INDIANAPOLIS — ArtPlace America announces today the award of a $100,000 grant to the Harrison Center for the Arts (HCA) for the City Gallery. City Gallery was chosen from over 1,200 applications as an exceptional example of creative placemaking.
The City Gallery, an initiative of the Harrison Center for the Arts, connects people to culture, community and place to strengthen core neighborhoods. ArtPlace America funding will allow the City Gallery and the Harrison Center for the Arts to combine resources to focus on creative placemaking in the near northside core neighborhoods under the King Park Area Development Corporation.
The official announcement and and community celebration of the ArtPlace America award will take place on June 8th at the 12th Annual Independent Music + Art Festival (IMAF), a day-long festival that includes 12 local and regional bands and over 100 modern crafters and artists with an expected attendance of over 7,000.