The much-anticipated BUTTER Fine Art Fair has unveiled its 2024 lineup, featuring a diverse array artwork, live music, dance performances, poetry, DJ sets, custom merch and food trucks. Local, national and international guests will take the stage to give expert talks, and the Kids’ Zone will make for a family friendly event Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
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The Conversation Cove will feature artist Q&A’s happening every hour. Here are the highlights:
Friday, Aug. 30
12:30 p.m. – Art Talk with Chris Rocket and Tumi Adeleye
1:00 p.m. – Art Talk with Asari Aibangbee
2:00 p.m. – At The Salon with author A’Lelia Bundles and artist Autumn Breon
3:00 p.m. – Art Talk with Langston Allston
4:00 p.m. – BATTER Up! With artist Micah Johnson and local organizer Jim Walker
4:30 p.m. – Art Talk with Cornelius Tulloch
5:30 p.m. – Art Talk with Cortney Herron
6:00 p.m. – LA to Nap: Not Like Us with Mary Harris, Natou Fall and Isis Dua
7:00 p.m. – What I Know About Art with Kimberly Drew and Malina Simone Bacon
Saturday Aug. 31
10:00 a.m. – Mastering The Canvas, A Class by Mason Archie
1:00 p.m. – Art, Innovation & Culture with Pigment Magazine and Edo
2:00 p.m. – Curated With Love by BUTTER curators Nakeyta Moore, Kendall Hurns and
Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette
2:30 p.m. – Think, Read & Talk with Indiana Humanities
4:00 p.m. – Creating The New World with The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and
Ashley Nora
4:30 p.m. – A Moment of Calm, inspirational meditation with Manon
5:30 p.m. – Keeping It 1000 by 1000 Words Gallery, with Chris Smith, ThanksTheodore
and Rob Sloan
6:00 p.m. – Arte Is a Basic Need with Eduardo Luna of Arte Mexicano en Indiana
7:00 p.m. – Fighting The Monolith with Scott Terry, owner of Mahogany Gallery
Sunday, Sept. 1
12:30 p.m. – Prescribing Art with IU Health
1:00 p.m. – The Art of Collecting with John Thompson and Alan Mills
3:00 p.m. – From The Mouths of Giants with D. Del Reverda-Jennings and Kevin Wilson
4:30 p.m. – Art Talk with Amani Tre Niner
The BUTTER Performance Stage will feature live performances. Here is the schedule:
Thursday, Aug. 29
6:15 p.m. – Pork & Beans Brass Band
Friday, Aug. 30
10:45 a.m. – Education Day Performance by ukuleleist Austin Dean Ashford
11:00 a.m. – Tasha Jones
6:30 p.m. – Rusty & Kinetik
7:00 p.m. – SoundsByCam
8:00 p.m. – FOXD’LEGND
9:00 p.m. – SoundsByCam
Saturday, Aug. 31
3:00 p.m. – Valerie Phelps
6:15 p.m. – BUTTER Jam Session with Mariah Ivey
8:15 p.m. – Brandon Lott
Sunday, Sept. 1
1:00 p.m. – Tom Foolery & The Laughing Stock
4:00 p.m. – The Call
Walk and Talk tours led by Sampson Levingston will return to BUTTER. Guests will embark on walking tours that explore the historic Indiana Avenue.
Grapevine: Naptown’s Kickback for Local Jams, is a new addition to BUTTER at the main exhibit hall on Aug. 30. Grapevine will feature a selection of the city’s retail brands and food trucks.
“We’re thrilled to bring the energy of Grapevine to the city’s premier fine art fair,” said Nigel Long, GANGGANG executive and creator of Grapevine. “While we’re usually at Cleo’s Bodega every First Friday from May to October, we are excited to make exceptions for exciting and impactful experiences like BUTTER.”
For more information about the founding organization GANGGANG, visit ganggangculture.com. For more information about BUTTER, visit butterartfair.com.
Contact Health & Environmental Reporter Hanna Rauworth at 317-762-7854 or follow her on Instagram at @hanna.rauworth.
