June 14, 2007
Late-breaking news: While Foreal Art Company’s collaboration with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Summer Solstice: Sun Stand Still has been cancelled, we are still celebrating the Solstice event at the museum. Visitors are invited to the IMA grounds from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm to ring out the longest day of the year. Bring your musical instrument for an impromptu melody, pack a late-night picnic, or stroll the lush IMA gardens at summer’s height. In the course of planning for what would have been one of Foreal’s most ambitious projects to date, we have had the pleasure of making many great new friends: Those sponsors in the local community able to see the value in partnerships that capture the imagination of the city at large reflect a pride in a vision that is inherently unique to the place we live in. From those who offer financial support to those who lend a patient ear to impassioned descriptions of that which must be seen to be believed, Foreal is grateful to have made your acquaintance… Kenyetta Dance Company surprised us on a daily basis with their devotion to and passion for the art of movement. We look forward to the upcoming artistic season of this young organization with great anticipation… The International School of Indiana provided Foreal with a home during the audition and early rehearsal process. It is only a matter of time that those talents hidden inside the walls of this relatively-untapped resource on the Indianapolis Arts scene become celebrated by a wider audience… Of course, at the heart of the experience has been everyone involved at the IMA – The seasonal programming that extends the spaces people expect to encounter the arts provides a regular forum for local artists all year long. If this institution alone were the only outlet for our city’s creative community, there would still be a greater abundance of activity at any given moment than one person could take in! For anyone in doubt of this company’s intentions: Foreal’s commitment to providing a voice to and for the public remains unchanged…

May 2, 2007
Today we mark the beginning of a new friendship with the International School of Indiana, as they host auditions and the initial weeks of rehearsals for SUMMER SOLSTICE: SUN STAND STILL. The long-term plans for the grounds just north of the neck of White River which bends around the IMA are no less exciting than what will be happening to the south. Our Thursday, May 17th callout is open to people under 18 from 5 to 7 pm and adults from 7 to 9 in the black box theater of the high school building. Dancers and musicians will be expected to have a prepared piece lasting no longer than two minutes, dealing with one of the following themes: What does it mean to be male/female? What does it mean to protect and/or be protected? What does it mean to celebrate?

April 5, 2007
Visiting landscape artist Edward Blake illuminated the creative process and detailed preliminary visualizations for the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park, a 100-acre greenspace scheduled for formal unveiling in 2009. Located just across the canal from the historic museum grounds and surrounded by a curve in the White River, this acquisition almost triples the space occupied by the museum. Its function as an ongoing spotlight for site-specific artwork will be unprecedented.

March 23, 2007
Receiving the contract for our first commissioned piece ever from the Indianapolis Museum of Art is more than we expected at this stage in our development. SUMMER SOLSTICE: SUN STAND STILL will extend the IMA experience outside the traditional gallery space to take in an appeal to the senses in both familiar and uncharted territory.

February 16, 2007
Thank you again to everyone who turned out for last night's screening of RIZE at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The 2nd anniversary of our founding was an evening to remember for friends both old and new, full of good conversation and an exciting preview of future direction. A big hand for Larry Berry, a featured artist in the film, who flew into town for a full day of events around the city. After dancing with 900 junior high and high school students at The Walker Theatre, he was able to join everyone at the museum, sharing his insights with each and every attendee who braved the elements to learn about the phenomenon of street dance. Special thanks to the IMA, the IUPUI Committee on African and American Studies for allowing us to be part of the panel discussion which followed the screening.

February 14, 2007
Happy Birthday to us! As of today, we are officially two years old.