General News

THE WEEKLY SCOOP OF THE INDIANA ARTS COMMISSION

04/27/2022

INverse Submission Deadline Approaching

Hoosier powered and focused, INverse is an archive of poems created by Hoosier poets.Â INverse celebrates and preserves the diverse range of Indiana poetry for future generations of Indiana writers and readers. It is a collaboration of former Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka, the Indiana State Library, and the Indiana Arts Commission. Residents of Indiana are encouraged to submit poems to the archive annually between February 1 and April 30.

The archive provides a great opportunity for anyone, from literary novices to poetic experts, to express themselves and introduce the world to their original poetry.

Learn more about INverse and how to submit your work here.

Panel Review for Arts Project, Arts Organization Support Grant Programs

Over the next two weeks peer review panelists will meet virtually to review applications to the Indiana Arts CommissionÂ Arts Project Support (APS)Â andÂ Arts Organization Support (AOS)Â grant programs. Panels will take place between Monday, April 25 and Thursday, May 5.

The panels will be conducted in partnership with theÂ Regional Arts Partners. Regional Arts Partners work alongside the Indiana Arts Commission to promote and expand participation in the arts in Indiana. The partners provideÂ broad local access to arts services and funding opportunities.

Applications recommended for funding will be reviewed by the IACâ€™s Programs, Grants and Services Committee with final funding approval made by the full Commission at its June 10, 2022 Quarterly Business Meeting.

Learn more and view the full panel review schedule.Â

How to Pitch Yourself: 8 Tips for Artists

Excerpt from a blog post by Nina Berman, Fractured Atlas

First of all, whatâ€™s a pitch? Weâ€™re defining a pitch as sending information about yourself and what youâ€™re offering to someone in hopes that theyâ€™ll give you an opportunity. Oftentimes, you will be pitching to people who you donâ€™t know at all or perhaps someone who youâ€™ve been introduced to by a mutual contact. A pitch is when you make the case that something that you do is relevant or useful or interesting to someone else.

Artists send out pitches for a variety of reasons, each of which will mean that the pitch will be slightly different. The core reason, though, for you to send out a pitch of some kind is that you want something from the person or organization that youâ€™re getting in touch with.

You might pitch yourself as a way to get hired, to develop a partnership, to get a meeting, or to receive media coverage.

Read the full blog post for tips on how to write and send pitches more strategically and more successfully.Â