Acting Public Safety Director Mark Renner formally introduced Teri Kendrick this morning as the new Interim Administrator at Indianapolis Animal Care and Control (IACC). Kendrick, a current city prosecutor will take over as the shelters Interim Administrator effective immediately. Tuesday, October 6 will be her first official day on the job.
Kendrick brings an abundance of animal welfare and public policy experience to the job having most recently served as Indianapolis’ chief litigator on animal welfare cases. Kendrick was a unanimous choice to run IACC after Department of Public Safety officials found grounds to terminate Doug Rae after a 60 day probationary period.
“Indianapolis is very lucky to have someone of Teri’s caliber at Animal Care and Control,” said Acting Director of Public Safety Mark Renner. “Teri understands the challenges that this job presents, but will work diligently to uphold a high quality of life for both the citizens of Indianapolis and the animals at our shelter.”
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Big Car receives $50,000 grant to connect art with community Made for Each Other series provides city with public art boost
Thanks to a recently awarded $50,000 grant from the Great Indianapolis Neighborhood Initiatives IMAGINE Big program, Big Car — a locally based non-profit arts collective with a gallery in Fountain Square — will bring a series of eight community art projects to eight different neighborhoods across Indianapolis in 2009-2010.
The series, titled Made for Each Other (www.made4.org), is designed to connect art with the community and engage people of all walks of life in helping create shows, performances and events within the context of Indianapolis neighborhood. Made for Each Other starts with an exhibition at Lafayette Square Mall in October celebrating the rich cultural diversity of the neighborhood, followed in November by a collaborative community art show in Fountain Square connected with the Spirit & Place Festival.
Internationally known social practice artist Harrell Fletcher will advise Big Car on the series and will participate as the lead artist on at least one of the eight neighborhood projects. Fletcher, one of the creators of the collaborative project Learning to Love You More (www.learningtoloveyoumore.com), is based in Portland, Ore.
Projects in Made for Each Other will bring neighbors together to help with the planning, creating and celebration of each project — bridging gaps between art, artists and art institutions and our neighbors in the community. The artwork will be inclusive, interactive, and dynamic. Most will be temporary, but some — depending on ideas that arise when neighbors and artists collaborate — will likely be longer lasting.
“The end result will be bringing the community together and developing a broader audience for art in our city,” said Big Car curator and co-founder Jim Walker who is coordinating the series. “And now, more than ever, is the time to be working hard together to make this happen in Indianapolis.”
Projects will take place in urban areas across the city: Southeast (Fountain Square), Near Eastside, Martindale-Brightwood, Near West (Haughville), West Indianapolis (southwest of downtown), Lafayette Square, Crooked Creek (Michigan Road north of 38th Street) and the Binford Boulevard area (northeast).
The IMAGINE Big grant covers most of the Made for Each Other project costs but not Big Car staffing and administrative expenses. So Big Car, a 501c3 nonprofit arts organization, is raising dollars through grants and donations to pay for the rest.
With major funding cuts, large-scale public art projects — like those create by the Arts Council of Indianapolis through the city’s Cultural Development Initiative — may be less likely for the city in the immediate future. But Big Car’s Made for Each Other series will help continue the momentum created by the Arts Council’s public art projects of the last several years.
The series will also take public art in some new and important directions. First, it moves public art from the realm of cultural tourism in downtown locations to community locations in city neighborhoods across the city. For this series, the target audience is no longer visitors. It is people who live nearby. Second, the social nature of these projects will more directly connect members of the community with the final product. The work located in each community will be about these communities in authentic ways. The work will be made based on ideas and input from neighbors engaged in the communities. And the community will be part of the creation and celebration of the projects.
“We are calling it Made for Each Other because the projects are just that — made for and by each other in our community,” Walker said. “If it sounds like the title for a romantic comedy that’s just fine. This series is all about exploring a real love for our city and our neighbors — and having fun making art together.”
