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More than a street

Mass Ave is a Cultural Arts District
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The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District is a 501(c)3 nonprofit public benefit corporation. It is an engaged community of neighborhoods, businesses and cultural venues. We celebrate the authenticity of our history, heritage, and environment in the NE Quad of downtown Indianapolis.

We are actively engaged in making the Mass Ave community even more vibrantly diverse, welcomingly inclusive, and sustainable. 

We are known for our locally-owned, independent and unique businesses at the intersection of art, culture and commerce. Mass Ave Indy is a great place today, and its  future as a vital urban experience and livable community is truly exciting. 

Learn more about the Origins of the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District at this link: The Origins of the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District

OUR VISION & MISSION
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We envision a vibrant, thriving, connected and inclusive Mass Ave Cultural Arts District supported by an engaged community of neighborhoods, businesses, and cultural venues. That vision celebrates the authenticity of our history, heritage, and environment. It supports those who live, work, play, perform, create, and invest in our unique and diverse place within downtown Indianapolis.

Our mission is to support and enhance the Mass Ave community through initiatives focused on business vitality, urban placemaking, historic preservation, walkability, arts, beautification, inclusiveness and equity, community celebrations, and advocacy.

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317-759-1587
contact@MassAveIndy.org

Mass Ave Community Room
342 Massachusetts Avenue

Mailing Address
576 E Vermont Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

 

 

 

 

Mass Ave Cultural Arts District (MACAD)

The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District (MACAD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit organization seeks to preserve, enhance and promote the arts, placemaking, vibrancy, equity, heritage and prosperity of  the Mass Ave District in the NE Quad of downtown Indianapolis.

Incorporated in April 2021, it is committed to providing all visitors, businesses, and residents, shared stewardship and a welcoming sense of belonging to the district.

Mass Ave Merchants Association (MAMA)

The Cultural Arts District is powered by small, independent, and local businesses at the intersection of art, culture and commerce. The Mass Ave Merchants Association (MAMA) is a MACAD committee operating as a 501(c)6  nonprofit business association focused on promoting, encouraging, and supporting the development of Member businesses in the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District.