During its July Quarterly Business Meeting, the Indiana Arts Commission approved funding recommendations for the Arts Organization Support and Arts Project Support grant programs. Statewide, 545 applications were reviewed by 133 panelists with expertise in the arts, community development, and nonprofit management. The Arts Organization Support and Arts Project Support grant programs are facilitated in partnership between the Indiana Arts Commission and the Regional Arts Partner Consortium. The Arts Federation is the Region 4 Arts Partner serving Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren and White Counties. Between both programs, $189,186 will be awarded to 32 nonprofit and public entities, located in one of the 14 counties TAF serves.
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“This is an exciting time for our state and for the many organizations selected and their communities.” said Dave Haist, Chair of the Indiana Arts Commission. “Each of our Commissioners believe deeply in the critical importance of the arts in making Indiana a place for all to want to live and work and for those not within our state to consider Indiana as a place to locate their families and businesses and invest in Indiana’s future.”
TAF’s CEO, Tetia Lee states, “The Arts Federation is pleased to be a part of the Regional Arts Partnership of the IAC which enables support for expanding arts access, sustaining programming, and the provision of resources to artists and organizations across North Central Indiana. We are deeply grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana General Assembly for their continued commitment to investing in the arts. Their support ensures that creativity continues to thrive in our communities and strengthens Indiana as a whole.”
“Art and creativity create stronger, more connected Hoosier communities,” said Miah Michaelsen, Executive Director of the Indiana Arts Commission. “Across Indiana, public funding for arts and creativity continually proves to be a high-return investment that improves the quality of life of Hoosiers and drives economic development within our state. We are proud to support organizations and projects that develop connections, foster the entrepreneurial spirit of communities, and create the kinds of places where people want to live, work, study, and stay.”
Funding for the Indiana Arts Commission and its programs is provided by the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.