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 Beginning July 1, you will soon be seeing a new version of the Celebrate the Arts license plate on Indiana roads. All newly purchased Arts Trust plates will have a new look.
The new design features a bolder design of the beloved "dancing star" figure leaping over a stylized silhouette of Indiana.
The Arts Trust license plates are available at any branch of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and can also be ordered online.
Every purchased or renewed Arts Trust plates generated $25 for the Indiana Cultural Trust Fund, which helps provide additional support for arts education programs in Indiana. Click here for more information.
 The Indiana Arts Commission is currently accepting project proposals for a new Capacity Building Partnership Program opportunity.
The Capacity Building Partnership Program will provide funding for selected programs that further develop the professional skills of the staff of cultural organizations, community leaders and / or individuals artists.
Proposed activities may rand in scale and formality, but must be of local, regional or state appeal and address one or more of the program goals.
Eligible applicants could receive up to $20,000 per project. The deadline to submit proposals is August 12, 2015.
Click here for more information about the project goals, description of eligibility, and how to apply.
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 The Indiana Bicentennial Commission, assisted by the Indiana Arts Commission, seeks an artist to create the obverse design (heads) for a commemorative medal celebrating the 200th anniversary of Indiana statehood. The State Seal of Indiana will be featured on the reverse side of the medal.
The winning artist will receive a $5,000 cash award for their design.
The work must be reflective of Indiana's 200 years of history. For more information, click here.
The deadline for submission is June 29, 2015.
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 Indiana Poet Laureate George Kalamaras recently announced that submissions are now being accepted for The Wabash Watershed Poetry Awards 2015.
Poems will be split into two categories, "Social Justice" and "Indiana History." One winner will be chosen from from each. Additionally, there will be two finalists chosen from each category. All six poems - each winner and the finalists - will be published on The Wabash Watershed, the official website / web magazine of the current Indiana Poet Laureate.
First prize winners in each category will receive an award of $100. Second and third place in each category will receive $50 each. contestants may submit to both categories, but may submit only one time to each category.
Submit 1 - 3 poems (or a total of 100 lines of poetry for the entire submission) to indianapoetryawardsubmissions@gmail.com.
There is no entry fee. Submissions will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. July 1, 2015.
For more information, visit http://www.wabashwatershed.com/.
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 2016 marks the sixth year of Our Town, the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) primary creative placemking program, providing funding that supports local efforts to enhance quality of life and opportunity for residents, increase creative activity, and create a distinct sense of place.
Grants in 2016 will be available for projects in arts engagement, design and planning, and in knowledge building.
The application deadline for the 2016 Our Town program is earlier than in years past and is on September 21, 2015.
Guidelines and application materials for 2016 Our Town program are in the Apply for a Grant section of the NEA website.
Since the program's inception is 2011, the NEA has awarded 256 grants totaling more than $21 million in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the NEA has created the online resource Exploring Our Town, with more than 70 case studies and lessons learned from organizations working on communities large and small, urban and rural across the country.
In July, the NEA will announce the 2015 grantees.
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 Below the jewel-colored spring landscape by American artist Ernest Lawson that hangs in the Music Room of Washington, D.C.'s Phillips Collection, military families and others gathered for the sixth annual launch of Blue Star Museums.
A collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America, Blue Star Museums offers free admission to the nation's service members, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2015. This year, more than 2,000 museums in all 50 state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa are taking part in the program.
"We are very appreciative of our partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families and the U.S. Department of Defense," said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. "What a great way for the arts community to say thank you to our service members and their families for the sacrifices they make on our behalf, every day."
Museums interested in joining the program may contact Wendy Clark at 202-682-5451 or email bluestarmuseums@arts.gov.
A list of participating museums may be found at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
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 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) turns 50 on September 29th. Chairman Jane Chu recently invited Americans to participate in the celebration by sharing their "arts story."
The NEA wants to know about an arts experience that helped shape or change your life. Was it a movie or a book, a music or art class, a concert or stage performance? How have the arts impacted you?
To see Chairman Chu's invitation, click here.
