Made for Each Other: Art as Engagement Workshop
Jim Walker, community art coordinator at Big Car and one of the artists on the Made for Each Other project, will lead a free two-night workshop on social practice art at the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (1802 N. Illinois St.) on June 22 and June 24 (Tuesday and Thursday) from 6-8 p.m.
In this workshop, participants will talk about and experience great ways to build community and improve their city by engaging and involving neighbors in creative activities. All will certainly accomplish one of the common goals of social practice art -- getting to know each other better.
Space is limited, reserve your spot today by calling Nita McCormick at INRC at 920-0330, ext. 100 or
namccormick@inrc.org.
Learn more about Made for Each Other here.
Image above from our project at Skiles Test Nature Park in the Binford area.
Big Car honored with a Cultural Vision Award from NUVO
From NUVO's story: "Big Car has connected formerly disparate parts of the arts community, helped spur an economic revival in Fountain Square during an economic recession, and is now partnering with like-minded nonprofits to make inroads into communities underserved by arts organizations.
"With all that Big Car has accomplished, it's hard to believe that this nonprofit is only five years old. Back in 2004, the office of this fledgling nonprofit was a former bathroom on the 2nd floor of Fountain Square's Murphy Building. But Big Car was soon growing by leaps and bounds ..."
Read the full story here.
Installation, sculpture and drawings in Big Car Gallery. Open through June 26 with hours Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Check in at iMOCA if attendant isn't present.
In Boxcar: Meditations on Strange Fruit
LaShawnda Crowe Storm is an accidental artist that discovered the world of art after a cross-country hiking journey of personal discovery. During this adventure she examined which path her life should take – art or social services. While she may have chosen the arts, her work continues to be impacted by social justice concerns, both historically and currently.
"For me art is my form of 'social work' and I use it to open doorways to community dialog, which is the first step to healing, which in itself leads to wider social change." Exploring topics such as suicide, misogyny, lynching and slavery, she explores the ramifications of these issues on a broader socio-historical scale, as well as incorporates community-based aspects to the projects, traditional African spiritual practices and black American folklore.
Crowe Storm received her MFA in Sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004, and has had work exhibited widely, including in Collaborative Vision Exhibition at Indiana State University in Fall 2009. She has also won numerous awards for both art and community service.
In our newest space, lab.: photos by Craig McCormick and photos and video by Jim Walker.
Pics from Big Car events & programs