{"id":65,"date":"2024-12-23T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/pressville-content\/?p=65"},"modified":"2025-04-11T19:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:38:42","slug":"environmental-planning-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Indy Arts Council announces new Art &amp; Soul program partnership with Madam Walker Legacy Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new collaboration between Indy Arts Council and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/madamwalkerlegacycenter.com\/\"><strong>Madam Walker Legacy Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will offer a larger stage and introduce a broader audience to the 2025\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indyarts.org\/programs\/art-soul\/\"><strong>Art &amp; Soul program<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and its four Featured Artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its 29th year, Art &amp; Soul remains a beloved celebration of Indy\u2019s Black artistry, showcasing and supporting the finest performers and makers through public events at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Specifically, the program plays a crucial role in amplifying the careers of four selected \u201cArt &amp; Soul Featured Artists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;This partnership embodies our shared commitment to celebrating and uplifting the vibrant arts community in Indianapolis.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Kristian Little Stricklen, President of Madam Walker Legacy Center<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WalkerTheatre-_-Mike-Epps-All-Star-Throwback-Concert-G-Marie-Photography-950x633-1.jpg\" alt=\"Audience members enjoy a concert at Madam Walker Legacy Theatre. (photo: G Marie Photography)\n\n\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WalkerTheatre-_-Mike-Epps-All-Star-Throwback-Concert-G-Marie-Photography-950x633-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WalkerTheatre-_-Mike-Epps-All-Star-Throwback-Concert-G-Marie-Photography-950x633-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WalkerTheatre-_-Mike-Epps-All-Star-Throwback-Concert-G-Marie-Photography-950x633-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>New this year, the Art &amp; Soul Featured Artist Showcase will debut at the Madam Walker Legacy Center on April 11, 2025. The team\u2019s expertise in live production and its wide community reach takes this event to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot only does The Walker have a long history of amplifying Black creativity and culture, the team is known for proactively seeking out supportive experiences for local creatives,\u201d says Kavita Mahoney, Vice President of Indy Arts Council. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to collaborate and deepen the Art &amp; Soul experience for the whole community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to collaborate with the Indy Arts Council on Art &amp; Soul. This partnership embodies our shared commitment to celebrating and uplifting the vibrant arts community in Indianapolis,\u201d said Kristian Little Stricklen, President of Madam Walker Legacy Center. \u201cTogether, I have no doubt we will create transformative experiences and inspire future generations of artists and cultural leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A full schedule of Art &amp; Soul events taking place around the community, as well as the 2025 selected Featured Artists, will be announced in January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new collaboration between Indy Arts Council and\u00a0Madam Walker Legacy Center\u00a0will offer a larger stage and introduce a broader audience to the 2025\u00a0Art &#038; Soul program\u00a0and its four Featured Artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-performances"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1145,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/1145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianaculturaltourism.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}