The Made for Each Other series will include work by local and national artists and features partnerships with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Susurrus, Herron School of Art, Hoosier Environmental Council, Spirit & Place and more. Projects include an environmental art festival at Skiles Test Nature Park, two sculptures, an urban garden, a dance performance at the former Central State grounds, participation in a parade at Lafayette Square mall and interactive and collaborative art shows in temporary galleries across the city.
As an example, one of the first shows in the series will feature an installation created with help of Fountain Square community members taking portraits of their neighbors and providing profile information about them. Another portion of this show included in the Spirit & Place Festival will feature incidental photos taken with camera phones by local artists and community members while on walks, shopping, driving, etc.
The series, titled Made for Each Other (www.made4.org), is designed to connect art with the community and engage people of all walks of life in helping create shows, performances and events within the context of Indianapolis neighborhood. Made for Each Other starts with an exhibition at Lafayette Square Mall in October celebrating the rich cultural diversity of the neighborhood, followed in November by a collaborative community art show in Fountain Square connected with the Spirit & Place Festival.
Internationally known social practice artist Harrell Fletcher will advise Big Car on the series and will participate as the lead artist on at least one of the eight neighborhood projects. Fletcher, one of the creators of the collaborative project Learning to Love You More (www.learningtoloveyoumore.com), is based in Portland, Ore.
Projects in Made for Each Other will bring neighbors together to help with the planning, creating and celebration of each project — bridging gaps between art, artists and art institutions and our neighbors in the community. The artwork will be inclusive, interactive, and dynamic. Most will be temporary, but some — depending on ideas that arise when neighbors and artists collaborate — will likely be longer lasting.
“The end result will be bringing the community together and developing a broader audience for art in our city,” said Big Car curator and co-founder Jim Walker who is coordinating the series. “And now, more than ever, is the time to be working hard together to make this happen in Indianapolis.”
Projects will take place in urban areas across the city: Southeast (Fountain Square), Near Eastside, Martindale-Brightwood, Near West (Haughville), West Indianapolis (southwest of downtown), Lafayette Square, Crooked Creek (Michigan Road north of 38th Street) and the Binford Boulevard area (northeast).
The IMAGINE Big grant covers most of the Made for Each Other project costs but not Big Car staffing and administrative expenses. So Big Car, a 501c3 nonprofit arts organization, is raising dollars through grants and donations to pay for the rest.
With major funding cuts, large-scale public art projects — like those create by the Arts Council of Indianapolis through the city’s Cultural Development Initiative — may be less likely for the city in the immediate future. But Big Car’s Made for Each Other series will help continue the momentum created by the Arts Council’s public art projects of the last several years.
The series will also take public art in some new and important directions. First, it moves public art from the realm of cultural tourism in downtown locations to community locations in city neighborhoods across the city. For this series, the target audience is no longer visitors. It is people who live nearby. Second, the social nature of these projects will more directly connect members of the community with the final product. The work located in each community will be about these communities in authentic ways. The work will be made based on ideas and input from neighbors engaged in the communities. And the community will be part of the creation and celebration of the projects.
“We are calling it Made for Each Other because the projects are just that — made for and by each other in our community,” Walker said. “If it sounds like the title for a romantic comedy that’s just fine. This series is all about exploring a real love for our city and our neighbors — and having fun making art together.”
The Made for Each Other series will include work by local and national artists and features partnerships with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Susurrus, Herron School of Art, Hoosier Environmental Council, Spirit & Place and more. Projects include an environmental art festival at Skiles Test Nature Park, two sculptures, an urban garden, a dance performance at the former Central State grounds, participation in a parade at Lafayette Square mall and interactive and collaborative art shows in temporary galleries across the city.
As an example, one of the first shows in the series will feature an installation created with help of Fountain Square community members taking portraits of their neighbors and providing profile information about them. Another portion of this show included in the Spirit & Place Festival will feature incidental photos taken with camera phones by local artists and community members while on walks, shopping, driving, etc.
