Part of the programming with the Carl Pope: Mari Evans exhibition, Tube Factory artspace hosted Jill is Black, a writer, blogger, and facilitator/trainer/lecturer, focusing on issues of Race, Power, and Privilege in modern-day America.
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As part of the programming with the Carl Pope: Mari Evans, Tube Factory artspace brought Ronaldo V Wilson for a reading and performance.
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One of the founders of the Black Arts Movement and longtime Indianapolis resident, poet and author Mari Evans also worked as a producer, writer, and director of “The Black Experience” (1968-1973) — a history documentary that aired on prime time in Indianapolis.
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Mari Evans:Carl Pope revolved around Indianapolis-based writer Mari Evans. One of the founders of the Black Arts Movement and longtime Indianapolis resident, Evans published her first work “Where Is All the Music” in 1968 followed by “I Am a Black Woman” in 1970. During this time, Evans also worked as a producer, writer, and director of “The Black Experience” (1968-1973) — a history documentary that aired on prime time in Indianapolis.
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Detroit-based Scott Hocking visited Indianapolis in January 2015 and selected the former RCA Factory at Michigan and LaSalle as fodder for his installation. Hocking spent three weeks in Indianapolis gathering materials from the site, documenting, researching, and creating. The resulting installation uses the main gallery as a kind of ceremonial site — the burned Styrofoam mountain could be a dystopian temple or future glacier.
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Ben Valentine is an independent writer and curator studying how technology, media, and politics intersect around the world. He has helped nonprofits and arts organizations on three continents with marketing, bolster their online presence, and organize public events.
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Several cultural and community partners worked together to complete a mural honoring Indianapolis-based poet and artist, Mari Evans — one of the founders of the Black Arts Movement.
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The People’s 500 was an exploration of the relationship between the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the people of Indianapolis, marking the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 that opened in May of 2016.
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2016 Brooklyn experimental artist Julianna Barwick was on tour with the release of Will, her revelatory third full-length album.
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Big Car participated a long-term partnership 2009-2015 with the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) via our Design For Good program.
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We conducted series of artist exchange exhibitions in Bloomington, Indy, and Iowa City. Outside/In is about discovery, spontaneity and the importance of perspective and place.
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