 Applications are now open for arts organizations, and non-arts focused organizations interested in developing projects for the Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites grant program.
The Arts Commission will conduct an informational webinar to assist organizations interested in applying for this program. The webinar for organizations will be July 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The webinar is free, but registration is required.
Organizations interested in applying for the program are encouraged to carefully review the program guidelines before completing the online application process. The program description, links to the guidelines, and registration for the program webinar can be found at www.in.gov/arts/2910.htm.
Deadline for organizations to apply is September 6, 2016.
Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites program was launched under the name "Arts in the Parks" during Indiana's bicentennial year, in partnership with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission and Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks, as an on-going legacy gift to the citizens of Indiana.
 Shelby County's Multi-Generational Center (MGC) Team got a financial boost with a $150,000 Ignite! Shelby County grant.
One of three teams vying for the grant, MGC Team is a coalition of the Shelby Senior Services, Shelby County Players, Shelby County Arts Alliance, and several other related organizations that would benefit from the shared space provided with the construction of a multi-disciplinary / inter-generational arts and senior center.
The MGC Team formed in 2012 with the assistance of the Indiana Arts Commission's Community Arts Planning Consultancy which explored the feasibility of creating an arts center.
In 2014, the MGC Team was also awarded a mini-consultancy to help advance the planning for the center. Now, in 2016, the retiring Major Hospital site in downtown Shelbyville has been identified as the prime setting to build the new center.
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 Guidelines are now available for application to the Statewide Cultural District Certification program.
Communities interested in applying for consideration must first submit a letter of intent to apply, postmarked no later than August 30, 2016.
The deadline to complete the online application process is 4:30 p.m., October 4, 2016.
For more information about the Cultural District program, click here.
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 The Indiana Arts Commission approved recommendations for grants to more than 330 community-based arts providers and individual artists throughout Indiana for Fiscal Year 2017.
The Commission approved grant allocations totaling more than $3.02 million in state and federal funds for grants and programs provided by arts organizations and cultural providers in Indiana, including grants to 40 individual artists.
The majority of the grants approved by the Commission will be distributed through the IAC's 11 regions to small and mid-sized organizations.
For a list of FY2017 grants to organizations, please click here.
To see all IAC grants, click here.
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 First Lady Karen Pence recently hosted the seventh reception for grant recipients of the Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation at the Governor's Residence.
Mrs. Pence awarded $52,500 to 57 organizations and charities that serve Hoosier families and children across the state.
Seven arts organizations were among those receiving grants including:
- Anderson Symphony Orchestra Association
- Artlink
- FAME (Foundation for Art and Music in Education)
- Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
- Fox Hill Dance Foundation
- Hendricks County Arts Council
- Indiana Music Education Association Foundation
First Lady Karen Pence presented a check to each organization ranging from $500 to $1,000 in grant money from the Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation. Representatives from each organization were on hand to receive the award and recognition.
The Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation is a 501 (c)(3). Donations are tax deductible. To learn more about the Foundation and its work, click here.
