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The Calling of Cultural Entrepreneurship

Joanna Taft of the Harrison Center joins us. The Harrison Center is a community-based, nonprofit arts organization that seeks to be a catalyst for renewal in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 2001, the organization's work is two-fold. The Harrison Center for the Arts is home to 36 artist studios and five galleries with programming that is designed to foster the creation of new art, build community among artists and emerging art patrons, create new partnerships, and provide a forum for public conversations between artists and the community. The Harrison Center for the City seeks to connect people to culture, community, and place to strengthen Indianapolis's core urban neighborhoods. Visit their website here - https://www.harrisoncenter.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan talks with actress Maddie Weinstein about how COVID will change theatre/film, The Bachelor, and our own political narratives, then discuss interviews with Harrison Center for the Arts founder Joanna Taft, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, and Anne Surak from Exhibit Columbus. You can check out Maddie's work in "Beach Rats" on Hulu and "Alex Strangelove" on Netflix. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/50-states-of-mind/message

Bike lanes are sometimes controversial in communities because they’re seen as something encroaching on the space, efficiency and our limited time in getting somewhere by car. Love cars or hate them, for many places in the world they’re the primary and many times only current way of getting somewhere. And we’re not here to solve this debate once and for all. But my guest today believes that one should be able to choose to use their bike, particularly in dense towns or cities, to get somewhere and not feel like their very life is threatened. My guest is Christina Whitehouse, founder of the popular bike lane obstruction reporting and analytics software platform Bike Lane Uprising. Christina shares the genesis of Bike Lane Uprising, how to use it and where it might be heading. She also shares a very helpful perspective that most of our city leaders do their very best with the tools that they’re given. Like previous guest Joanna Taft brought up, it’s critical that we lead with empathy first and always, even when we’re frustrated by dangerous situations like the lack of safety in biking around where you live. It’s only with empathy that change is even possible. Follow the work of Christina with Bike Lane Uprising on Twitter or Instagram and definitely check out her work at the website where you can get involved and support her work. Also a correction to the handles that are mentioned for Twitter and Instagram. They are both @livable_city.

Gentrification, cultural shifts, crime, unsafe streets, poverty and disconnection. They all sound pretty bleak especially when considered together. But my guest, Joanna Taft, has been experimenting along with her neighbors in the Herron Morton neighborhood in Indianapolis and have found some remarkably sensitive and effective ways to begin to reverse these trends. She has discovered the healing and effective power of art, empathy, personal connection and refraining from making sweeping judgements about the people around her. If anything, it could be said that Joanna takes a deliberate and meditative approach to living in her place keeping her posture open towards connection instead of disconnection. Joanna Taft is the Executive Director of the Harrison Center for the Arts and co-founder of Herron Highschool in Indianapolis. Find Joanna online: Twitter, Instagram More about PreEnact Indy and a TedX talk given by Joanna

Joanna taps into the importance of connecting people to ideas, opportunities, place, and culture.

Come porching with us as Joanna Taft from the Harrison Center shares her story over a Gin Rickey. Joanna grew up in Washington D.C. knowing that she wanted to solve problems in the Federal Government. That was until she met her husband and they moved to Cambridge City, Indiana where she worked as a program coordinator for Huddleson House. In that role, she learned how to embrace and build communities, which is now the core of her projects. Joanna, her husband, Bill, and young daughter moved to the Herron-Morton neighborhood in 1991. Although it is now the home of some of Indy's most coveted properties, it was not then. Its evolution over the last 30 years is partially contributed to Joanna and Bill's efforts in achieving their family mission: “The healing of the city." Together, they helped start a church, The Oaks Academy, the Harrison Center, and Herron High School in the Herron-Morton neighborhood. You can now find Joanna hosting Porch Parties every Sunday to build community with her neighbors, working on PreEnact Indy, and sharing the stories of the Greatriarchs in Indianapolis. Tune in to learn about the different forms of gentrification, how to embrace the history of your neighborhood, and about Joanna's newest projects. Drink deep of the culture that surrounds you with Joanna Taft from the Harrison Center. Learn about the Harrison Center! Review the episode on iTunes, Twitter, and Facebook! Join our community on Patreon! What we tasted from Hotel TangoGolf Gin Bourbon Whiskey Check out our sponsors for this episode: Naptown Fitness - To start your health journey today, visit naptownfitness.com http://naptownfitness.com/ https://www.instagram.com/naptownfitness/ https://www.facebook.com/NapTownFitness FullStack PEO - Turnkey HR for Emerging Companies. https://www.fullstackpeo.com/drnkcltr https://www.linkedin.com/company/27092746/ https://twitter.com/fullstackpeo https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Consulting-Agency/FullStack-PEO-1107694849373703/ Sahm’s Coffee Cake - The official dessert of Indy Holidays. Available at all Sahm’s locations, Big Lug Canteen, Liter House, and Goose the Market. Don't forget to tell them we sent you! https://www.sahms.com Drink Culture Website: https://www.drnkcltr.com Drink Culture Newsletter: https://www.drnkcltr.com/newsletter/ Drink Culture Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drnkcltr Drink Culture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkculturepodcast/ Drink Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkculturepodcast Drink Culture YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrw7Fqfw4ZORgZMPJKio-A

