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Arts Funding
Lilly gives $1 million for art museum initiative
May 15, 2013
Lou HarryThe five-year program is designed to transform the Indianapolis Museum of Art into a more visitor-centered institution. The
first year will include enhancements to the upcoming Matisse show.
MoreIMA's new CEO aims to bolster finances by doubling attendance
February 9, 2013
Dan HumanIndianapolis Museum of Art CEO Charles Venable plans to cut costs and use major exhibits to boost attendance—a strategy
aimed at reducing the museum’s reliance on investment returns and allowing its endowment to grow back to pre-recession
level.
MoreLilly Endowment pledges $2M if ISO can hit $5M goal
December 20, 2012
Dan HumanLilly Endowment has pledged $2 million to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on condition the performing arts group reaches
an important $5 million fundraising goal by Feb. 3.
MoreArts council launches local crowdfunding service
December 12, 2012
Dan HumanThe Arts Council of Indianapolis on Wednesday unveiled a a new program to help central Indiana not-for-profit arts, cultural
and humanities organizations raise funds for individual projects.
MoreISO, musicians still far apart in negotiations
August 30, 2012
Dan HumanUnion representatives for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians are spilling more details about negotiations with ISO
management, which is planning major structural changes to address the orchestra's ongoing financial issues.
MoreEDITORIAL: Arts groups deserve support
August 25, 2012
IBJ StaffNew research from national advocacy group Americans for the Arts aims to prove that local arts organizations enrich us all,
literally as well as figuratively.
MoreEarth House cites unsustainable business model for closure
August 23, 2012
Dan HumanLeaders of a church-affiliated Indianapolis arts organization are citing an unsustainable business model as the reason why
doors will close at the end of the month. Earth House Collective will host its final events on Aug. 31
MoreExtra money for Carmel arts groups on hold
August 8, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel Mayor James Brainard's request for an additional $1.36 million in arts funding is lingering in a city council committee.
MoreIndianapolis Opera stays afloat as peer companies call it quits
June 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinNext season will start later and feature a money-saving collaboration with Indiana University.
MoreBrainard requests more money for Carmel arts center
June 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel Mayor James Brainard wants to give the Center for the Performing Arts another $840,000 to cover its bills through December—on
top of a $5.5 million subsidy he orchestrated last fall.
MoreIndy art museum receives grant for Miller House
May 11, 2012
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Museum of Art has received a grant to digitize, catalog, and put online a collection of materials about a
1957 modernist-style home in Columbus designed by famed architect Eero Saarinen.
MoreFinancial Planning Association sponsors orchestra
April 28, 2012
Group support of ISO pulls in first-time donors.
MoreFinancial review questions some spending at Carmel arts center
January 17, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA taping of the PBS show "The Sinatra Legacy" was one of the activities the board of directors reviewed after former
CEO Steven Libman resigned last summer.
MoreCarmel's Center for Performing Arts trims staff
December 8, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel eliminated five positions this week as interim CEO Frank Basile tries to rein
in costs at the financially challenged organization that oversees the Palladium.
MoreISO reports smaller deficit, bigger endowment
November 14, 2011
IBJ StaffThe parent organization of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra said its expenses exceeded revenue by $1.7 million on a budget
of $25.6 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The deficit was $1 million less than a year ago, while the ISO endowment grew
by $5.5 million.
MoreHeartland nearing $12.5 million fundraising goal
October 13, 2011
Scott OlsonThe not-for-profit, whose annual film festival in Indianapolis opens Thursday, has surpassed $10 million and hopes to hit
its goal of $12.5 million by the end of next year.
MoreIndianapolis printer receives national honor for arts support
July 23, 2011
IBJ StaffPrinting Partners is one of the top 10 corporate arts supporters in the nation, according to Americans for the Arts in Washington,
D.C.
MoreCaptain Kidd's cannon to land at Children's Museum
April 2, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis received a $1 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation to support expeditions by an Indiana University team to Captain Kidd’s ship in the Dominican Republic.
Butler University to close 102-year-old dance academy
March 25, 2011
IBJ StaffButler University said Thursday that it plans to close its Jordan Academy of Dance due to economic reasons. The academy, which
has more than 200 students, ages 3-17, will shut down May 31.
MoreEx-Emmis exec uses estate toolkit to fund Butler venue
February 12, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinHoward Schrott will provide $6.5 million toward the $13 million performing-arts building.
MoreEiteljorg, Indianapolis Symphony pull in new visitors
December 30, 2010
IBJ StaffExhibit, grant power audience development initiatives.
MoreNot-for-profits hang out consulting shingle
December 25, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinTight budgets are prompting some of the state’s largest not-for-profit organizations to launch new businesses to shore
up the bottom line. The Indianapolis Museum of Art, for example, has a contract to manage the airport's art collection.
MoreArts groups prepare fundraising campaigns
December 24, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThis year, five organizations announced or began preparing for the launch of major campaigns. The targets ranged from $12.5
million for Heartland Truly Moving Pictures to $100 million for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
MoreFishers Arts Council cranks up effort to support creative community
November 6, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Fishers Arts Council, which merged this year with the Fishers Cultural Alliance, is looking to become the suburb’s
foremost arts advocate.
MoreArts funding maintained in proposed city budget
August 23, 2010
Scott OlsonFunding for city arts programs is expected to remain at $1 million in 2011, even as the mayor's budget plan calls for cutting
$22
million in local spending. Funding for the parks department also should remain flat, at $21.1 million.
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