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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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Vonnegut Museum campaign tops goal
A Kickstarter campaign to help move the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library to a new, permanent home in Indianapolis has exceeded its goals. The nonprofit, which is looking to move the attraction to the city's Mass Ave District, raised more than $100,000 through the online campaign. Click here for the full story. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
IRT inks long-term lease on downtown Indy location
The Indiana Repertory Theatre has signed a long-term lease extension with the city of Indianapolis. Mayor Joe Hogsett's office says the deal will save taxpayers $2.5 million over 10 years. Click here to learn more. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Money arrives to promote the arts in Goshen
Support for the arts in downtown Goshen got a big boost during the June 14 meeting of the Goshen Redevelopment Commission. A new grant agreement between the commission and the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau promises $150,000 in grant funds for use in the development of a three-year "Creative Arts Initiative" for downtown Goshen. Read more about it here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Ball State helps build public art in Yorktown
The Yorktown arts council has formed its first tangible project well before expected thanks to a partnership with Ball State University's architecture program, and the project is already catching attention. Click here for the full story. (source: Muncie Star-Press)
Public art to illuminate downtown Gary
Downtown Gary is going to get a lot more colorful at night. Renowned artist Theaster Gates' ArtHouse: A Social Kitchen in downtown Gary will be wrapped in lights after two public art pieces are installed. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Muralist hired for project in downtown New Castle
Construction crews continue to work on the lower levels of the L.A. Jennings Building in downtown New Castle where four businesses are expected to eventually locate. One of those businesses is a New Castle location for The Firehouse BBQ & Blues. Owner Tom Broyles has announce that Pamela Bliss, an artist who is well known throughout the Midwest and much of the country, will help decorate the new venture. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
'Art in Rural Places,' Rensselaer's street art
When the call came asking him if he'd consider a change of scenery, trading the street art of San Francisco for the brick side of a former warehouse a block from the Jasper County Courthouse, Cameron Moberg had to crank up Google. Click here for the story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
Ghost of Eugene Debs walks streets of Terre Haute again
Anyone walking along South Seventh Street (Terre Haute) may think they are seeing a ghost - but it's really a life-size, black-and-white photo of Terre Haute's famous turn-of-the-20th century union leader, Eugene V. Debs. It's an effort to bring attention to the Swope Art Museum's "Remembering Eugen Debs" exhibit that runs through August 27 in the museum's second-floor lobby. Read the full story here. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
UIndy to launch artist-in-residence program
The University of Indianapolis is partnering with the American Pianists Association for an artist-in-residence program. The university says the agreement, which will begin in the 2017-2018 academic year, will create opportunities for students and the community to experience world-class musical talent. Click here for the full story. (source: Inside Indiana Business)
Fulton County EDC accepts Times Theater for art center
The citizen group that is working on rehabilitating the Times Theater has reached an agreement to accept the building and begin fundraising with the intention of reopening the buildings as a community arts center. Click here for the full story. (source: Indiana Economic Digest)
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Budget deal nets Cal Arts Council $2.1 million increase
California Governor Jerry Brown lived up to his reputation as a budget hawk in striking a deal with lawmakers that pares $2.2 billion from the state budget approved by the Legislature. Fortunately for the California Arts Council, the deal provides the agency with a budget increase. Read the full story here. (source: The Los Angeles Times)
Brooklyn is booming, but how to keep it artistic?
To walk the streets around the Brooklyn Academy of Music these days is to see a neighborhood changing before your eyes. Almost every block features some major construction project with cranes, scaffolding and new towers. Most of this development has been fueled by the vibrancy of culture in Downtown Brooklyn, which now has more than 60 nonprofit visual, performing and media arts organizations. Click here for the full story. (source: The New York Times)
Architect has a better vision of LA's iconic freeways
Can you imagine a freeway that's good for the environment? That collects storm water? That produced clean energy instead of pollution, quiet instead of noise? That stitches a neighborhood together instead of slicing it apart? Click here to learn more. (source: The Los Angeles Times)
Corcoran Art School lays off over half its faculty
The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design's class of 2016 had its graduation ceremony on May 14. The following week, more than half of the art school's full-time faculty were told their contracts would not be renewed. Read more here. (source: Hyperallergic)
Will Paisley Park become a funkier Graceland?
Long before Prince died, he told close friends he wanted to turn his Paisley Park home and studio complex into a museum. Now, the trust company overseeing his estate - likely with the backing of Prince's siblings - is exploring the idea to open it up as a tourist attraction that some have compared with Elvis Presley's Graceland. Click here for the full story. (source: Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Philly's New-Music Orchestra has new music director
After spending last season trying out candidates, Orchestra 2001 says it has hired a new artistic director; Jayce Ogren. He starts his new job at the company's concerts in late October. Click here for details. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Opera San Antonio chooses new director
Enrique Carreon-Robledo has been named the new general and artistic director for Opera San Antonio. He will step into his new role August 1. He succeeds composer Tobias Picker, who left the company in January 2015. Read the full story here. (source: mysanantonio.com)
Kansas City Symphony gets new contract without drama
For many orchestras around the country, labor disputes seem to be the order of the day. In recent years, orchestras large and small have been buffeted by bitter negotiations and threats of strikes. The Kansas City Symphony, on the other hand, is a shining model of the way things can be when musicians and management work together with mutual respect and a common goal: making great music. Read more here. (source: Kansas City Star)
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Executive Director, Art Access, Salt Lake City, UT
The Executive Director has overall strategic and operational responsibility for Art Access staff, programs, fundraising, and effective execution of its mission to ensure the long-term stability of the organization. The Executive Director has primary responsibility for fundraising and additional powers and duties as assigned by the Board. The position reports directly to the Board of Directors. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here. Deadline for application is July 22, 2016.
