Arts Providers Receive Public Arts Funding Through South Shore Arts
Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law HEA1001 in May and, with it, a $1.25 million increase for the Indiana Arts Commission over the next two years. The increase is earmarked for operational grants for arts organizations throughout the State. In Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, that means an increase of $52,980 that South Shore Arts can re-grant for fiscal year 2008 in it’s role as an IAC Regional Arts Partner.
At its Annual Meeting held on June 26, 2007, the South Shore Arts Board of Directors approved a total of $178,607 in grants to the following organizations:
Arts Organization (AOS Level I) Grant Recipients
VIVA P.A.T.S. – $9,542
Lubeznik Center for the Arts – $9,560
LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra – $9,360
Association of Artists and Craftsmen – $9,330
Community Theatre Guild – $9,300
Books Brushes and Bands for Education – $9,270
Beachfront Dance School – $8,800
Festival Players Guild – $8,660
Indiana Ballet Theatre Northwest – $8,460
Gary Art Works – $8,430
Arts Organization (AOS Level II) Grant Recipients
Ridgewood Arts Association – $17,520
Northwest Indiana Symphony – $16,920
Arts Project (APS) Grant Recipients
Lutheran University Association
(Valparaiso University Center for the Arts) – $4,785
Lakeshore Public Television – $4,715
Opportunity Enterprises – $4,600
Taltree Arboretum & Gardens – $4,600
Chorus Angelorum – $4,844
Board of Munster Parks and Recreation – $4,565
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana – $4,550
Hammond Area YMCA – $4,500
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center – $2,655
East Chicago Arts Initiative – $4,234
Northwest Family Services – $4,200
Marquette High School – $1,000
Valparaiso Comm. Festivals – $1,000
The Stepping Stone Shelter – $1,000
Children's Art Institute – $1,580
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