City of Bloomington to Offer 2013 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 4, 2012

For more information, please contact:
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington, 349.3534
Adam Wason, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349.3419, [mailto: wasona@bloomington.in.gov]

Bloomington, IN - The City of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department and BEAD announce the 2013 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Grant Program. The goal of the program is to provide low-cost access to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for programming that benefits the community.

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 Dec. 31, 2013. 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 from the City's Legal, Parks and Recreation, Community and Family Resources and Economic and Sustainable Development Departments and the Office of the Mayor. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Oct. 19.

Grant applications will be judged in six categories of criteria: community benefit, appropriateness to the venue, feasibility, event production experience, community impact and collaboration.

This year's grant program offers a paperless application option as part of the City's paper use reduction initiative. To download an application, visit [www.bloomington.in.gov/arts|www.bloomington.in.gov/arts]. Questions can be directed to Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts Miah Michaelsen at [mailto: michaelm@bloomington.in.gov] or 349.3534.

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