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 The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) approved grant funding for 139 projects associated with the celebration of the Indiana Bicentennial. The proposed projects were approved by the Commission at its December 11, 2015 meeting in Indianapolis. Coupled with Arts Project Support grants approved at the Commission's June meeting, a total of 197 Bicentennial Legacy Projects have been approved by the Commission this year.
The projects, endorsed by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, will be part of two IAC grant programs approved for funding in the most recent session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Click here for more information and a link to the grant recipient list.
 The IAC's Regional Arts Partners will soon begin accepting applications for Arts Operating Support (AOS I), and Arts Project Support (APS) Regional Initiative Grants for Fiscal Year 2017. Online applications for both will open January 1, 2016.
The Regional Initiative Grant
(RIG) Arts Operating Support I provides annual operating support for
the ongoing artistic and administrative functions of eligible arts
organizations that provide quality arts activities. Arts Project Support grants provide support for distinct aspects of an organization's arts activities.
These grants are managed through the Regional Arts Partners, which are
community-based Indiana organizations that focus on providing better
access to a variety of arts services in their counties. Application and reporting details vary by region. Click here to find your Regional Arts Partner.
Organizations that are not currently recipients of Arts Operating Support (AOS I) grants and intend to apply for these grants through the Regional Arts Partners, for Fiscal Year 2017 have until 4:30 p.m. (EST) January 15, 2016 to submit their notice of intent to apply.
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 Now in its 11th year, Poetry Out Loud is a free high school program that encourages the study of great poetry through memorization and recitation.
The Poetry Out Loud State Finals will be February 20, 2016 at the Central Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.
Beginning this year, the event will include a poetry writing competition, Poetry from Within, in conjunction with but judged independently from the Poetry Out Loud State Finals.
School registration has been extended. For more information and questions, contact Sarah Fronczek at sfronczek@iac.in.gov or call 317-232-1274.
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 Indiana's First Lady Karen Pence (left), along with female statewide elected officials, announced details for the 2016 Hoosier Heroines Essay Contest for students in the 5th through 9th grades.
The
annual competition was established to celebrate Women's History Month,
annually celebrated in March. For 2016, in honor of Indiana's
Bicentennial, students are asked to write about currently living or
women from history who have made contributions in the categories:
5th grade - Agriculture
6th grade - Suffrage
7th grade - Business
8th grade - Science
9th grade - Education
The submitted essays are then divided by grade and judged by the female statewide elected officials.
Application forms, suggested topics and further details can be found and submitted electronically here.
Deadline for application is February 22, 2016.
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 Back by popular demand, the World of 7 Billion student video contest can help teachers bring technology and creativity into middle and high school classes.
The contest challenges students to create a short (60 seconds or less) video illustrating the connection between world population growth and one of three challenges dealing with either Deforestation, Public Health, or Water Scarcity.
Students can win up to $1,000 and their teachers will receive free curriculum resources. Full contest guidelines, resources for research, past winners, and more can be found at www.worldof7billion.org/student-video-contest.
The contest deadline is February 25, 2016.
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 On Tuesday mornings, parents bring budding artists to the Swope Art Museum. Geared toward children ages 3 to 5, a free program called Art Start encourages kids to create projects based from picture books. A recent grant will help the museum continue funding for that activity and others provided across all age groups.
The Swope was among a dozen Wabash Valley arts organizations that received a Regional Initiative Grant Award this year from Arts Illiana.
A total $71,083 was awarded to agencies from Vigo, Putnam and Clay counties. The grants are designed to provide funding to arts organizations to ensure all Hoosiers have access to quality arts and cultural activities.
Click here for the full story.
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 Earlier this month, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the awarding of eight grants totaling $145,000 to arts organizations and cultural programming providers in Indiana.
The grants were awarded in the disciplines of Artist Communities, Folk & Traditional Arts, Media Arts, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Opera.
To read the full press release, click here.
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 Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Muncie, Indiana, was named the Arts Leader at the inaugural Mayor's Arts Awards on September 20, 2015. The award was designated for an individual or organizations who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, organizations stewardship and partnership with the local community.
The Mayor's Arts Award recognizes the contributions to the cultural community by city residents, artists, educators, organizations, and business leaders.
The goal of the award program, a vision of Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler, is to help cultivate greater visibility and understanding of the value of the arts, as well as grow new leadership and new patrons of the arts.
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 Indiana nonprofit organizations that wish to sponsor public humanities programs such as town hall meetings, reading and discussion programs, workshops, lectures, exhibits and production of humanities resources, are encouraged to apply for a Humanities Initiative Grant from the Indiana Humanities Council.
Grant applicants are encouraged to consider proposals for projects in conjunction with the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial and Indiana Humanities' programmatic theme "Next Indiana."
Organizations may request up to $2,000.
The deadlines for application are February 1, 2016 and August 1, 2016. For more information, click here.
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Four Indiana arts organizations are among the latest group of grant recipients announced late last month by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD). The agency has awarded nearly $250,000 in competitive grants to local entities for 24 projects that will enhance and expend Indiana's tourism industry.