Director, Community Foundation of Crawford County, Leavenworth, IN
The Director is responsible for the asset development of the Community Foundation of Crawford County. It is expected that donor cultivation and solicitation, relationships with professional advisors and a strong planned giving program will be used to grow current and future assets. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here. Deadline for application is July 29, 2016.
Executive Director, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Greenville, SC
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra seeks an Executive Director to work in partnership with a volunteer Board of Directors and Music Director Edvard Tchivzhel to develop and implement the strategic plan that both sustains the current level of operations and drives the organization forward, following its long-term strategic plan. This position reports to the President of the Board, and serves as the COO and is responsible for financial planning and human resources; marketing and fundraising activities; and education and community relations. Click here for a detailed job description and how to apply. Deadline for application is August 5, 2016.
Requests for Proposal, City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Phoenix, AZ
The City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture announces it is currently accepting Request for Proposal (RFP) for consultant services for capital needs assessment and feasibility study for a Latino Cultural Center. For complete details on the RFP and how to submit, click here. Deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. (Phoenix time) August 8, 2016.
Director, MDOCS Storytellers' 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 Storytellers' 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 Storyteller's 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 EOD September 15, 2016.
Program Coordinator, Native Arts & Cultures, Vancouver, WA
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation currently seeks candidates for the position of Program Coordinator, reporting to the Director of Programs. Starting salary range for the position is $40,000 to $48,000 with room for advancement. This is a full-time position with full benefits. For more information and how to apply, click here.
Director of Development, Indianapolis School of Ballet
The Indianapolis School of Ballet (ISB) is seeking a motivate Director of Development to help launch a professional ballet company. Reporting to the Artistic Director, this position develops and manages all funding functions for student enrollment and acquisition, ISB performances and productions, the summer intensive program and special events. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
Operations Manager, Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
The Butler Arts Center (BAC) and the Jordan College of the Arts (JCA) of Butler University seeks an Operations Manager to support the management of day-to-day operations of the Howard L Schrott Center for the Arts within the priorities set by the BAC and JCA Dean with the oversight of Butler University. This position will report to the Director of Operations of the BAC with a dotted line reporting structure to the Dean of JCA. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
Communications Coordinator, Young Actors Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Young Actors Theatre is hiring a full-time communications coordinator. They seek a confident, high energy person eager to multi-task and take the initiative in a small, yet thriving organizations. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
Program Manager, Creative Classroom Connections, Art With a Heart, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is the subject matter expert for Early Childhood Curricula; is facilitator of the community of practice for teachers in the program; manages all resources dedicated to Creative Classroom Connections; and is champion for excellence in the development and delivery of the program. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
Database Manager (part-time), Indianapolis Children's Choir
This part-time (15 - 20 hours / week) has potential for growth and expansion to a full-time or ongoing position. The database manager will track and manage prospect and donor activity, maintain organized and complete records of contributed income, and help implement plans to reach development goals. For a complete job description and how to apply, click here.
Director of Student Services, Art Institute of Indianapolis
This position is responsible for providing vision, strategic direction, and operational oversight specific to student service within the campus community. As a member of the Executive Committee, this position embraces ownership, leadership, and guidance to the student, staff, and faculty community regarding areas impacting student development, student success, career outcomes, and student satisfaction. For a detailed job description and how to apply, click here.
Convening Assistant, Lumina Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificate and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. The Convening Assistant provides planning, event management, fiscal and logistical support and assistance for all convenings. This position also provides top-quality service to guests and internal users of Lumina's Convenings Center. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
Director of Digital Initiatives, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
The Director of Digital Initiatives will lead and execute initiative to enhance production quality, increase viewership, build audiences, and secure new revenue streams. The Director of Digital Initiatives will coordinate and oversee execution of all Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) webcast production needs with appropriate DSO and external staff and crew to ensure the delivery of "LIve from Orchestra Hall" webcasts and recordings at the highest possible quality and in service of the DSO's vision to be the most accessible orchestra on the planet. Click here for a complete job description and how to apply.
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