1. Volunteers, Young Writers Needed for 2 After-School Programs
Join Us for Drop-In Writing help for kids:
After School Mondays in Fountain Square
Second Story is hosting a unique and free after-school program on Mondays this fall for students in the grades 3-6 located at the Wheeler Arts Community at 1035 Sanders St. in Fountain Square. Programming starts October 12 and runs through December 10, for a total of ten Mondays from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The first half of each session will be dedicated help with writing or reading related homework. The second half will be set aside for creative writing games and writing prompts that are meant to be both accessible and fun for the students. Some of the work produced during this time will be published online and in a semester anthology. All young people in grades 3-6 from anywhere in the city are welcome to attend this free program. Parents will need to arrange for transportation for children participating in the program.
We are currently seeking 20-plus volunteers to help with this program. You don't have to be a professional writer or teacher to help (though writers and teachers are more than welcome!). We're looking for volunteers who are interested in creative expression and helping kids succeed. We'd also like volunteers to make a regular commitment to being there each week, but we could also use others who can fill in on occasion. You will receive training and support as a volunteer instructor.
For more information, reply to this email, visit http://www.secondstoryindy.org or contact Jim Walker (317) 408-1366.
Volunteer on Thursdays at MLK Center
Our second fall after-school program happens at the Martin Luther King Multi Service Center at 40 W. 40th Street by Tarkington Park. This program starts on October 29 and runs for seven weeks this fall. It is linked with existing programs at the center for kids from the neighborhood, so we are mainly seeking volunteers. Our programming will happen on Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m. and will work in pretty much the same way described above. Please let us know if you'd like to participate.
2. Support Second Story at our Corporate Rock Off Fundraiser
Six bands featuring co-workers from Indianapolis companies and organizations will compete this coming Saturday, Oct. 10 to see who has the most mojo in Corporate Rock Off, a fundraising event for Second Story — a local nonprofit organization offering free writing workshops and tutoring for inner-city kids.
The bands in the event presented by Well Done Marketing include Vibe Dial, sponsored by rippleFX; The Raidiators sponsored by Raidious Digital Content Services; The Long Dong Bomb Poonan from Hong Kong sponsored by Bradley and Montgomery; Sea Krowns, sponsored by Big Car; Accordions, sponsored by Nogginwerk; and Indianapolis Monthly’s team, Misprintz, winners of this year’s local battle of the media bands.
Each band will play a 20-minute set in a one-round battle. Winners will be chosen through a combination of audience vote and selections by expert judges. The winning team will be announced that night and will conclude the event with an encore set. Teams or their sponsors chipped in $500 as a donation to Second Story, and 75-percent of ticket sales also go to the organization. As a prize, 25 percent of those proceeds go to the winning team's charity of choice in the name of their company. The winning band also gets an opening slot at this year's Tonic Ball.
Big thanks to board member Matt Mays for taking the lead on making this new and awesome event possible. And thanks to Radio Radio and all of the companies and organizations sponsoring teams. Thanks also to Well Done Marketing, HiDef Pictures and Mays Entertainment for their donations.
Also, we'll have Second Story t-shirts for adults available for purchase at the event!
Calendar Information
What: Corporate Rock Off
When: doors @ 7 p.m. music @ 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.10
Where: Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St.
Cost: $10, $5 with college ID. 21 and over.
Info: (317) 408-1366; www.secondstoryindy.org
3. Second Story Partners with Butler, IMCPL and IPS School No. 2
We're very excited to have just started last week with our first middle school program, working with all of the 7th graders at IPS School No. 2, Center for Inquiry on Fridays at Central Library. This partnership with Butler University and the Indianapolis-Marion County Library's Learning Curve brings graduate and undergraduate students from a for-credit course at Butler to the library to work in two-person teaching teams with workshops of five or six students. The class, taught by Second Story managing director Jim Walker, includes six very skilled, talented and creative students. The program will culminate in print and online materials and a public reading event in December the students and teachers. Thanks to everybody at Butler, IMCPL and CFI for helping make this exciting partnership possible.
