Enjoy our new series of snapshots profiling amazing Lotus volunteers! Check back often for new profiles, and view the entire series here. How did you first hear about the Lotus organization? Our next door neighbor told us to go before our moving boxes were unpacked...
We're always blown away by the breadth of skills...and depth of generosity...among our amazing Lotus volunteer corps! Even before the ink was dry on the agreement for the building, Susan Fernandes had already offered her talents to help our staff with space-planning...
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Even in these very early stages of planning for the new facility, our local business community is already stepping up to help. Lotus is grateful for the donated or at-cost goods and services provided by these incredible folks -- thank you all for being leaders in...
This semester, Lotus is excited to be working with IU and Ivy Tech classes on two “service-learning” projects related to our new facility. Students from “Architectural Design 1” (Ivy Tech, taught by Chris Reinhart), and "Vertical Studio" (IU School of Art and Design,...
How did you first hear about the Lotus organization? I first heard about Lotus when I attended the very first Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, waaaaaaay back in 1994. And I first was a volunteer, and then a Lotus staff member for 18 years or so. What initially...
Congratulations, Patty, for being a Volunteers of Lotus leader! Last summer, we launched the "Volunteers of Lotus" Giving Group -- a new opportunity for Lotus volunteers to join together to create an even bigger financial impact in support of the ethnic and musical...
Benjamin Moore "White Blush" paint, that is. Volunteer painters LuAnne Holladay, Bill Holladay, and Kevin Bird are giving the office space in our new facility a face-lift before we move in. They're hard at work with rollers, brushes, tape....and of course, an...
Encore! Encore! Our Lotus artists heard this refrain over and over from 12,000 Festival patrons who didn’t want the music to end. And we hear this call year-round, from the thousands of people served by our mission – students, families, teachers, social-service...
2015 Report: Lotus World Music & Arts Festival Each autumn, downtown Bloomington comes alive with a global array of sounds and sights at the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival. The flagship event of the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, the 22nd annual...