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Indy Look Up
Every Wednesday at noon, bring your camera phone/camera, some comfy shoes, whatever you know about our city, AND meet us at the Spark Welcome Trailer to take part in British artist/writer Cara Courage's Indy Look Up Project! As you take pictures, share what you know as you walk with us and post to Facebook/Twitter. To upload the images to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lookupproject Twitter (with the hashtag #IndyLookUp) This can be done as the walk progresses or afterwards in one go-- whatever…
Find out more »Theme Walk: Indiana Avenue “History and All That Jazz”
Meet at the Spark Welcome Trailer by the South Bend Chocolate Company and join an exploration of little known history of African Americans in Indianapolis with tour guide Dona Stokes Lucas. Along the walk meet David Leander Williams, author of "Indianapolis Jazz: The Masters, Legend & Legacy of Indiana Avenue" (enter to win a signed autograph copy). Tour includes a snack break at the Historic Bethel AME Church (Indianapolis' first Black Church, est.1836). Enjoy bottled water & a snack…
Find out more »Roaming Historical Characters
Architect Alexander Ralston (1771-1827), who platted the streets of Indianapolis and Entrepreneur John Freeman (1807-1902), an African American businessman who owned a restaurant near the Circle, will be roaming on Monument Circle and ready to chat with you about their life and experiences in Indy.
Find out more »Roaming Historical Characters
Stop by the Monument and get into a casual conversation with Architect Alexander Ralston (1771 - 1827), who platted the streets of Indianapolis and Governor Oliver Morton (1823-1877), who ran the state of Indiana during the Civil War.
Find out more »Forensic Friends Drawing
Describe your friend to an artist who will sketch him or her. How accurate do you think the sketch will be with only your descriptive words as the artist’s guide? Find out with Forensic Friends!
Find out more »In C: A Collaborative Sound Composition
Experience a wave of sound as 15 musicians encircle the Monument for a layered, collaborative sound sculpture -- a performance of In C (composed by Terry Riley in 1964). In C fills space with pulses, note clusters, and undulating, otherworldly walls of sound. The Monument Circle version of In C is coordinated by Indianapolis-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Derek Johnson (Sample performance here: https://soundcloud.com/ivodne-galatea/terry-riley-in-c).
Find out more »Fantastical Film Shorts by Georges Méliès, the First Wizard of Cinema
In 1916, film was a brand new art form and the Circle Theater (now home of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra) was brand new, too! Around this time, Frenchman Georges Méliès was experimenting with cinema by using it for fantastical (not just documentary) purposes. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and take your place on the Monument steps for a three-hour marathon of two-to-four minute films crafted by Méliès between 1896 and 1913. Get ready for wizards, devils, and magicians, starring in…
Find out more »Indiana Landmarks’ Monument Circle Tours
Indiana Landmarks' guided tour explores the physical and symbolic heart of Indianapolis and tells the intriguing story of Monument Circle, past and present. During the tour, you'll hear about the Soldier and Sailors Monument, including why the woman on top faces south, as well as the roundabout's role in the city's original plan and stories regarding encircling architecture. No tour if raining cats and dogs! Reservation required. Advance tickets are $8 per adult (12 and up); $5 per member of…
Find out more »Mobile Cassette Motorbike
You don't want to miss out on this weekly performance by Stuart Hyatt Studio as part of "Phono Fridays." This artist designed cassette motorbike will be making its way around the circle every Friday. Cassettes will be available for purchase. Ahhh... let the nostalgia set in!
Find out more »Sparking Monument Circle: Ash Robinson, Stuart Hyatt
During this casual, brown-bag lunch, artists involved with Spark will discuss placemaking and projects that engage people in new and creative ways before a brief walk around the Circle led by Big Car's Jim Walker. This event is part of the Big Car and Reconnecting to Our Waterways series on Creative Placemaking. Find out more at: http://www.bigcar.org/placemakingseries/. Other partners include: Indiana Arts Commission, Love Indy, Indianapolis City Market, IndyGo, Harrison Center for the Arts and City Gallery, StreamLines, White River…
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