City of Bloomington to Offer 2010 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program

The submission date for this grant has passed. Please return in Fall 2010 to apply.

The City of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department and BEAD announce the 2010 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program. The goal of the program is to provide low-cost access to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for programming with demonstrated community benefit.

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 the year ending December 31, 2010. A limited number of days are available through the 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. BCTM reserves the right to black out some dates.

The grant program is open to any individual, business or organization 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 City's Legal, Parks, Community and Family Resources and Economic and Sustainable Development Departments and the Office of the Mayor. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2009.

The City will host a public information session about the grant program on Monday, October 5th at 5:30 p.m. led by Assistant Economic Development Director Miah Michaelsen. Potential applicants are invited to attend and learn more about the program.

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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