Bloomington Arts Commission announces recipients of the 2023 Arts Project Grant Cycle

The City of Bloomington Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Arts Project Grant Cycle. Arts Project Grants are meant to help offset costs incurred by local artists and arts groups facilitating public-facing arts projects. 

 

The Commission received 67 exceptional applications for the 2023 Arts Project Grant cycle - a record number nearly double the amount of applications it has received for this cycle in the past.  All proposed projects were evaluated based on their level of artistic quality, community impact, and organizational capacity. The following artists and arts groups received funding for their projects:

 

WFHB Community Radio

WFHB Local Live Remote Broadcast Series

 

Reimagining Opera for Kids

Reimagining Opera for Kids presents Rufus and Rita!

 

Backspace Gallery

Immersive Experiential Art exhibit

 

Sobremesa Farm, LLC

Mural Design, Fabrication and Installation at Sobremesa Farm

 

Monroe County Court Appointed Special Advocates

Uplifting our Children

 

Indiana University Arts & Humanities Council

Indiana University Prison Arts Initiative

 

Bloomington North Choirs

Commission for Bloomington North Treble Chorus

 

Monroe County History Center

Connecting to Our Letterpress History

 

Roses Midwest Art Gallery

Art Programming

 

Bloomington Buffy

Bloomington Buffy Prom: Anti-Valentine's Day Cover Show & Fundraiser for Reproductive Justice

 

Bruna Kalil Othero

The Porn President or a Tropical Odyssey: a short film

 

Kyle Quass

Bloomington Improvised Music and Film Series

 

Rebecca Woodward Art Education, LLC

Open Figure Drawing Sessions for the Community

 

FAR Photo Review Group

FAR Photo Review Group Exhibition 2023

 

Paint Bloomington

2023 Paint Bloomington Event

 

Cicada Cinema

Film Series Programming

 

PDVNCH

‘D’OPEN-MIC

 

Pictura Gallery

Pictura Kids Workshop Series and Youth Art Month Exhibition

 

The People's Market

Dyeing with Local Plants Kids Workshop

 

Orbit Room

Mural on Parklet on College Ave

 

Lotus Education & Arts Foundation

30th Annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival

 

Sounds Of Indiana

Everyone In Harmony

 

Writers Guild at Bloomington

Writers Guild Spoken Word Events

 

Indiana Recovery Alliance

"Ending Overdose Together: Harm Reduction in Our Community" Film Series - an IU Cinema Creative Collaboration with Indiana Recovery Alliance

 

Alchymy Viols

Deep River: American Spirituals My Mother Taught Me performed by Michael Walker and Alchymy Viols

 

The Saint John of Damascus Society

Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation

 

Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble

Chamber Music Coaching 

 

Jamey Guzman

Open Heart Surgery: A New Chamber Opera

 

Buskirk-Chumley Theater

BCT Summer Family Film Fest

 

JCP Designs

Pretrial Justice: Reforming Our Pretrial System

 

Urban Deer Recording Co.

Urban Deer Performance Series

 

Kid Kazooey

Band Practice with Kid Kazooey

 

Bloomington Early Music

BEMI: Bloomington Early Music Immersion

 

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra

Celebrate the Season: Make Your Holidays Sparkle with the BSO!

 

Visit Bloomington

Switchyard Park Thursday Night Summer Music Series 

 

“In my second year as grants chair, I continue to be impressed by the quality and variety of the artistic production in our community. Moreover, the unprecedented growth of the number of applications we received demonstrates the importance of public funding of the arts and the strong commitment of our community to making Bloomington an artistic leader in the Midwest,” remarked Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert, chair of the Bloomington Arts Commission Grants Committee.

 

Each year the BAC facilitates three grant cycles, including cycles for Arts Projects, Operations, and Emerging Artists. More information regarding the 2023 grant cycles is available at bloomington.in.gov/arts/grants. Arts Commission grants are funded by the Economic and Sustainable Development Department’s General and Local Income Tax budget, as well as funds from the Bloomington Urban Economic Association. 

 

About the Bloomington Arts Commission

Established in 1980, the Bloomington Arts Commission provides a means for the City of Bloomington to stimulate and encourage community appreciation for and participation in the arts.

The City of Bloomington recognizes that the arts are an important part of the culture and economy of the community, and that the City has a responsibility to foster an environment conducive to the community's participation in the arts. The conservation and development of the city's artistic resources are essential to the social, educational, and economic growth of the city. Artists, works of art, and artistic institutions contribute to the quality of life and the general welfare of the citizens of Bloomington. More information is available at https://bloomington.in.gov/boards/arts.

 

About the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association

The Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association (BUEA)  aims to "provide the means to improve the economic, physical, and social environment for Zone residents and businesses."

The BUEA Zone is an area north, west, and south of Downtown, whose residents and businesses are eligible for scholarships, arts and business grants, and tax incentives.