<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>For your donation, you&#39;ll have two weeks&nbsp;of access to Gallery Forty Two, Indianapolis&#39; oldest surviving commercial structure. Between July 21 and August 2, Vernon T. Bateman and his team of artists--including filmmakers, writers, art historians, painters, philosophers, and more--are transforming the elegant building&#39;s nearly 8,000 square feet into a distinctive and diverse experience. Admission includes daily entrance, including special events:<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'> <p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>Monday, July 21: &quot;Just Beyond the Senses: Grand Opening (6-9 pm)<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>Friday, July 25: Illustrate to Education: Group Providence Cristo Rey High School Students<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>Saturday, July 26: If Bullets Could Cry: The Formula to End Gun Violence (1-3 pm); Gun Violence Art Display and Lecture (6-8 pm)<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>Monday, July 28: The Will to Win:&nbsp;Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Donnell Franklyn<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>Friday, August 1: First Friday Opening: A History of Resilience: How Humanity Heals<p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'> <p fr-original-style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;margin:0in;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'>Vernon didn&#39;t learn to read and write as a child. They didn&#39;t teach him literacy in school. He learned from fellow inmates in prison after he was falsely convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison in 1998 at the age of 18. Despite any formal training or even a high school diploma, Vernon regularly speaks and lectures at various institutions, including DePauw University, one of the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. His work has been exhibited at Indiana Landmarks, Dream Palace Books and Coffee, and elsewhere. In January 2025, he held his first international exhibit&mdash;which featured his children&rsquo;s book, Hoperah Winfree&mdash;in Tokyo, Japan.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for your donation and participation in the Vernon T. Bateman experience! Derek Ford contact@vernonsversions.art

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 Derek Ford vernonsversions@gmail.com

For your donation, you'll have two weeks of access to Gallery Forty Two, Indianapolis' oldest surviving commercial structure. Between July 21 and August 2, Vernon T. Bateman and his team of artists--including filmmakers, writers, art historians, painters, philosophers, and more--are transforming the elegant building's nearly 8,000 square feet into a distinctive and diverse experience. Admission includes daily entrance, including special events: Monday, July 21: "Just Beyond the Senses: Grand Opening (6-9 pm)Friday, July 25: Illustrate to Education: Group Providence Cristo Rey High School StudentsSaturday, July 26: If Bullets Could Cry: The Formula to End Gun Violence (1-3 pm); Gun Violence Art Display and Lecture (6-8 pm)Monday, July 28: The Will to Win: Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Donnell FranklynFriday, August 1: First Friday Opening: A History of Resilience: How Humanity Heals Vernon didn't learn to read and write as a child. They didn't teach him literacy in school. He learned from fellow inmates in prison after he was falsely convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison in 1998 at the age of 18. Despite any formal training or even a high school diploma, Vernon regularly speaks and lectures at various institutions, including DePauw University, one of the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. His work has been exhibited at Indiana Landmarks, Dream Palace Books and Coffee, and elsewhere. In January 2025, he held his first international exhibit—which featured his children’s book, Hoperah Winfree—in Tokyo, Japan.

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