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 The Indiana
Arts Commission will host three summer workshops designed to help
artists create successful site-specific community-based projects.
"The art
of Community Engagement" workshops will feature professional peer
artists to share their advice and experience, a naturalist for
understanding how to operate in a park setting, and IAC staff to help
participants understand best practices to secure funding through the
Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites program.
Workshop dates, times and locations are:
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July 10, 2016 1:30 p.m. (EDT) Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, IN
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July 31, 2016 1:30 p.m. (CDT) Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, IN
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August 14, 2016 1:30 p.m. (EDT) Brown County State Park, Nashville, IN
The
workshops are free, but a attendance is limited to 30 people at each
site, so registration will be required to attend. For more information
on the workshops and to register, visit www.IN.gov/arts/2659.htm.
 The Indiana Arts Commission will soon be posting guidelines and grant application information for its Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites program.
Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites draws upon traditional and non-traditional arts and artists in Indiana, weaving arts into our state's natural beauty and rural settings.
The program provides funding for arts program related projects that encourage the creation of and public engagement with art about the Indiana state park / forest system and historic sites. Guidelines and application information will be posted soon on the Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites page on the IAC website.
In partnership with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission and Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks, the program was launched in Indiana's Bicentennial yeas as an on-going legacy gift to the citizens of Indiana.
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 Forty Indiana artists in the visual arts will receive career development grants from the Indiana Arts Commission through the agency's Individual Artist Program (IAP) grants for Fiscal Year 2017.
This year the IAC accepted grant applications from artists in the disciplines of crafts, design arts, media arts, photography, and visual arts, as well as from folk artists for projects related to these traditional disciplines.
As in years past, artists could request up to $2,000 for career development assistance projects.
The Individual Artist Program grants were among more than 330 grants approved by the Commission at its June 17, 2016 quarterly business meeting in Indianapolis.
For a list of Fiscal Year 2017 grant recipients and their project descriptions, click here.
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 Institutions with degree-granting programs in the arts are invited to join a national movement and participate in SNAAP (Strategic National Arts Alumni Project).
Founded in 2008, SNAAP is an annual online survey that collects and analyzes data about the educational experiences and careers of arts alumni in North America. Participating institutions receive actionable findings on their arts graduates as well as comparative data from other institutions.
Any institution that offers undergraduate and / or graduate degrees with majors or concentrations in any arts field is eligible to participate in SNAAP. For more information, click here.
Registration for the 2016 survey closes July 15, 2016.
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 Hanover College professor and Kentucky-based artist Leticia Bajuyo (left) recently was awarded grand prize for the title of ArtPrize's Pitch Night Louisville champion.
Bajuyo will receive a $5,000 grant and an opportunity to display her new work at the Grand Rapids, Michigan art show.
ArtPrize - which runs 19 days each fall in Grand Rapids - is the world's most attended public art event in the world, attracting more than 23,000 people each day.
The Community Arts Program at Hanover College serves as the Indiana Arts Commission's Regional Arts Partner in Region 12.
(source: Insider Louisville)
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 Henry Leck (left), founder, conductor and artistic director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir, is among five individuals named Indiana Living Legends 2016 by the Indiana Historical Society (IHS).
Leck,
an internationally recognized choral director, is professor emeritus in
choral music at Butler University, and had served as artistic director
for the Children's Choir for 30 years.
In
addition to receiving a Sagamore of the Wabash and an Indiana
Distinguished Hoosier Award, Leck is a recipient of the Lowell Mason
Fellows Award, the highest honor from the National Association for Music
Education. Leck and the choir also received a 2007 Indiana Governor's
Arts Award.
Winners are
chosen by a committee of civic and corporate leaders. Each will be
recognized during the IHS annual Living Legends Gala, July 22 at the
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in downtown
Indianapolis.
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Travis DiNicola, the longtime executive of nonprofit literacy group Indy Reads and a fervent supporter of the local arts community, will be leaving Indianapolis by summer's end. DiNicola, who has led Indy Reads since 2006, will be moving to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Michelle. Read the full story here.
(source: Indianapolis Business Journal)
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If you want to play violin in a high school orchestra in Ventura County, California, you have to live in the right school district or transfer into one.
Six local school districts have string programs in at least one of their high schools, most of them on the more affluent east end of the county. Three local districts have none.
Yet while high schools generally offer band and choir, they can't have a comprehensive music program without strings - violin, viola, cello and bass, said Zachary Borquez, band director at Oak Park High School, which plans to start a string program in the fall.
"Beethoven Mozart, they didn't write for band," Borquez said. "They wrote for orchestra."
