Nearly 100% of Indianapolis-based artists have suffered severe income losses during the pandemic.

Yet #IndyKeepsCreating. Artists and arts and culture workers have served and inspired us by delivering art kits to students, inviting us “into” their creative spaces for concerts and performances, sewing protective gowns for health-care workers, creating uplifting #MaskUpIndy art, painting powerful murals to advocate for racial justice, and more.

Thanks to the generous support of our funders and individual donors, we were able to offer more than 900 emergency relief grants to artists and cultural workers during Phase I (March-May 2020) and an additional 300 grants in Phase II (Oct.-Dec. 2020).

Phase I and II applications are now closed. The Arts Council is formulating a new survey to better understand the 2021 needs of the Indianapolis arts community. Based on our findings, we will move forward with new services and resources. Please check this site for updates, follow @artscouncilindy on social and sign up for the Artist Opportunities newsletter.

Questions about the Keep Indy Creating Relief Fund? Please email relieffund@indyarts.org.

Special thanks to Big Car Collaborative and Pattern Indy and for their partnership to develop the #IndyKeepsCreating graphics.