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Last updated on Tuesday, November 27, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis residents in the west side of the Monon16 neighborhood will get connected through public art, performance, and media thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign.
The campaign is sponsored by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and offered through the crowdfunding platform developed by Patronicity. The campaign is led by the Harrison Center, as a follow-up to their successful campaign from last winter.
"We are excited to continue supporting the Harrison Center and their efforts to build an inclusive, non-violent art and creative placemaking model here in Indianapolis," said Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch. "The public art installed through a successful campaign will help to reinforce the environment being developed in this neighborhood and support the hundreds of new homeowners."
If the campaign reaches its $50,000 goal by January 26th the "New Normal" project will receive a matching grant of $50,000 from IHCDA's CreatINg Places program.
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The funding raised during this campaign will allow the Harrison Center to continue to build upon their inclusive revitalization model using non-violent art and creative placemaking to bring cultural understanding among old and new residents of the neighborhood. The area has had and will continue to have an influx of new residents and the New Normal project through public art, performance art, and new media/non-violent art will invite and teach new residents and businesses to respect the neighborhood story and connect new and old residents to experience community together. The goal is a new normal, a neighborhood that is revitalized but also inclusive.
"We need a New Normal more than ever, we need a new way of behaving in neighborhood revitalization. New Normal will bring diverse demographics together and make the neighborhood even stronger," said Joanna Taft, Executive Director of the Harrison Center. "With CreatINg Places, we will create a national model for inclusive neighborhood development."
Since the CreatINg Places program began in 2016, projects have raised in excess of $1,980,000 in public funds and an additional $1,693,000 in matching IHCDA funds.
The CreatINg Places program is available to projects located in Indiana communities. Non-profit entities (with 501c3 or 501c4 status) and Local Units of Government are eligible to apply.
Eligible projects must have a minimum total development cost of $10,000, where the recipient will receive $5,000 in IHCDA matching funds should they successfully raise $5,000 through Patronicity. IHCDA will provide matching grant funds up to $50,000 per project.
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