BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington has announced the recipients for its 2024 Arts Project, Operations, and Artistic Advancement Grants. These grants provide funds to support local public-facing arts programming, operational costs for nonprofit arts organizations, and professional advancement for local artists.
Funds from previous grant cycles have allowed arts groups and organizations like The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, WFHB Community Radio, the Bloomington Creative Glass Center, and the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival to offer free or discounted programming to the community. Funds have also allowed local artists, including Bethany Habegger and Claire Pendreigh, to develop and share their work at local venues such as i Fell and the Orbit Room.
The recipients of the Arts Project Grants will use their funding to produce public art programming that enriches Bloomington’s vibrant cultural scene. Award amounts range to $3,000, with most recipients receiving partial funding. The Operations Arts Grants provide funds to help nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations cover operational expenses. These grants are available to organizations with an annual operating budget of no more than $500,000. The Artist Advancement Grants provide artists $1000 to enhance their professional careers.
The BAC awarded over $134,000 for the Arts Project, Operations, and Artistic Advancement Grants in 2024. Of the total amount awarded, $48,950 was provided by the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association. The remaining funds come from the City of Bloomington’s 2024 General Fund and Local Income Tax budget lines.
“In my three years leading the Bloomington Arts Commission’s granting efforts, I have witnessed incredible growth in the demonstrated need for funding local artistic efforts and our city’s capacity to meet these requests,” said BAC Grants Chair Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert. “I am grateful to the artists and arts organizations that make our city a uniquely vital place to live and the volunteers who facilitate the rigorous process of evaluating and awarding these funds.”
The Arts Commission will host an end-of-year party to celebrate 2024 grantees from 6:30 – 9 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11 at Backspace Gallery. The Public is invited to attend to meet the artists and learn more about the Bloomington Art Commission’s work. An RSVP is required to attend.
2024 BAC Arts Project Grant Recipients
- Art Remains Creative ReUse Center
- Artists for Environmental Restoration
- Babette Ballinger- Paint Bloomington
- BCT Management, Inc.
- Bloomington Bach Cantata Project
- Bloomington Fine Art Supply
- Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
- Buffy Prom
- Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana-Art Gallery for Cancer Patients & Families
- Carrie Weaver
- Cicada Cinema
- Debbi Ponella- Kids Compose Workshop and Performance
- Early Music Associates, Inc.
- Eclipse Productions Company
- Erica Rubis- Shakespeare’s Ear
- FAR Photo Review Group
- Hideout Press
- Huner Emin
- Iris Rosa Dance Studio
- Jessica MacLean- Inclusive Family Music Classes
- Lauren Weatherall- Backyard Summer Concert Series
- Monroe County Historical Society, Inc.- Streetdance Rewind: A Celebration of Bloomington Punk MusicMusic Industry Creatives, Inc.- Burning Couch Music Festival
- Musical Arts Youth Organization
- Off Night Productions
- Rachel Kavathe- Art and Nature Zine for Bloomington’s Children
- Rebecca Woodward- Figure Drawing/ Painting for Teens and Adults
- Redbud Books
- Resilience ProductionsRoses Midwest Art Gallery
- Stafford C. Berry, Jr.- Bloomington High Schools Africanist Dance Performance Project
- Urban Deer
- WFHB Community Radio, INC
- WonderLab Museum – Science of Art: Limestone Carving
- Writers Guild at Bloomington, Inc.
2024 BAC Arts Operations Grant Recipients
- Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington
- Bloomington Bach Cantata Project
- Bloomington Chamber Singers
- Bloomington Creative Glass Center
- Bloomington Poetry Slam
- Early Music Associates, Inc. dba Bloomington Early Music
- Eclipse Productions Company
- Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts
- Girls Rock Bloomington
- Indiana Limestone Symposium
- Lotus Education & Arts Foundation
- Reimagining Opera For Kids
- Southern Indiana Youth Symphony Inc. (DBA: Bridges Musical Arts Youth Organization)
- Stages Bloomington Company
- USA International Harp Competition, Inc
- Windfall Dancers Inc.
- Writing for a Change Foundation of Bloomington, Inc
2024 BAC Artist Advancement Grant Recipients
- Allyn Boley
- Alyson Alde
- Andreea Alunei
- April Ridge
- Austin White
- Benjamin Cartha Fowler
- Bethany Habegger
- Caleb Poer
- Casey M-T Rogers- CMT Pottery
- Chance Allen/RTR Tapes
- Claire Pendreigh
- Dan “Sully” Sullivan
- Daniel Cueto
- Elizabeth Elich
- Essence London
- Eve Elizabeth Swanson
- Gabriel Peoples- DJ Good Peoples
- Gail Fairfield
- Gloria Manzanares Romero
- Hannah Crane
- Hannah Kish
- janan alexandra
- Jesse Kogge
- Katherine Robertson- Kay Robertson
- Katie Chapman
- Kyle Quass
- Leland Rene Grossman
- Leni Wiegand
- Lillian Frazer
- Lisa Kwong
- Malory Owen- Little Tiger Glassworks
- Matthew Woods- The Kismet Magazine
- Nicholas Graham Hall
- Nick Romy
- Robert Perry Vance-Cartunez
- Rodney Margison
- Sara Colvard
- Steven M. Warnock
- Sydny Bohuk- Peacock The Phoenix
- Sylvester Makobi
- Tom Pieciak- Sleeping Trees
- Tony Brewer
- yonatan shere- Yg Glassworks
- Zachary Taylor
