Looking for a colorful, creative, educational activity to brighten up the dreary winter months? Look no further than Winter Workshops with Lotus! Amanda Hutchins from the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation will be hosting a coloring workshop in the Lotus Firebay...
2019 Visual Arts Project A Light in the Dark: Luminaria and Lantern Traditions of the Southwest Border Regions and Beyond Celebrating with Luminaria A Community Luminaria installation is planned for the 26th Lotus World Music & Arts Festival (Sept. 26-29, 2019),...
Maracatu: Celebration from Brazil to Bloomington Be part of bringing Brazil to Bloomington! Our 2018 visual arts project focuses on Maracatu, a 400-year old Afro-Brazilian parading tradition with origins in the northeastern city of Recife. Highlighting different...
Passionate about Peace: A Donor Profile Featuring Armen Vartian and Candice Foss As perennial supporters of Lotus, Armen Vartian and Candice Foss contributed a crucial element in Lotus successfully delivering over 10,000 stars to the One Million Stars to End Violence...
by Jeff Mease, Guest Blogger/Supporter/Festival Fan/co-Founder + CEO - One World Enterprises If you’re like me, and I think you are, you’ll have the best Lotus experience by doing it in a different way than you normally approach music performance. Most of us most of...
by Sophie Bird, Guest Blogger As a child attending the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, I mostly noticed the colors. Lotus was like a kaleidoscope – lively and vibrant – from the bright outfits worn by international musicians to the purple, green, and blue stage...
The Lotus Education & Arts Foundation officially launches its year-long 2016 initiative, “One Million Stars to End Violence: Lotus International Star-Weaving Project” on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2016. Weave a star at the Lotus World Music & Arts...
After one year of energetically weaving stars out of gift tie ribbon, old maps, junk mail, gift wrap, old Lotus posters, newspapers and repurposed cloth, Lotus surpassed its goal of 10,000 stars to the One Million Stars to End Violence project. Lotus worked with more...
The 22nd Annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival September 24-27, 2015 Downtown Bloomington, Indiana Presenting Sponsors: Bloomingfoods Market & Deli, Blueline Media Productions, and Indiana University Click here for a full list of our awesome 2015 Festival...
The vibrant Lotus palette is the work of many hands. “Collaborating with so many dynamic people in our community to create the art of Lotus – that’s one of the joys of our work,” says Outreach Director Loraine Martin. “It’s young people, retirees, professional...