Fight Club meets PowerPoint on Pecha Kucha night: in one corner, a presenter struggles to show 20 slides in 20 seconds each; in the other corner, a well-stocked bar vies for your attention. Devised as an experimental method for delivering design and architectural concepts, this quick-fire format has spread to 200 cities across the globe. Join us as Indy’s top creative minds compete in this rock show of ideas focused on the future of Indianapolis as a place. The winning presentation, selected on the spot by a community panel, will receive a $10,000 grant towards project implementation.

What makes Indiana a truly international state in which to live, do business, and create opportunity for all? Join key community leaders for a dynamic discussion of the significant connections and mutual interests that exist among all sectors of Central Indiana operating on the global stage.

Moderator: Max Anderson, the IMA's Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO

Panelists: Bobby Fong, President, Butler University; Vop Osili, Founding Partner and Principal, A2SO4; Ersal Ozdemir, President and CEO, Keystone Construction Corp.

IMA members, this weekend is for you! Bring your family and enjoy members-only tours of Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World, free activities, and double discounts. Save 20% on all regular priced in stock items in the Museum Store, Design Center and Gallery Shop. On Saturday, attend In Conversation: Popular Imagery and the Religious Imagination at 2:30 pm in DeBoest Lecture Hall (free/ticket required).

All IMA members are invited to celebrate the opening of Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World with special discounts, tours and entertainment throughout the day:

The short days and long nights of winter make the warmth and brightness of the holidays welcome! This year add holiday cheer to the season with a visit to Lilly House. Discover decorative ideas from the 1930s and '40s American country house setting. See how familiar motifs such as trees, wreaths and evergreens were enlivened with refreshing touches of new fashions in this historic home.

Join us this fall for themed cocktail receptions in Nourish Café with food and wine stations and tapas. Each month enjoy pairings of specific wines with foods and flavors followed by a self-guided or docent-led tour of a gallery or exhibition.

September: Fall Harvest (Beaujolais, Rieslings, Gewurztraminers and Red Zinfandels) / European Gallery
October: Spanish Reds / Sacred Spain
November: Spanish Whites / Sacred Spain
December: Spanish Sparklers / Sacred Spain

The first Thursday of each month this fall, enjoy a fun, approachable four-course menu featuring one main ingredient with paired beverages in Nourish Café. Dinner includes a soup, a salad, an entrée and a dessert, all highlighting that month’s special ingredient.

September: Fischer Farms Pork
October: Lamb
November: Fall Harvest Squash
December: Braised Meats and Vegetables

Thursday, September 3, October 1, November 5, December 3 / 6:30 pm

Take a Spanish-language tour of the special exhibition Sacred Spain: Art & Belief in the Spanish World. All levels of proficiency are welcome. Tours are limited to 25.

Spanish Language Tour Times:
Thursday, November 12 / 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 14 / 1:00 pm
Sunday, November 22 / 1:00 pm
Thursday, December 10 / 7:00 pm

Exhibition tours in English are available daily at 3 pm, beginning October 10.

After watching short films created by local students and nationally recognized filmmaker Julie Dash for the exhibition Smuggling Daydreams into Reality, record and contribute a "dream" of your own with provided materials.

View your dream and others on Flickr!

This hypnotic, cross-cultural performance artwork is inspired by the experimental place-based writings of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (The Sound and the Fury). Choreographer/dancer Oguri combines live music, shadowplay and slow movement drawn from the modern Japanese performance art of Butoh to create a darkly evocative, dream-like experience. The stage is strung with barbed wire, marking out forbidden places. The four-member troupe, dressed in southern gothic garb, faces painted chalky white, move as if to mimic inner worlds.