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Support the 2025 On the Roof Concert Series!

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From May through October, the Arts Council’s free On the Roof series features local musicians on our rooftop in an all ages setting! The Arts Council launched On The Roof in 2019. The project has provided free entertainment for thousands in Downtown Evansville and offered paid gigs to local musicians.

In 2024, our On the Roof concert series:

  • featured 21 bands
  • paid over 65 individual performers
  • brought over 1,000 guests to Main Street

Help us keep the 2025 On the Roof concert series free by texting OTR to 50155!

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Art Awards: ICONIC

Please join us to honor those who have significantly contributed to our local arts community.  Visual Art Award Jordan BarclayPerforming

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Artist Advancement Grant Recipients

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New this year, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana is announcing a new regional artist grant program. The artist advancement grants are intended to directly benefit individual artists by funding the creation of new work, community projects, or the advancement of artists’ careers.

We are proud to announce the recipients! Congratulations to:

Daniel Clarke – to obtain an LLC and develop a website

Joe Atkinson – for entering into film festivals

Lori Rivera – for enrolling in oil painting classes

Jordan Barclay – for entering into film festivals

Nancy Luzar – for a year subscription to an artist website platform

Kevin Titzer – for traveling for an artist residency

Braden Riley – for auditions and travel

Hannah Jones – for advanced tattoo tools

Justin Ewers – for supplies and materials for producing a zine of his work

Christina Robinson – for studio lighting and photography equipment

David Drury – for auditions and travel

Jane Gilbert – for floral design classes and certification

2024 Art Awards: ICONIC

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To say the Art Awards event for 2024 was 𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 would be an understatement.

So much inspiration, talent, celebration…𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. Sharing these special moments and including Executive Director Anne McKim’s parting words for our guests – and really our greater community:

“…I’ll be concluding the night the way that I always do: with an invitation. You’ve been introduced to incredible people doing incredible things – 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺! Patronize them, and bring your friends and family, because just as communities are transformed by the arts, so are individual lives. And that, friends, is the Arts Council’s work.”

Please take a moment to learn more about these artists and their projects!

Jordan Barclay: https://www.jordanbarclay.com/

“Sack Race with Knives: the Curious Art of Kevin Titzer” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31563899/

Bayla Espenlaub: https://www.fjreitztheatre.com/

Braden Riley: IG & YouTube: @bradenrileyviolin

Children’s Theater of Southern Indiana: https://www.childrenstheatresi.org/

Rob Millard-Mendez: https://robmillardmendez.com/

BOOKED: https://yourbrothersbookstore.com/elementor-1924/

Haynie’s Corner Arts District: https://hayniescorner.com

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Tory Schendel-Vyvoda: https://www.toryvyvoda.com/

Todd Matteson: https://www.evansville.edu/aces-of-ue/todd-matteson.cfm

Parting content:
To support these local artists, other local artists, Arts Council programming, and the greater Evansville arts and culture community, click to donate to the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana. 

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2024 SPOOKY SHOW

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ARTSWIN’s Halloween-themed art exhibit

(All entries must be Pre-Registered) 

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The Arts Council is all about Halloween, and we’re back with our annual Spooky Show this fall! Throughout October, our gallery will be packed with spooky, funny, and whimsical creations. We’ll fill our walls with eerie 2D scenes and spirits, but we also want our 3D artists to summon some creepy creatures to haunt the gallery for the season.

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Online Gallery: Art in the City (2024)

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2024 Art in the City 

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Art in the City is the Arts Council’s annual members-only exhibit, and a chance for local artist members to showcase their current work. Each member receives one free entry into the exhibit. 

Membership:

Dues are $50.00 for 12 months of benefits. To review these benefits, visit our membership page at https://www.artswin.org/members. 

Cash, credit & debit, and checks accepted. Checks made payable to: Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, 212 Main St., Evansville, IN 47708

Eligibility & Guidelines:

  • All media are eligible. 
  • Each artist must pre-register to enter.
  • Art MUST be original works and completed within the last two years. Entry cannot have been displayed in any Arts Council juried exhibition or have won a cash award in any regional exhibition.
  • Artist must sign a hold harmless agreement at the time artwork is delivered
  • Accepted art must remain on display for the entire duration of the show.
  • All sales generated from Art in the City will be subject to the 35% commission policy, established by the Arts Council. Each artist should price their work accordingly, if the piece is for sale.
  • Artists may enter one piece of work into the exhibit.
  • Submissions must be appropriately matted, framed and securely wired. No sawtooth hangers. 
  • Overall framed dimensions, cannot exceed 60” in any direction. Gallery-wrap format canvas is acceptable and must be painted on sides in lieu of framing.
  • Height Limit: 8 feet Weight Limit: 150lbs.
  • Artwork should be assembled and ready for juror at the time of delivery, no exceptions.

CALENDAR

Registration deadline: June 30th by 11:59 p.m.
Artwork drop off: July 8th, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Exhibit dates: July 11th – August 14th
Reception: July 13th, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Artwork pick up: August 19th, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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