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Ball State University to receive NEA Big Read grant
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced early this month that Ball State University is among 75 nonprofit organizations that will receive grants totaling more than $1 million to host a Big Read project between September 2015 and June 2016. To read the full story and view a list of the funded projects, click here. (source: NEA press release)
Lafayette Arts Center Stage project scores place-based award
Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann announced early this month the Indiana Office of Tourism Development and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs awarded 11 communities funding for quality of place initiatives through the Place Based Investment Fund. One of the projects is the Lafayette Arts Center Stage, a series of themed public art installations combined as one project, located on Main Street in Lafayette's arts and culture districts. A total of five art installations will include a sculpture, a Seurat inspired mural, an annual renewing performance mural painted during a weekend event, two art pads to be filled by artists and a custom designed crosswalk. (source: Office of the Lt. Governor)
Orleans receives state grant for outdoor stage
Orleans, Indiana is among 11 Hoosier communities that have received funding for quality of place initiatives through Indiana's Place Based Investment Fund. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
State grant obtained for Peru amphitheater
Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann announced recently that Peru will receive $39,000 to construct an outdoor amphitheater in Maconaquah Park. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Greenfield gets $44,000 state grant for arts venue
The first visible sign of downtown revitalization will kick on next spring, now that the city of Greenfield, Indiana has been awarded a state grant to transform a downtown alley into an area for festivals and more. Learn more here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Noblesville Arts Council wants $100,000 to set up endowment
Noblesville Arts Council plans to request $100,000 from the Noblesville Common Council to fund a Noblesville Arts Endowment. The endowment would promote the future of arts, particularly for children in the community. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Anderson OKs $24,000 for Paramount Theatre operations
The city of Anderson is providing $24,000 to the Paramount Theatre Centre & Ballroom to assist with day-to-day operating expenses. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
iMOCA selects Executive Director
The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art board announces that it has appointed Paula Katz as its executive director. Katz brings 10 years of curatorial experience and engagement with community programs to iMOCA. Prior to her appointment, she had been serving as interim executive director. Click here for more. (source Inside Indiana Business)
'River Lights' makes colorful splash in downtown South Bend
South Bend's 150th birthday weekend celebration is not history, but a central focus of that celebration, the new "South Bend River Lights" interactive light sculpture, is a lasting addition to the city's downtown landscape. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Jeffersonville Main Street installs monumental murals
Ghosts of the city's past will soon tower over Jeffersonville's Spring Street, giving onlookers a glimpse of what the downtown corridor looked like decades ago. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Mural brings a blast of color to Bedford
Artist Mark McKenzie has heard plenty of encouraging comments about the large mural he has completed in downtown Bedford. Located on the east side of the Bedford Times-Mail newspaper building, the mural depicts images of the limestone industry, local landmarks and references to the area's space and sports success. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Restoration of Mitchell Opera House continues to evolve
The focus of the restoration of the Mitchell Opera House is about more than fresh paint, new windows and technological upgrades. It's about a landmark's story - a historic tale that is still being written. Click here to find out more. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Logansport sculptor's work accepted to international competition
A Logansport metal fabricator's sculpture is soaring into an international art competition where it will be on display outside a downtown law firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
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California governor modestly increases state arts funding
Gov. Jerry Brown has gone from an arts Scrooge in January to an arts Santa Claus of sorts in May. State tax coffers have filled faster than expected this year, and the governor's annual "may revise" of the original spending plan he proposed in January would share a modest morsel of the wealth - $5 million - with the California Arts Council, the state's arts grant- making agency. Click here for the full story. (source: latimes.com)
Survey: Parents, teachers value music education
Teachers and parents want to expand music programs in schools, according to a recent survey. The survey included input from 1,000 teachers and 800 parents. Respondents said music education benefits students' social and emotional education, and they called for more professional development and resources. Read more here. (source: edweek.org)
Transforming America's communities through the arts
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) recently announced Transforming America's Communities Through the Arts, an initiative designed to increase understanding of the value of the arts and investment in the arts. The initiative outlines cohesive messaging and programming related to promoting the transformative role the arts play in building better lives, communities, and workplaces. Read more here. (source: AFTA)
Most inspiring cities for young artists ranked
In our data-obsessed era, we tend to think that any question can be solved by just looking at statistics, indexes, or rankings - even when it comes to something as elusive as the best place to find artistic inspiration. The educational website WorldWideLearn recently culled data from the American Community Survey and the Local Arts Index to rank the 15 most creatively inspiring cities in the United States for aspiring young artists and art students. Read the full story here. (source: hyperallergic.com)
Artist-friendly Portland rents are pricing out artists
