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Indiana Museum Apologizes for Offering a “Juneteenth Watermelon Salad”

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

The watermelon is associated with a painful history of racist tropes against Black Americans.

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Eiteljorg 2021 Contemporary Art Fellowship Exhibition Opens in Indianapolis

by Eiteljorg Museum November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Works by Anita Fields, Sonny Assu, Catherine Blackburn, Athena LaTocha, and Steven Yazzie are on view in Shifting Boundaries at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.

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Painters Rejoice: Scientists Have Created the Whitest Acrylic Paint Ever Known

by Hakim Bishara September 19, 2021September 20, 2021

Their original goal was to create a paint that would effectively reflect sunlight away from a building to reduce energy usage, but now the discovery has earned a Guinness World Record.

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Visiting Artists Drive the Intensives in UIndy’s Social Practice Art Program

by University of Indianapolis July 26, 2021July 23, 2021

Graduate students collaborate with Visiting Artists Rebecca Pappas, Jim Walker, and others on weekend practicums for concentrated work in social practice and placemaking.

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1,500+ Call for Museum President’s Removal After Job Posting Cites “Core, White Art Audience”

by Valentina Di Liscia February 16, 2021February 17, 2021

An offensive job description seeking a new director for the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields drew ire from artists, IMA patrons, and former and current museum workers.

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How the Pandemic Has Highlighted a Crisis in Contemporary Museums

by Michael Press August 11, 2020November 5, 2020

In researching three Indiana institutions, it is clear that the lockdown has exacerbated trends in the museum field such as a lack of relevance to the general public and increasing reliance on private philanthropy.

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Inside a Museum and Library Dedicated to Kurt Vonnegut

by Sarah Rose Sharp February 12, 2020

The museum, located in Vonnegut’s hometown of Indianapolis, is a goldmine of relics to the writer’s life and career, including his reading glasses, Purple Heart, typewriter, and letters.

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Borrowing Books from Sculptural Micro-Libraries

by Claire Voon July 22, 2015

With the rise of e-books challenging public interest in printed matter, some community libraries have scaled down their collections while others are championing physical tomes through unexpected creative endeavors.

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Robert Indiana’s LOVE in the Indianapolis Snow

by Hrag Vartanian January 2, 2013January 2, 2013

This is Robert Indiana first large-scale “LOVE” sculpture (1970 by Lippincott) ever made and it is in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

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Indy Airport May Remove Public Art in Favor of Ad Wall

by Hrag Vartanian August 24, 2011

The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that this week the Indianapolis airport should be deciding if it will remove a site-specific work by local artist James Wille Faust, “Chrysalis,” in favor of a video wall that will feature advertisements.

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