Please visit our website http://www.secondstoryindy.org for more info or to make an online donation. And please forward this update to anybody you know who might be interested... Thanks!
Join Us for Drop-In Writing help for kids:
After School Mondays in Fountain Square
Second Story is hosting a unique and free after-school program on Mondays this fall for students in the grades 3-6 located at the Wheeler Arts Community at 1035 Sanders St. in Fountain Square. Programming starts October 12 and runs through December 10, for a total of ten Mondays from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The first half of each session will be dedicated help with writing or reading related homework. The second half will be set aside for creative writing games and writing prompts that are meant to be both accessible and fun for the students. Some of the work produced during this time will be published online and in a semester anthology. All young people in grades 3-6 from anywhere in the city are welcome to attend this free program. Parents will need to arrange for transportation for children participating in the program.
We are currently seeking 20-plus volunteers to help with this program. You don't have to be a professional writer or teacher to help (though writers and teachers are more than welcome!). We're looking for volunteers who are interested in creative expression and helping kids succeed. We'd also like volunteers to make a regular commitment to being there each week, but we could also use others who can fill in on occasion. You will receive training and support as a volunteer instructor.
For more information, reply to this email, visit http://www.secondstoryindy.org or contact Jim Walker (317) 408-1366.
Volunteer on Thursdays at MLK Center
Our second fall after-school program happens at the Martin Luther King Multi Service Center at 40 W. 40th Street by Tarkington Park. This program starts on October 29 and runs for seven weeks this fall. It is linked with existing programs at the center for kids from the neighborhood, so we are mainly seeking volunteers. Our programming will happen on Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m. and will work in pretty much the same way described above. Please let us know if you'd like to participate.
2. Support Second Story at our Corporate Rock Off Fundraiser
Six bands featuring co-workers from Indianapolis companies and organizations will compete this coming Saturday, Oct. 10 to see who has the most mojo in Corporate Rock Off, a fundraising event for Second Story — a local nonprofit organization offering free writing workshops and tutoring for inner-city kids.
The bands in the event presented by Well Done Marketing include Vibe Dial, sponsored by rippleFX; The Raidiators sponsored by Raidious Digital Content Services; The Long Dong Bomb Poonan from Hong Kong sponsored by Bradley and Montgomery; Sea Krowns, sponsored by Big Car; Accordions, sponsored by Nogginwerk; and Indianapolis Monthly’s team, Misprintz, winners of this year’s local battle of the media bands.
Each band will play a 20-minute set in a one-round battle. Winners will be chosen through a combination of audience vote and selections by expert judges. The winning team will be announced that night and will conclude the event with an encore set. Teams or their sponsors chipped in $500 as a donation to Second Story, and 75-percent of ticket sales also go to the organization. As a prize, 25 percent of those proceeds go to the winning team's charity of choice in the name of their company. The winning band also gets an opening slot at this year's Tonic Ball.
Big thanks to board member Matt Mays for taking the lead on making this new and awesome event possible. And thanks to Radio Radio and all of the companies and organizations sponsoring teams. Thanks also to Well Done Marketing, HiDef Pictures and Mays Entertainment for their donations.
Also, we'll have Second Story t-shirts for adults available for purchase at the event!
Calendar Information
What: Corporate Rock Off
When: doors @ 7 p.m. music @ 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.10
Where: Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St.
Cost: $10, $5 with college ID. 21 and over.
