INDIANAPOLIS—Join the IUPUI Donald Tavel Arts Technology Research Center on the web for Earth Day Art Model Telematic Festival, presenting an exciting online electronically-based music and arts with conversations, spanning 24 hours on April 22, International Earth Day. The festival will feature performances from Australia, China, Brazil, and Germany, to name a few. Earth […]
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In 1903, W.E.B. DuBois published “The Souls of Black Folk,” a seminal work that spurred and under-girded Black protests movements for more than a century. In the essay entitled, “On the Dawn of Freedom,” DuBois suggests that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line,—the relation of the darker to the […]
Beatriz Vasquez, a 2019 recipient of the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute Artist Residency, will share her experience on the U.S.-Mexico border and her work based on the indigenous craft of papel picado. Vasquez’s experience will serve as an introduction to a discussion focusing on the immigration crisis and how it has impacted Indianapolis communities […]
When given the opportunity to interview someone as multifaceted as Dave Eggers, it’s hard to know where to begin. Do you start with his nonprofit work in children’s education and publishing? Do you ask him about his breakout memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, published in 2000, in which he recounts bringing up his younger […]
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a staunch warrior for her islands and her people, continues to advocate for Native Hawaiian issues spanning the politics, culture, language and history of her home. Hinaleimoana remains dedicated to educating and empowering her community for the last three decades. Her life is her career and she currently devotes her time to teaching Native Hawaiian […]
A Reception for and Public Lecture by Dr Mabel Namubuya Nangami, Moi University, Kenya. Distinguished Kenyan Scholar, Dr. Mabel Nangami, is the Dean of the Moi University School of Public Health. Her research is featured in 23 peer-reviewed journals, and has lead to the development of 31 public health-related training manuals. Currently she serves as […]
The Religion, Spirituality & the Arts Seminar (RSA), a project of the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute, invited 11 Indiana artists to explore and expound upon the story of Jonah and the Whale during the ninth annual Religion, Spirituality and the Arts Seminar and the accompanying art exhibition. Artists include Megan Jefferson, Courtland Blade, Claudia […]
For the first time at IUPUI, students were welcomed to their spring semester with opportunities to have fun, connect with campus resources and get involved. The first week of classes brought screen printed t-shirts, caricature artists, a study abroad fair, the involvement fair, meeting our Multicultural Greek Council and Cram the Coliseum. WOW culminated with a sophomore […]
We invite you to a special conversation with Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth, about the nature of philanthropy and reflections on how institutions that control access to money can better serve the needs of Indigenous people and other communities of color. What if we could use wealth to heal rather than cause further harm? […]
Come to the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) as they kick off their Year of Civic Engagement with a launch party on Tuesday, January 28, from 5:30 to 7 pm at the KVML, 543 Indiana Avenue. They’re thrilled to host Lasana Kazembe, an assistant professor of Urban Teacher Education and Africana Studies at IUPUI. He’ll talk about building […]