IN Arts Commission Announces Individual Artist Grant

Gazette Staff

The Indiana Arts Commission has announced that it will accept applications for individual artist grants through February 7, 2014. Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded. The criteria for the grants include impact on artist development, feasibility of the project, quality of work and public benefit.

Last year’s winner was D. DelReverda-Jennings for her project “HORIZON: Contemporary Indiana Artists of Color” a literary concept created to bring about greater awareness and appreciation for Indiana native or resident artists of African descent practicing visual art disciplines.

2012 Individual Artist Award Winner D. DelReverda-Jennings

Program Description
The Individual Artist Program (IAP) was created in 1999 to provide support to artists in all disciplines for career development projects. The program cycle runs from July 1 to June 30 and offers flexibility to respond to artists’ needs and goals. Applicants must plan a project, or phase of a project, which can be realized within the requested budget and completed within the proposed timeline.

Disciplines and Open Fiscal Years
Odd Fiscal Years – The IAP program will only accept applications in the Crafts, Design, Media Arts, Photography, and Visual Arts disciplines on odd fiscal years.

Even Fiscal Years – The IAP Program will only accept applications in the Dance, Literature, Music, and Theatre disciplines in the even fiscal years.

Folk Arts & Access:

Folk arts applications will be paneled with the corresponding discipline in the corresponding year (for example, a folk art painter’s application will be reviewed in the Visual Arts panel and the panel will include a folk arts specialist).
Access applications will be paneled with the corresponding discipline in the corresponding year (for example, a musician’s application will be reviewed in the Music panel).

For more information or to apply, please visit: The Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant page