The IAHI supports research and creative activity across the IU Indianapolis campus; serves as a campus liaison to the central Indiana community; and fosters ongoing partnerships and ventures that advance arts & humanities in central Indiana and beyond. Established in 2012, the IU INdianapolis Arts & Humanities Institute (IAHI) supports research and creative activity across the IUPUI campus; facili
tates research partnerships with central Indiana community organizations; and fosters ongoing partnerships and ventures that advance arts and humanities endeavors at IU Indianapolis and beyond. The IAHI showcases and promotes the major intellectual and scholarly contributions that faculty members from across the disciplines are making in the arts and humanities, serving individual faculty members, groups, and interdisciplinary teams through grant programs, workshops, symposia, and research collaborations. Working with Indianapolis’ diverse publics to create engaging new programming and forums for dialogue, creativity, and experiment, the IAHI also facilitates experiential and service learning opportunities for faculty-led student teams in academic programs across campus. The IAHI seeks to become a national model for an urban-based arts and humanities institute that is both a leader in academic research and creative activity and an active participant in its community.
