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c el eb r ati n g th efo r t we n t y ye a r sTo honor contributions to the Arts Trust endowment, we are pleased to sharethat as of July 1, 2020, purchasing a Celebrate the Arts license plate notonly contributes to an established long-term trust, but also, along with fundsfrom the Indiana Arts Commission’s appropriation from the Indiana GeneralAssembly, supports Arts Project Support grants across the state.Each year, one Arts Project Support grant from every county with a projectwill hold the unique honor of being an Arts Trust License Plate Project. Beingdesignated an Arts Trust License Plate Project means that the Indiana ArtsCommission will highlight these projects (and the communities they’re in!)throughout the year. These projects were selected based on their exemplarycommitment to bringing their communities together.1

Projects by RegionGreater GaryRegion 1Page 3Greater South BendRegion 2Page 4Greater Fort WayneRegion 3Page 6Greater LafayetteRegion 4Page 8Greater MuncieRegion 5Page 10Greater Terre HauteRegion 6Page 11Greater IndianapolisRegion 7Page 12Greater BloomingtonRegion 8Page 14Greater ColumbusRegion 9Page 15Greater EvansvilleRegion 10Page 17Greater New AlbanyRegion 12Page 19Support the arts in your community with an Arts Trust license plate! Proceeds from the Arts Trust Plate go directlyback into Hoosier communities. Visit www.in.gov/arts for more information.2

Greater GaryRegion One Arts Trust ProjectsLakeTourism/EconomyCommunity EngagementHealth and WellnessSociedad Cultural Y Civica La ReformaSociedad Cultural Y Civica La Reforma presents Night of Latin Culture to northwestIndiana and the Chicagoland area. With an art exhibit, live music, performances, andmore, this free event preserves, highlights, and shares Mexican culture with the surrounding region.LaPorteKristina Isabelle Dance CompanyNorthwest Indiana residents are about to have more opportunities to connect with artists. In 2021, the Kristina Isabelle Dance Company will bring local and national artists to the Tryon Farm Institute, sharing live, interactive dance,music, spoken word, and film performances. The event, Art in Nature, will also give artists a unique opportunity todevelop their crafts around the environment and connect with Hoosiers in the Michigan City area. These projects arecrucial to communities—for some, this will be their first time experiencing the arts!PorterOpportunity EnterprisesArt is a means of communication, and this is especially important for individuals with disabilities. That’s why Opportunity Enterprises hosts the annual ARTability Show and Sale. This event showcases and talented northwest Indianaartists with disabilities and the effect art has on their health and quality of life.Support the arts in your community with an Arts Trust license plate! Proceeds from the Arts Trust Plate godirectly back into Hoosier communities. Visit www.in.gov/arts for more information.3

Greater South BendRegion Two Arts Trust ProjectsElkhartTourism/EconomyCommunity EngagementEducationHealth and WellnessGoshen Community Chorale, IncorporatedGoshen Community Chorale’s spring program highlights 50 of Goshen’s chorale voices,giving Goshen singers an opportunity to professionally perform for their community andthe surrounding areas. Their performances often include an orchestral accompaniment,and they also offer programs for special audiences.FultonFulton County Historical Society Inc.The Fulton County Historical Society presents the annual Trail of Courage Living History Festival to highlight pre1840 historical and cultural events and communities of the area. Important to this area’s history are arts and culturalactivities of the time, which include Indian dances, bagpipes, Aztec dances, frontier dances, and more – all of whichwill be on display at this event.KosciuskoCity of Warsaw - Parks & Recreation DepartmentMusical experiences that happen right in our backyards are crucial to both the audience and the musicians. TheSummer Concert Series by Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department is a nine-week celebration of local andregional musicians, highlighting different genres every week. With free admission, this event creates a more robust,accessible arts community in the City of Warsaw.St. JosephLOGAN Community Resources, Inc.In partnership with St. Joseph High School, LOGAN’s Studios will unite students and people with disabilities in a collaborative clay project. Together, they will learn to create pottery pieces and sculptures, teaching both groups howto use the tools, paint, and firing techniques – along with creating empathy, understanding, and camaraderie amongone another. This unique collaboration will result in a public art show in the Spring.4

Greater South Bend Region Two Arts Trust Projects ContinuedStarkeThe Starke County Youth ClubStarke County Youth Club (SCYC) presents SCYC CREATE, an afterschool incubator for creative exploration. Thisdiscovery and arts entrepreneurial experience gives young people an opportunity to explore different art forms in ahands-on environment, with weekly classes, quarterly workshops, and annual performances. Here, they discover theworld and gain new skills through the arts.Support the arts in your community with an Arts Trust license plate! Proceeds from the Arts Trust Plate go directlyback into Hoosier communities. Visit www.in.gov/arts for more information.5

