INDIANA – The 15 regions of the Indiana READI program are developing comprehensive arts and culture plans for each area of the state through funding provided by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Over the next few months, there will be opportunities to participate in focus groups, community meetings, and surveys, all designed to strengthen arts and culture across Indiana.
As details on participation come online for each region, we’ll keep you updated. All those interested in advancing arts and culture in their community are encouraged to participate. The following regions have participation opportunities currently open:
Accelerate Rural Indiana – serving Batesville, Decatur, Greensburg, Rush, Rushville, Shelby, and Shelbyville counties
RSVP and join Accelerate Rural Indiana’s arts and culture planning public input sessions.
Central Indiana Regional Development Authority – serving Madison, Hancock, Johnson, Morgan, Putnam, Hamilton, Marion, Boone, and Hendricks counties
Complete the survey on the creative economy in Central Indiana.
Northwest Indiana Forum – serving Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, and Starke counties
View the arts and culture planning website and complete the survey.
North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council (NCIRPC) – serving Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Howard, Miami, and Tipton counties
The Draft North Central Indiana Strategic Arts Plan is available for public review. This has been a regional effort to create a plan that will help enhance the quality of place in North Central Indiana through strategic investments in the arts and culture sectors. In partnership with Designing Local, a full draft of the plan has now been developed, and NCIRPC wants your feedback. Click here to read the draft plan. To learn more, visit NorthCentralArts.com
East Central Indiana Regional Partnership (ECIRP) – serving Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, and Wayne counties
View the East Central Arts Plan website.
Southeast Indiana Regional Development Commission (SIRPC) – serving Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, and Union counties
View the Southeast Indiana Arts & Cultural Plan website. This Arts & Cultural Planning process, facilitated by the Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, is made possible by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation with funding from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership – serving Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties
The South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership is excited to be amid outreach for a Strategic Arts and Culture planning process. Join a community input session and help shape the vision for the SBE Regional Arts and Culture Plan.
Wabash River Regional Development Authority – serving Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties
Visit the arts and culture planning website and take the survey.
