The City of Bloomington seeks to assist in the retention and expansion of business enterprises to enhance the economic base of the city and enhance the quality of life for its citizens. Various incentive programs are available, including those below.

The City of Bloomington will be displaying artwork created by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington Art Program during the months of December and January in the Atrium at City Hall.

The City of Bloomington’s Department of Parks and Recreation and BEAD announce that seven community applicants will each receive subsidized use of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for one day during 2012 through the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program.

BEAD announces a call for proposals for a Gateway public art project.

During the month of November, the City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) will showcase paintings by local watercolor artists in the Atrium of City Hall.

BEAD invites community members and organizations to adopt local traffic boxes for transformation into public art.

For the months of April and May BEAD and the City of Bloomington will showcase Flashes of Hope, a series of photographs of child patients at Riley Hospital.

The Bloomington Arts and Entertainment District (BEAD) will make space available on designated street poles in downtown for banners that promote events and attractions which have a significant tourism impact in the community.

BEAD was designated a state cultural district during the annual Arts Day at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, January 26th by the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC).

The Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC) is a City Commission which is charged with permanent public art projects and funding public art on behalf of the City.

The City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) and Ivy Tech Community College have joined the Americans for the Arts' Arts & Economic Prosperity IV research study.