The City of Bloomington Announces 2024 Recipients of Arts Project, Operations, and Artistic Advancement Grants

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The City of Bloomington has announced the recipients for its 2024 Arts Project, Operations, and Artistic Advancement Grants, providing funds to support local public-facing arts programming, operational costs for nonprofit arts organizations, and professional advancement for local artists.

Funds from previous grant cycles have allowed arts groups and organizations like The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, WFHB Community Radio, the Bloomington Creative Glass Center, and the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival to offer free or discounted programming to the community. Funds have also allowed local artists, including Bethany Habegger and Claire Pendreigh, to develop and share their work at local venues such as i Fell and the Orbit Room.

The recipients of the Arts Project Grants will use their funding to produce public arts programming that enriches Bloomington's vibrant cultural scene. Award amounts range up to $3,000, with most recipients receiving partial funding. The Operations Arts Grants provide funds to help nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations cover operational expenses. These grants are available to organizations with an annual operating budget of no more than $500,000. The Artist Advancement Grants provide artists with $1000 to enhance their professional careers.

The BAC awarded over $134,000 dollars for the Arts Project, Operations, and Artistic Advancement Grants in 2024. Of the total amount awarded, $48,950 in funds were provided by the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association. The remaining funds come from the City of Bloomington's 2024 General Fund and Local Income Tax budget lines.

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"In my three years leading the Bloomington Arts Commission's granting efforts, I have witnessed incredible growth in the demonstrated need for funding local artistic efforts and our city's capacity to meet these requests," said BAC Grants Chair Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert. "I am grateful to the artists and arts organizations that make our city a uniquely vital place to live and the volunteers who facilitate the rigorous process of evaluating and awarding these funds."

The Arts Commission will host an end-of-year party to celebrate 2024 grantees from 6:30 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11 at Backspace Gallery. The Public is invited to attend to meet the artists and learn more about the Bloomington Art Commission's work. An RSVP is required to attend.

2024 BAC Arts Project Grant Recipients

Art Remains Creative ReUse Center

Artists for Environmental Restoration

Babette Ballinger- Paint Bloomington

BCT Management, Inc.

Bloomington Bach Cantata Project

Bloomington Fine Art Supply

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra

Buffy Prom

Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana-Art Gallery for Cancer Patients & Families

Carrie Weaver

Cicada Cinema

Debbi Ponella- Kids Compose Workshop and Performance

Early Music Associates, Inc.

Eclipse Productions Company

Erica Rubis- Shakespeare's Ear

FAR Photo Review Group

Hideout Press

Huner Emin

Iris Rosa Dance Studio

Jessica MacLean- Inclusive Family Music Classes

Lauren Weatherall- Backyard Summer Concert Series

Monroe County Historical Society, Inc.- Streetdance Rewind: A Celebration of Bloomington Punk Music

Music Industry Creatives, Inc.- Burning Couch Music Festival

Musical Arts Youth Organization

Off Night Productions

Rachel Kavathe- Art and Nature Zine for Bloomington's Children

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Rebecca Woodward- Figure Drawing/ Painting for Teens and Adults

Redbud Books

Resilience Productions

Roses Midwest Art Gallery

Stafford C. Berry, Jr.- Bloomington High Schools Africanist Dance Performance Project

Urban Deer

WFHB Community Radio, INC

WonderLab Museum - Science of Art: Limestone Carving

Writers Guild at Bloomington, Inc.

2024 BAC Arts Operations Grant Recipients

Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington

Bloomington Bach Cantata Project

Bloomington Chamber Singers

Bloomington Creative Glass Center

Bloomington Poetry Slam

Early Music Associates, Inc. dba Bloomington Early Music

Eclipse Productions Company

Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts

Girls Rock Bloomington

Indiana Limestone Symposium

Lotus Education & Arts Foundation

Reimagining Opera For Kids

Southern Indiana Youth Symphony Inc. (DBA: Bridges Musical Arts Youth Organization)

Stages Bloomington Company

USA International Harp Competition, Inc

Windfall Dancers Inc.

Writing for a Change Foundation of Bloomington, Inc

2024 BAC Artist Advancement Grant Recipients

Allyn Boley

Alyson Alde

Andreea Alunei

April Ridge

Austin White

Benjamin Cartha Fowler

Bethany Habegger

Caleb Poer

Casey M-T Rogers- CMT Pottery

Chance Allen/RTR Tapes

Claire Pendreigh

Dan "Sully" Sullivan

Daniel Cueto

Elizabeth Elich

Essence London

Eve Elizabeth Swanson

Gabriel Peoples- DJ Good Peoples

Gail Fairfield

Gloria Manzanares Romero

Hannah Crane

Hannah Kish

janan alexandra

Jesse Kogge

Katherine Robertson- Kay Robertson

Katie Chapman

Kyle Quass

Leland Rene Grossman

Leni Wiegand

Lillian Frazer

Lisa Kwong

Malory Owen- Little Tiger Glassworks

Matthew Woods- The Kismet Magazine

Nicholas Graham Hall

Nick Romy

Robert Perry Vance- Cartunez

Rodney Margison

Sara Colvard

Steven M. Warnock

Sydny Bohuk- Peacock The Phoenix

Sylvester Makobi

Tom Pieciak- Sleeping Trees

Tony Brewer

yonatan shere- Yg Glassworks

Zachary Taylor

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