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Garfield Park Arts Center Maintains Connection With Local Artists, Musicians, Community

Kavita Mahoney manages the Garfield Park Arts Center.
Courtesy Kavita Mahoney
Kavita Mahoney manages the Garfield Park Arts Center.

While Garfield Park remained open for socially distanced visits, its community arts center closed in March due to COVID-19.

Kavita Mahoney manages the Garfield Park Arts Center, which is also part of Indy Parks. WFYI’s Jill Ditmire spoke by phone with Mahoney about the center’s online and social media presence and how that connection to local artists, musicians and community members helped them maintain a strong cultural presence until the center was able to reopen to the public on June 15.

Garfield Park plans to offer limited capacity summer arts camps for kids and adults. Information on requirements and dates are available on its website.

Jill Ditmire was no stranger to the broadcast world. Her face and voice were a daily part of the lives of viewers and listeners in the Midwest for 25 years. She was the local news anchor during "All Things Considered" and a contributor to "Morning Edition," "Sound Medicine," "Art of the Matter “Curious Mix” and "Wednesday Live at 5:44." Jill's broadcast experience included anchoring and reporting news at television stations in Indianapolis, Detroit and Lafayette, including WTTV, WRTV, WLFI, WJBK, WTHR, WISH and the Ford Motor Company News Network. She produced her own television series on Indiana Public Television for eight years called “The Good Life” which showcased independent chefs, restaurants and local wineries.
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