Arts organizations included in the grants were Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, $8,000 for the Indian Market & Festival; Cardinal Stage Company, $8,000 for the 2016 Annual Holiday Show; Lotus Education & Arts Foundation, $8,000 for Lotus World Music and Arts Festival; and North Adams Arts Council, $8,000 for the Decatur Sculpture Tour.
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 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced the expansion of the NEA Military Healing Arts Partnership, a collaboration with the Department of Defense that supports music, writing, and visual art therapy at military care facilities.
The announcement followed Chairman Jane Chu's remarks at the Pentagon for the Department of Defense's Healing Arts Recognition Event, which honors service members and drew attention to the important role healing arts and art therapy play in service members' recovery.
To read the full story, click here.
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 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., (left) at age twenty-two, didn't know what to do with himself.
It was autumn, 1945. He was back from Europe, having survived the
firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war, and he had convinced the
love of his life, Jane Cox, to marry him. Beyond that, he had no
positive ideas, only negatives.
He wasn't going to be a scientist - his
bad grades at Cornell made that clear. At one point he had considered
law school, but not for long. And he knew for sure he wasn't going to be
a writer. He wasn't good enough. Read the full story here. (source: The New Yorker)
Kurt Vonnegut was a 1973 recipient of the Indiana Governor's Arts Award.
(Associated Press photo)
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 It's regarded as one of the best sports movies of all time, an iconic story that for nearly 30 years have celebrated Indiana and its love affair with high school basketball. But Angelo Pizzo (left), the screenwriter of "Hoosiers" says, if the movie was being made today, it wouldn't be filmed in Indiana.
Click here to read why.
Pizzo is a 1995 recipient of the Indiana Governor's Arts Award.
(source: Inside Indiana Business)
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 Juana Guzman, (left) one of the featured speakers for the 2013 IAC workshop, Embracing Community Change, will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from The Women's Caucus for Art (WCA).
Guzman will be recognized at the national conference for her work supporting art communities in Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
After co-founding and serving as vice-president of the National Museum of Mexican Arts (NMMA) in Chicago, Guzman left to continue her work as a consultant focusing on "Enhanced Revenue for Creative Markets."
At the IAC workshop at the University of Notre Dame, Guzman participated in facilitated team planning to help community teams develop local plans based on principles learned in earlier conference sessions.
The award celebration will be held Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.
The awards are part of the WCA's annual conference February 3 - 6, 2016 celebrating the theme of "Impact."
(source: Women's Caucus for the Arts)
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ISO announces balanced budget, higher revenue
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra reported a balanced operating budget for the third consecutive year. Earned revenue, subscribers and fundraising contributions also increased in the 2014-2015 season. Click here for the full story. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Indianapolis Museum of Art touts record membership
The Indianapolis Museum of Art says, for the first time in its history, membership has topped 15,000 households. The attraction says programs including members-only hours during popular exhibitions has helped grow the total. Read the full story here. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Lebanon City Arts Council has folded due to lack of funds
After nearly six years of supporting the arts in Lebanon, the city's arts council has folder due to lack of funding. Lebanon City Arts Council President Mike Brubaker said the group had historically been funded through grants, as well as individual business donations. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
State releases Bicentennial Plaza Sculpture Plans
The centerpiece sculpture designs have been unveiled for the new Indiana Bicentennial Plaza. The winning artists hail from Indiana and New York and their submissions were chosen from a pool of more than 100 works. Click here for the full story. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Next Act raised money to buy Jasper's historic Astra Theatre
The Next Act has raised enough money to buy the former Astra Theatre and establish an endowment for the facility. Next Act's chairperson Leslie Hamby said that the nonprofit group would have ownership of the facility by December 1, 2015. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Sweetwater acquires Fort Wayne Music Mainstay
The founder of Fort Wayne-based Sweetwater Sound Inc., has purchased a more than 80-year-old local music company. Chuck Surack says Mynett Music will retain its name and location and operate as part of the Sweetwater family of companies. Click here for the full story. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
New collection of public art brightens downtown Logansport
New photographs, painting and sculptures have popped up across downtown Logansport's arts district. Fundraising efforts have led to the installation of 14 new pieces. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Public parking meets public art in Wabash
Just to the west of Paradise Spring Historical Park lies a parking lot often overlooked by area residents and tourists of downtown Wabash. Efforts to encourage visitors to use the lot, known as the East market District parking lot, recently coincided with a public arts project at Wabash Marketplace, Inc. that may bring new life, and less stressful traffic, to the downtown square. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
IU Kokomo to open downtown art gallery
Indiana University Kokomo plans to open an art gallery in downtown Kokomo. The school says the space will provide students, faculty and alumni exhibition and classroom space. Read the full story here. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
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NEA to receive funding hike in new budget compromise
As we go to press, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that Congress had reached a deal with the Obama administration on legislation funding the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2016. The legislation calls for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to be funded at $147.9 million, an increase of almost $2 million over the agency's FY2015 level. Earlier this year, both House and Senate proposals were to level-fund the NEA for the fifth consecutive year. (source: Americans for the Arts)
Arts education victory in D.C.
