Indianapolis – August 23, 2017… Arts for Learning has received $25,000 from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation in honor of the children and families of Christel House. The majority of this funding will be used for general operating support of Arts for Learning; the remaining will support our school partners at the Christel House Academies.
As the oldest and largest provider of professional arts in education programs in the state, Arts for Learning works with more than 60 teaching artists who provide performances, workshops and residencies to schools, libraries, parks and community organizations. Arts for Learning reaches nearly 50,000 Indiana children and youth every year.

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Indianapolis – November 20, 2017… Arts for Learning received a $5,000 grant from the City of Shelbyville’s Racino funds, which are administered by the Blue River Community Foundation. The grant will support a Fresh StART project at Hendricks Elementary. Students will engage in Arts for Learning workshops that focus on creating a safe and vibrant community through collaboration and art. The lead teaching artist will install a public artwork near the school that will be revealed at a culminating community event.
As the oldest and largest provider of professional arts in education programs in the state, Arts for Learning works with more than 60 teaching artists who provide performances, workshops and residencies to schools, libraries, parks and community organizations. Arts for Learning reaches nearly 50,000 Indiana children and youth every year.

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Indianapolis – November 20, 2017… Arts for Learning received a $10,000 grant in phase II of the Community Crime Prevention Grant Program. The grant program is funded from public resources allocated annually by Indianapolis City-County Council and is administered by The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate. The grant will support a storytelling project at the Marion County Jail and Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Throughout the course of the project, young inmates will engage in workshops with various teaching artists, including a storyteller and an illustrator, as a means of self-expression and personal growth through the arts.

As the oldest and largest provider of professional arts in education programs in the state, Arts for Learning works with more than 60 teaching artists who provide performances, workshops and residencies to schools, libraries, parks and community organizations. Arts for Learning reaches nearly 50,000 Indiana children and youth every year.

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