Introducing a new neighborhood facility in the Crooked Creek neighborhood in Indianapolis focusing on the arts that the community is pre-developing in Fall 2027 and breaking ground in 2028.
The new facility will feature an art gallery to promote emerging visual artists as well as an indoor multi-use theater to accommodate diverse programs for local performing artists. There will also be a small outdoor venue for summer productions and concerts. Multigenerational movie nights will be offered outdoors in the summer and indoors in the winter.
The venue will be a great resource for adult and teen community theater groups and will enhance opportunities to mentor aspiring creative children age 7 and above. Activities such as supervised music, dance contests and band competitions will inspire Crooked Creek youth and adults to express their talents in a fully-functional performance venue.
Additionally, poetry readings, art exhibitions and movie nights will engage parents, seniors and entire families. Both small and large groups may have access to the facility for group meetings, special events and forums. Food can be enjoyed from our convenient caterers’ kitchen designed to ease transport and meal preparation by local caterers and guests.
Providing positive activities, such as financial literacy programs and alternatives for young people — we envision having a comic book artist work with the area’s children and teens to develop their own comic books with their own storylines and characters.
The Facility
The Campus will be a fully ADA-accessible, environmentally friendly building and grounds designed to welcome every member of the community.
The planned facility includes:
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200-Seat Indoor Theater
A fully equipped multi-use performance venue for local performing artists, adult and teen community theater groups, film screenings, and live events of all kinds.
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Outdoor Amphitheater
A small outdoor venue for summer concerts, productions, and community celebrations under the open sky.
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Art Gallery
A dedicated space showcasing and promoting the work of emerging visual artists from the Crooked Creek community and beyond.
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Recording Studio
A professional-grade educational recording studio giving youth and artists access to a resource rarely found in neighborhood facilities.
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Courtyard Event & Dining Space
A welcoming courtyard for community gatherings, celebrations, and events, served by a caterer's kitchen designed to ease meal preparation and transport by local caterers and guests.
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Classroom & Meeting Spaces
Flexible spaces for classes, workshops, group meetings, forums, and private events — available for rental by community groups and businesses alike.
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3.5 Wooded Acres
A natural outdoor environment for environmental science programs, tree identification, nature walks, and quiet reflection — in partnership with Indy Parks.
Collaborations with various local organizations will provide programs such as environmental science involving our Environmental Pond and tree identification programs.
Staff will schedule the facility for all users and will welcome rental use for business functions and other appropriate events. The environmentally-friendly and ADA accessible building and grounds envision arts programs that will engage our creative community in a safe and welcoming setting, promoting health-oriented programs for all ages and capabilities – an experience that says to our community:
“We all belong here.”
The Campus by the Numbers
Help Us Build it
The Vision is clear. Now we need your support to make it a reality. Every donation, every name, every share brings us closer to breaking ground.
The first 1000 donors will become part of our Founding 1000 Donors with their names written into the history of the Campus' creation.
