L-R: Rebecca Pappas, FY18 grant recipient; Leela Breithaupt, FY18 grant recipient

IAC launches new artist services website

The Indiana Arts Commission has launched a new artist services website where artists can find helpful information to assist them with funding opportunities, learning resources, inspiration, and connections to further their creative pursuits. This new online portal will help you advance your career, reach new audiences, explore new creative learning opportunities, and get answers to frequently asked questions. For more information about IAC artist services, contact Anna Tragesser at 317-232-1281 or email atragesser@iac.in.gov.

Important IAC deadlines approaching for artists

Creative artists and entrepreneurs interested in learning ways to enhance their business skills have a limited time to apply for the 2019 On-Ramp accelerator program. The Indiana Arts Commission is accepting applications through January 17, 2019.

Applications are also open for the next cycle of Individual Advancement Program grants from the Arts Commission. Artists may request up to $2,000 in support of projects that will help advance their careers and have public benefit. The deadline to apply for the Individual Advancement Program is 4:30 p.m. (EST) February 7, 2019.

Work of 19 Hoosier artisans earn Indiana Artisan designation

Functional and decorative art, as well as savory and sweet foods became part of the Indiana Artisan brand giving their makers the distinction of ranking among the best in Indiana. Experts in all aspects of art, fine craft and food served on panels that reviewed applications from Indiana's highest-quality artists and food producers. Art panels were a balance of professionals with insight into art and fine craft, including artists and craftspeople, art educators, and museum staff. Artists and craftspeople selected include:

• John Brickley, Lapel, wood artist
• Nancy Goodwine Wozniak, visual artist
• Carrie Wright, Muncie, jewelry artist
• Otis Harville, Carmel, photographer
• Mark Lisota, Indianapolis, jewelry artist
• Theresa Groth, Elizabethtown, wood artist
• Anna Chalos-McAleese, Terre Haute, glass artist
• Matt Hurdle, Fishers, visual artist
• Sharon & Jessica Bussert, Nashville, photographers
• Carolyn Mabry, Indianapolis, basket weaver
• Wendy Simon, Frankfort, multi-media sculptor
• Rebecca Stockert, Fort Wayne, illustrator (IAC On-Ramp alumni)
• Patricia Wilkerson, Indianapolis, wood artist
• Monte Young, Jasper, ceramic artist
• Kathy Blankenheim, Brownsburg, visual artist
• TeriLu Adler, Madison, multi-media artist (IAC On-Ramp alumni)

Online video forum helps artists become civically engaged

The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) has launched Citizen Artist Salons, online video-based gatherings and learning calls that deepen dialogue on specific themes and allow promising projects, ideas, and possibilities to circulate through the USDAC network. Each Citizen Artist Salon features guest presenters, open space for group conversation, and highlights opportunities for action and connection. Learn more.

Indianapolis to host 2019 Indiana Arts Homecoming

The Indiana Historical Society will be the host venue for the 2019 Indiana Arts Homecoming. The statewide convening of artists, arts administrators, arts educators, advocates and community leaders will be October 24-25, 2019.

The theme for the 2019 Arts Homecoming is Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access: Arts for All. The conference will explore what "Arts for All" means in practice. Learn more.

South Shore Arts exhibit focuses on graffiti artists

Contract approved for more Goshen storm drain art

40-foot-tall, $150,000 sculpture adds unique presence to Shelbyville gateway

Artists bring new life to dying trees in East Chicago parks

Work begins on Fort Wayne public art master plan

A first: in L.A. more women than men had solo shows in 2018

Retaking the stage: what artists can be in our society

What does it mean to be a teaching artist?

Grammy nominee brings the military experience to light with 'Rifles and Rosary Beads'

Women are inventing their own Nashville country music

For the first time in her 70 year career, Rosemary Harris is a replacement actor

93-year-old Dick Van Dyke talks about his dancing in Mary Poppins sequel

Inside the lives of understudies

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

Conferences, Webinars & Workshops

• Call for conference proposals, LEAD 2019 Conference, Denver, CO, Kennedy Center Office of Accessibility, Washington, DC (Deadline extended to January 14, 2019)
• Art teacher workshops, Butler Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN (various dates in 2018 and 2019)

Fellowships, Grants, Residencies & Scholarships

• Call for applications, Project Funding for Musicians, Create Indy, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 11, 2019)
• Call for applications, Performing Arts Academy for young adults (13-19), Indiana Black Expo, Indianapolis, IN (Orientation begins February 16, 2019)
• Call for applications, US - Japan Creative Artists Fellowships, Japan - United States Friendship Commission (Deadline March 1, 2019)
• Call for applications, Lechleiter Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline March 17, 2019)
• Call for applications, USArtists International Round Three Grants (Deadline April 3, 2019)

Film

• Call for submissions, Superfest Disability Film Festival, Lighthouse for the Blind and Enchanted Hills Camp, San Fransisco, CA (Deadline 11:59 p.m. February 28, 2019)
• Call for submissions, 36th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Chicago, IL (Discount Deadline May 1, 2019)

Jobs / Indiana

• Accounting Assistant, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Arts Instructors (part-time) World Changers School of the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
• Arts Instructors (part-time) Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
• Art Instructors, Mooresville Arts Partnership, Mooresville, IN
• Artistic Director (part-time) Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, Bloomington, IN
• Coordinator, Indianapolis Arts Garden, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
• Dance Instructors, Iibada Dance Company, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 31, 2019)
  
