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Cultural Discovery and Learning

The Cultural Discovery and Learning are of focus is dedicated to exploring our regional cultures through diverse perspectives and forms of expression. Using both traditional and new media, IU Northwest and the broader community collaborate to celebrate diversity in all its dimensions through cultural projects, programming and events that serve and tell the story of our region. Center activities include artistic and historical programs and exhibits, education and exchange programs, humanities and cultural studies, public work, research and consulting services, and theatrical and performance art.

Cultural Discovery and Learning is a university and community partnership to explore our regional cultures and history through diverse perspectives and forms of expression, with Indiana University Northwest as its base. As a designated IU Northwest Area of Academic Excellence, Cultural Discovery and Learning promotes a “culture of creativity” through the support of research and creative projects that serve and tell the story of the seven-county region of northwest Indiana, in six broad areas: Art and Artifacts Exhibits, Education and Exchange Programs, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Public Works Commissions, Research and Consulting Services, and Theatrical and Performance Art. This Area of Academic Excellence will be measured by its ability to build on IU Northwest’s excellent cultural programs, to capitalize on the region’s growing appreciation and celebration of diversity in all its dimensions, to forge alliances with other cultural loci, and to establish a site for lifelong learning in the cultures and history of northwest Indiana. The partnership calls for leadership in interdisciplinary cultural studies and in community and academic collaborations, accomplished through an advisory body, a Curatoriate.

Discover. Learn. Create. Be.

Browse the website pages linked on the sidebar for a sense of our goals, resources, and opportunities regarding Cultural Discovery and Learning. We would like to become partners with you as you visualize, verbalize and virtualize your cultural projects, respecting your intellectual property rights and confidentiality of ideas in progress, yet helping to realize them through the collaborative process.

General Information

• What is Cultural Discovery and Learning?
• Cultural Discovery and Learning Project Ideas
• Cultural Discovery and Learning Principles and Guidelines