Metamorpher: New work by Erin K. Drew
IDADA First Friday opening Feb. 5, 6-11 p.m.
Regular hours: Thursday-Saturdays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Indianapolis-based Drew says her newest body of artwork "responds to recent events of my autobiography more directly than ever before. It pertains to loss and transition in my life and to metamorphosis in general. Specifically, I have been reacting to a quote I read in Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's book On Death and Dying about the grieving process. The quote suggested that healthy grieving may include periods of 'creative' (non-linear) growth that may seem to take the form of regression.
"My specific outlet for regressive growth has been in making nostalgic, holiday-themed artwork, akin to 'art' projects assigned in grammar school. I have particularly chosen to focus on Halloween as an opportunity for collective transformation and masquerade.I am also considering the implications presented by holiday 'decorations' and searching for their position within the Fine Art/Craft continuum. I am dissecting the everyday desire for adornment and disguise of our immediate environments. I believe that they communicate an underlying discontent with the 'normal' and mundane and vocalize a desire for individual growth and mass change." Drew is a member of Big Car Collective.
Music by Burnt Ones and The Perennials starts at 9:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation for the bands.
Also be sure to check out the opening of David Schalliol's "The Isolated Building" photos in the new Mt. Comfort space in Suite 217 next to Big Car and iMOCA's latest show: Kathryn Refi's "Records" downstairs in the Murphy Art Center.
Image from David Schalliol's show at Mt. Comfort.
To Haiti with Love: musical fundraiser
Feb. 13 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
at Big Car and elsewhere in the Murphy Art Center.
$10 or as much as you can give. Proceeds go to Partners In Health in its support of the Haitian people.
Music from Accordions, Holy Ghost Canyon, Bronze Float, Sea Krowns, Beat Debris, The Innate, alpha.live, DJ Rusty Redenbacher, DJ Slo-Ro, TJ Reynolds and the Freehand Orchestra and more. Also Greg Ajamie's "Love Talk" experiential art piece.
Sponsored by Big Car, GrooveTruck, NUVO, Lodge, MOKB, Asthmatic Kitty, Standard Recording Co., IndyHub.org, Indie Volumes, IndyMojo.com, Upland Brewery and the Murphy Art Center.
PK Indy 8: 20x20 Circling the Globe for Haiti
Feb. 20, 8:30 p.m. $20
proceeds go to to Architecture for Humanity for the rebuilding of Haiti
street level space in the Murphy Art Center
Big Car is a partner the next exciting and meaningful PechaKucha event. Twenty seconds is all it took to destroy so many lives and dreams in Haiti. The Global PechaKucha family is coming together with Architecture for Humanity to help rebuild Haiti, 20 seconds at a time.
If you'd like to submit an entry to be a presenter, please email a 250 word or less abstract of your presentation and up to 3 images (1mb or less) to submissions@pkindy.org by midnight, Sunday February 7. Selected presenters will be notified on Wednesday, February 10. Powerpoint or Keynote slideshows will be due to PKindy by midnight Wednesday, February 17.
Simultaneous Lectures on Feb. 24
Seven Simultaneous Lectures
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Local cultural experts will simultaneously present short lectures with powerpoint on the topic of art and culture in Indianapolis and its role in the global scheme of things. Yes, these seven lecturers will present at the same time. They'll stand on the stage, facing the projections (backs to the audience). Each presenter will be assigned a number. People in the audience will have a set of numbers they hold up. Intermittently, the audience will vote on which of the lecturers they'd like to hear over the p.a. system. Then we'll turn the one or ones selected up through the p.a. system. Sometimes one will be amplified at a time, sometimes more than one. After brief introductions, the simultaneous lectures will happen for about 10-15 minutes as an audio/video performance-art piece. This is followed by a moderated discussion/conversation with the panelists and the audience. This event is part of the IndyTalks series.
This event is part of Big Car Collective's ongoing effort to bring engaging arts projects events to the community. It is one of a monthly series coming this spring to Central Library at Clowes Auditorium under the umbrella of Made for Each Other. The series, also supported by the local Know No Stranger collective, includes an unusual twist on a lecture, experimental audio and video, a music competition with a twist and a live multimedia performance. All of the events are free of charge.
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