The Vogue played host to the 2008 edition of Art vs Art, the seminal Indianapolis event that pits paintings against paintings in a battle to the death. Emcee Mike Wiltrout said he thought this year's event was the best in his five years as host ... and we'd be hard pressed to disagree with him. Top to bottom, Art vs Art 2008 was an entertaining evening ...

Fruit — it falls off trees and bears eat it, thus spreading seeds and other crap around. The seeds and crap become new trees, completing the circle of life. While this is vital to our survival, fruit has another important function: namely, inspiring the trendiest hipsters in Indianapolis to sardine themselves into an abandoned warehouse once a year. Of course, we are talking about Oranje. Although ...

The University of Indianapolis has announced that it's opened two new gallery shows to kick off its 2008-09 season. In related news, it turns out they have gallery shows at the University of Indianapolis. (What are the odds?) Anyway, if you show up at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery between now and Sept. 26 you'll be able to avail yourself of both Katherine Sullivan: ...