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 Indiana was the latest stop for the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Jane Chu as she tours the U.S. to see how NEA grants are impacting communities.
On March 6, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) organized a luncheon and brief presentation for Chairman Chu where she met representatives from Hoosier arts organizations that have received direct grants for the NEA.
See the full story on the IAC homepage.
(IAC photo)
 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will begin celebrating its 50th anniversary on September 29th, 2015.
As the agency prepares for the big event, they seek stories from individuals and organizations featuring the ways in which the arts and the NEA have influenced the lives of people across the country.
The NEA has launched a Share Your Stories link on their website. Join the celebration of the NEA's 50th anniversary of supporting the arts and share your story today.
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 As we go to press we learned of the passing March 12 of Indiana-born architect and designer Michael Graves.
According to a spokeswoman for the family, Graves died at his longtime hometown of Princeton, New Jersey. He was 80.
Graves' work included the Indianapolis Art Center and the NCAA Hall of Champions in downtown Indianapolis, as well as other notable structures around the country.
In 1985, he designed an angular stainless steel tea kettel for Alessi that launched a line of household products for Target. A number of his contemporary household pieces are on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
In 2003, Graves contracted a mysterious virus that left him paralyzed. After treatment, he began designing hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
Graves was a 1983 recipient of the Indiana Governor's Arts Award.
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 First Lady Karen Pence hosted the third reception for grant recipients of the Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation March 10, 2015 at the Governor's Residence.
Mrs. Pence awarded $30,500 to 35 organizations and charities that serve Hoosier families and children across the state. Seven of those grants were awarded to arts organizations or arts programming providers.
- Indiana Christian Academy Art Department
- Heartland Film
- W.D. Richards Elementary School Music Program
- Lafayette Symphony
- Art of the Soul Studio
- Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
- IU Herron School of Art and Design
"When Mike was elected Governor, I was overwhelmed with requests from so many worthy organizations to get involved in their efforts. However, it quickly became clear that I couldn't be at every event nor could I champion every cause," Mrs. Pence said. "That is why I, along with a team of dedicated board members, started the Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation as a way to shine a light on the organizations across Indiana who lift up our communities and make our state strong."
First Lady Karen Pence presented a check to each organization ranging from $500 to $1,000 in grant money. Representatives from each of the organizations were on hand to receive their award.
The First Lady receives no compensation for her role with the foundation. The First Lady's Charitable Foundation is a 501 (c) (3), and donations are tax deductible.
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 The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has awarded more than $1.1 million in grants, including those to arts organizations in the area.
Among the recipients are:
- Fort Wayne Ballet
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art
- Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education (FAME)
- Heartland Chamber Chorale
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is a public charitable foundation serving Allen County since 1922.
Click here to read the full story and see a complete list of grantees.
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 March is Youth Art Month! Every March, arts educators from around the state present programs and exhibits as part of National Youth Art Month.
The celebration emphasizes the value of arts participation.
Members of the Art Education Association of Indiana coordinate exhibitions of student artwork at various locations around the state, including the Indiana Statehouse.
This year's exhibition is held in the South Atrium and will be on view through March 29.
(Artwork by Katelyn P. from Chapelwood Elementary School)
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 American Pianists Association's Artistic Director & President, Joel Harrison, recently visited the set of the NBC Nightly News to meet with anchor, and honorary chair for the Jazz Fellowship Awards, Lester Holt.
The two met to discuss final preparations for the Awards Finals featuring Christian Sands, Zach Lapidus, Emmet Cohen, Kris Bowers and Sullivan Fortner with Dianne Reeves and the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra.
The finals will be 7:30 p.m. March 28, 2015 at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Tickets are available at www.americanpianists.org, or by calling 317-940-9945.
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 The Tippecanoe Arts Federation (TAF) has announced plans for a conference, Hoosier Artland for Economic Growth 2015, to be held May 13, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Best Western Brandywine Reception and Meeting Center, 304 S. 6th St., Monticello, Indiana 47960.
