What's more, you're dead sure our artists are moving the city beyond the norm and toward a new realm of thought and possibility. So sure you're willing to support their work by paying real U.S. currency for it.

Friend, you are definitely Indypendent.

Why? Because you believe chains have their place but what is created and nurtured and grown here is truly of here, and that's what really matters. Art. Music. Food. Shops. The unique. Indypendent. It's the stuff that gives the city its character one that's singular and real. That's why.

Let Indypendence Ring!

You're probably already eating the food, catching the bands, doing the heavy lifting. But Be Indypendent is a movement to encourage people to buy local art. And maybe you're new to buying Indy art. Step right this way...

We're here to help. Start by surfing samples from over 600 of the area's finest visual artists here. Stay up to the minute on new and recently updated artists. Download this handy "How To Buy indy Art" guide, a fun, step-by-step introduction to great local art that fits nearly every budget. Then find info about galleries and special events like the First Friday downtown gallery tour here.

Wanna show your Indypendence? Then stick it: Grab your free Be Indypendent stickers at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Oh, and watch for more Indypendence. You never know where it will pop up.

New! Indypendent Restaurant Locator

Along with supporting individual artists, the Be Indypendent movement encourages people to eat at locally owned and operated restaurants. Here is a compilation of Indypendent restaurants. This list was solicited from comments made on Be Indypendent's Facebook site.

_{Be Indypendent.org is a concoction mixed by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission (with media support from NUVO Newsweekly) to grow our own -- art. Please ingest irresponsibly. And Indypendently.}