Agencies announce $48k in welcoming community grants

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Heritage Fund: the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County and the Columbus Area Arts Council have announced $48,000 in grants for their Welcoming Community program.

The largest grant recipients were Bartholomew County Historical Society, the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, Pride Alliance Columbus and St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. which each received $5,000.

Amy Laker, scholarship manager for the Heritage Fund, says the grant program was created to promote diversity and inclusion in and around the the Aug. 26 unveiling of installations for Exhibit Columbus.

The grant recipients:

 

  • Arts for Learning — $4,750  to offer an event in Mill Race Park for families to engage in creative activities promoting cultural differences and commonalities.
  • Ballet Folklorico Columbus — $2,500 to purchase costumes for Mexican folk dance performances at local events including Ethnic Expo.
  • Bartholomew County Historical Society —  $5,000 to conduct a heritage art class to explore how various cultures have used dyes throughout history.
  • The Language Conservancy & Bartholomew County Public Library —  $4,350 to offer two events on Native American history and contemporary Native issues.
  • Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives — $5,000 to create the “Avenue of Architects” exhibit in the Bartholomew County Public Library.
  • Columbus Young Professionals — $3,500 to offer a traveling summer film series to take place at various downtown locations.
  • Dancers Studio, Inc. — $3,700 to collaborate with Indianapolis-based Dance Kaleidoscope on interpretative dances at Exhibit Columbus installations and a community performance.
  • IUPUC, Division of Liberal Arts — $4,003 to develop a program highlighting immigrant women in the community through stories displayed in downtown Columbus.
  • Ivy Tech Community College Columbus, School of Art and Design —  $2,000 to create a visual arts exhibit at WellConnect to record and commemorate Exhibit Columbus.
  • Pride Alliance Columbus — $5,000 to collaborate with the Ensemble Theatre Columbus on the production of “The Laramie Project”.
  • Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church — $5,000 to document the immigrant experience through photographs taken by local immigrant adults and children for display in a downtown exhibit.
  • Su Casa Columbus — $3,950 to support the Mexican Independence Day community event.