Warsaw Community HS student wins Indiana Poetry Out Loud

Joshua Fisher (above right) earned the honor of being named the 2018 Poetry Out Loud Indiana State Champion. Fisher, a sophomore at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, qualified for the national finals by winning the Indiana State Poetry Out Loud Championship February 17, 2018 at the Indiana State Library. Runner-up Sophia Delgado (above left) of Herron High School, Indianapolis, won the Poetry Ourselves competition in which students submitted their own original written or spoken word poems. Fisher will represent Indiana at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals April 23 - 25, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The semi-finals and finals will be webcast live. The Midwest and South Central round, which includes Indiana, will begin at 1 p.m. (EDT) April 24, 2018. Learn more.

Hey artists! We want to hear from you

Without artists, there would be no art, and the Indiana Arts Commission knows artists have great ideas on how to make our communities more vibrant. Why not share your ideas for presentations and sessions at the 2018 Indiana Arts Homecoming? We are also looking for artists to submit proposals for pop-up exhibitions and performances. The 2018 Arts Homecoming will be October 18 - 19, 2018 in Fort Wayne, but we need your input by Tuesday, March 6, 2018. To share your session ideas or creative content proposals, sign in to the IAC online system. Want to be first in line for registration? RSVP here.

Interested in public art? Community Canvas is for you

Whether you are an artist, arts organization, or community / neighborhood representative, this fast-paced, hands-on workshop is for you. Participants will leave equipped with a broad stroke introduction and baseline learning in public art, including planning, the selection process, community-based practices and local policy tools. The workshop will be Friday, June 29, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Indianapolis Professional Firefighters Union Local 416 and Firefighters Museum. RSVP for your place today.

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Artist Opportunities (more posted daily at arts.IN.gov)

Fairs and Festivals

• Call for artist vendors, 2018 First Fridays Series, Haynie's Corner Art District, Evansville, IN (Deadline March 9, 2018)
  
• Call for artist vendors, 37th Lubeznik Arts Festival, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN (Deadline March 15, 2018)
• Call for artist vendors, 2018 Summer Show, INDIEana Handicraft Exchange, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 17, 2018)
  
• Call for Zine Makers, Gluestick Festival, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 30, 2018)
  
• Call to artists, 23rd Annual West End Arts Festival, La Grange, IL (Deadline March 30, 2018)
  
  

Fellowships, Grants, Residencies & Scholarships

• Call for applications, Creative Writing Poetry Fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. (Deadline March 7, 2018)
• Call for applications, PlySpace Residency Program, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, Muncie, IN (Deadline March 15, 2018)
  
• Call for applications from teaching artists, Curriculum Framework Project, Educational Theatre Association, Cincinnati, OH (Deadline March 15, 2018)
  
• Call for applications from craft & visual artists, Art Accelerator Program, Berea, KY (Deadline March 20, 2018)
• Call for applications, Grants Supporting Chamber Music Programs (Deadline April 15, 2018)
  
• Call for applications, Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions, William + Flora Hewlett Foundation (Deadline April 20, 2018)
  

Film

• Call for entries, 19th Annual Golden Trailer Awards (Deadline March 23, 2018)
• Call for entries, 35th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival, (Deadline May 1, 2018)
• Call for applications, European Filmmaking Experience, Indiana Filmmakers Network, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline June 1, 2018)
  

Jobs / Indiana

• Call to audition for on-air co-host position, WTIU TV, Bloomington, IN (Deadline to submit materials March 9, 2018)
• Collections Assistant, iMOCA, Indianapolis, IN
  
• Development & Resource Director, The Cabaret, Indianapolis, IN
  
• Development Manager, Heartland Film, Indianapolis, IN
  
• Director of Marketing and PR, Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Fort Wayne, IN
• Executive Director, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Carmel, IN (Deadline March 16, 2018)
• Operations Manager, Theatre on the Square, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 19, 2018)
  
• Patron Services Supervisor (full-time) Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, IN (Deadline March 28, 2018)
  
• Patron Services Representative (part-time), Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, IN (Deadline March 28, 2018)
• Performing Arts Center Manager, Zionsville Community Schools, Zionsville, IN
  
• Social Media & Digital Marketing Coordinator, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, IN
• Teaching Artists, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 8, 2018)
  
• Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, Heartland Film, Indianapolis, IN
  

Jobs / other states

• Art Critic, The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
  
• Assistant Teaching Professor of Arts Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (Deadline March 31, 2018)
• Deputy Director, Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (posting closes March 3, 2018)
  
• Executive Director, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
  

Literary Arts

• Call for author nominations, 2018 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards, Indianapolis Public Library Foundation, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 16, 2018)
• Call for poetry submissions, Dear Poet Project, National Poetry Month 2018 (Deadline April 30, 2018)
  

Performing Arts

• Call for youth to audition, Annie, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis, IN (March 3, 2018)
• Call to audition, Little Women, Hendricks County Civic Theatre, Danville, IN (March 4 - 5, 2018)
  
