For Immediate Release November 17, 2014 Daviess County Community Foundation 320 E Main St Washington IN 47501 Contact: Mary E Smith, Director 812.254.9354 MEDIA RELEASE Community Foundation Awards $150,000 in Grants to 23 Charitable Partners Indiana Arts Commission Region 10 Arts Initiative Grants Presentation January 2018, Evansville–An event to present the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) Regional Arts Initiative Grants for FY2018 will be held Thursday, January 18, 2018, beginning at p.m at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, 318 Main Street, in Evansville Grants totaling $144,597 to 23 regional arts organizations and arts programs (listed below) will be presented during this event These grants are awarded through IAC’s Region 10 arts partner, the Vanderburgh Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance of Evansville The IAC Region 10 area includes the counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick in southwestern Indiana In addition to recipients, as well as staff of the Foundation and Alliance, the District Director of US Senator Todd Young’s office, Brenda Goff, representatives from the office of Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD, and Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be on hand Media is invited and welcome to attend For more information about the IAC Regional Arts Partners program: in.gov/arts/2482.htm For more information about the Community Foundation Alliance and its partner foundations: communityfoundationalliance.org For more information about the IAC Regional Initiatives Grants program: in.gov/arts/regionalinitiativegrant.htm CONTACT: Melinda Waldroup, Director of Programs, Alliance, at 812-429-1191 ext This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment of the Arts, a federal agency Indiana Arts Commission Region 10 Arts Initiative Grants Recipients FY18 Arts Organization Support Grantees Reitz Home Museum Evansville African American Museum Jasper Community Arts Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Evansville Ballet Theatre Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, New Harmony Children’s Center for Dance Education Strings, Inc.–Jasper Evansville Civic Theatre Arts Project Support Grantees Patchwork Central (Arts and Smarts Program) Public Education Foundation of Evansville (2017 Summer Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie) Louis J Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville (Spotlight Performance Series) University of Southern Indiana – College of Liberal Arts (Visiting Writers’ Reading Series) The New Harmony Project (Two-week Artist’s Residency and Workshop) University of Southern Indiana – Division of Outreach and Engagement (Public Exhibition Series at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art) University of Southern Indiana Foundation (2017-18 New Harmony Theatre Summer Productions) Indiana State Museum Foundation (Hoosier Women in the Arts Project at New Harmony State Historic Site) University of Evansville – Department of Music (Music Festival for Middle and High School Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs) Vincennes University – Humanities Division, Shircliff Gallery of Art (Exhibitions, Lectures, Workshops, and Portfolio Reviews) Old Town Players (The Grunch: A New Children’s Musical)–Vincennes Actors Community Theatre (Theatrical Productions and Workshops)–Jasper The Arc of Evansville (Child Life Center’s It’s About the Process Art Project) Evansville Symphonic Band (Three Concert Series)