(INDIANAPOLIS) – Arts Midwest announced the 2020-21 Touring Fund grants, which includes 16 grants totaling $38,900 to Indiana arts and cultural organizations.
The Touring Fund is a core program of Arts Midwest that connects people across the Midwest to dance, music, and theater performances.
Midwestern presenting organizations can apply for grants ranging from $500 to $4,000 to offset the costs of bringing high-quality touring art to their communities.
Grantees include:
| Organization | City | Grant Amount |
| Arts Place | Portland | $1,200 |
| Civic Hall Performing Arts Center | Richmond | $4,000 |
| DePauw University School of Music | Greencastle | $1,400 |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art | Indianapolis | $2,000 |
| Embassy Theatre | Fort Wayne | $2,350 |
| Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis | Carmel | $2,350 |
| Hatfield Hall at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute | $3,500 |
| The Honeywell Center | Wabash | $4,000 |
| Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective | Indianapolis | $1,000 |
| International Violin Competition of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | $2,300 |
| IU Auditorium | Bloomington | $4,000 |
| Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington | $4,000 |
| Jasper Community Arts | Jasper | $1,000 |
| MidWay Music Speaks | Bloomington | $1,700 |
| Richmond Shakespeare Festival | Richmond | $1,500 |
| Wabash College Visiting Artists Series | Crawfordsville | $2,600 |
As a Touring Fund recipient, each organization must present a professional artist or ensemble in a public performance and create a community activity that reaches an audience with limited access to the arts.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arts Midwest is allowing these performances and community activities to take place virtually.
In addition, certain Touring Fund guidelines have been temporarily changed for the 2020-21 cycle.
For this year only, organizations will be allowed to work with visual artists in lieu of performing artists, and/or work with artists within their state. These changes aim to flexibly support organizations as they work through uncertainty.
For a full list of the 155 grantees and their award amounts please visit the Touring Fund website.
