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Ganggang
Ganggang, stylized GANGGANG, is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based American cultural development and social justice organization. Founded by spouses and business partners Alan Bacon and Malina "Mali" Simone Jeffers in late 2020, Ganggang works to showcase and financially support Black (race), Black visual artists and African-American art, their work. Their efforts have included organizing artist collectives, fine art fairs, a curated exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, and live performances. History Jeffers named the firm GANGGANG to celebrate the real meaning of gang, "to go on a journey" and dismiss the use of the term to criminalize groups of black men. From June to August 2020, Malina "Mali" Jeffers and Alan Bacon helped coordinate eighteen artists who painted a Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis), street mural in Indianapolis on Indiana Avenue during the peak of the George Floyd protests. The group of artists became known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis Museum Of Art At Newfields
The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is an Encyclopedic museum, encyclopedic art museum located at Newfields, a campus that also houses Oldfields, Lilly House, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, the Gardens at Newfields, the Beer Garden, and more. It is located at the corner of North Michigan Road and West 38th Street, about three miles north of downtown Indianapolis, northwest of Crown Hill Cemetery. There are exhibitions, classes, tours, and events, many of which change seasonally. The entire campus and organization was previously referred to as the Indianapolis Museum of Art, but in 2017 the campus and organization were renamed "Newfields" to better reflect the breadth of offerings and venues. The "Indianapolis Museum of Art" now specifically refers to the main art museum building that acts as the cornerstone of the campus, as well as the legal name of the organization doing business as Newfields. The Indianapolis Museum of Art is the ninth oldest and ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
