Carmel and the Center for the Performing Arts to host the 2013 Governor's Arts Awards
Carmel Center for the Performing Arts
Governor Mike Pence and the Indiana Arts Commission announced recently the selection of Carmel and the Center for the Performing Arts as hosts of the 2013 Governor's Arts Awards.
"It will be my honor and privilege to carry on the tradition of sharing Indiana's highest honor in the arts with communities around our great state," Gov. Pence said. "We look forward to working with the people of Carmel, the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Center for the Performing Arts, and I am confident they will help make this a successful event."
The 2013 Governor's Arts Awards program will mark the fourth time the event has been hosted outside the city of Indianapolis. In 2007, the program was held in Bloomington the 2009 awards presentation took place in Muncie, and South Bend hosted the 2011 awards.
"The Center for the Performing Arts is delighted to be hosting the 2013 Governor's Arts Awards," said Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, President/CEO of the Center. "The Palladium stage is the perfect place for Indiana's best and brightest, having become a landmark of excellence through the presentation of artists from all over the world."
The proposal submitted by the Center for the Performing Arts with support from the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau was chosen by the IAC’s Executive Committee during a March 13th meeting with a recommendation made to, and approved by the full 15-member Commission during its March 22nd meeting in Terre Haute.
“The tremendous growth in performing and visual arts offerings in Hamilton County in the past five years makes Carmel a perfect destination for this traveling event. We’ll roll out the hospitality carpet and celebrate Indiana’s rich arts heritage,” said Brenda Myers, Executive Director of the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The 2013 Governor’s Arts Awards program will be presented this fall, and is jointly promoted by the Indiana Arts Commission and the Office of Governor Mike Pence.
“We are eager to be working with Carmel, the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and The Center for the Performing Arts in presenting the State of Indiana’s highest honor in the arts,” said IAC Executive Director Lewis C. Ricci. “The committee members and Commission were impressed by the level of organization and network of volunteer commitment reflected in the proposal.”
Originally conceived in 1973, the biennial awards program honors individuals, organizations, partnerships, businesses, and communities that have made significant contributions to the arts in and beyond the confines of Indiana. The awards recognize excellence in artistic achievement, philanthropy, arts education, and leadership in the arts, and at the same time build statewide awareness of the important role the arts play in Indiana.
In 2011, Governor Mitch Daniels presented awards to renowned opera singer and educator Sylvia McNair, Bloomington; concert pianist and educator Alexander Toradze, South Bend; concert harpist and educator Susann McDonald, Bloomington; actor and educator Mark Fauser, Marion; volunteer and arts patron June Edwards; and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
Community Change Through the Arts colloquium is a sell-out
The Indiana Arts Commission has confirmed that registration for the April 18-19, 2013 tri-state colloquium, Embracing Community Change Through the Arts has reached sell-out capacity. The two-day collquium will explore strategies for building diversity in arts organizations among communities with increasing numbers of culturally, geographically, and socially diverse and access-challenged residents.
Speakers will include a keynote address from Eduardo Diaz, Director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, exploring how arts organizations can broaden their reach and include all community facets to advance initiatives. A complete list of speakers can be found here.
Embracing Community Change through the Arts is made possible with the generous support of The Joyce Foundation: Improving the Quality of Life for People in the Great Lakes Region and Across the Country. Learn more at: http://www.joycefdn.org. Additional support is provided by the Indiana Arts Commission, the Ohio Arts Council, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Governor's Council for People with Disabilities, Arts Midwest, the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The IAC is currently working in partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, the Kentucky Arts Council, and Ball State University's Building Better Communities to present a two-day colloquium, Creating Vibrant Communities Through the Arts. This event is being planned for early June. Please check back as more details will be forthcoming.
Arts Commission hold s information sessions on proposed grant program changes
The Indiana Arts Commission recently held three public information sessions to review proposed modifications to its grant programs to arts organizations and cultural program providers.
The meetings were held February 13, 2013 via conference call and reviewed proposed changes to the IAC's Regional Arts Operating Support grants (AOS I, AOS II), Arts Project Support (APS), and Multi-Regional/AOS III grant programs. The proposed changes are the result of a year-long review by a study committee comprised of current and former Regional Arts Partners, current and former IAC commissioners, and IAC staff, and the information sessions are designed to elicit feedback from program participants.
The PowerPoint meeting presentation was posted on the IAC website prior to the conference call sessions. To download the PowerPoint meeting presentation, click here.
The IAC also noted participant questions from all three sessions, and responses to those questions. To download the direct transcript from the question and answer sessions, please click here.
The IAC wishes to thank all of the participants for their time and input in this process.
Arts Commission seeks nominations for State Poet Laureate
The Indiana Arts Commission is currently accepting nominations for Indiana State Poet Laureate. The Indiana Poet Laureate represents the State of Indiana and the art of poetry through the development and implementation of programming to the education community and general public. The Poet Laureate makes formal presentations at various educational facilities and events, and offers advice to the Commission regarding ways to further the art of poetry in Indiana. Nominations for Indiana Poet Laureate should be limited to one, single-page cover letter and a resume or CV detailing the nominee's qualifications and accomplishments. No additional materials should be included with the initial nomination. Successful nominees must be current residents of Indiana and remain residents during their two-year term of service as State Poet Laureate. Nominees should be published poets, with experience in educational program development. Nominations must be submitted to the Indiana Arts Commission by email only and must be receved by 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, August 1, 2013. Nominations should be sent to the attention of Susan Britsch: sbritsch@iac.in.gov. All nominations will be reviewed by a committee comprised of representatives from Indiana's major institutions of higher education. The committee will be convened later this fall and will begin review of the nominations during the winter. For more information on the State Poet Laurerate program, contact Susan Britsch at 317-232-1281 or email sbritsch@iac.IN.gov.
