Image: Musée d'Art d'Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Newfields is opening its summer season with 'Artful Party: Summer', an opening-night celebration at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. The event is scheduled for tomorrow, June 26, with advance tickets required and priced at $45 for members and $55 for the public. The program is billed as a first look at a season of major new exhibitions across the museum.
According to the event page, the evening will introduce Newfields’ campus-wide celebration of 'Our America 250', described as an initiative examining American history and culture through the eyes of artists represented in the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s collection. The launch also coincides with two exhibitions highlighted on the site: 'BODY / BEYOND: Fashion that Transforms' and 'Impressionism Across Generations: The Pissarro Family Legacy'.
'BODY / BEYOND: Fashion that Transforms' is presented as an exploration of how designers have molded, remade, and defied the human form. The exhibition features 22 works drawn from the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s fashion collection, including three new acquisitions being shown for the first time. Newfields says the show frames fashion as a space for experimentation and self-expression.
'Impressionism Across Generations: The Pissarro Family Legacy' brings together works by the Pissarro family from the IMA’s permanent collection, and the site says they are being presented together for the first time. The exhibition is positioned within the museum’s broader summer programming tied to art, history, and culture.
The party itself will combine music, museum access, and hands-on activities. Newfields says visitors will hear performances by local musicians including the Rob Dixon Band and DJ Lady Locs, while museum experts lead pop-up gallery chats. The evening also includes art-making activities, curated experiences across the museum, and inspired bites and cocktails available for purchase.
The page describes 'Artful Party: Summer' as an adults-only event for ages 18 and up, with support from Indy Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis. The event is listed as taking place at Newfields, which includes the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and serves as the public opening celebration for the institution’s summer lineup.