Info: (317) 408-1366; www.secondstoryindy.org
3. Second Story Partners with Butler, IMCPL and IPS School No. 2
We're very excited to have just started last week with our first middle school program, working with all of the 7th graders at IPS School No. 2, Center for Inquiry on Fridays at Central Library. This partnership with Butler University and the Indianapolis-Marion County Library's Learning Curve brings graduate and undergraduate students from a for-credit course at Butler to the library to work in two-person teaching teams with workshops of five or six students. The class, taught by Second Story managing director Jim Walker, includes six very skilled, talented and creative students. The program will culminate in print and online materials and a public reading event in December the students and teachers. Thanks to everybody at Butler, IMCPL and CFI for helping make this exciting partnership possible.
Please visit our website http://www.secondstoryindy.org for more info or to make an online donation. And please forward this update to anybody you know who might be interested... Thanks!
Friday, October 2, 2009
INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND TOWNS DESIGNATES INDIANAPOLIS A GREEN COMMUNITY
The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) announced today Indianapolis has been named an IACT Green Community. The City of Indianapolis will receive its designation during an Annual Awards Luncheon, Monday, October 5, at noon during the 2009 IACT Annual Conference & Exhibition in French Lick, IN.
"One of the goals of my administration is to make Indianapolis one of the most sustainable cities in the Midwest," said Mayor Greg Ballard. "Since establishing the Office of Sustainability in October 2008, we have been working hard to find new ways for the city to conserve energy and to educate both residents and business owners about the importance of a truly sustainable city and I'm very proud that we have been recognized for those efforts."
IACT launched the Green Communities Initiative to recognize communities that are implementing cost savings and promoting sustainable, economically competitive quality of life concepts, despite facing budget shortfalls. As an IACT Green Community, Indianapolis will be part of a program designed to expand educational opportunities for municipalities and create a consolidated clearinghouse of data and programs that can be accessed by cities and towns throughout the state.
"We are truly excited to be recognized as an IACT Green Community," said Kären Haley, Director of the City of Indianapolis Office of Sustainability. "This designation not only recognizes that City government is committed creating a sustainable city, but it also is a testament to our citizens who are doing their part to help make us one of the most sustainable city's in the Midwest."
To be recognized as an IACT Green Community, Indianapolis had to demonstrate commitment to sustainability and cost savings in the areas of purchasing, operations, measuring success, and sample projects.
"One of the goals of my administration is to make Indianapolis one of the most sustainable cities in the Midwest," said Mayor Greg Ballard. "Since establishing the Office of Sustainability in October 2008, we have been working hard to find new ways for the city to conserve energy and to educate both residents and business owners about the importance of a truly sustainable city and I'm very proud that we have been recognized for those efforts."
IACT launched the Green Communities Initiative to recognize communities that are implementing cost savings and promoting sustainable, economically competitive quality of life concepts, despite facing budget shortfalls. As an IACT Green Community, Indianapolis will be part of a program designed to expand educational opportunities for municipalities and create a consolidated clearinghouse of data and programs that can be accessed by cities and towns throughout the state.
"We are truly excited to be recognized as an IACT Green Community," said Kären Haley, Director of the City of Indianapolis Office of Sustainability. "This designation not only recognizes that City government is committed creating a sustainable city, but it also is a testament to our citizens who are doing their part to help make us one of the most sustainable city's in the Midwest."
To be recognized as an IACT Green Community, Indianapolis had to demonstrate commitment to sustainability and cost savings in the areas of purchasing, operations, measuring success, and sample projects.
COMMUTERS ENCOURAGED TO RECYCLE ELECTRONICS AND CARDBOARD WITH RUSH HOUR RECYCLING EVENTS
Two Indianapolis area non-profits are partnering once again to offer Indianapolis area commuters an opportunity to recycle their electronics and cardboard this Fall. Green Piece Indy and Workforce Inc. are hosting a series of unique recycling events from October 7 through November 12, 2009.Who: Downtown commuters
What: Electronics and cardboard recycling
When: November 12; 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Where: Earth House Collective, 237 N. East St.
