The Lume at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields opened a new exhibit this summer.

The 54th Annual Penrod Arts Fair returns to Newfields this month. It was canceled last year due to the pandemic

The Lume debuts at Newfields on Tuesday. Guests will be able to walk through nearly 30,000 square feet of immersive digital art by Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh.

A controversial job posting by Newfields last February included wording many viewed as elitist and racist and led to the president's resignation. The first Black woman to lead the Newfields Board of Trustees has been elected and discusses implementing positive changes.

The Newfields Board of Trustees released the plan Friday, saying it represents "the first steps" to take the arts institution in a new direction.

Indy Star arts and creativity reporter Domenica Bongiovanni has been covering the story, and she spoke with WFYI's Terri Dee about the public outcry.

Newfields President Charles Venable resigned Wednesday after a job posting that cited the museum's "traditional, core, white art audience."

The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields announced plans Wednesday to present the largest exhibit in its history.

Newfields opened its outdoor space at the end of June, and parts of the indoor museum opened this weekend, with new art from Chicago-based Danish sculptor Anders Ruhwald -- both indoors and in the gardens.

WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with Deputy Director for Horticulture and Natural Resources Jonathan Wright about the decision to close Newfields, and when it might reopen its gardens and the Fairbanks 100 Acres Art and Nature Park.