The conference will provide resources and information to community leadership and individuals seeking to leverage the arts in order to build community and economic development.
Arts track and government track sessions will cover topics such as rural demography, identifying community stakeholders in the arts, rural affairs programs across Indiana, creative place-making, arts marketing, and Indiana arts organization successes.
The keynote talk will be given by Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann.
Conference registration is $10; registration plus a Whyte Horse Winery tour / tasting (following the conference) is $20.
Register online at http://bit.ly/HoosierArtland.
For more information, contact Katie Morrison at rsd@tippecanoearts.org or call 765-423-2787.
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 Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity.
This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music's astonishing ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.
Alive Inside, which won the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, includes illuminating interviews with the neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, as well as musician Bobby McFerrin.
The screening of this film is free, and will take place Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:45 p.m. at the Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, Indiana.
Click here for more information.
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Clowes Hall Director to retire
Butler University has announced that Clowes Memorial Hall Executive Director Elise Kushigian plans to retire at the end of the academic year. She has led the venue for more than 20 years. The school says a national search for her replacement will begin soon. Click here for the full story. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Anderson's Paramount Theatre hires new director
The board of directors is hoping Paramount Theatre Centre & Ballroom's new executive director can help propel the historic venue to a new level. After six months without a director, Randy Hammel was named as Gayle Jones Burris' replacement. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Artspace symbolically breaks ground in Michigan City
Current and former city officials, business people, artists and other community members in Michigan City used artistically designed shovels to break ground symbolically on the new Artsspace Uptown Artists lofts earlier this month. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Art Spaces invites public input
Art Spaces - Wabash Valley Outdoor Sculpture Collective invites the public to participate in Turn To The River - A Design Charrette with nationally known artist Stacey Levy. The event will take place March 31 - April 2 in the Mayflower Room of the Hilton Garden Inn, 750 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Lincoln State Park amphitheatre will be dark this season
The 2015 installment of the Lincoln State Park's amphitheatre's drama about Abraham Lincoln's roots in Southern Indiana won't be happening. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Gary named finalist in public art challenge
The City of Gary has been named a finalist in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge. The 12 finalists are competing for up to $1 million in funding for public art projects that address civic topics. Click here for more information. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Crown Point mulls summer public art sculpture exhibit
An exhibit of 20 life-size sculptures could visit Crown Point for three months this summer under a proposal discussed last month by the city's Redevelopment Commission. Find the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Kendallville to host another Art on Main Street project
The Main Street Business Association is partnering with the Kendallville Park and Recreation Department to again present an Art on Main project. Painted rain barrels lined the street in the downtown business district last year, and in 2013 it was windmills. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Old City Hall to feature art museum and hotel
The city of Indianapolis and a Louisville-based luxury hotel developer have unveiled a $55 million plan to breathe new life into a historic building. 21c Hotels is looking to turn the Old City Hall property into a free contemporary art museum and 150-room hotel with restaurant and event space. Read the full story here. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Painted utility boxes, round two, in Jeffersonville
The Jeffersonville Public Arts Commission is issuing its first of many calls for entries this year to help produce public art. The project is for utility box beautification, calling artists to submit two-dimensional drawings to be painted on utility boxes throughout all six of Jeffersonville's city council districts. The second round of painted utility boxes will join the boxes downtown that have been decorated. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
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Females, minorities' share of TV writing jobs on the decline
The 2013-14 TV season showed no progress in the hiring of female and minority writers, according to the Writers Guild of America, West. In fact, women and minority groups have recently lost ground compared with white counterparts, the trade group said. Read more here. (source: latimes.com)
Study says learning a musical instrument has health benefits
In a new study published by the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, a child psychiatric team found that learning a musical instrument could help children to reduce feelings of anxiety, gain greater control of their emotions and give stronger focus to their attention. Click here for the full story. (source: medicalnewstoday.com)
How brass bands have shaped the culture of New Orleans
For even casual tourists, nothing signifies New Orleans like the sound of an approaching sousaphone; the snaps, rolls and booms of snare and bass drummers in perfect yet pliable time; and syncopated lines of rich harmonies from horns and reed instruments. A brass band never fails to more those within earshot. More of the story can be found here. (source: The Wall Street Journal)
Is corporate naming of cultural institutions a step too far?
