City of Bloomington To Offer Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2008

For more information, please contact:
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Director of Economic and Sustainable Development for the Arts, City of Bloomington, 349-3534
Danny Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-CITY, lopezd@bloomington.in.gov

[image:4173,left]Bloomington, IN - The City of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department and the Office of the Mayor have announced the 2009 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program. The goal of the program is to provide community organizations low-cost access to the theater for programming with clear benefit to the public.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program is a competitive grant program that will subsidize the daily rental fee for one day's use of the theater during 2009. A limited number of days are available through this program. The grant does not cover required or additional labor costs, equipment rental, box office or ticketing fees, or other incidental fees or charges assessed by Buskirk-Chumley Theater Management (BCTM). Accepted grantees will be responsible for those costs, and usage dates must be negotiated with BCTM.

Grants are available to any individuals, businesses or organizations located within the corporate boundaries of the City of Bloomington. Applications will be reviewed and scored by a review committee consisting of representatives of the Office of the Mayor and City's Legal, Parks, Community and Family Resources, and Economic and Sustainable Development Departments. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.

The City will host a public information session about the grant program on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m. led by Assistant Economic and Sustainable Development Director for the Arts Miah Michaelsen. Potential applicants are invited to attend and learn more about the program. Application forms also will be available at the session and on the [City's website|http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=3503;] after Dec. 17.

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