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Lunch Break Live with Mandog
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesA producer/visual artist from Indianapolis, IN, Mandog combines elements from everywhere and anywhere and cooks them down into a nice Mandog soup. Hip-hop is his specialty, but you might find […]
Circle Side Chats with Kevin McKelvey
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesMaking, Keeping, and Poeting a Place This program will give a brief overview of creative placemaking and placekeeping and discuss the importance of place in the poetry of James Whitcomb […]
Scavenger Hunt with Brittany Fukushima
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesJoin us to kick off an on-going scavenger hunt, find all the little art sculptures and more around the Circle. About the artist: Brittany Fukushima is an Indianapolis-based painter and teaching artist […]
Lunch Break Live-Cara Jean Wahlers
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesWahlers is an Indianapolis based singer-songwriter and performer. Her fondness for folk music from the 60s and 70s gave her a sturdy understanding of storytelling, and she’s taken those cues […]
Found Art with Giselle Trujillo
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesJoin Giselle Trujillo in creating a found art piece! Visitors will work in a variety of mediums to help create something unique! SPARK is a partnership with Downtown Indy, the […]
Circle Side Chats with Deedee Davis
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesThe Magic Circle In October of 1900, the Fall Festivities Society of Indianapolis promoted a week-long carnival with its central focus being the Magic Circle. Monument Circle was transformed with […]
Ink Workshop with Brittany Fukushima
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesJoin SPARK artist in residence Brittany Fukushima for an all-levels ink painting workshop. In this workshop, you’ll learn basic ink techniques and how to paint intuitively using colors handmade by the artist. See […]
Sofar Sounds at SPARK
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesWHAT’S A SOFAR SOUNDS SHOW? Sofar transforms everyday spaces – like a rooftop or art gallery – and turns them into captivating, intimate venues for secret, live music performances, creating […]
Amulet Making with Rachel Leah Cohen
1 Monument Circle South Facing Steps, United StatesThroughout the Jewish diaspora, people have created small pouch amulets to hold anything with protective energy and value. These are often made with everyday materials already on hand: medicinal plants, […]
Graffiti Knitting with Mary Jo Bayliss
A gathering where knitting and graffiti collide! Simultaneously inspired by traditional knitting and graffiti, this ever-evolving piece combines fiber adjacent activities, coloring sheets derived from graffiti and knitting motifs, and […]