Inspirational snapshots of community members of Central Indiana and their stories.
Our mission is to maintain and to provide this beautiful pathway, so you have a great experience connecting people and places.
The Cultural Trail is giving a physically safe space to move around the city as a pedestrian or cyclist. It’s, I think, improving general health, it’s inviting people, and giving them a beautiful way to experience our downtown.
—Jordan, operations manager at The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: a Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick
Knowing my mentee has been great. I really feel like I receive much more than I give from my relationship with my mentee. We communicate throughout the week and go out for all sorts of different reasons. It’s been great to have someone that’s become much more of a friend.
—Sheila, mentor with Trusted Mentors
The community speaks out in many ways. We hear from the community on social media, we hear from the community when they knock on our doors, we hear from the community in structured community meetings, and we hear from the community through events we produce like place-making events, art projects, etc. The days when you get to sit in Tarkington Park and see families from both sides of 38th street playing together and conversing together—those are the things that I enjoy most about my job.
—Michael, executive director at Midtown Indy
I would like to think that the future is bright and that more and more schools and decision makers will see the importance of the arts. I love just seeing the reaction of the children that are participating in the programs. Either when they’re actually participating in something and creating something or when it’s passive, when they’re just listening to an artist—to see how they’re responding to it—that’s the real joy.
—JoEllen, president and CEO of Arts for Learning
I’ve lived here for 45 years, and I love Indy’s accessibility. You can do anything you’d like to do very easily. I’d suggest that new people get involved in organizations based on your interest. That’s how you meet new people and discover new things.
—Stephen, participant in Indy Ultimate
