Dear Community, Allies and Friends, Hope 2017’s treating you well. iAMCo-op’s coming out of winter hibernation / jumpstarting its programming now that the tool library’s operations are humming along. f you haven’t seen our space in the Kheprw Institute, here are two opportunities to See our new space Today, 6pm-9pm | Open Lab and Game Night: Come play board and card games … Read More
Tomorrow’s Grand Opening Got Bigger!
iTooLL is happening!!! Tool Lending & Co-ownership for Indy! ~ event-page ~ It’s been a year since we won the Indy 5×5 contest and held the#Tunes4Tools fundraisers, and we are pumped to officially open to the public! Come check out our space to see the tools, sign up for memberships, and connect with your community! [UPDATE] Enjoy tasty eats and … Read More
One Month to iTooLL Launch!
We’re so excited to finally open our efforts to the public, and we hope to see you Thursday, October 20th to share in community, refreshments and updates on the project; if you haven’t looked at the current program-details, please take a look at our iTooLL-page, and if you like- you might also take a look at the amazing next round … Read More
“14 Women Dominated SXSW Film” as Tonight’s Reminder: 14 Women #SocialScreening
“14 Women” Screens Tonight Just a quick reminder if you hadn’t seen it! Celebrating Female Leadership & National Women’s History Month: Tuesday, March 8 Doors: 6:30PM, Film: 7:00PM 1734 W. Washington St. 46222 ^ Look for the Carpenter’s hall emblem Free Admission, All Ages Some snacks provided, pitch-ins welcome. Discussion will be rich, with National Organization of Women and The … Read More
“14 Women” #SocialScreening & Discussion
Celebrating Women in Leadership! We continue to deepen the dialogue from the past two movies: how can telling women’s stories bring about equity and create positive social change? How can we make the storyteller (AND decision-maker) roles more accessible to ALL people? With Hillary Clinton’s second attempt for the Democratic nomination making headlines, director Mary Lambert’s 14 Women, a look … Read More
“Daughters of the Dust” Screening | Discussion led by Kheprw Institute
February’s 2nd Tues. #SocialScreening We will be viewing Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, originally released in 1991. Kheprw Institute website will facilitate a short intro discussion, with youth, and then a longer discussion after the film. We are excited by the potent context and history of this film, whose director, Julie Dash (a warrior poet of our time), managed … Read More
iTooLL Underway
As many of you know, Indy Art | Media Co-op spent the majority of last year building the iTooLL (Indy Tool Lending Library) through planning, fundraising, relationship building, and being awarded the Indy 5×5 $10,000 grant in October. We can’t thank everyone enough for the overwhelming amount of support we have received for this project! It’s inspiring to see people … Read More
iTooLL Wins the Indy 5×5 $10,000 Award!
Wow guys! We did it! Thank you to everyone who came out to the 5×5 last night and voted for iTooLL. This award is only the beginning, but guarantees a full grand opening in early 2016!! Many people have asked, “How can I get involved?” Right now, we have 3 simple ways you can support iTooLL to ensure that this … Read More
7 Fests & Cons to Transform Your Summer
Please comment below if we missed other important regional gatherings, this is the 1st of many to come! Refresh Mind & Spirit with Social, Summer Gatherings April 23-25 ~ Morrel Festival ~ Brown County, IN: 3rd Annual Morel & Music Fest; cooking demos and workshops with Mycology experts. May 9 ~ UPRSNG ~ Indianapolis, IN: “Where creativity breeds”. Local one-day … Read More
Tool Lending Library to Empower Your Work
Have you ever scrambled to find last-minute supplies or tools for a project or event? Have you ever needed a projector screen and had to use a shower curtain instead? Have you ever used a bullhorn from [insert box store name here] instead of a proper PA? Have you thrown an event, and due to lack of resources, felt the … Read More