Joanna Taft is the Executive Director of The Harrison Center, an organization that seeks to be a catalyst for renewal in the city of Indianapolis by fostering awareness, appreciation, and community for arts and culture. Joanna has been a resident of downtown Indianapolis since before it was cool. In our conversation we discuss The Harrison Center, her role in starting Herron High School, and much more. Listen to Know Indy and meet the good people who are doing their best right here in Indianapolis. Guests range from business leaders and community activists, to musicians and artists. On each episode one guest joins host Steven Tyler for an in-depth conversation about their life, career, passions, and what drives them. Know Indy is your introduction to the talented and interesting people you need to know. Website: https://www.knowindy.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowindyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowindyshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowindyshow

Joanna Taft is the Executive Director of The Harrison Center, an organization that seeks to be a catalyst for renewal in the city of Indianapolis by fostering awareness, appreciation, and community for arts and culture. Joanna has been a resident of downtown Indianapolis since before it was cool. In our conversation we discuss The Harrison Center, her role in starting Herron High School, and much more. Listen to Know Indy and meet the good people who are doing their best right here in Indianapolis. Guests range from business leaders and community activists, to musicians and artists. On each episode one guest joins host Steven Tyler for an in-depth conversation about their life, career, passions, and what drives them. Know Indy is your introduction to the talented and interesting people you need to know. Website: https://www.knowindy.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowindyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowindyshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowindyshow

After reading this article about porching in Indianapolis, I knew we needed to have Joanna Taft join us on the Sharpen podcast. She tells us about the story of porching in her own life, how this lifestyle has expanded beyond her porch, and what to do when you don’t have a porch. You’ll love her stories and message here!Also, please note that some of our files merged together with overlap so Joanna nor I interrupted each other like the recording might imply— ha!Connect with Joanna.Connect with Kirby.Here is the book Culture Care that Joanna recommended.Get your ticket for EDGE X 2018.

Joanna Taft of the Harrison Center discusses the role of the arts, place, and story to humanize, connect, and empower a neighborhood. We talk about how a neighborhood can change and improve in inclusive and equitable ways, and how important it is for people to feel known and loved in their community and their homes. Central to it all is being a neighbor to your neighbors. This is a jam-packed discussion you can't afford to miss! 2:15 – Brief recap of our Cultivating Strong Towns workshop in Shreveport 9:30 – Introducing Joanna Taft & the Harrison Center 14:15 – Beginning of interview: Joanna's role as a neighbor, helping her neighborhood grow stronger through the arts, education, entrepreneurship, youth development and more 15:00 – What "community building" means to Joanna, and how her thinking on the matter has evolved over the years 18:00 – Harrison Center's neighborhood partnerships, and how residents' concerns about being left out of their neighborhood's story and evolution led her organization to try a new approach to storytelling 22:45 – "Preenactment," or reimagining a neighborhood the way it ought to be 28:00 – How Joanna's team collected stories and concerns from the neighborhood 32:00 – Changing behaviors and attitudes, not just the physical makeup of a neighborhood, and how Joanna uses the concept of preenactment in her personal life 38:00 – Preenactment as a response to the question: "How do we revitalize in an inclusive way?" 39:05 – The centrality of art and place in building vibrant, equitable, and human neighborhoods 43:05 – Cultivating a generation of arts patrons at Herron High School 48:10 – Partnerships with the City of Indianapolis 50:15 – Some of the challenges (and unique opportunities) that come from working directly with a city government 52:50 – The role of relationships and how other cities could set themselves up to be welcoming to grassroots community building 54:00 – The Harrison Center's City Gallery: "Could the arts actually help with the abandoned housing issue?" 57:45 – Porching! How the simple act of inviting neighbors onto your front porch can begin to change your neighborhood 1:00:25 – How to start a grassroots community building movement in a neighborhood without much current involvement (We had some audio quality issues on this episode. Sorry about that! Hoping to have those fixed for the next one.) Links: The Harrison Center PreEnact Indy City Gallery Music in this episode is from Custodian of Records and Tours

Are neighborhoods and gathering spots different today than they used to be? Today on No Limits we'll talk about placemaking efforts, specifically a statewide program designed to provide matching grant funds for projects that bring people into connection with one another. From beautification projects to community kitchens and everything in between, ideas are unlimited. Our guests are Carmen Lethig, Placemaking Manager, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA); Veronica Watson, Director of Indiana Operations, Patronicity; and Joanna Taft, Executive Director, Harrison Center.

You may have heard of a RE-enactment, but what about a PRE-enactment? This weekend a live theater event called PreEnactIndy will take place over three city blocks on the Indianapolis near Northside. The collaborative production will envision what the performance area along 16th Street could be like one day. Today on No Limits, our guests are Joanna Taft, executive director of the Harrison Center for the Arts & producer of PreEnactIndy; Bonnie Mill, artistic director at the The Sapphire Theatre Co. & director of PreEnactIndy; and Ron Lovett, a neighbor in the Monon 16 neighborhood.

"Experiencing arts and culture helps us to connect to each other and ideas in ways that are impossible otherwise." In this episode, hear Joanna Taft share ways that the Harrison Center for the Arts is creating opportunities for students and members of the community to experience "spectacles of wonder" and imagine a better world to start living out that new reality.