There's another compelling reason to offer strings, said Valerie Ramirez, 16, who plays violin at Thousand Oaks High School. Symphonic music makes her life richer, she says. Read more here.
(source: Ventura County Star)
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 HE[art] Project, or the Homeless Experience Art (HE[art]) Project, will be the inaugural art exhibition hosted by CHIP (Coalition for Homeless Intervention and Prevention). The exhibition will consist of works by regional artists that grapples with topics related to homelessness.
Successful works of art will explore the similarities of those who experience homelessness and gallery visitors, breaking down common perceptions of homelessness and tearing down the boundaries between the two groups.
HE[art] Project will be held at the Indiana Interchurch Center Art Gallery, 1100 W. 42nd St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46208, in September and October of 2016.
In addition to helping a great cause, artists will receive 70% commission of the sale price of their work. The remaining 30% will be donated to CHIP to help with efforts in ending homelessness in Indianapolis.
Artists in the Indianapolis area interested in being part of this event can learn more here. To download a submission form, click here.
Deadline for submission is Monday, August 5, 2016.
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Female veterans will have the opportunity to use art to explore thoughts, feelings and behavior related to their experiences. The group will provide safety and support for expressing concerns related to returning home and to help relieve feelings of anger, depression and anxiety.
The group will meet at Art of the Soul Studio, 6350 N. Shadeland Ave., Ste. 3, Indianapolis, IN 46220. Meetings will be held Sundays, August 7 through September 25.
For more information, contact Kristi Gmutza at 317-218-4653 or email art4healing@gmail.com.
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On Circle City's east side, Cat Head Press Printshop and Artist Cooperative has taken over 2,000-plus square feet at the corner of Rural and Washington Streets in the Englewood neighborhood, as part of a mixed-used redevelopment with Pia Urban Cafe & Market. Read the full story here.
(source: NUVO News Weekly)
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 The GRAMMY Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for their 2017 grant cycle. With funding provided by The Recording Academy, the Grant Program awards grants each year to individuals and organizations to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of music and the recorded sound heritage of the Americas for future generations, and research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.
Grant funds have been utilized to preserve private collections as well as materials at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian and numerous colleges and universities.
Research projects have studied the links between music and early childhood education, treatments for illnesses and injuries common to musicians, and the impact of music therapy on populations from infants to the elderly.
A letter of inquiry is required before submission of a full application. To read the guidelines and to submit a letter of inquiry, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org/grants. The deadline each year for submitting letters of inquiry is October 1.
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Fairs and Festivals
Call for artist vendors, 9th Annual Autumn Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN
The 9th Annual Autumn Art Fair at the Garfield Park Arts Center seeks new artists to participate in the fair to be held Saturday, November 19 and Sunday November 2, 2016. A limited number of spaces are available and will be offered by invitation based on the needs of the fair. For more information and how to apply, click here. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2016.
Call for artist vendors, Art in the Garden, Indianapolis, IN
WE ARE, is bringing Art in the Garden back to the people this July. Vendor slots are still available for $35. The event is July 24, 2016 from 3 - 8 p.m. at 3001 N. New Jersey, Indianapolis, IN 46205. Email weareindianapolis@gmail.com for more information and how to register. Deadline for registration is day of the event, July 24, 2016.
Call for authors, 2016 Indy Author Fair, Indianapolis, IN
Authors from across the state are invited to register to participate in the 2016 Indy Author Fair, October 29, 2016, at the Indianapolis Central Library. Special consideration will be given to emerging authors. If selected, authors will receive table space to meet the public and promote their books. Click here for more information and how to register. Registration does not guarantee participation. A full list of participating authors and daytime workshops and presentations will be available on the Indiana Authors Award website in September. Deadline for registration is July 31, 2016.
Call for artists, 5th Annual Hooked on Art - Live Street Art Festival, Chesterton, IN
The 5th Annual Hooked on Art - Live Street Art Festival is Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists of various mediums are invited to share their talents. Compete in one of the Street Chalk Art Competitions featuring $3,000 in cash prizes, demonstrate your art for the festival crowd or sell your art as a vendor. For more information and how to register, click here. Registration deadline is August 1, 2016.
Call for artist vendors, Saints Francis and Clare Fall Festival, Indianapolis, IN
Artists are needed for Saints Francis and Clare Fall Festival Art in the Park September 23 - 24, 2016. This indoor upscale addition to the Fall Festival will feature local artists displaying and selling their masterpieces while live music radiates and local wines are offered. For more information and how to apply, click here.
