Newfields Speaker Series: A New Look at American Art with The Looking Glass Alliance

1 PM

The Indianapolis-area creatives of the Looking Glass Alliance (LGA) are working with Newfields to look at American art in new ways, revealing stories that have always been there but weren’t always told. Join us for a facilitated discussion about the process of updating our galleries on the second floor of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Discover how this partnership is changing how the organization works, expanding whose voices are highlighted in the museum, and sharing new stories about the IMA’s permanent collections, as well as what is next for the LGA team.

The galleries that display the IMA’s collection of American art will reopen to the public April 2023.

January 28, 2023

DeBoest Lecture Hall at Newfields

Free, no registration required

Meet the Looking Glass Alliance

We are five Indianapolis-area creatives who are sharing stories around the artworks on display in these galleries. We are using the idea of a looking glass to turn upside down the White, heteronormative interpretations of art and the American mythos that have traditionally been communicated in museums. We invite Newfields and the public to join us as we reflect on these practices, disrupt damaging narratives, and make marginalized voices, places, and people visible.

Participants:

Nasreen Khan Clark

Tatjana Rebelle

Kyng Rhodes

Jordan Ryan

Bobby Young