BUTTER Fine Art Fair powered by AES Indiana returns August 28–31 for its fifth iteration, celebrating the work of established, independent, and emerging Black artists from Indiana and across the country as part of a new model for care and economic justice in the arts. 

Schedule:

I Made Rock 'N' Roll Outdoor Stage – 10th Street

5:00–6:00pm — Mr Kinetik & Rusty Redenbacher

8:00–9:00pm — Midwest Leak: That Naptown Sound ft. La’Deana, The Brothers Footman & DJ Reddy Rock

9:00–10:00pm — DJ QwessCoast

6:30pm — Dance Pop-Up

7:00pm — Clint Breeze

10th Street DJs

12:00–12:45pm — MetroGnome

12:45–1:30pm — Chyna

1:30–2:15pm — Stylistic

2:15–3:00pm — Brotha2DaKnight

3:00–3:45pm — JohnEBea

3:45–4:30pm — Little Town

4:30–6:00pm — 5laphouse

7:00–8:00pm — Slick Vic

Exhibition Hall DJs

11:00–12:00pm — (Quiet Hour)

12:00–1:00pm — Stylistic

1:00–2:00pm — Cleopatrah

2:00–3:00pm — Draft Pick

3:00–4:00pm — Ferris

4:00–5:00pm — Chromatic

5:00–6:00pm — Solo

6:00–7:00pm — Boogie Bang

7:00–8:00pm — Smart the DJ

8:00–9:00pm — Shawndale Sharone

9:00–10:00pm — Cooley Rock

Conversation Stage Presented by Vote.org

Hosted by Justin Bland with Stage Manager Rita Green

11:00 – 11:10am   IBTC Performance: The Story of BUTTER

11:10am – 12:00pm Gallery Quiet Time

12:30 – 1:00pm Artist Q&A With Exhibiting Artist Phresh Laundry

Moderated by Justin Bland

1:30 – 2:00pm   The Evolution of Black Renaissance;  Talk with A’Lelia Bundles

Moderated by Kevin West

2:30 – 3:00pm   For The Record: Artists as Archivists, Advocates, and Architects of Memory; Talk with Kaima Marie

Moderated by Tajay Byrd

3:00 – 3:30pm Artist Q&A With Exhibiting Artist Jeary Payne

Moderated by Ess McKee

4:00 – 4:30pm A Talk with Scott Terry, Owner of Mahogany Gallery

Moderated by Justin Bland

4:30 – 5:00pm Culture, Canvas, and Community: The Art of Uplifting the Unseen; Talk with Ashley Nora & Blu Murphy

Moderated by Courtney Johnson

5:30 – 6:00pm Remembrance; Talk with Austin Uzor & Blake Lenoir

Moderated by Justin Bland

7:30 – 8:00pm Amplified & Accessible: A Talk with Art | Melanated

Moderated by Justin Bland