• Development Associate, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis, IN
• Development Director, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
• Grants Manager, Arts for Learning, Indianapolis, IN
• High School / Middle School Art Teacher, Midwest Academy, Carmel, IN
• Marketing & Communications Manager, The Cabaret, Indianapolis, IN
• Performing Arts Instructors / Coaches, Aspirations Studio, Greenwood, IN
• Photography Intern, Project Lead Way, Indianapolis, IN
• Project Manager, Third Space project, Arts for Learning, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 31, 2019)
• Revenue Analyst & Ticketing Manager, Music for All, Indianapolis, IN
• Sales Assistants (part-time), Indiana Artisan, French Lick Resort, French Lick, IN (Deadline January 11, 2019)
• Senior Accountant, Indy Opera, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 11, 2019)
• Studio Assistant (part-time), Ignite Studio Makerspace, Fishers, IN
• Videographer, Project Lead Way, Indianapolis, IN
• Video Producer / Filmmaker / Graphics Animator, MediaFuel, Fishers, IN

Jobs / Other States

• Arts Coordinator, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
• Arts Production Manager, The Music Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Assistant Director of Communications, The Colburn School
• Executive Director, Performance Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
• Partner Engagement Specialist, Ingenuity, Chicago, IL
• Senior Director of Communications, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
• Vocal Instructor, Clerity Educational Group, Los Angeles, CA

Literary Arts

• Call for scripts, 2019 VSA Playwright Discovery Awards Program, VSA Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. (Deadline January 23, 3019)
• Call for play submissions, 35th Annual MiniPlay Festival, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Bloomington, IN (Deadline February 1, 2019)

Performing Arts

• Call to audition, Henry VI, Garfield Shakespeare Company, Indianapolis, IN (6 p.m. January 8, 9, & 10, 2019)
• Call to audition, Gilligan's Island, Belfry Theatre, Noblesville, IN (7 p.m. January 14 & 15, 2019)
• Call to audition, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mud Creek Players, Indianapolis, IN (2:30 p.m. January 20 & 7 p.m. January 21, 2019)
• Call for applications, VSA Playwrights Discovery Program, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. (Deadline January 23, 2019)
• Apply to audition, Associate Principal Bassoon, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle, WA (Deadline January 24, 2019)
• Call to audition, DISASTER! A 70s Movie Musical, Buck Creek Players, Indianapolis, IN (7 p.m. February 4 & 5, 2019)
• Call for musical acts featuring women, Play-at-MidWay, MidWay Music Speaks, Bloomington, IN
• Call for artist statements, performed stories of marginalized communities, Spirit & Place Festival, Indianapolis, IN
• Call for voice-over talent, Vibenomics, Fishers, IN
• Call for male actors, Camelot, Indianapolis Opera, Indianapolis, IN

Photography

• Call for entries, LENS 2019, Perspective Gallery, Evanston, IL (Deadline January 14, 2019)
• Call for entries, FOCUS 2019, IU Kokomo Downtown Gallery, Kokomo, IN (Deadline January 25, 2019)
• Call for entries, IN-Focus Exhibition, Anderson Museum of Art, Anderson, IN (Deadline February 2, 2019)

Public Art

• Call to artists, Sky Harbor Terminal 4 Public Art Sculpture, Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture and City of Phoenix Aviation Department, Phoenix, AZ (Deadline January 18, 2019)
• Call to artists, Sky Harbor Terminal 4 Public Art Walk Bridge, Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture and City of Phoenix Aviation Department, Phoenix, AZ (Deadline January 18, 2019)
• Call to artists or artist teams, Fresh StART, Arts for Learning, Starke County, IN (Deadline January 25, 2019)
• Call for muralists, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 27, 2019)
• Call to artists, Sculptures Angola" seeks existing sculpture, Angola, IN (Deadline February 8, 2019)
• Call for video art proposals, Indianapolis International Airport and the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (rolling application reviews)

Visual Arts

• Call to artists, Image & Word, Kaviar Forge & Gallery, Louisville, KY (Deadline January 11, 2019)
• Call to artists, Black History Month Art, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 12, 2019)
• Request for qualifications, Welcome Race Fans 2019, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline January 14, 2019)
• Call for entries, American Dream, Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute, IN (Deadline January 18, 2019)
• Call to artists, Love Themed Exhibition, Nickel Plate Arts, Noblesville, IN (Deadline January 18, 2018)
• Call for submissions, Mad Scientists Society Volume II, I FELL, Bloomington, IN (Deadline January 21, 2019)
• Call for artists, Encounter: a Sci-Fi and Fantasy Art Exhibition, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline February 9, 2019)
• Call for artists, reVISION Tactile Art Exhibition, reVISION, Indianapolis, IN (Deadline February 22, 2019)
• Call for artists, "Upbringing," Indiana University Kokomo Downtown Gallery, Kokomo, IN (Deadline February 25, 2019)
• Call for artists, Arte Natura: art inspired by nature, SlowArt Productions and Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY (Deadline February 28, 2019)
• Call for artists, Ivyside Juried  Art Competition, Penn State University, Altoona, PA (Deadline March 1, 2019)
• Call for artist portfolios, Solo and Group Shows for 2020, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN (Deadline March 15, 2019)
• Call for entries, Sanctuary: National Juried Exhibition 2019, (opening soon), Arc Gallery and Studios, San Fransisco, CA (Deadline March 18, 2019)
• Call for submissions, Art Expo 2019 logo design, (April 19, 2019) HANDSin Autism, Bloomington, IN
• Private offices for 2D makers, RUCKUS Makerspace, Indianapolis, IN
• Three Private Studio Spaces for makers, RUCKUS Makerspace, Indianapolis, IN

Volunteer Opportunities

• Call for photo retouching volunteers, The Indiana Album, Indianapolis, IN
• Call for volunteers, Art Bank, Indianapolis, IN
• Call for volunteers, Spirit & Place Festival, Indianapolis, IN

Webinars & Workshops

• Professional Grant Development Workshop, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (January 23 - 24, 2019)

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Rex Van Zant
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