The Art of the Matter

In the Art of the Matter archives, you can explore what "art" meant within the Central Indiana’s vibrant cultural scene through 2018. Hear from an array of fascinating guests who examine the cultural community from the perspective of who, what, when and where, while exploring the broader effects the arts have on our lives.

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Lois Main Templeton

December 18, 2018

Explore the life and career of Hoosier contemporary artist Lois Main Templeton.

Portraits of Our City

December 14, 2017

Look around you: you may know someone whose portrait is hanging in a museum!

Watermelon University

December 14, 2017

Here's a quick story idea: What if an owl traveled to the moon on a flying dictionary?

Episodes

Spellbinding Documentary, Conservationist Meg Lowman, Indiana Writers Center Moves, Norbert Krapf's New Book, and Librarians Deal with Orphaned Media

January 20, 2018

This week, a documentary about a crime that held Indianapolis spellbound in 1977, conservationist...

Golf Course Designer Ron Kern, Poet Liza Hyatt, Linda Rendelmen's "Women Like Us," The Harrison Center's New Mission, and Butler's MFA Outreach Programs

January 13, 2018

This week, a golf course designer who's also a photographer - or maybe the other way around...

Encore Re-Broadcast: Satch the Artist, Engineers and Fiber Artisans, Dorothy Alig at the Cummins Building, Indy Funk and Soul, and 4,000 Works of Clay

January 6, 2018

This week, how Julie Kern the banker became Satch the artist, how engineers and fiber artists...

Encore Re-Broadcast: Satch the Artist, Engineers and Fiber Artisans, Dorothy Alig at the Cummins Building, Indy Funk and Soul, and 4,000 Works of Clay

January 6, 2018

This week, how Julie Kern the banker became Satch the artist, how engineers and fiber artists...

Music and Spoken Word by Local Artists for the Winter Holidays

December 23, 2017

This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll celebrate the winter holidays with local music and...

Indy's Connection to Watergate, Indy Ballet's Nutcracker, Church Series Explores Meaning of "Prodigal Son," Pravada's Small Studio Session, and Professor Watermelon

December 16, 2017

This week, how an Indianapolis native revealed the identity of Watergate's "Deep Throat,"...

Terry Border and Melissa Fraterrigo Offer New Books, Carmel Launches a German Christmas Market, Circus Training in the Aerial Arts, and Pacer Victor Oladipo Scores More Than Points

December 9, 2017

This week, two books that might be the perfect presents for people on your list, Carmel's new...

The Indianapolis Children's Choir's Concerts, Indiana Historical Society's Holdiay Celebrations, Ivy Tech Partners with Community North Hospital to Sooth Patients, We Tackle Civil Discourse, and Christy Wilcox Likes Venomous Creatures

December 2, 2017

This week, the Indianapolis Children's Choir and the Indiana Historical Society are ready for...

Yelp, The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, The Indiana Writers' Center, Game Of Clones, and Cat Head Press

November 25, 2017

This week, YELP Indy and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir are ready for the holidays, the Indiana...

Thanksgiving 2017

November 18, 2017

This week, in honor of Thanksgiving, we're revisiting some of our favorite interviews. Tune...

A Hymn to Patriotism, a Book Club for Science Geeks, Klingon Can Help You be a Better Student, 1.2 Million Holiday Lights, and Arts at All Saints

November 11, 2017

This week, a new biography of the poet who wrote America the Beautiful, Indiana Humanities'...

The Power of Poison, Fountain Square Monthly Comedy Hour, Pianist Sean Chen, Dick Wolfsie Deconstructs Jokes, and Clint Breeze & The Groove

November 4, 2017

This week, something poisonous has invaded the Indiana State Museum, Fountain Square hosts...

Satch the Artist, Engineers and Fiber Artisans, Dorothy Alig at the Cummins Building, Indy Funk and Soul, and 4,000 Works of Clay

October 28, 2017

This week, how Julie Kern the banker became Satch the artist, how engineers and fiber artists...

Veterans & Tattoos, Writer Dan Grossman, Justin Vining's New Art, Bobdirex Redux, and IMA's Portraits of a City

October 21, 2017

This week, a photography exhibit that celebrates the special power of tattoos in the lives...

Spirit & Place Festival, Ann Katz Festival, Native Art Now, Bill Foley Takes On A Challenger, And A Teen Film Composer

October 14, 2017

This week, the Spirit & Place Festival explores power, the Ann Katz Festival celebrates...

A New Public Art Initiative, Brett Wiscons' New Work, Broadway in Indianapolis's Season, Influential Women Speak, and DK Channels The Beatles

October 7, 2017

This week, the Arts Council of Indianapolis has a new public art initiative, Small Studio's...

Early Andy Warhol, Jazz at UIndy, Celebrating Immigrants' Gifts, A Pre-Enactment, and Ghost Stories at Crown Hill Cemetery

September 30, 2017

This week UIndy's jazz season, a Full Circle Festival, and Andy Warhol at the Long-Sharp Gallery....

Fat Turtle Theatre Debuts. Steve Archbold Writes About Poverty, Koganada's Film About Columbus, Vess Ruhtenberg, and Mandrell Photography

September 23, 2017

This week an in-depth conversation with the writer and director of the new film Columbus, we'll...

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Newfields announces new president & CEO

Newfields announced Tuesday that Colette Pierce Burnette will be its new president and CEO beginning Aug. 1. She will be the first Black woman to lead Newfields, according to the museum.