INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Spotlight is the Midwest’s largest HIV arts fundraiser. It is scheduled for April 20, 2026, at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. The event benefits the Indiana AIDS Fund. The Fund has provided more than $50 million for HIV prevention and care in Indiana since its inception.

The annual fundraiser has run for more than 30 years and brings together performing arts groups from across Indianapolis.

It was founded by David Hochoy, then artistic director of Dance Kaleidoscope, who sought to address the impact of HIV on the arts community.

Stephen Everett, vice president of programs at The Health Foundation/Indiana AIDS, said Spotlight is the organization’s largest annual fundraiser for the Indiana AIDS Fund. He added that it has involved “all ...