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Fellowships & Residencies
Scholarship for minority artist residency leaders, Providence, RI
The Strokosch Fellowship fund will support three emerging ALAANA (African, Latino/a, Asian, Arab, or native American) artist residency leaders in attending the Alliance's annual conference in Portland, Oregon, with a $1,000 scholarship to each recipient. Emerging ALAANA leaders from the United States who have worked in the residency field, or associated roles, for 1 - 5 years are encouraged to apply. Click here for application. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2016.
Stutz Artist Residency accepting applications, Indianapolis, IN
For 20 years, the Stutz Artist Association (SAA) has offered free studio space valued at approximately $6,000 to one or two artists making it one of the largest grants from a local arts organizations offered to an individual visual artist in central Indiana. For more information and how to apply, click here. Application deadline is July 22, 2016.
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Film & Video
Call for filmmakers, 48Hour Film Project, Indianapolis, IN
The weekend is July 8 - 10, 2016, and the challenge is to make a film in only 48 hours. Filmmakers from all over the Indianapolis, Indiana area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world at Filmapalooza 2017 for a chance at the grant prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2017, Court Metrage. For more information, click here. Deadline for team entry is July 5, 2016.
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Public Art
Call for mural artists, Fishers & Greenwood, IN
The Kroger family of stores and the Arts Council of Indianapolis offer two site-specific indoor artwork opportunities for artists living in Central Indiana. Artists may submit their qualifications to execute mural projects in two new Kroger stores opening in Fall 2016. The stores are located in Fishers, and Greenwood, Indiana. Click here for more information and how to submit. Deadline for submission is July 15, 2016.
Call for existing sculpture, Franklin, IN
The Kroger family of stores and the Arts Council of Indianapolis announce site-specific public artwork opportunities for artists living in Central Indiana. For a new Kroger store in Franklin, Indiana, the Arts Council of Indianapolis is facilitating the purchase of one exterior, free-standing sculpture. The artwork must be pre-existing; artworks that are in-process, unfinished or only exist as a design idea are not eligible for this project. For more details, and how to submit, click here. Deadline for proposals is July 15, 2016.
Call for artists, High Art seeks work for outdoor billboards, Indianapolis, IN
The goal of the High Art program is to bring visual art to all areas of Indianapolis while allowing artists to realize their work on a grand scale. The Arts Council of Indianapolis, in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor, seeks visual artists to submit images for the fourth round of this city-wide public art project. Click here for more information and how to submit. Submission deadline is July 22, 2016.
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Visual Arts
Call for entries, Secret Doors Exhibition, Stutz Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
The Raymond James Stutz Art Gallery, in conjunction with Just My Height Art Shows, is calling for artists in Central Indiana to submit artwork for consideration for an exhibition to open October 7, 2016. The exhibition is open to 2-D and 3-D art, and encourages submissions from all artistic disciplines, including video, photography, poetry and performance art. Click here for more information and how to submit. Deadline for submission is July 6, 2016.
Call for entries, Nature Photography Competition, Arts Council of Indianapolis
The Arts Council of Indianapolis and The Nature Conservancy / Indiana invite artists to submit photographs and photo-based artworks highlighting the natural beauty of Indiana, to be selected through a competition format for consideration for display at the Indianapolis International Airport for a three-month period beginning in December 2016. Click here for more information and how to submit. Deadline for entry is July 11, 2016.
Call to artists, Faerie Gardens Exhibition, Fort Harrison State Park, Lawrence, IN
Partnership for Lawrence is looking for entries of hand-made Faerie Gardens to be on exhibit at Fort Harrison State Park in July 2016. This project is part of a statewide celebration of the bicentennial of Indiana, is open to the public, and is an Arts in the Parks program made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission. All entries are eligible to be on display if they fit within the parameters of the program guidelines. There will be two competitions, one for adults and one for youth, with ribbons awarded in both categories for best in show. All entries must be made of all natural materials (excluding glue, non-toxic paint, paper, string, clay); maximum size is 8" x 8" x 8" and 20 lb. maximum weight. entry fee is $10. Registration may be made online by clicking here, or by mail to Theater at the Fort, 8920 Otis Ave., Lawrence, IN 46216. Deadline for entry is 5 p.m. July 18, 2016.
Call for artists, 5th Annual Art Show, Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter, Indianapolis, IN
The Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter presents HoosiArt 200, 200 years of Hoosier Impact on Our Environment. climate change, water and air quality, habitat, sustainable living and environment, wildlife, and endangered species are some issues to consider, and what has happened in Indiana since 1816? Click here for more information on how to enter. Deadline is July 21, 2016.
