Regional Partnership

For many years, the primary focus of South Shore Arts was visual arts programming geared to artists and residents of Northwest Indiana and south suburban Chicago. In 1997 our purpose expanded when we were appointed to serve as a Regional Arts Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission, providing grants and other arts-related services for arts and other nonprofit organizations throughout Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

ABOUT THE INDIANA REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE

In 1997, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) and twelve community-based organizations jointly established the Indiana Regional Partnership Initiative, a collaborative project to enhance support for arts and cultural activities statewide, especially in underserved areas. The partnership was developed to address issues that arose out of an IAC strategic planning process: 1) the desire for easy access to quality technical assistance that would further the financial, managerial, and artistic development of arts providers, and 2) the desire for more local control in the allocation of state resources for the arts.

MISSION OF THE REGIONAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP

The mission of the Partnership is to provide broad, local access to services and funding opportunities for the arts throughout the state of Indiana. Available services include but are not limited to information and referral, technical assistance and regranting of state and federal funds. In collaboration with the Indiana Arts Commission, the Regional Arts Partnership exists to promote participation in and advocacy for the arts in Indiana.

GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS

Do you need funding for your organization? Find out if you're eligible by contacting Natalie Heath.

THE REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

This body of volunteers represents a variety of arts-related interests from throughout Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. The Council's purpose is to advise the South Shore Arts Board of Directors in matters relative to the Regional Arts Partnership. The following individuals are currently serving two year terms on the Council, which meets on alternating months at the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitors Center in Porter, Indiana:

Jonathan Canning — South Shore Arts

Janet Bloch — Lubeznik Center for the Atrs

Larry Brewer — South Shore Dance Alliance

Jeffrey Brown — Valparaiso University

Emily Nelson — Towle Theatre

Michelle Golden — Books, Brushes, & Bands

Jane Lohmeyer — Arts Supporter

Hannah Hammond-Hagman — Chesterton Arts Center

Don Parker — South Shore Orchestra

Phil Potempa — Theatre at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Julia Gibbs — Miller Beach Arts and Creative District

Thomas Sufana — Arts Supporter

Gloria Touhy — Indiana Ballet Theatre Northwest

Amy Davis Navardauskas — Art Barn

Carol Anne Brown — Arts Supporter

Karen Maravilla — Arts Supporter

Emily Yiannis — Laporte Symphony Orchestra

Larry Brechner — Lakeshore Public Media

Dustin Ritchea — Indian Dunes Tourism