Greater Fort WayneRegion Three Arts Trust ProjectsAdamsTourism/EconomyCommunity EngagementEducationHealth and WellnessNorth Adams Arts CouncilThe Decatur Sculpture Tour brings art to life by exhibiting sculptures in historic downtownDecatur. The birthplace of the father of modern metal sculpture, David Smith, Decatur celebrates art through this year-round outdoor exhibit. The sculptures feature artists from aroundthe United States, attracting visitors to this one-of-a-kind exhibit in small town America.AllenEaster Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana, Inc.Art Adventures, presented by Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana, is the type of event that creates greater inclusivityfor people of all abilities. Through this program, 365 adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities will get hands-onexplorations of music, visual arts, theatre, creative movement, ballroom dance, literacy-based art activities, and creativeentrepreneurship.De KalbAuburn Automotive Heritage, Inc.Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum celebrates car culture with Drive-In Movie Nights. This authentic,1930s drive-in experience not only features the art of film, but also the cars that inspired them.HuntingtonParkview Huntington Family YMCAThe Parkview Huntington Family YMCA School of the Arts delivers classes in various mediums to Huntington Countyresidents. Their year-round classes and productions feature eight different types of dance, piano, guitar, violin, viola,cello, fiddle, and singing, all of which are displayed at regularly scheduled community productions. Students are taughtby hired teaching artists, which both supports the gig economy of artists and gives students access to instruments andartists they otherwise wouldn’t.6

Greater Fort Wayne Region Three Arts Trust Projects ContinuedLaGrangeLaGrange County Convention And Visitors Bureau Inc.The LaGrange County CVB will participate in the Make It Your Own Mural Festival, a festival bringing murals across11 counties in 11 days northeast Indiana in September, 2020. The mural will bring greater attention to public art andincrease art opportunities and interactions among the whole community.NobleNoble County Convention and Visitors BureauNoble County will participate in the Make it Your Own Mural Festival – a festival that will bring murals across 11counties in northeast Indiana over 11 days in September 2020. This type of innovative mural festival grants greaterexposure to the arts in communities that may otherwise not experience art forms like public art in their communities.SteubenTo Be Honest, Inc. (Independent Arts and Media)To Be Honest works with northern Indiana groups, primarily in Steuben County, to produce a half-hour film thathelps them express thoughts, feelings, and solutions on teen issues. Each group’s episode culminates into a TV series that airs on PBS and social media. Using their cell phones and professional video cameras, they students shoot,interview, write, produce, and edit these shows. This experience is crucial to these young people in this majorly ruralarea, exposing them to a career path that they otherwise may not consider.WabashManchester Alive: Main Street Chamber AllianceThe Make it Your Own Mural Festival brings murals across 11 counties in northeast Indiana over 11 days in September 2020. Manchester Alive: Main Street Chamber Alliance’s will bring greater visibility to the positive effects ofpublic art in Wabash County.Support the arts in your community with an Arts Trust license plate! Proceeds from the Arts Trust Plate go directlyback into Hoosier communities. Visit www.in.gov/arts for more information.7

Greater West LafayetteRegion Four Arts Trust ProjectsCarrollTourism/EconomyEducationHealth and WellnessFlora-Monroe Public LibraryAnimal Tales is an art education program for students K-12 as a part of the Flora-MonroeTownship’s Public Library summer reading program. In this program, art projects will bedeveloped to reflect the national theme, Tails and Tales. This unique, cross-disciplinaryprogram that combines literature and visual art gives students of all ages the opportunity toexperiment with different art forms and exercise their creativity, which they may not be ableto do otherwise.ClintonFriends of the Frankfort Public LibraryThe Friends of Frankfort Public Library will create a Youth Audio Drama Podcast. This project serves youth in ruralClinton County by providing an opportunity to experience, create, and share theatre in the historic format of radiobroadcast on a modern platform. Once it’s completed, the radio drama will be shared at listening parties around thecommunity, and it will be available for download on podcast platforms.FountainFountain County Art Council, Inc.Fountain County Art Council’s Summer 20-21 Courthouse Concerts features five, two-hour concerts from performersin rural Fountain County, Indiana. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet-and-greet with performers, who theylearn about (including the history of the genre of music) through an informational brochure.MontgomeryWabash CollegeTo give the community more exposure to local, regional, and national artists, Wabash College presents the VisitingArtist Series. This series provides 3-6 free public performances by the visiting professional artists in a variety of disciplines, including music, dance, and theatre. These performances are also accompanied by complimentary arts education workshops, enriching the community in consuming and making art.8