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Lotus Blossoms 2017 Report

Lotus Blossoms 2017 Report

Global Music to Many: Lotus Blossoms 2017 Amazing teaching artists came to Indiana this spring for the Lotus Blossoms Educational Outreach Program. In 2017, artists representing China, Mexico, Iraq, Uganda, and North American/Celtic traditions shared their unique...

Lotus secures IHCDA’s Matching Grant …THANK YOU!

Lotus secures IHCDA’s Matching Grant …THANK YOU!

We did it!  The Lotus Education & Arts Foundation successfully completed a major hurdle in securing funds to support the Global Arts Center capital campaign. By raising $50,000 via crowdfunding, Lotus will receive a matching $50,000 grant sponsored by the Indiana...

A “How to Lotus” Guide

A “How to Lotus” Guide

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...

Meet Margie VanAuken, Volunteer Shirt Artist

Meet Margie VanAuken, Volunteer Shirt Artist

Artist Margie VanAuken shares the background on this year's Volunteer T-Shirt art as well as some of her favorite Lotus highlights in a special pre-Festival behind-the-scenes peak at some of the moving parts that converge during Festival weekend! When was your first...

Happy Festival Announcement Day!

... to unveil both a fabulous 2017 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival t-shirt design and a stellar artist lineup.  Mark your calendars for September 28 - October 1!   Without further ado: First: The T-Shirt. Artist and longtime Lotus lover Kayleigh Lebak designed...

Guest Blogger: Rob Shakespeare

Guest Blogger: Rob Shakespeare

We invite you to read why Lotus Education & Arts Foundation board president Rob Shakespeare is passionate about supporting the Lotus mission: ____________ Lotus is such a gift to Bloomington, the surrounding counties, and to Indiana! I am so appreciative of...

Growing Up With Lotus

Growing Up With Lotus

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...

Lotus Launches “One Million Stars To End Violence” Project

Lotus Launches “One Million Stars To End Violence” Project

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...

Current Sponsors

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2017 Festival Sponsors – Archive

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