On December 10, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act. According to arts advocates, the new law holds great promise for restoring arts education as central to the school day and in the lives of students and our nation's workforce. Some of the priorities of the new law include dedicated funding for arts education, inclusion of the arts in the "Well-Rounded Education" definition, and integration of the arts in STEM programs. To learn more, click here. (source: Americans for the Arts)
Arts and early childhood learning focus of study
In their first years, children experience rapid and important emotional, physical, and cognitive growth. What role do the arts play in early childhood development. A new report from the National Endowment for the Arts looks at research on how the arts affect young from birth to age eight. The news is good, but several research questions remain. Click here for more information. (source: National Endowment for the Arts)
Arts-based learning of STEM works according to research firm
Over the last three years, the national Science Foundation funded the Art of Science Learning to hold a number of conferences to better understand the links between art and science. Since they are the federal agency responsible for administering STEM programs, they learned more about the possible role of the arts, and decided to explore art-based learning of STEM. Read the full story here. (source: Huffington Post)
Guest conductor denied entry by U.S. Customs
A guest conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was turned away by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as he arrived to lead concerts this month. Click here for the full story. (source Cincinnati.com)
Google 360 can put you inside an arts performance
Google just made it possible to score a seat at The Metropolitan Opera without shelling out hundreds of dollars. You can even step on the stage. Oh, and you can do it from the comfort of your own living room. Read more here. (source: Wired)
NPR is graying, and public radio is worried about it
As NPR came of age in the 1980s, its audience matured with it. Three decades later, that is starting to look like a problem. Many of the listeners who grew up with NPR are now reaching retirement age, leaving NPR with a challenge: How can it attract younger and middle-aged audiences - whose numbers are shrinking - to replace them? Reach the full story here. (source: The Washington Post)
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Executive Director, South Caroline Arts Alliance (SCAA)
The South Carolina Arts Alliance (SCAA) is conducting a national search for a new executive director. The executive director is responsible for day to day operations of the organization, including project management; management of a state-wide membership organization; and working collaboratively with a variety of agencies, organizations, institutions and volunteers. Send cover letter with salary range and resume or CV to Rose Sheheen, President of the South Carolina Arts Alliance, at rsheheen@bellsouth.net. All documents should be PDF files and as Microsoft Word attachments. Application review begins January 15, 2016, but the position will remain open until filled.
Managing Director, part-time, Jewish Theatre of Bloomington, IN
The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington is seeking a part-time Managing Director to create and implement publicity campaigns, write press releases, coordinate ticket sales, maintain website and Facebook pages, and serve as house manage for each production. Availability is 8 - 10 weeks prior to and during the run of each of three productions (October / November, February / March, and April / May). Requisites are an interest in theatre, good communication, writing, and organizational skills. Theatre experience is a plus but not essential. Send resume and cover letter electronically to Audrey at hellera@indiana.edu. Deadline to apply is January 31, 2016.
Vice President for Earned Revenue, Community & Global Engagement, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Vice President for Earned Revenue, Community & Global Engagement plays a key leadership role in the administration of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA), overseeing the organization's marketing and public relations, internal and external community engagement activities, electronic media strategies and educational programs. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
President, San Francisco Performances, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Performances invites applications and nominations for the position of President. Now it its 36th season, San Francisco Performances is one of the nation's most respected independent presenting organizations, offering Bay Area audiences performances by the world's leading artists in genres and concert series including chamber music, vocal and piano recitals, guitar, jazz concerts, and contemporary dance. Click here for the full job description and how to apply.
Production Manager, Indianapolis Children's Choir
Premier children's arts organization seeks bright, energetic person for Production Manager position. Responsibilities include coordinating and staffing performances, choir communications, uniform coordination and well as a variety of other responsibilities in a very busy office.Must be extremely organized and very attentive to detail with ability to set priorities and deal with multiple tasks. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
Multimedia Specialist, Hands in Autism, Indianapolis, IN
The Multimedia Specialist will be integral in increasing the capacity of, attention toward, offerings available, and quality of current website. For a detailed job description and how to apply, click here.
Instructional Designer (part-time), Hand in Autism, Indianapolis, IN
The Instructional Designer will participate in the design and development of support materials and resources (e.g., handouts, manuals, DVDs) as well as fostering widespread dissemination of educational information across specialty and consumer bases through web-based mechanisms, applications, and print materials. The successful candidate will, at minimum, be proficient with Adobe software suite (Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop) and knowledge of website programming languages. For more information or to apply, please email Dr. Naomi Swiezy at nswiezy@iupui.edu.
Director of Marketing, St. Louis Symphony
The Director of Marketing is a full-time marketing staff position responsible for creating, managing, and assessing marketing and retention efforts for more than 100 concerts annually, with a primary focus on Live at Powell Hall events. The Director of Marketing plans and implements direct, promotional and loyalty strategies on behalf of the St. Louis Symphony. This is a key position within the marketing team and will include managing several direct reports. The position reports to the Senior Director of Marketing. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
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