IAC: Individual Artist Program Workshops

Indiana Arts Commission staff will travel around Indiana in November & December to explain the Individual Artist Program grant, online application, and panel process. All workshops are FREE. Please note, additional workshops will be added as information becomes available.

Terre Haute 
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. (EDT)

Fort Wayne 
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Valparaiso 
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Lafayette 
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

For RSVP and location details, as well as subsequent updates, please visit the IAC: Workshops page.

For more information on the IAP, visit our previous post:
Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Program now open

Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Program now open

The Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Program (IAP) for 2013 is now open and accepting applications.

The 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. Applicants may request a maximum of $2,000.

Applicants must:

• Be at least 18 years old 
• Reside in Indiana for one year preceding the application date 
• Remain an Indiana resident during the grant period 

The IAC cannot provide funding if the artist: 

• Is enrolled in a degree-granting program 
• Received an IAC grant in the prior Fiscal Year
• Is part of a collaboration for which another artist is applying for IAC support in the same year

Deadline is February 2, 2012.

Guidelines can be found at the IAC website or by clicking here.


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From IAC ArtsEye: The Individual Artist Program Grant from a Past Recipient's Point of View

From IAC ArtsEye: The Individual Artist Program Grant from a Past Recipient's Point of View

In light of the Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant opening on November 1st, we thought it'd be a good idea to catch up with one of our past IAP recipients. This month, we're speaking with Daren Pitts Redman, a fiber artist from Brown County and a FY11 IAP grant recipient in crafts.

Daren used her grant to create a body of work using fabric manipulated with the arashi shibori technique. The fabric was then used to create a 3D interactive art installation at Wonderlab in Bloomington, Indiana. Viewers are able to touch and reshape the installation to create their own artistic composition.

Indiana Arts Commission (IAC): Tell us a little bit about your work as an artist.

Daren Pitts Redman (DPR): I hand dye cottons in solid colors and by using the traditional Japanese tie and die technique, shibori. I use my photographs as inspiration for abstract quilted wall hangings.

IAC: Why did you apply for a grant in FY2011?

DPR: This is a way to challenge myself to create a new body of work. It gets finished and viewed by the public. The process allows me to design and create my art while coordinating an exhibit with curators and gallery directors that might not be possible without the IAP grant.

IAC: You have received more than one IAP grant, what made you apply often?

DPR: I enjoyed the process and creative time so much when I made the 3 large quilts series based on what I saw at the Eiteljorg Museum. Two summers ago, I took a 3D textile class through the Split Rock Arts Program at the University of Minnesota and wanted to use my new skills to make an installation. This was a way for me to present an exhibit in my community.

Dates Announced for IAC Individual Artist Program Grant Workshops

The Indiana Arts Commission recently announced dates for Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant workshops.
Artists interested in applying for an IAP grant may attend a workshop to learn more about the application process. Dates scheduled so far include:

December 13, 2010 - Terre Haute
4:30 - 6:30 (EST)
Arts Illiana
23 North 6th Street, Terre Haute
Hosted by Arts Illiana
To register: contact Sherri Wright at (812) 235-5007

December 15, 2010 - Bloomington
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Bloomington City Hall, McCloskey Room
401 N. Morton St., Bloomington
Co-hosted by Bloomington Dept. of Economic & Sustainable Development and ArtsWORK South Central
To register: contact Miah Michaelsen at (812) 349-3534

December 20, 2010 - Lafayette
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)
Tippecanoe Arts Federation
638 North Street, Lafayette
Hosted by Tippecanoe Arts Federation
To register: contact Paige Sharp at (765) 423-2787

December 21, 2010 - Indianapolis
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Phoenix Theater
749 N. Park Ave., Indianapolis
Hosted by Phoenix Theater
To register: contact Sharon Gamble at (317) 635-7529

January 10, 2010 - Fort Wayne
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne
Hosted by Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
To register: contact Dan Swartz at (260) 424-0646

This information can also be accessed on our website at http://www.in.gov/arts/2659.htm.

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IAC: Individual Artist Program: February 14, 2011

IAC: Individual Artist Program 2012 to be announced soon

Beginning mid-November, the fiscal year 2012 Individual Artist Program (IAP) program will accept applications in dance, literature, music, theatre and folk arts related to the traditional disciplines listed here. Artists working in visual arts, crafts, design arts, media arts, and photography will have the opportunity to apply again next year.

IAP applicants must be at least 18 years old; reside in Indiana for one year preceding the application date; and remain an Indiana resident during the grant period. The IAC cannot provide funding if the artist is enrolled in a degree-granting program; has received an IAC grant in the prior fiscal year; or is a part of a collaboration for which another artist is applying for IAC support in the same year.

IAP applicants may apply for up to $2,000 for projects that may include, but are not limited to: supplies; rental/purchase of equipment; time for the development, completion or presentation of a work; documentation of a work; travel essential for artistic research or to present or complete work; or advanced workshops that further career development.

We will post when the application becomes available or to be notified directly, please visit http://www.in.gov/arts/individualartistprogram.htm and click on the red exclamation point icon to be added to the subscriber list for that page.