"What's in a name?" was a question for Juliet when she was falling for Romeo, but David Geffen's $100 million gift to Lincoln Center in New York City demonstrates that it can be one of the trickier questions that an arts organization trying to raise large sums must face. Click here for the full story. (source: latimes.com)
Knight Foundation awards millions to Florida arts groups
The Miami-based Knight Foundation recently announced $25 million in new grants to South Florida cultural organizations, bringing its total arts investment in the region to $122 million since 2005. Read the full story here. (source: miamiherald.com)
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Accessibility and Your Cultural Organization
The Tippecanoe Arts Federation and AccessIndy present Accessibility and Your Cultural Organization. Kris Johnson of AccessIndy, a movement to unite museum and cultural arts professionals as they work toward improving access and inclusion within their organizations, will lead this afternoon workshop. Kris will give an overview of the AccessIndy program and resources, present on the process of doing self-assessments of access within facilities and programs, answer any questions, and be available for a casual "meet - and - greet." The workshop will be Friday, April 3, 2015 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. at Tippecanoe Arts Federation's North Meeting Room, 638 North Street, Lafayette, Indiana 47901. Registration is free, but required. Visit http://bit.ly/AccessIndySession to register.
Design for a Small (Aging) Planet
Forget "Silver Tsunami." An aging population is not a catastrophe, but an opportunity. This public symposium will explore new thinking about the design of environments for a lifetime. We age in a community, and designing communities for aging well is not quite on the radar of community planners. How can we design environments for our small, aging planet. This symposium represents cutting edge thought leaders in the field of design - from closet to community. The symposium will be Thursday, April 30 - May 1, 2015 at Indiana Memorial Union at Indiana University in Bloomington. Cost of the symposium is $60. Click here for more information and how to register.
Executive Director, ArtsEd Washington, Seattle, WA
ArtsEd Washington is now actively recruiting for the position of executive director. ArtsEd Washington is in a strong position as an organization with a dedicated staff and energized board of directors. Click here for the complete position profile. Contact Amanda at AE@roamconsultingllc.com or call 425-488-7747 with questions.
Director of Development, Indianapolis Art Center
The Indianapolis Art Center is looking for a charismatic leader to direct their development efforts. With assistance from two full-time employees, the Director of Development will oversee planning and execution of strategies for the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of all fundraising campaigns. Click here for the full job description and how to apply.
Operations Coordinator, Classical Music Indy
Classical Music Indy is currently seeking an experience, proactive, and highly-skilled candidate for the position of Operations Coordinator. Reporting to the President / CEO, the Operations Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring workplace excellence and enhancing internal organization processes in the areas of finance and development, internal operations, and support of the President. This position will strengthen the organization's infrastructure and ensure sustainable, well-managed growth. Click here for the full job description, qualifications, and how to apply.
Community Programs Coordinator, Classical Music Indy
Exciting opportunity for organized and creative professional interested in innovative community programs focused on diversity, the arts, senior communities, youth and children's programs, and community beautification projects. Classical Music Indy currently seeks an experienced, organized, and highly collaborative individual for the position of Community Program Coordinator. Reporting to the President / CEO, the Community Program Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring community collaboration, awareness and execution of program, and timely data collection and reporting. See the full job description, duties, qualifications and how to apply by clicking here.
Director of Programs & Partnerships, Washington, D.C.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), seeks qualified candidates for the position of Director of Programs & Partnerships. The position reports to the Senior Deputy Chairman and is in the Senior Executive Service. This position comes with a generous benefits package and a salary ranging from $119,554 - $179,700 annually (commensurate with experience). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Click here to see the full job description and how to apply. Position will remain open until filled.
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