City of Bloomington Arts Commission Announces Arts Project Grant Program Workshop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2012

For more information, contact:
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, 349.3534, michaelm@bloomington.in.gov
Brian Robinson, Interim Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349.3406, robinsonb@bloomington.in.gov

City of Bloomington Arts Commission Announces Arts Project Grant Program Workshop

Bloomington, IN -- The City of Bloomington Arts Commission will conduct a drop-in workshop for potential applicants to its April 2012 Arts Project grant cycle.

The Arts Commission will offer the workshop on Wednesday, March 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Hooker Conference Room in City Hall. Potential applicants are invited to bring questions as well as draft applications in progress for review and feedback by commission members. The drop-in workshop is first-come, first-served.

Arts Project grants of up to $1,000 are available to nonprofit organizations participating in arts activities that align with the current areas of focus of the Arts Commission: to cultivate a community in which residents appreciate the value of personal and collective artistic activity; to encourage collaboration in and diversification of artistic activities that include participants from across the community; to enhance and support a high level of artistry; and to support the economic vitality and interests of local artists and arts organizations.

Guidelines and application are available on the City of Bloomington website at www.bloomington.in.gov/bac.

For more information on the grant program, contact Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, at michaelm@bloomington.in.gov or 812.349.3534.

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