INDIANAPOLIS — The state recently awarded 49 grants to region-led arts and culture projects across all of Indiana’s 15 regions, marking a first-of-its-kind statewide investment recognizing arts and culture as powerful drivers of community and economic growth.
The 49 arts and culture projects are expected to generate $369.6 million in total investment by revitalizing historic Main Street theaters; developing new entertainment venues; supporting museum exhibits, galleries and learning spaces; creating public art and sculptures; and furthering artist-, entrepreneur- and workforce-driven initiatives focused on Indiana’s creative economy.
Projects include the creation of new creative economy assets in Indianapolis such as a Creative Campus for American Cabaret and Piano, a global headquarters for the Percussive Arts Society, and a purpose-built Kids Dance Outreach Center; upgraded arts and culture ventures, including the transformation of Indianapolis’s historic Basile Theatre, new galleries and placemaking at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, investments at the Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), and an expansion of HI-FI Arts & Entertainment’s venues; art installations and wayfinding along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail; as well as creative economy- and workforce-focused initiatives led by the Johnson County’s Department of Art, Kheprw Institute and Latinas Welding Guild.