Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Ponder: Why is it important for our city to embrace diversity and learn from others with different cultural backgrounds?
1. CITY MARKET
Ponder: What role should our local government play in funding the arts?
Do: Dance along with Julian Opies Ann Dancing sculpture. Post a video online.
EXTRA CREDIT
Do: Be a performance artist by completing a Fluxus event. Try Yoko Onos Fly and just pretend to fly around. Post a video or picture online.
Ponder: The original plan was for at least 10 of these towers. How would high residential density change Downtown?
Ponder: What book would you like to see written related to Indianapolis?
Ponder: The intersection of Shelby and Prospect was once a trolley turnaround. How different would Indianapolis be today if this kind of passenger service wasnt ever removed?
Do: Talk about ideas for making the canal a more vibrant place. Share one online.
Do: Roll down the sledding hill (known by the locals as Mockingbird Hill) and post a video or picture.
Ponder: Vonnegut wrote New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. How can we help foster learning for all?
6. VONNEGUT LIBRARY
Ponder: How can we better embrace our waterways, such as Pogues Run in Brookside, and reinforce them as assets in our city?
Do: Talk about how you could design a more pedestrian friendly and aesthetically pleasing campus. Share an idea online.
7. HERRON
Do: Put on the public suit in the case in the desk out front. Post a picture. On Sept. 15, the first 30 people who complete all of the DO items and show us through some kind of documentation (could be with a camera, an eyewitness, your phone) will receive your choice of a special surprise art prize or if you so inclined and are over 21 a beer at Tomlinson Tap Room. Complete extra credit DOs to earn an extra prize. Certain restrictions may apply. And well make those up as we go along Remember your thoughts on the Ponder questions. Well talk about those when we return. Be sure to choose a few you are most interested in talking about..
Ponder: Riverside Park, larger than New Yorks Central Park, once boasted ornate pavilion facilities, a swimming beach, a marina, even an amusement park. Why did Indianapolis let it go?
8. RIVERSIDE PARK
Do: Make a small, temporary work of art with materials you find on the ground. Post a picture and leave it for others to find.
9. IMA
Ponder: The Fairgrounds was once located on the edge of the city. How has unchecked sprawl affected Indianapolis physically, civically, and culturally?
10. FAIRGROUNDS
Do: Enjoy a peaceful moment while looking at the King and Kennedy sculpture.