INDIANA – The Indiana Arts Commission announced that 40 Hoosier creative entrepreneurs will participate in the annual On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator including some local residents.
The on-Ramp is a national award-winning program designed to educate artists and creative professionals in key areas of entrepreneurship and finance and to provide ongoing mentorship and development of arts-based small businesses. Â
Over the course of three days, participants will follow a curriculum designed and led by Elaine Grogan Luttrull of Minerva Financial Arts. The programming will take place in Columbus, Indiana, with Columbus Area Arts Council serving as cohost for On-Ramp. Columbus Area Arts Council is also a Regional Arts Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission.
“We are excited to offer another round of On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator training in support of Indiana’s economic sector in the arts,” said Indiana Arts Commission Executive Director Miah Michaelsen. “This year’s cohort is an impressive one, that shows the depths of the creative economy of the Hoosier State. The Arts Commission is proud to play a role in accelerating their artistic careers in Indiana.”
Participating creative entrepreneurs include:
| Adam deWeber (Monroe) | Jen Zartman Romano (Whitley) |
| AJ Veach (Tippecanoe) | Jenn Bibbs (Marion) |
| Alicia Sims (Marion) | Kate Palyshniuk (Franklin) |
| Amy Kniffen (Marion) | Katie Wood (Putnam) |
| Alva Krystal Wilson (Lake) | Kaylan Buteyn (Allen) |
| Audrey Williams (Monroe) | Kimara Wilhite (Clark) |
| Brandon Schwartz (Elkhart) | Kyle Darnell (Vanderburgh) |
| Brianna Hairlson (Lake) | Lee Rainboth (Allen) |
| Bridget O’ Brien (Allen) | Lydia Campbell-Maher (Marion) |
| Cindy Perez (Fayette) | Matt Rees (Putnam) |
| Clockwork Janz (Marion) | Maya Doss (Delaware) |
| Dana Powell-Smith (Marion) | Olivia Willard (Madison) |
| Denise Rolland Troyer (Boone) | Pam Hinkle (Marion) |
| Derek Tuder (Marion) | Preston Buck (Jasper) |
| Diane Grams (La Porte) | Rebecca Bailey (Warrick) |
| Don Swartzentruber (Kosciusko) | Robin Ligon Williams (Howard) |
| Felicia Ford (Marion) | Savannah Jacob (Marion) |
| Hannah Ollen (St. Joseph) | Solomon Mabry (Marion) |
| Heather Landry (Vanderburgh) | Susan Yanos (Henry) |
| Huner Ali (Monroe) | Sydney Wells (Bartholomew) |
At the conclusion of the three-day training, the entrepreneurs will submit proposals for a $2,000 fellowship to directly apply course lessons to their creative career and small business development. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of mentor creative entrepreneurs who will provide feedback based upon their individual and collective expertise.
To learn more about the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Acceleration click here.
