Indy Arts Council Awards Second Round of Grants
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The city of Indianapolis and the Indy Arts Council have awarded grants to 60 recipients totaling nearly $500,000 in the second round of the Annual Grants Program COVID-19 Relief Fund. The city says the fund helps nonprofit arts organizations pay for rent or mortgages, utilities, and personnel, among other COVID-19 related expenses.
“We are grateful for the City’s continued support of Indy’s creative comeback,” said Julie Goodman, Indy Arts Council president and chief executive officer. “100% of organizations that receive city funding through the Annual Grants Program are now re-open for in-person experiences. These relief funds will help our sector stay safe and stay open so we can reconnect residents to the arts and cultural experiences that are essential to our social and economic recovery.”
The recipients are listed below:
- American Cabaret Theater – $8,295
- American Pianist Association – $8,295
- ArtMix – $8,295
- Arts for Learning – $8,295
- Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis Inc. – $8,295
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site – $8,295
- Big Car Media Inc. – $8,295
- Buck Creek Players Inc. – $8,295
- Claude McNeal’s Musical Theatre Training Program Inc. – $8,295
- Dance Kaleidoscope – $8,295
- Drum Corps International – $8,295
- Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art – $8,295
- Festival Music Society – $8,295
- Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis (Classical Music Indy) – $8,295
- Footlite Musicals – $8,295
- Freetown Village – $8,295
- Harrison Center for the Arts – $8,295
- Heartland Film Inc. – $8,295
- Iibada Dance Co. – $8,295
- Indiana Fashion Foundation Corp. – $8,295
- Indiana Historical Society – $8,295
- Indiana Performing Arts Centre – $8,295
- Indiana Repertory Theatre – $8,295
- Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites – $8,295
- Indianapolis Art Center – $8,295
- Indianapolis Ballet Inc. – $8,295
- Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra – $8,295
- Indianapolis Children’s Choir – $8,295
- Indianapolis Film Project Inc. (Kan-Kan Cinema) – $8,295
- Indianapolis Jazz Foundation Inc. – $8,295
- Indianapolis Men’s Chorus – $8,295
- Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective – $6,588
- Indianapolis Opera – $8,295
- Indianapolis Shakespeare Co. Inc. – $8,295
- Indianapolis Symphonic Choir – $8,295
- Indianapolis Women’s Chorus – $8,295
- Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc. – $8,295
- IndyBaroque Music Inc. – $8,295
- International Violin Competition of Indianapolis – $8,295
- Kids Dance Outreach Inc. – $8,295
- Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc. – $8,295
- Madam Walker Legacy Center Inc. – $8,295
- Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media / WFYI – $8,295
- Music for All Inc. – $8,295
- Partnership for Lawrence Inc. (Arts for Lawrence) – $8,295
- PATTERN Inc. – $8,295
- Percussive Arts Society – $8,295
- Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis Inc. – $8,295
- Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre – $8,295
- River West Theater (Fonseca Theater) – $8,295
- Storefront Theater of Indianapolis – $8,295
- Storytelling Arts of Indiana – $8,295
- Summer Stock Stage – $8,295
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – $8,295
- The District Theatre – $8,295
- The Indianapolis Theater Fringe Festival – $8,295
- The Indy Convergence Inc. – $8,302
- The New Harmony Project – $8,295
- The Sapphire Theatre Co. – $8,295
- Young Actors Theater (REACT) – $8,295
To date, the city’s fund has awarded nearly $1 million. Inside INdiana Business reported on the first round of grants in 2020.