverted from Murphy Art Center space will go toward Lafayette Square-area center, downtown initiatives.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMA shows are worlds apart
Three shows at the Indianapolis Museum of Art display a wide range of artistic approaches.
High-profile art at airport removed for video wall
Sponsors will pay for a controversial video-art installment that is replacing a prominent artwork on the bulkhead above the main escalator at Indianapolis International Airport.
Photographer sues French Lick resort over angels paintings
Pamela Mougin, a onetime Indianapolis photographer who now runs a studio in Colorado, filed suit this month against French Lick Resort & Casino for copyright infringement.
LOU’S VIEWS: Adieu, Anderson
Are we better off, as arts patrons, then we were five years or so ago when Maxwell Anderson joined the Indianapolis Museum of Art?
Art museum CEO Anderson headed to Dallas
Achievements during Max Anderson's tenure included opening the 100 Acres art-and-nature park as well acquiring the Miller House and Garden in Columbus. However, he also had to grapple with fiscal challenges that led to more than $7 million in budget cuts.
Sculpture returns to Indianapolis monument’s top
The 10-ton Victory sculpture was to be lifted last week, but that work was delayed because of several gusty days.
Airport faces quick decision on public art
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is proceeding with plans to install a video advertising wall at the airport in early September and will need to make a controversial decision within the next week on whether it will replace a local artist’s work.
Art advocates will take advantage of Super Bowl spotlight
An exhibition inside the unused former city hall is one of several art happenings planned around Super Bowl XLVI. The host committee, through its arts and culture subcommittee, is trying to integrate the arts to a degree not seen in other host cities.
LOU’S VIEWS: Ife sculptures at IMA paint a thousand words
I love a good creation story, and the Yoruba people of the ancient city of Ife, in what is now Nigeria, have a doozy. It involves a god indulging in a bit too much palm wine, a snail-shell full of soil, a chameleon, and a chicken (with five toes).