We are writing to give our wholehearted endorsement to [columnist] Greg Morris’ appeal for generous support for the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (“Confessions of a symphony newbie,” June 21).
Steven Stolen, managing director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, reveals his favorite how-to text and secrets
for
developing donors.
Key Indianapolis Museum of Art fundraiser Kathy Nagler has been hired as the first development director for Health Foundation
of Greater Indianapolis.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis soon will move its office from Monument Circle to a smaller space on Pennsylvania
Street with an adjacent gallery. The move is symbolic of the council’s ongoing reinvention, as well as the financial
reality driving that effort.
In its 40th year, event will feature 225 artists in a format expanded to two days.
The Indiana Arts Commission revamped the way it allocates money out of concern about future state budget cuts, which would
further reduce grants available to arts organizations.
The Indiana Arts Commission on Friday morning accepted a staff recommendation to alter its regional partnership program, but
will delay action until next month.
The staff of the Indiana Arts Commission is proposing to revamp a regional partnership system that it enacted 13 years ago
as a way to fund the arts in all 92 counties of the state.
The new work was delayed by 16 months because the artist’s New Orleans home and studio were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Forced to cancel its upcoming production of “The Mikado,” the Indianapolis Opera hopes more cuts will help fill a $400,000
budget gap.
The center will recognize the donation by naming
the cafe and gift shop inside the 1,600-seat concert hall after the Basiles.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra experienced a year of financial and leadership shocks, as it reported a $2.8 million
budget shortfall and abruptly dismissed Music Director Mario Venzago.
Indianapolis Opera board Chairman Garry Fredericksen says in a recent appeal for donations that the company is in a “battle
for survival.”
David Lawrence, who has been acting president at Arts Council of Indianapolis since July, continues the task of leading an organization that has seen its
funding fall dramatically in the past year.
The Indianapolis Art Center laid off its full-time curator and cut one other position this month in an effort to pay down
short-term credit and deal with reduced income from its classes.
A state-run program aimed at boosting business for local artisans—ranging from painters to syrup makers—and
turning them into a draw for tourists is in jeopardy because of dramatic funding cuts.
The organizations that spearheaded the city’s public art campaign are crippled for a lack of funding. While other public
art efforts are under way in Indianapolis, no one organization has the money to commission an exhibit large enough to fill
downtown.
In hard times like these, why would corporations spend on sculptures? Because sculptures create one-of-a-kind landmarks, and
the art has potential to grow in value.
The Indianapolis arts community is breathing a collective sigh of relief after learning that the city is not expected to reduce
its funding in 2010. The City-County Council will hear public comments tonight on Mayor Greg Ballard’s 2010 budget before
voting on it Sept. 21.
The museum’s annual sale for collectors, one of its biggest annual fund-raisers, is seeing strong advance registration. The
Eiteljorg also has a new head of fund-raising.
