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...
2016 Dates Announced for Lotus World Music and Arts Festival September 15-18, 2016 | Bloomington, Indiana **For Immediate Release 10/29/15** For more information and for high-res images contact Sunni Fass, sunni@lotusfest.org, 812-336-6599 Bloomington, IN – The 23rd...
Lifelong Lotus patron (and current IU freshman) Emma Percival has been coming to the Festival since childhood, and this year she volunteered for the first time. Emma shared with us her thoughts and reflections on the Festival, its influence on her life, how it can...
We at Lotus want to offer our sincere and deepest thanks for your hard work and enthusiastic spirit, as you volunteered for the 2015 Festival. The gifts of your time and energy mean the world to us, allowing us to bring the music of the world's cultures to our...
Thank you for another amazing Festival! Yes, YOU. Lotus is truly a gift FROM the whole community, TO the whole community…and we couldn’t do it without you. To our Volunteers: Over 500 strong and counting, you are the gears in this glorious (and sometimes rather...
It's officially Lotus week! Enjoy all of our playlists we've shared over the past few months. Countdown 9 https://open.spotify.com/user/12147860422/playlist/5vBXYqu7xPV4tamwe19yaj Countdown 8 https://open.spotify.com/user/12147860422/playlist/3dgrPFUDMRwpIQ8Vw8ZvAT...
The Festival is upon us! We are just one week away from the 22nd Annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival! Can you believe it is almost here? Four days of live music in the streets and venues of downtown Bloomington, Indiana! With artists from over 23 countries,...
As the 22nd annual Festival draws near, Mark Hood of Echo Park Studios and Jim Krause of Tabletop Productions, two longstanding Lotus supporters recall how Lotus has been intertwined in their personal and professional lives over the past 22 years. Mark Hood and...
“Caravan” Installation (2015) Sept. 25-26, 6:30-midnight Pictura Gallery/Old National Bank Tent (6th St. b/w Walnut and College; festival wristband required for tent admission) Lotus produces great works of art through powerful collaborations. This summer Indiana...
Lotus Giving Groups harness collective support to create bigger impacts on specific program goals. A decade ago, members of the Lotus staff created Lotus giving groups to bring like-minded donors together for a common cause, and have their support recognized as a...