BUEA to partner with BEAD on Zone Arts Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 17, 2012

For more information, please contact:
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington Department of Economic and Sustainable Development, 349.3534
Doris Sims, Assistant Director, City of Bloomington Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development, 349.3582

Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association to partner with BEAD on Zone Arts Grant Program

Bloomington, Ind. - The Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association (BUEA) in partnership with the City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) will again distribute funds through the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Zone Arts Grant Program. This grant program will support art projects located within the boundaries of the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Zone or that provide documented direct benefit to Zone residents. The maximum grant award is $4,000, and each applicant may be awarded only one grant. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Jan. 15, 2013.

Businesses, organizations and individuals based within the Urban Enterprise Zone are eligible to apply. While the business or organization's primary purpose may or may not be arts-related, the projects must be arts-related and open to Zone residents and the general public. Although not all project partners are required to be based within the Zone, the applicant must be and the primary beneficiaries of the project must be Zone residents. A map of the zone can be found at [http://bloomington.in.gov/buea|www.bloomington.in.gov/buea].

Projects funded through this program must demonstrate a high level of artistic quality, provide evidence of professional management and demonstrate a positive impact on and provide value to the Zone and its residents. Exhibits, concerts, performances, festivals, art space development, murals and other public art are examples of the types of projects eligible for funding through the Zone Arts Grant program.

Grant award decisions will be made by the BUEA Board at its February 2013 meeting. Guidelines and the application for the program are available on the City of Bloomington wbsite at [www.bloomington.in.gov/bead|www.bloomington.in.gov/bead].

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About the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association:

The Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association provides the means to improve he economic, physical and social environment for Zone residents and businesses ad contributes to economic development efforts in Bloomington's urban core. The Enterprise Zone operates in accordance with the Indiana State Code and has created and retained hundreds of jobs and spurred millions of dollars in increased investment.

For more information on BUEA, contact Doris Sims at 349.3582 or visit [http://bloomington.in.gov/buea|www.bloomington.in.gov/buea].

About the City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District:

BEAD brings the business and creative sectors together to advance commerce and culture, build community and spur economic development. A geographically defined, mixed-use cultural district in downtown Bloomington, BEAD capitalizes on local and regional assets to enhance the overall economic development of the community and provide a connective link to a variety of incentives, programs and grants to benefit its major stakeholder groups and users.

For more information on the grant program contact Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts Miah Michaelsen at [mailto:michaelm@bloomington.in.gov] or 349.3534.