Call for entries, Art of Aging Exhibition, West Lafayette, IN
Art of Aging is a juried event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Gerontology program at Purdue University. Criteria include quality and originality. Only work selected by the juror will be accepted for the event. There is no fee for participation. Entrants must submit multiple pieces for consideration. The exhibition is open to any individual, with a preference given to those over the age of 55 or whose work best exhibits the theme Time Horizons and Optimal Aging. Artwork must be original work of the entrant and of high quality. For more information and how to enter, click here. Deadline for entry is 5:p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016.
Call for entries, HORIZON, Community Arts Center, Danville, KY
The Community Arts Center in Danville, Kentucky is seeking entries for HORIZON: Contemporary Landscape 2016, an annual juried exhibition since 2010. The exhibition seeks to expand the definition of landscape art. Welcoming both traditional and experimental work in all media (with the exception of live performance art). Entry fee is $25. Click here for more information and access the online entry portal. Deadline for entry is August 1, 2016.
Call for photography entries, CDS / Honickman First Book Prize
This prize is given to North American photographers pursuing work of creative or social importance. The winner receives $3,000, publication of a book of photography, a solo exhibit, and inclusion in the Archive of Documentary Arts in Duke University's Rubenstein Library. Click here for more information and how to submit. Submission deadline is September 15, 2016.
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Webinars
USArtists International, a nationwide program that provides grants to U.S. music, dance and theatre artists invited to perform at significant international festivals or performing arts markets abroad, has announced upcoming webinars for artists:
July 25, 2016 - USArtists International: Am I eligible? provides program information for solo artists and performing arts ensembles considering application to the USArtists International grant program. The webinar will highlight updates to the 2017 program guidelines. New applicants, previous applications, grantees and others interested in learning more about updates to the program are encouraged to attend. The webinar time is 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Click here to register.
August 16, 2016 - USArtists International: 2017 Tips & Pointers for Applicants will review updates to the online application, learn what criteria panelists use to evaluate applications and receive important tips for strengthening applications. The webinar time is 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. (EDT). Click here to register.
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Theatre Arts Teacher / Performing Arts Center Manager, Avon High School, Avon, IN
Avon High School seeks a Theatre Arts Teacher and Performing Arts Center Manager. Salary range starts at $39,000 and commensurate with experience. For a complete list of qualifications desired, click here. Position becomes available July 25, 2016 and search remains open until filled.
Director, MCOCS Storyteller's Institute, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Skidmore College's John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative (MDOCS) is accepting applications for a renewable three year appointment to begin October 1, 2016 for a Director of the Storyteller's Institute. They are searching for a professional in documentary media (i.e. sound, video, photography, and / or multi-media to teach two production courses each year and organize the five-week Storytellers' Institute, a signature summer program for documentarians, college undergraduates and faculty. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply. Deadline for application is September 15, 2016.
Public Relations Manager, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN
The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art is currently accepting resumes and applications for the position of Public Relations Manager. This vital team member of the Marketing & Communications department will develop and execute a creative, strategic, and results-oriented annual public relations plan that strategically positions the museum with its various audiences both locally and regionally. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
Marketing & Communications Manager, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
The Marketing and Communications Manager is responsible for all marketing, external communications (print, radio, and electronic), marketing procedures and budget, box office, and front-of-house management, and donor and subscriber support. The position is the primary contact for subscribers, media contacts, single ticket buyers, and donation requests. Click here for a full job description and how to apply.
Marketing Manager, American Dance Institute, Catskill, NY
This position is responsible for helping to create long term strategic marketing plans to effectively market and publicize ADI's programming in Catskill, New York as well as New York City and to help drive audience development. Understanding of and a significant focus on data and analytics in driving sales and building patron loyalty is key. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
Patron Relations Associate (part-time), Indianapolis Opera
The Indianapolis Opera seeks a Patron Relations Associate to operate daily box office functions relating to subscription sales, single tickets, and the company's special events. This position does include marketing events and email campaigns. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
National Director of Communications, Actor's Equity Association, New York, NY
Actor's Equity Association (AEA) invites applications and nominations for its National Director of Communications position. The person in this important role guides and manages AEA's communications strategies from the national office in NYC. This person works directly with and for the Executive Director, and requires the successful candidate to have demonstrated success in developing communications strategy, lead union campaigns and initiatives set by the Council continue to advance the overall narrative of the union and maintain the regular flow and communications of the department internally to its members and externally to the press, negotiating partners, potential members, fellow unions and the general public. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
Director of Development, Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City, MO
The Director of Development is the leader of the Symphony's Development department and a member of the Orchestra's senior management team. The Director is responsible for establishing, facilitation, and evaluating a highly professional, ethical, and successful fundraising program. This person mentors and manages staff and volunteers in their design and implementation of annual, capitol, endowment, and planned-giving programs. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
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