Arts and culture — including the local museum, music, arts and food scenes — help give a distinctive feel to Indianapolis and other cities.
Hoodline examined the city's past week on Twitter, focusing on users that are devoted to arts and culture issues. We wanted to discover and report on the things that drove your social media conversations on those topics.
Music
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The city saw a decline in Twitter conversations around music last week — 65, compared with 89 the week before.
Yet some tweets proved popular. Here's a case in point, by @PitchForPennies:
@DevelopIndy + @PatternIndy = #StartUp317, a program that pairs vacant retail spaces with local artists, and brands & startups. #LariPati was selected to create an installation that will be up starting 5/1 till 5/31. Our work is across from Thirsty Scholar & Herron High School. https://t.co/icjv0Tvn00
— S. (@PitchForPennies)
The tweet had 18 local retweets and 48 total retweets, quotes and favorites.
There was also this Wednesday tweet from @ClintBreeze:
ARRIVAL hits all digital music platforms this Friday. Here’s a teaser of our upcoming short film shot by our friend @DanielArthurFLM #clintbreezeandthegroove #arrival #newmusic #shortfilm https://t.co/Us1Siw0uJP
— Clint Breeze and The Groove (@ClintBreeze)
In all, the tweet got 10 local quotes and 32 total retweets, quotes and favorites.
The arts
Hoodline compiled the top tweets of the past week from and about the city's arts scene.
Indianapolis saw approximately the same volume of Twitter conversations around arts last week compared with the previous week.
But users in the city were still active on Twitter, amplifying tweets about arts. One was this tweet by @artscouncilindy:
Watch “Recharged: The Art of Creative Renewal - Official Trailer” on #Vimeo https://t.co/o1mrl6tXhv
— Arts Council of Indy (@artscouncilindy)
The tweet tallied two local retweets, two local quotes and seven total retweets, quotes and favorites.
On Friday, @HolzmanLaura tweeted this:
For our last class meeting of the semester today my @HerronSchool #PublicArt class will be piloting their walking and bike tours of public art on the Monon Trail. Looking forward to the art, activity, and and spring air!
— Laura Holzman (@HolzmanLaura)
Twitter users gave it two local retweets and eight total retweets, quotes and favorites.
Museums
The city's museums offer a place to learn and discover. See what you might have missed from local museums on Twitter.
Indianapolis experienced about the same volume of Twitter conversations regarding museums last week compared to the week before.
But users in the city were still active on Twitter. For example, this tweet from @TCMIndy:
Not all heroes wear capes. Thanks to the everyday superheroes out there! Who is YOUR superhero?⭐️ #SuperheroDay https://t.co/aNo2MlvZx1
— The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (@TCMIndy)
In all, the tweet totaled up two local retweets and eight total retweets, quotes and favorites.
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