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First Friday for Kids!   Leave a comment

Girl cutting cellophane

“Moooomm, I’m bored!”  Ever hear this when you take your kids to First Friday events? Why not give them something fun to do while you check out the galleries?

Drop them off at the Garfield Park Arts Center for a night of hands-on art activities! We’ll play games, watch movies, and create masterpieces. Materials and snacks will be provided. Prompt drop-off and pick-up required. Ages 6 – 12. $12/event. Additional Sibling $10.

Friday, June 7

6:00-9:00pm

Call 327-7135 or register online under Course #209478.

After you and your child have enjoyed First Friday fun, stick around for our Bike-In Movie!

Posted May 24, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events, News

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Vintage Movie Night: House of Mystery (1934)   Leave a comment

house of mystery

Join us for murder and mystery! Film collector, historian, and preservationalist Eric Grayson will be sharing some of his favorite vintage films one night each month. Each film is preceded by a vintage cinematic ‘short.’

Starring Ed Lowry and Verna Hillie. A mystery, with just the right amount of comedy thrown in. And old, dark mansion holds ancient secret . . . and a killer ape! (Runtime 62 min.)

Saturday, May 18

8:00 pm

Tickets are available at the door on the night of the film for $4 each. Popcorn, candy and drinks are available for $1 apiece.

Buy a movie pass and see 6 movies for the price of 5, plus free popcorn!

 

Posted May 16, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events

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National Arts Program 2013   Leave a comment

by Steve Snodgrass on flickr

If you work for the City of Indianapolis, you should read this.

Do you have a flair for photography? Do you like to work with clay? Is there someone in your family you consider artistically talented?

On behalf of the Garfield Park Arts Center and Indy Parks and Recreation, I would like to invite you to exhibit in The National Arts Program®. This show features artworks created by City of Indianapolis employees, retirees and their families as they compete for CASH prizes. Participation is completely free!

You can enter in any type of artwork, including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, or mixed media, you don’t have to pay anything, a nice reception will be held where people can admire your work, and you could win money!

Don’t have any artwork to display? No problem! Because you work for the City of Indianapolis, you get a 10% discount on many of the Garfield Park Art Center’s classes! You could register for a painting class this Summer, then enter a painting you did in class for the NAP exhibit. Not only are you learning a fun new skill, you also get to show it off and possibly win a prize!

Register for classes online today by visiting Play Indy and looking up the Course #, or call (317) 327-7135.

Click here for a PDF file of the Indy Parks 2013 Summer Program Guide.

Want to learn more about photography? The Indiana Photographic Society meets at the GPAC every Wednesday at 7:00pm, and it’s free to attend!

So what are you waiting for? Show Indianapolis the artist in you! Register for NAP now!

 

Bike-In Movie Nights 2013   2 comments

In coordination with Indianapolis’s First Friday events,

the Arts Center at Garfield Park is proud to present our favorite movies

FOR FREE!

Between May and September there will be five events featuring film favorites from the 80s.  Food trucks will be on site and the movies will begin shortly after dusk.  Bring your bikes, blankets, family and friends to this new Indy Parks event.

The schedule of free films is:

May 3 // The Princess Bride

June 7 // The Goonies

July 5 // A Christmas Story

August 2 // Spaceballs

September 6 // Ghostbusters

Posted April 17, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events, News

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Vintage Movie Night: Bowery at Midnight (1942)   Leave a comment

Join us for murder and mystery! Film collector, historian, and preservationalist Eric Grayson will be sharing some of his favorite vintage films one night each month. Each film is preceded by a vintage cinematic ‘short.’

Starring Bela Lugosi. A psychology professor by day, Karl Wagner (Lugosi) runs a Bowery soup kitchen at night where the down and out tend to disappear, but reappear as zombies. (Runtime 61 min.)

Saturday, April 20

8:00 pm

Tickets are available at the door on the night of the film for $4 each. Popcorn, candy and drinks are available for $1 apiece.

Buy a movie pass and see 6 movies for the price of 5, plus free popcorn!

See full 2013 Winter/Spring schedule here.

Posted April 16, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events

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A Night of English Country Dancing – April 11   Leave a comment

Dancing at the GPAC

Join host Barry Levitt and dance caller Alice Smith-Goeke for a lively evening of dancing for all skill levels. English Country Dance is a form of social folk dance which originated in Renaissance England, and was popular until the early 19th century in parts of Europe, the American colonies and the United States. Ages 14 and up. Free!

Thursday, April 11

6:30 – 8:30pm

Posted April 9, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events

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Egyptian Dance Workshop and Competition   Leave a comment

Faten

Join us for the seventh annual celebration of Egyptian dance. Advanced belly dancers will have the chance to participate in workshops with a master-level dance instructor. There is a special dance competition FREE for the public to watch.

Saturday, April 13

6:00 pm

For more information, call (317) 327-7135.

Posted March 30, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events, News

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High School Art Exhibition 2013   1 comment

HS Postcard

Join us in April as we showcase a collection of work by Indianapolis area High School students that will run concurrently with the Indiana Photographic Society annual exhibition. Works will include  Painting,  Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, Ceramics or Sculpture.

Opening Reception

April 6, 5:00-7:00pm

Exhibition run

April 6 - June 1

Vintage Movie Night: House of Danger (1934)   Leave a comment

House of Danger poster

Join us for murder and mystery! Film collector, historian, and preservationalist Eric Grayson will be sharing some of his favorite vintage films one night each month. Each film is preceded by a vintage cinematic ‘short.’

Starring Onslow Stevens and Janet Chandler. A man pretends to be the injured friend of a young woman to save her life, investigate a murder and capture the killers. (Runtime 60 min)

Saturday, March 23

7:00 pm

Tickets are available at the door on the night of the film for $4 each. Popcorn, candy and drinks are available for $1 apiece.

Buy a movie pass and see 6 movies for the price of 5, plus free popcorn!

See full 2013 Winter/Spring schedule here.

Posted March 15, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events

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2013 Summer Arts Camps   2 comments

Painting camper

Time to sign up for summer camp! We have four exciting day camps to offer at the GPAC this summer. Register now- our camps fill up fast! Read the rest of this entry »

Posted March 15, 2013 by GPAC Arts in Events, News

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