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

2:00 – 3:00pm — Renee King

5:00 – 6:00pm — CHREECE Presents… Taylor Hall

8:00 – 9:00pm — Buddy Red

9:00 – 10:00pm — DJ SoundsByTodd

I Made Rock 'N' Roll Indoor Stage – Ju’s Juke Joint

6:00 – 6:45pm — Bashiri Asad

7:30 – 7:50pm — Dance Pop-up

8:00 – 8:45pm — CHREECE Presents… 4200 Kory

10th Street DJs

11:00 – 11:45am — Chayce

11:45am – 12:30pm — Wild Woman

12:30 – 1:15pm — BK

1:15 – 2:00pm — Tang

3:00 – 4:00pm — Ferris

4:00 – 5:00pm — Draft Pick

6:00 – 7:00pm — Solo

7:00 – 8:00pm — MaryJane

Exhibition Hall DJs

11:00am – 12:00pm — (Quiet Hour)

12:00 – 1:00pm — Brotha2DaKnight

1:00 – 2:00pm — The Blendian

2:00 – 3:00pm — Brooke Billions

3:00 – 4:00pm — Deuce Decka

4:00 – 5:00pm — No Filler

5:00 – 6:00pm — SoundsByCam

6:00 – 7:00pm — Freckles

7:00 – 8:00pm — Xavier

8:00 – 9:00pm — 290 West

9:00 – 10:00pm — Little Town

Conversation Stage Presented by Vote.org

Hosted by Mariah Ivey with Stage Manager Rita Green

10:00 – 11:00am   Pursuit of Passion; Artist Workshop with BUTTER Alumni Kevin James Wilson; Speaker introduced by Mariah Ivey

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

11:10- 11:30am   Gallery Quiet Time

11:30am – 12:00pm- Self-Made & Self Taught;  Talk with Heath Holland

Moderated by Mariah Ivey

12:00pm – 12:30pm- Importance of a Village; Talk with Executive Director of Cradle Indy, Nicole Carey Moderated by Mariah Ivey 

1:00 – 1:30pm- Independently Navigating the Art World; Talk with Julian Jamaal Jones

Moderated by Kia Davis

2:00 – 2:30pm- No Slave, No Artist: Prince as Spiritual Warrior Against Exploitation; Talk with Dr. Ayo Yetunde

Moderated by Mariah Ivey 

2:30 – 3:00pm- Moving With the Spirit; Talk with Gary Gee, Johnson Simon, Israel Soloman

Moderated by Chris Wilborn 

4:00 – 4:30pm   BUTTER Basics: The Story of Founding BUTTER; Talk with Alan & Mali Bacon

Moderated by Rafael Sanchez 

4:30 – 5:00pm-  Native Material: Art, Archives, and the Politics of Place; Talk with Autumn Breon

Moderated by Samuel Levi Jones

5:30 – 6:00pm- Show and Tell: The Importance of Using Art to Share our History; Talk with Kisha Tandy Moderated by LaShawnda Crowe Storm

6:00 – 6:30pm- The BUTTER 5 Curator Panel; Conversation with BUTTER guest curators Trotter, Jacqueline, Janice

Moderated by Mariah Ivey

7:00 – 7:30pm- Art Impact; Talk with Wildstyle & Paul Bacardi Smith & Nicole Powell

Moderated by Chloe McGowan, Indianapolis Recorder

MELT 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.