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2021 Lotus Festival Lineup

2021 Lotus Festival Lineup

Find the 2021 Lotus Festival Playlists on YouTube and Spotify!Click here for the playlist on YouTube.Click here for the playlist on Spotify.

Arts Commission Invests in Lotus Education & Arts Foundation

Arts Commission Invests in Lotus Education & Arts Foundation

The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced it has awarded $9,530 to the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation through the Arts Organization Support grant program.   During its June 25th Quarterly Business Meeting, the Commission approved funding...

Summer Night of Lotus

Summer Night of Lotus

 Are you ready to gather with your friends and other Lotus lovers and enjoy some live music? Join the Lotus Board and Staff for a celebratory fundraiser at Deer Park Manor on July 15 to toast a world re-opening after fifteen months of pandemic quiet. Summer Night of...

Lotus Receives Bloomington Arts Commission Grant

Lotus Receives Bloomington Arts Commission Grant

We are delighted to announce that Lotus has received a $2,500 grant from the Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC). The BAC reports  receiving thirty-two exceptional applications for the 2021 Grant for the Arts Program.  All proposed operational grants were evaluated...

Lotus Firebay Workshops To Engage Underserved Youth

Lotus Firebay Workshops To Engage Underserved Youth

This summer, Lotus is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club and the Banneker Community Center to serve over one hundred students through workshops at the Lotus Firebay. Students will have the opportunity to engage in multi-cultural visual arts and music activities. ...

Meet the 2021 Lotus Interns

Meet the 2021 Lotus Interns

Sam NoblittSam Noblitt is a senior at Indiana University studying Arts Management at the O'Neill School with a concentration in music. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar, producing music, running, and biking. Sophia CordovaSophia Cordova is a senior at IU...

Meet Our New Lotus Team Members

Meet Our New Lotus Team Members

We are delighted to introduce you to our new Lotus team members! Amanda Hutchins, Lotus Operations & Visual Arts Manager, and Jill Campbell, Lotus Community & Arts Engagement Director. Amanda HutchinsAmanda Hutchins is an artist, arts administrator,...

World Premiere: They Still Want To Kill Us

World Premiere: They Still Want To Kill Us

On May 25th, 2021, the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation, in conjunction with arts organizations from around the country, presented the world premiere of “They Still Want to Kill Us,” an uncensored aria performed and composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain,...