• Call for artist / performers, 2018 First Fridays Series, Haynie's Corner Art District, Evansville, IN (Deadline March 9, 2018)
• Call to audition, Summer Stock Theatre, Nettle Creek Players, Richmond, IN (March 24, 2018)
  
• Call to audition, The Rainmaker, Buck Creek Players, Indianapolis, IN (7 p.m. April 2 & 3, 2018)
• Call to audition, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Belfry Theatre, Noblesville, IN (April 3 - 4, 2018)
  
• Call to audition, Pinocchio, Fort Wayne Youtheatre, Fort Wayne, IN (4 - 6 p.m. April 10 & 11, 2018)
  

Photography

• Call for entries, 24th Annual Photo Show, Kokomo Art Association, Kokomo, IN (Deadline March 3, 2018)
• Call for entries, Historic Preservation Month Photo Contest, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline April 6, 2018)

Public Art

• Call for existing Art for Vinyl Mural, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 5, 2018)
• Call for muralists, Jiffy Lube Mural, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 11, 2018)
• Request for Qualifications, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Temporary Mural, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 12, 2018)
  
• Call for conference panel proposals, 2018 International Sculpture Conference, Philadelphia, PA (Deadline March 12, 2018)
• Call for artists, Traffic Signal Box Project, Greater Southside Community Alliance, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 24, 2018)
• Call for muralists, Pre-qualification Program, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline April 9, 2018)
  
• Call to mayors, Public Art Challenge, Bloomberg Philanthropies (Deadline April 19, 2018)
  
• Call for artists / public art on STEAM, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Deadline June 30, 2018)
  

Visual Arts

• Call for artists, "Light as Air" Contest, Olay + ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH (Deadline March 7, 2018)
• Call to artists, Artwork Inspired by the Literary Arts, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 9, 2018)
  
• Call for artist portfolios, The Krempp Gallery, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN (Deadline March 12, 2018)
  
• Call to Indiana college artists, College Invitational Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 15, 2018)
• Call for artist submission, Rethink Art Competition and Exhibition, Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction, Valparaiso, IN (Deadline March 30, 2018)
  
• Call for artists, Granfallon, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Deadline March 30, 2018)
• Call for video art, Arts Council of Indianapolis and Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline April 1, 2018)
  
• Call for artist submissions, 2018 National Veterans Day Poster Contest, Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C. (Deadline April 1, 2018)
  
• Call for artists, Ode to Degas, National Juried Exhibition, Coburn Gallery at Ashland University, Ashland, OH (Deadline April 9, 2018)
  
• Call for artists, Art from the Heartland Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline April 13, 2018)
• Call for submissions, Artist Trading Card Exchange, back room projects, Chicago, IL (Deadline April 15, 2018)
  
• Call for artists, Indiana University Bicentennial Medal Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Deadline April 18, 2018)
• Call for artist submissions, 2018 Art Expo by Hands in Autism, Indianapolis, IN (April 26 - 27, 2018)
  
• Call for artists, The Hopper Prize, (Deadline May 15, 2018)
  

Volunteer Opportunities

• Call for volunteers, Indiana Artisan Marketplace (April 5 - 8, 2018), Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indiana Artisan, Indianapolis, IN
• Call for volunteers, Virginia Avenue Music Festival (may 9 - 13, 2018), Indianapolis, IN
  

Webinars & Workshops

• Tax Workshop for the Creative Class, Rokh and InCultr Studio, Indianapolis, IN (1 p.m. March 11, 2018)
• Designed Interdependence: DIY Residencies Online Webinar, Creative Capital, Indianapolis, IN (7 - 8:30 p.m. March 12, 2018)
• Intellectual Property Workshop for Makers & Artists, RUCKUS Makerspace, Indianapolis, IN (6 - 7:30 p.m. March 12, 2018)
  
• Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing Workshops, Purdue Extension Community Development (various dates and locations through March 15, 2018)
• Marketing My Art Workshop, Medici Media Space, St. Louis, MO March 16 - 18, 2018 (Registration deadline March 15, 2018)
• Using Smart Phones as a Marketing Tool workshop, 2 - 5 p.m. (EDT) April 18, 2018, Tippecanoe Arts Federation, 638 North St., Lafayette, IN
• Seven Elements of Strategic Marketing Online Workshop, Creative Capital, Indianapolis, IN (7 - 8:30 p.m. March 19, 2018)
  
• Real Life Budgeting Online Workshop, Creative Capital, Indianapolis, IN (7 - 8:30 p.m. March 22, 2018)
  
• Archival Framing workshop by Laurie Wright, Columbus Area Arts Council, Columbus, IN (April 21, 2018)
  
• Call for registration, Summer Youth Art Camp (June 11 - July 13, 2018) Arts for Lawrence, Indianapolis, IN
  

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