Portland artist Tori Abernathy has been booted from two art studios since 2011. Following her evictions, according to her, the landlord either jacked up the rent for the new tenant or demolished the space. Portland has long been an incubator for artists looking for a vibrant and supportive community - minus the high cost of living in larger cities. Click here for the full story. (source: Portland Mercury)
Following historic Cuban tour, orchestra gets new contracts
Having just completed a historic trip to Cuba, the Minnesota orchestra announced new contracts recently signaling a bright future for an organization that many had left for dead 18 months ago. Read the full story here. (source: startribune.com)
Cincinnati Symphony gets new contract, and grows
The orchestra world is all too familiar with vicious cycles of mounting deficits, dwindling audiences, difficulty raising money and cuts. But at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, things are moving happily in the opposite direction. Read more here. (source: The New York Times)
NALAC receives Ford Foundation grant
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) has received a $750,000 grant from the Ford Foundation's Arts and Culture Program in support of a two-year project meant to foster the organization's growth, sustainability, and capacity to support Latino artists and cultural organizations. The purpose of the grant is the continuance of NALAC's targeted programming and advocacy for cultural equity among Latino artists. (source: NALAC)
Iconic dance teacher Maggie Black was 85
Maggie Black, who for decades earned renown for teaching famous ballet and modern dancers how to move in ways, as she put it, that "humans weren't really made to do," configuring their bodies to avoid injuries and even to heal them, died May 11 at her home in East Hampton, New York. Read the full story here. (source: nytimes.com)
Kennedy Center announces new American orchestra festival
Early this year, the Kennedy Center and Washington Performing Arts announced that they were picking up the festival of American orchestras formerly known as Spring for Music and transforming it into a new entity called Shift. Click here to read the full story. (source: Washington Post)
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Cultural Concierge, Indianapolis Arts Garden
The Arts Council of Indianapolis seeks Cultural Concierge staff to build awareness and visibility for Indianapolis' arts and cultural attractions, as well as to answer questions concerning the city of Indianapolis and Circle Centre Mall. Click here to see the full job description, responsibilities, experience required, and how to apply. Deadline to apply is June 19, 2015.
Inaugural Executive Director, Butler Arts Center
The Inaugural Executive Director will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to lead the Butler Arts Center at Butler University as the University implements its vision to create greater visibility and prominence for the arts - in alignment with the academic mission - both on the campus and in the community. The Executive Director will set strategic direction for the Center's programming, while seeking to expand opportunities for collaboration with campus constituencies as well as community partners and supporters. Click here for the full job description and how to apply.
Senior Director, Public & Media Relations, NJPAC
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is seeking a strategic senior public relations and communications professional to oversee the continued development and active management of the company's public relations and communications efforts. To see a complete job description, duties, qualifications, and how to apply, click here.
Vice-president, Program & Operations, Madame Walker Theatre Center
This duel function leadership position exists to execute the mission of the Madame Walker Theatre Center through executing a comprehensive multi-level season of performances and to ensure efficient operations. Click here for the full job description, duties, and qualification.
Director of Marketing & Communications, Indianapolis Ballet
Reporting to the Artistic Director, this position develops and manages all marketing and communications functions for student enrollment and acquisition, ISB performances and productions, the summer intensive program, and the annual soiree. Click here for the complete job description and how to apply.
Development Associate, Indianapolis Art Center
The Indianapolis Art Center seeks a motivated professional to work with their Development Team. As a Development Associate, you will be responsible for managing the annual fund and membership programs including the accuracy and integrity of corresponding databases. For a complete list of qualifications, and how to apply, click here.
Grant Writer, Indianapolis Museum of Art
The primary role of the Grant Writer is to research, develop, write, and submit proposals, letters, reports and other materials as necessary to secure grant support from foundation and government funding sources. Click here for more information and how to apply.
Deputy Director of Marketing & External Affairs, Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is searching for a dynamic individual to lead a talented team of marketing and external affairs staff. The Deputy Director will also oversee the IMA's guest Services, Retail, Food Service and Event Services Divisions. The primary goals of this position will be to increase awareness of the IMA's programs and events in order to drive membership, attendance, and associated revenue. Click here to see the full job description, duties, qualifications, and how to apply.
Accounts Payable Clerk, Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) seeks an Accounts Payable Clerk to assure business transactions are recorded, classified and summarized in an accurate and timely manner according to generally accepted accounting principles and practices. Click here to see the full job description, duties, qualifications, and how to apply.
Grants & Stewardship Manager, Arts for Learning
Arts for Learning, the Indiana Affiliate of Young Audiences, seeks a motivated professional to join their development team with the experience and skills necessary to meet aggressive fundraising goals. This is a full-time position, reporting to the Director of Development. Click here for the full job description and how to apply.
Patron Services Representative (part-time), Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, IN
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana seeks a part-time Patron Services Representative. Varying work schedule includes evenings / weekends. Excellent communications skills required. Experience with Tessitura a plus. Sales experience helpful but not required. Click here to learn more and to apply.
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