Big donor leaves Indianapolis Museum of Art board
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is losing endowment revenue at the same time prominent donor Wayne Zink, CEO of Endangered
Species Chocolate, has resigned from the board.
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Polis Center’s Spirit and Place Festival wants place on your schedule
The civic festival Spirit and Place, which runs Nov. 5-16, has been a fixture of the fall season since 1996, but organizers
are still trying to explain to Indianapolis residents what it’s all about.
New not-for-profit coffee shop in Fletcher Place will raise money for charities
The new coffee shop named for Calvin Fletcher, one of the city’s first lawyers, will give money to groups such as Second Helpings.
Symphony’s CEO trying to steer through challenging time
Simon Crookall is trying to hire a maestro who will excite audiences at the same time he’s trying to pull the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra out of
a financial tailspin.
City trying to land headquarters of storytelling organization
The National Storytelling Network will consider Indianapolis, along with eight other cities, as it looks to move its headquarters
from Jonesborough, Tenn.
Memorial fund expands free admissions at Eiteljorg
The Leon Jett Minority Family Admission Fund has raised money to allow admissions at the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art for families enrolled in Hoosier Works or Hoosier Healthwise.
Downtown public art campaign loses funding
The organizations that spearheaded the city’s public art campaign are crippled for a lack of funding. While other public
art efforts are under way in Indianapolis, no one organization has the money to commission an exhibit large enough to fill
downtown.
Carmel performing arts center betting big on fund raising
Carmel’s $137 million performing arts center is still a year from completion, but Executive Director Steven Libman
already is pounding the pavement for donations.
Carmel arts foundation adds directors; Stutz names residents
The Carmel Performing Arts Foundation has appointed its first independent board members, Rollin Dick and Rosemary Waters.
In downtown Indianapolis, two local artists will receive free studio space in the Stutz Building
for the next year.
Western art buyers gear up for Eiteljorg show
The museum’s annual sale for collectors, one of its biggest annual fund-raisers, is seeing strong advance registration. The
Eiteljorg also has a new head of fund-raising.
Penrod Society sues ex-treasurer for $380,000
The Penrod Society has filed a lawsuit against former treasurer Brandon Benker, seeking to recover more than $380,000 it alleges
he embezzled last year.
Penrod Society sues ex-treasurer for $380,000
The Penrod Society has filed a lawsuit against former treasurer Brandon Benker, seeking to recover
more than $380,000 it alleges he embezzled last year.
Arts festivals feel financial pinch
Art-show organizers are getting creative to keep their events alive as they struggle to attract sponsors and participating artists.
State arts commission budget down 20 percent
A 20-percent budget reduction for the Indiana Arts Commission will affect as many as 400 grant-dependent organizations
across the state. The agency’s overall budget will shrink from $4 million in 2009 to $3.2 million for the
next two fiscal years.
King Tut crowds not necessarily bonanza for Children’s Museum
The gilded exhibit, a happy byproduct of the museum’s close relationship with an Egyptian institution, is more of a gift than
a major moneymaker.
In tough times, remember the arts as a civic duty
Attend arts events, visit our cultural organizations, and support our sports teams. If you don’t make regular donations to
arts and cultural organizations, there has never been a better and more important time to give.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Lilly team up on I-70 landscaping project
Some of Indianapolis’ main entrances from Interstate 70 are in line for a $2 million makeover.
NFP of NOTE: Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis Inc.
The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis inspires passion for classical music across central Indiana through broadcast programming
and outreach.
Athenaeum will launch awareness campaign
The Athenaeum is seeking better name recognition in the community, with the help of a grant from the Indianapolis Foundation.
Chase foundation decides to stop funding violin competition
The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis has lost a major corporate gift less than two years from curtain time.