Commuters are encouraged to load up their trunks with old electronics (computers, printers, televisions, etc.) and cardboard. View a full list of accepted recyclables at www.greenpieceindy.com/blog/?page_id=160. The recycling sites will be full-service – just pop the trunk and staff will unload your recyclables and have you on your way to work.
Electronics typically contain highly recyclable and/or toxic materials. Workforce disassembles electronics, recycling all metals and plastics and properly disposing of toxic e-waste.
Workforce requests a $10 donation to recycle a television due to the expenses associated with safely disposing of lead tubes.
What: Electronics and cardboard recycling
When: November 12; 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Where: Earth House Collective, 237 N. East St.
Commuters are encouraged to load up their trunks with old electronics (computers, printers, televisions, etc.) and cardboard. View a full list of accepted recyclables at www.greenpieceindy.com/blog/?page_id=160. The recycling sites will be full-service – just pop the trunk and staff will unload your recyclables and have you on your way to work.
Electronics typically contain highly recyclable and/or toxic materials. Workforce disassembles electronics, recycling all metals and plastics and properly disposing of toxic e-waste.
Workforce requests a $10 donation to recycle a television due to the expenses associated with safely disposing of lead tubes.
POLICE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES
Thursday October 15th, 630pm-830pm
IMPD Northeast District, 3229 N. Shadeland Ave.
-Please join in on an informative and interactive community forum on IMPD’s policies regarding standard traffic stops and search procedures. Also information regarding citizen’s complaints as well as Q & A.
Have a great weekend.
Cliff Myers
Southeast District, Commander
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
1150 S. Shelby Street
Indpls. IN 46203
317- 327-6300
IMPD Northeast District, 3229 N. Shadeland Ave.
-Please join in on an informative and interactive community forum on IMPD’s policies regarding standard traffic stops and search procedures. Also information regarding citizen’s complaints as well as Q & A.
Have a great weekend.
Cliff Myers
Southeast District, Commander
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
1150 S. Shelby Street
Indpls. IN 46203
317- 327-6300
GARFIELD PARK PAPER JAM, EAGLE CREEK PARK FALL FESTIVAL
Indy Parks & Recreation offers fun for the whole family this Saturday! Looking for a new, unique activity? Visit Garfield Park to learn how to fold, cut and make paper at the Paper Jam! Make and fly paper planes and kites at the Burrello Family Center; create paper you can plant at The Conservatory; and study the art of paper folding and paper cutting, make paper instruments and jam along with live music by Mumbai Taxi at The Arts Center.
WHAT: Paper Jam at Garfield Park
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
WHERE: Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive
COST: Free
The Eagle Creek Park Fall Festival returns this weekend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3! Visitors of all ages can enjoy live music, games, scavenger hunts, and hayrides at Eagle Creek Park, 7840 W. 56th St. The Indy Parks Waters Education Trailer will be on exhibit for participants to explore wet labs with pond creatures. Cost is free with park admission.
WHAT: Eagle Creek Park Fall Festival
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Oct. 3, 2009
COST: Free with gate admission ($5 per vehicle, $3 per walker/cyclist)
WHERE: Eagle Creek Park, 7840 W. 56th St.
Bike Indy. Swim Indy. Run Indy.
PLAY INDY!
WHAT: Paper Jam at Garfield Park
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
WHERE: Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive
COST: Free
The Eagle Creek Park Fall Festival returns this weekend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3! Visitors of all ages can enjoy live music, games, scavenger hunts, and hayrides at Eagle Creek Park, 7840 W. 56th St. The Indy Parks Waters Education Trailer will be on exhibit for participants to explore wet labs with pond creatures. Cost is free with park admission.
WHAT: Eagle Creek Park Fall Festival
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Oct. 3, 2009
COST: Free with gate admission ($5 per vehicle, $3 per walker/cyclist)
WHERE: Eagle Creek Park, 7840 W. 56th St.
Bike Indy. Swim Indy. Run Indy.
PLAY INDY!
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