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Artist Workshop: Fiber Art and PomPoms with Mary Jo Bayliss
Come to SPARK and join artist Mary Jo Bayliss to learn how to create pompoms and contribute them to her Taylor Swift inspired community artwork titled, "The Village". Visitors will be able to make pompoms that will be used in Mary Jo's final piece! Come join in on this collaborative artwork and make sure to stop by the circle later to see the final finished piece when Taylor Swift enters her "Indy era" and performs in Indianapolis! A statement from…
Find out more »Levitt VIBE Indianapolis Music Series Concert – September 22nd
Big Car Collaborative, Arte Mexicano en Indiana, and our partners are excited to be part of a national program of the Los Angeles-based Levitt Foundation to bring FREE, family, friendly, live concerts to Garfield Park in Fall 2024 — and continuing in 2025 — as part of the new Levitt VIBE Indianapolis series! To learn more about the Levitt Foundation, head over to their website, levitt.org. Where: The lawn behind the Garfield Park Art Center, on the near southside…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Fiber Art and PomPoms with Mary Jo Bayliss
Come to SPARK and join artist Mary Jo Bayliss to learn how to create pompoms and contribute them to her Taylor Swift inspired community artwork titled, “The Village”. Visitors will be able to make pompoms that will be used in Mary Jo’s final piece! Come join in on this collaborative artwork and make sure to stop by the circle later to see the final finished piece when Taylor Swift enters her “Indy era” and performs in Indianapolis! A statement from…
Find out more »Lunch Break Live! With Yeajin Kim and Jonah Krolik Presented By Lake City Bank
Join us at SPARK for a lunch time concert from Yeajin Kim on violin and Jonah Krolik on cello, presented by Lake City Bank! We at Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with support from the Capital Improvement Board and the Indiana War Memorials Commission— to spark Monument Circle with human-scale activities like games, live music, artmaking, and socializing in a comfortable place. SPARK on the Circle is an ongoing partnership between Big Car Collaborative, Downtown Indy, City…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Pyrography with Nasreen Khan
Pyrography, commonly known as wood burning, is the art of drawing and writing using a burning tool for etching designs onto different surfaces, usually wood. You can use pyrography to add drawings or writings to wood, gourds, leather, and any other material that wouldn’t be destroyed by the heat from the burning tool. Khan will talk about the process, give examples and allow attendees to try it out (must sign a waiver). Indianapolis-based artist Nasreen Khan grew up in West…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Fiber Art and PomPoms
Come to SPARK and join artist Mary Jo Bayliss and her apprentices to learn how to create pompoms and contribute them to her Taylor Swift inspired community artwork titled, “The Village”. Visitors will be able to make pompoms that will be used in Mary Jo’s final piece! Come join in on this collaborative artwork and make sure to stop by the circle later to see the final finished piece when Taylor Swift enters her “Indy era” and performs in Indianapolis!…
Find out more »Levitt VIBE Indianapolis Music Series Concert – September 29th
Big Car Collaborative, Arte Mexicano en Indiana, and our partners are excited to be part of a national program of the Los Angeles-based Levitt Foundation to bring FREE, family, friendly, live concerts to Garfield Park in Fall 2024 — and continuing in 2025 — as part of the new Levitt VIBE Indianapolis series! To learn more about the Levitt Foundation, head over to their website, levitt.org. Where: The lawn behind the Garfield Park Art Center, on the near southside…
Find out more »Lunch Break Live! With DJ Manual Katz Presented by Lake City Bank
Join us at SPARK on the Circle for a lunchtime concert with DJ Manual Katz, a musician who recently relocated to Indianapolis, presented by Lake City Bank! Ron Record is a 24 year old musician from Fort Wayne, IN. He is excited to DJ for lunch break live and provide the vibes and a good time through live hip hop beats he made! Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Tarot With Brooklyn
My name in Brooklyn and I help provide spiritual guidance through tarot readings! I specialize in first time readings because I love to challenge the stigma around tarot and providing guests with a comfy space and a meaningful experience. SPARK is a partnership with Downtown Indy @downtownindy the City of Indianapolis @indy_dmd and the Indiana War Memorials Commission – and funded by the Capital Improvements Board. It is a continuation of our work last year and in 2015 on the…
Find out more »Levitt VIBE Indianapolis Music Series Concert – October 6th
Big Car Collaborative, Arte Mexicano en Indiana, and our partners are excited to be part of a national program of the Los Angeles-based Levitt Foundation to bring FREE, family, friendly, live concerts to Garfield Park in Fall 2024 — and continuing in 2025 — as part of the new Levitt VIBE Indianapolis series! To learn more about the Levitt Foundation, head over to their website, levitt.org. Where: The lawn behind the Garfield Park Art Center, on the near southside…
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