Join us down at SPARK for a creative and fun planter painting event! Unleash your inner artist as we provide you with all the supplies you need to decorate your own plant pot. Whether you're a seasoned painter or a complete beginner, this event is perfect for all skill levels.

Making, Keeping, and Poeting a Place Talk Description: This program will give a brief overview of creative placemaking and placekeeping and discuss the importance of place in the poetry of James Whitcomb Riley, Mari Evans, and Etheridge Knight. Bio: Kevin McKelvey is a place-based poet, writer, designer, and social practice artist who also teaches at University of Indianapolis. His poems have appeared widely in journals, books, and as pieces of public art. McKelvey currently serves on the board of Central Indiana…

Join Freetown at SPARK for an immersive candle-making experience! Visitors will have the opportunity to learn the art of candle making, where they'll create their very own drip candle. It's a hands-on adventure in the world of candle making that's perfect for individuals, families, and friends looking for a memorable and crafty day out

Look Again: Scavenger Hunt Look Again is the artist’s observation of local edible flora. Reliance on industrial modes of production has left individuals environmentally disconnected and disempowered. When familiarity with native plants and animals is not culturally valued or necessary, we forget how to live without grocers and foreclose our imaginations to any alternatives. Nature remains abstract when we do not investigate our material surroundings, we do not recognize our world when we look at it. For the majority of…

About: Wahlers 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 to develop her own unique style of writing – a revealing balancing act of personal experience and inevitable human truth. She has released an album called “Goodnight Charlotte” withcollaborator and cellist Grover Parido and plays in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas both solo and as a duo. SPARK is…

Come join Rob Funkhouser from @rhythmdiscovery for a drum circle on the circle! For this activity, participants will get the opportunity to learn how to express themselves on hand drums and explore the basics of playing with other people. Working with Rob, participants will begin making sounds on the instruments and learn some basic rhythms inspired by traditional music.