IndyBANG! Monthly Cultural Luncheons

IndyBANG! Monthly Cultural Luncheons
March 4, 2009 with Brian Lee Whisenhunt

Brian Lee Whisenhunt became the tenth executive director of the Swope Art Museum of Terre Haute, IN in June 2008. Since arriving, he has been working to refine the Museum’s exhibition schedule, public programs and community profile. Mr. Whisenhunt received his M.A. in art history from the University of Oklahoma and wrote his thesis on earthworks, large-scale sculpture in the landscape from the late 1960s and early 1970s. He has worked in museum education for over 10 years and enjoys the challenge of helping people connect with works of art. He began his professional career at the Wichita Art Museum, where he was involved with the renovation and expansion of an expanded space that opened in 2003. He was then hired as the first manager of public programs at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, the largest university art museum in the USA, where he was in charge of the development of a new menu of programs for the institution when it opened a new building in 2006. It was at the Wichita Art Museum that he first developed a passion for American art, one of the primary reasons he was drawn to his current position at the Swope.

Mr. Whisenhunt will speak about the history, mission and focus of the Swope along with upcoming exhibitions and programs, including "I'd Rather Be in the Studio [But I Have to Eat] A No-Excuses Art Marketing Workshop" with Alyson B. Stanfield, founder of ArtBizCoach.com. Click here to learn more about the Swope's up coming Art Marketing Workshop.

This month’s cultural speakers will be Carol and Valerie Vanderpool, owner of Zest! Exciting Food Creations. Carol and Valerie will talk about “Boutique Restaurants in Indianapolis.” Zest! is also proud to announce that they are now serving dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5Pm - 9PM.

Date: March 4, 2009
Time: 11:30AM -1:30PM
Location: Zest! Exciting Food Creations
1134 E 54th St, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
(317) 466-1853

Please join us
* if you are a small business professional
* if you are an arts professional
* if you are an arts and culture consumer
* if you are interested in how small business supports the arts
and the arts inspire small business

Go to IndyBANG.org to register for this event and to learn more about Indy BANG! Business and Arts Networking Get-togethers