| Peru, IN – The Miami County Artisan Gallery (MCAG), located at 11 South Broadway, Peru, IN, has been awarded $4,000 for its Fourth Peru Visual Arts) Festival (PVAF) through IAC Arts Project Support grant program. The free festival will be Saturday, May 10th, 2025, 10 am to 5 pm, downtown on the courthouse square, historic Peru. During its June 14 Quarterly Business Meeting, the Commission approved funding recommendations for the Arts Project Support and Arts Organization Support grant programs. Between the two grant programs, 338 organizations in 77 Indiana counties are receiving funding. “All across Indiana we have seen the positive impact that investing in arts and creativity has on quality of life,” said Anne Penny Valentine, Chair of the Indiana Arts Commission. “Each of the projects and organizations selected to receive funding are doing exceptional creative work in and for Hoosier communities. The Commission is excited and honored to support the work these organizations are doing to engage the public, develop their communities and encourage creativity across our state.” “MCAG intends to use IAC grant dollars to fund PVAF to be a revitalizing force uniting the whole city with local and regional artists and drawing others throughout the country. This vision comes in partnership between four art galleries, art venders, local restaurants and businesses, art competitions, bands and local cultural groups. These funds are crucial in managing a yearlong project that is a true visual arts festival of education, advocacy, and awareness of the arts and creativity. We are blessed with the great support of Senator Stacy Donato, Congressional Legislator District 2, and Representative, Ethan Manning Republican, District 23,” said Marlene R. Mickelson, Executive Director, Curator of Miami County Artisan Gallery. “Art and creativity foster connection and cohesion, support the entrepreneurial spirit communities need to thrive, and help build the kinds of communities where people want to live, work, play, study, and stay,” said Miah Michaelsen, Executive Director of the Indiana Arts Commission. “In every corner of the Hoosier state, public funding for arts and creativity continually proves to be a high-return investment that positively impacts the cultural, economic, and educational climate of Indiana. It is a privilege to support the organizations building stronger Indiana communities through arts and creativity.” Funding for the Indiana Arts Commission and its programs is provided by the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. |
