In Art with “a Heart, you get to make something you believe in your heart you can do. -2nd grade student” and participant in an IAC funded program. 2009 - 2010 Biennial Report C Marty Eby, ME Photographics www.IN.gov/arts Table of Contents Regional Arts Partner Information.....................page 22 Letter from IAC Leaders......................................page 3 Grants Alphabetically by County.................pages 23-38 About IAC Grant Programs............................pages 4-5 Adams - Bartholomew Counties......................page 23 Other IAC Programs & Partnerships.............pages 6-7 Benton - Clark Counties...................................page 24 State Overviews...............................................pages 8-9 Clay - DuBois Counties....................................page 25 Regional Overviews.....................................pages 10-21 Elkhart - Gibson Counties................................page 26 IAC Region 1................................................... page 10 (Lake, LaPorte & Porter Counties) Grant - Hendricks Counties..............................page 27 IAC Region 2....................................................page 11 Henry - Jennings Counties...............................page 28 (Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph, & Starke Counties) Johnson - Lake Counties.................................page 29 IAC Region 3.....................................................page12 LaPorte - Marion Counties...............................page 30 (Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, & Whitley Counties) Marion County (continued)...............................page 31 IAC Region 4....................................................page 13 Marion (continued) - Monroe Counties............page 32 (Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Monroe (continued) - Perry Counties...............page 33 Tipton, Warren, & White Counties) Perry (continued) - Ripley Counties.................page 34 IAC Region 5....................................................page 14 (Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Rush - Sullivan Counties..................................page 35 Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union & Wayne Counties) Switzerland - Vanderburgh Counties...............page 36 IAC Region 6....................................................page 15 Vanderburgh (continued) - Wayne Counties....page 37 (Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, & Vigo Counties) Wayne (continued) - Whitley Counties.............page 38 IAC Region 7....................................................page 16 (Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion & Shelby Counties) IAC Region 8....................................................page 17 (Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan & Owen Counties) IAC Region 9....................................................page 18 (Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, & Switzerland Counties) IAC Region 10..................................................page 19 (Gibson, Knox, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, & Warrick Counties) IAC Region 11..................................................page 20 (Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange, & Perry Counties) IAC Region 12..................................................page 21 (Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott & Washington Counties) Version 1, January 2011 Dear Friends: Commissioners Jeanne Mirro, Chair Thank you for taking time to view the 2009 & 2010 biennial report of the Indiana Arts Commis- Fort Wayne sion. In the following pages we hope to share with you how the program and services of the Karen Ellerbrook, Indiana Arts Commission impact the lives and economics of our great state. Vice-Chair Evansville The arts are more than something to do on a free evening or afternoon. Yes, the arts do im- Judy Hess, Secretary prove our quality of life. We agree with President Abraham Lincoln’s statement: “Show me a Corydon great civilization and I will show you a civilization with great art.” Gilberto Cárdenas South Bend We at the Indiana Arts Commission share that belief, and are committed to share the arts as Jonathan Ford broadly as possible across our state because the arts should belong to everyone, everywhere. Terre Haute They should not be confi ned to large cities with major cultural venues, but also in small, rural Linda Goad community schools, libraries, and community centers. Indianapolis Pam Hicks We also know the arts mean real, full-time jobs for Hoosiers. According to a national economic Greenwood survey by Americans for the Arts, there are more than 9,000 arts related businesses in Indiana. Jeffrey J. Kirk, II These include not-for-profi t entities as well as private for-profi t businesses. Nearly 50,000 Hoo- Carmel siers are employed full-time by these arts-related businesses, and according to the 2000 U.S. Linda S. Levell Vincennes Census, nearly 20,000 Hoosiers identify themselves as full-time artists deriving their primary source of income from their art. Every arts-related business and every one of their employees Suzie Rentschler Hartsville contributes to the local, state and national economy and tax base. Kelly Schreckengast Lafayette The Indiana Arts Commission also believes arts education is critical to developing creative Irene Smith-King problem solving skills, as well as instilling appreciation for the arts in future Hoosier artists and Gary arts consumers. Two years ago, thanks to the loyal support of customers purchasing the Arts Richard Q. Stifel Trust special issue license plate, the Arts Commission began its Arts in Education program South Bend bringing grants to more than two dozen Indiana elementary and secondary schools to develop Earl Williams in-classroom arts programs. Muncie Trevor Yager Over the past 18 months, we have been successful in efforts to Indianapolis make the arts more accessible. We are proud of the fact that the Indiana Arts Commission was chosen as the 2009 recipient of the National Accessibility Leadership Award recognizing exceptional initiatives and programs to make the arts accessible and inclusive for older adults and individuals with disabilities. We are pleased to share this report with you, and encourage you to join with us as we celebrate the arts and their impact on the lives of millions of Hoosiers. Sincerely, Jeanne E. Mirro Lewis C. Ricci IAC Chairperson IAC Executive Director 3 Version 1, January 2011 About the Indiana Arts Commission’s Grant Programs Indiana has an impressive history of signifi cant contributions to the arts. Home to artists such as T.C. Steele and Robert Indiana, designers Bill Blass and Michael Graves, entertainers Hoagy Carmichael and Crystal Gayle, Indiana has inspired and encouraged generations of Hoosiers. For more than 40 years, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) has advocated for and extended grant support to Indiana artists and community-based cultural organizations. Strengthening the arts is critical to strengthening a dynamic and creative workforce throughout our state. Nearly 8,000 arts-related businesses call Indiana home and employ more than 48,000 Hoosiers. The Commission fi rst awarded 42 grants in 1969, and today, centrally and through its Regional Arts Partner system, annually awards grants to nearly 400 individual artists, arts organizations, and cultural program provid- ers throughout the State of Indiana. Qualifying for an IAC grant has come to represent a “gold seal” standard of excellence. A breakdown of the grants in each county for FY2009 & FY2010 begins on page 23. American Masterpieces Capacity Building Program (CBP) Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts The Capacity Building Program actually began as (NEA), the American Masterpieces program al- the IAC’s Technical Assistance Program. This grant lowed states to award grants to organizations using allocation helped nonprofi t arts and cultural organi- the work of American Masters through touring, local zations become more effective and effi cient. Grants presenting, and education programs. Projects were provide opportunities for technical assistance infor- intended to showcase the best of American arts by mation focusing on nonprofi t organizational assess- utilizing signifi cant American composers, choreog- ment and improvement. The organizations’ boards, raphers, playwrights, photographers, visual artists, staff and other key stakeholders, led by an inde- writers, and fi lmmakers. The program was initiated pendent consultant, examine their own agencies’ in 2006 and ended in FY2009. capacity in areas of governance, management, and environmental challenges and opportunities. This American Recovery and program was suspended after 2009, as the IAC de- Reinvestment Act (ARRA) cided to offer Technical Assistance workshops. This federally funded program was administered Individual Artist Program (IAP) through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to preserve jobs at local arts organizations and cul- The Individual Artist Program is designed to provide tural programming providers threatened by declin- individual artists with grant assistance for specifi c ing philanthropic support. projects that will further their career development. Grant funds may be used to meet the artists’ needs Arts in Education Grant (AIE) in promotion, business development, and develop- In late 2008, the Indiana Arts Commission began ing and reaching new markets for their work. The accepting grant applications for a new Arts in Edu-