The International Center Announces 50th Anniversary Projects

The International Center has announced projects and events celebrating its 50^th anniversary. The international affairs nonprofit based in Indianapolis was established on March 6^th, 1973.

Until the end of 2023, The International Center will celebrate its golden anniversary with community collaborations and projects, including:

50 for 50 (presented by Innovative) — a series of fifty vignettes that feature individuals, groups, and organizations that have helped the Hoosier state become the global hub it is today

Global Leaders’ Lounges — quarterly networking sessions held at historically significant venues

Global Heritage Society — a fellowship for planned giving donors and legacy gifts to The Center

Special International Citizen of the Year event — to be announced in early 2023

Art installation at Indianapolis International Airport with Herron School of Art + Design — to be permanently displayed in the terminal of the award-winning Indianapolis airport

The 50^th anniversary celebration will launch on Wednesday, October 26^th with the publication of a 50 for 50 piece on Richard Lugar in honor of his role in the 1971 International Conference on Cities – the event that served as an impetus for the eventual creation of The Center.

More details, including event dates and installation specifics, will come in early 2023.

“Though it’s a celebration of our fifty years as an organization, we’re also celebrating half a century of a global focus in Indiana,” said Martin Baier, president and CEO of The International Center. “We hope this anniversary jubilee invites the community to see Indiana’s success as a global state – and join us to answer the call for what’s to come in the next fifty years.”