Monday, October 6
Films + performances
- AMP: Every Friday @ IMA
- Friday | 5:00 pm
- It's your art. It's your music. It's your people. It's your weekend...kick it off at AMP, every Friday… more
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- Film: Eres mi héroe / My Hero
- Friday, Nov 7 | 7:00 pm
- Thirteen-year-old Ramon is confused and apprehensive about the future, school, sex and communication with his elders… more
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- Óperas primeras: New Spanish Cinema
- Sunday, Nov 9 | 2 pm
- This film series, co-presented by the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago, features emerging filmmakers from Spain. All films in Spanish with English subtitles… more
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Lectures
- Expanding Community: Relevant Roles for Museums in Africa & the United States
- Thursday, Oct 9 | 6:30 pm
- Dr. Boureima Diamitani, executive director of the West African Museum Programme, will join Dr. Anderson for a conversation about colonial collections… more
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- Silent Theater of Edward Hopper: A Talk by Walter Wells
- Sunday, Oct 19 | 2:30 pm
- Enigmatic American artist Edward Hopper is known for his evocative and contemplative paintings and drawings that "taught us a new way of seeing both the 20th century… more
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- Preserving America's Exceptional Gardens
- Thursday, Oct 23 | 7:30 pm
- Great gardens reflect the influence of centuries of human involvement with nature, our ideas about beauty, and the desire to create a personal environment… more
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Exhibitions
- Simply Halston
- Now through Jan 4, 2009
- Roy Halston Frowick began his career as a milliner and later designed the hat Jacqueline Kennedy wore at her husband's… more
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- FriendsWithYou: Dream Maker
- Now through Nov 9, 2008
- FriendsWithYou is an art collective based in Miami, Florida, founded by Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval in 2002. The group promotes… more
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- Cirrus Editions/ Crown Point Press
- Now through March 15, 2009
- Crown Point Press, founded in San Francisco in 1962, and Cirrus Editions, founded in Los Angeles in 1970, have long been magnets for west coast painter-printmakers… more
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Tours
- Permanent Collection Tours
- Thursdays and Fridays | 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm
- Free tours are offered daily at 1 pm and again at 7 pm on Thursdays and Fridays.… more
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- Meditation Peace Hikes
- Every Thursday throughout the year | 5:00-6:00 pm
- The Indianapolis Museum of Art hosts a series of meditation peace hikes organized by Global Peace Initiatives. In the spirit of peace and mindful appreciation… more
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- Gallery Tour with Poet Kevin Young
- Wednesday, Oct 29 | 2:00 pm
- Comic books, film noir and the visual art of Jean-Michel Basquiat are a few of the springboards for Kevin Young’s poetry… more
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Gatherings + events
- Member Preview Day: Power and Glory
- Saturday, Oct 25 | 11:00 am-5:00 pm
- Come enjoy an exclusive "Members Only" preview of the special exhibition "Power and Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty". In addition to… more
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- Holiday Hullaballoo
- Thursday, Nov 6 | 6:00-9:00 pm
- Start this season’s celebrations with an evening of holiday shopping and festivities at the IMA Store and the newly opened Design Center… more
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- Christmas at Lilly House
- Nov 18, 2008-Jan 11, 2009
- Trees, wreaths, garlands, luminaries and lights have been the beacons of holiday cheer for generations in American households. This Christmas, visit Lilly House… more
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Classes
- From Idea to Sketchbook to Painting (adult)
- Thursdays, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 | 6:00-8:00 pm
- This class will examine the process for refining an idea through sketching and discussion. Visit "Edward Hopper: Paper to Paint" to study the way that the artist refined his ideas… more
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- Beyond Glass and Clay: Introduction to Mosaics (adults)
- Fridays, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 | 6:00-8:00 pm
- Explore the art of designing mosaics using simple clay tiles and grout. Visit the permanent collection and "Shared Beauty: Eastern Rugs and Western Purses"… more
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- Clay Time! (ages 7-9)
- Saturdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 | 10:00 am-4:00 pm
- The IMA galleries are filled with containers, sculpture and other unique works of art made of clay. Have fun designing your own clay works… more
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