We celebrated the holiday season with local music groups at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Mistletoe Music Festival is an annual event that showcases the talent of central Indiana schools and professional ensembles. 

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Arte Mexicano en Indiana & Red Global MX Crossroads present Identidad, Dreams, y Marchas 2024 an art exhibition featuring works by established, emerging and young Mexican and Mexican-American and Latina/o/e/x artists, in collaboration with the Indy Arts Council.

The artwork on display is inspired by cultural Identity, the immigrant Dream and Marches (Social Justice).

September 19 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Rodrigo Hernandez: Colombian Folk Music Harpist
Más Artes Más Culture presenta Rodrigo Hernandez, an event in collaboration with SADCO

Each Concert & Jam show in the series kicked off with a 45-minute concert featuring top local jazz artists, showcasing a variety of exciting styles. After the concert, attendees joined Emma Hedrick and Christopher Pitts for a lively 45-minute jam session open to all levels.

Hip-Hop Anthology is founded on the elements of classic hip-hop culture from a visual artist experience, cultivating creativity in the community since 2020. Hip Hop Anthology Vol. 5 is a visual narration collectively curated by visual artists authentically inspired and influenced by hip-hop culture, music, fashion, film, literature, lifestyle, politics, social commentary, and voice of the underdog.

Since 1996, the Art & Soul festival has kicked off Black History Month in Indianapolis, but now this celebration of Black culture and creativity is going year-round. Enjoy performances by AshLee “PsyWrn Simone” Baskin, Brandon Douthitt with Tom Foolery and the Laughing Stock, Penny English and more.

The MITH: All Styles Dance Battle featured three workshops on popping, breaking and hip hop from local street style dancers. The dancers competed in an all styles breakdance battle with a $1,000 prize on the line.

Chreece presented The Last Shot Finale at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Three finalists performed in front of a panel of judges to show their talent in the final round of competition.

Since 2004, they’ve been captivating audiences with their music from around the world. Starting in 2009, they began augmenting their repertoire with music from galaxies far far away. They performed at the Indianapolis Artsgarden on August 2, 2024 in Star Wars regalia as part of an out-of-this-world experience!

Instrumental Indy, led by clarinetist Eric Salazar, featured performances by classical, experimental and jazz artists from Indianapolis including pianist Li-Wen Weng, the project acre, Forward Motion and the Premium Blend Duo.

Mélange: Variation on a Theme is a new, visionary suite that interprets the intersected historical experiences, modalities, and musings emerging from thought, sound, movement, and fusion. The presentation centers authentic and dynamic explorations of community, connection, and social cohesion. We invite both seasoned arts patrons and the next generation of art lovers to engage with spoken word, live music, visual & performing art in ways that challenge our notion of creative exploration, improvisation, and craft. This event features live music, original spoken word poetry, dance, singing, storytelling, and visual artmaking. The presentations are connected by the dynamic arc of cultural experiences, sociopolitical tensions, and aesthetic contours framing and fueling the lives and narratives of a people.

This new suite is conceptualized by Lasana D. Kazembe and Rob Dixon and interpreted by a fearless cohort of creative improvisers.

Spring Sing welcomed the spring season with local and regional school choirs, bands, and orchestras at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Spring Sing is an annual event that showcases the talent of school music groups from in and around Indy. All performances are free and open to the public.