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The other side of the world is now closer than ever for Newfields visitors. THE LUME Indianapolis featuring Connection: Contemporary Art & Music from Indigenous Australians is offering visitors the opportunity to turn a trip to Newfields into the experience of a lifetime — a trip to Australia, sponsored by Dittoe PR.
“Connection presents visitors with the work of 100 contemporary Indigenous Australian artists in over 500 paintings. Now, Newfields is giving participants the opportunity to experience the themes of land, water and sky firsthand – just as the artists do,” said Jonathan Berger, Vice President of Marketing and External Affairs. “With support from Dittoe PR, Newfields is thrilled to offer a trip from our grounds to the other side of the world in this one-of-a-kind raffle.”
At the conclusion of the raffle, one winner will be picked and secure the rights for their trip down to Australia within the following 12 months. Airfare and lodging to Sydney, Australia will be provided by Newfields up to $6,000. To enter, guests can purchase raffle tickets in THE LUME Indianapolis during Museum hours. Ticket pricing is as follows: $1 for 1 ticket, $20 for 50 tickets, and $50 for 200 tickets. To participate in the raffle, tickets must be purchased in person during their visit to experience Connection.
Newfields artist ambassador Konstantina, featured in Connection, will be assisting the Newfields team in building a travel guide for her home city of Sydney. From art museums to historic sites like the Sydney Opera House, there will be no shortage of exceptional experiences in this trip abroad.
One winner will be drawn on October 15 at 4 pm in a live event at Newfields. Raffle ticket purchasers are welcome and encouraged to return to the raffle drawing event. The raffle ticket will serve as admission into the event and will allow guests to enjoy General Admission for the rest of the day.
A portion of the ticket to THE LUME featuring Connection goes directly to the artists and musicians whose work is seen in the exhibition. Win a Trip to Australia raffle ticket purchases directly support Newfields mission to enrich lives through exceptional experiences with art and nature. Funds directly support maintaining the improving the art and nature collection, educational events, community programming, upcoming exhibitions, infrastructure improvements and more. Each and every raffle participant helps advance Newfields’ mission.
This Newfields raffle is authorized under Annual Activity License number 001422 from the Indiana Gaming Commission. Participants must be 18 or older to be eligible to win. The winning participant will have 14 days from the date of the drawing to claim the prize; after which, the prize may be subject to forfeiture, and another winner will be drawn. The winner will have 365 days from the date of claiming the prize to plan their trip to Australia. All taxes associated with the prize are the responsibility of the winning participant. See full travel agreement details here.
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