Upcoming Artist Opportunities
If you have an opportunity for community artists, like a contest or club drive, please let us know so we can add it to the calendar.
If any accessibility requirements need to be addressed, please reach out to the Prairie Arts Council one week before the event so accommodations can be met, including accommodations for the blind, deaf, and mobility impaired. You can leave a message with the office at 219-866-5278 or contact us by email.
Call for Entries: Shirley Martin Scholarship
Created in the year 2000, the Shirley Martin Scholarship for Young Songwriters recognizes songwriters between the ages of 14 and 19 years of age who live in NW Indiana. Since its inception, the self-funded, SAMI scholarship has provided an approximate $23,000 back to area youth.
TAF Holiday Show Registration
For TAF Members only. Don't forget to submit your artwork for the Holiday Members Show 2023 and apply to participate by October 15th.
Find the application form and details here.
TAF August Art Fair - Vendor Application
TAF is excited to announce the return of the August Art Fair, an outdoor art sale held the front lawn of the Wells Community Cultural Center. Friday, August 5, from 5 - 8 pm. Interested artists will need to submit an online application by 5 pm on July 15. Spots will be filled in the order applications are received. Artists will be responsible for running their own booth and processing their own sales. Artists will keep 100% of their sales.
This opportunity is open only to TAF Individual Artist Members.
Call for Entries: On the Banks of the Wabash Exhibition
The Wabash River has literally and metaphorically shaped the Greater Lafayette community, and TAF wishes to pay it homage with an exhibition. The Arts Federation, Wabash River Enhancement Corporation, and Tippecanoe County Partnership for Water Quality invite artists to submit artworks that have been inspired by the Wabash River and its tributaries.
Songwriting Scholarship - Applications Open Now
The Songwriters’ Association of Mid-north Indiana (SAMI) is accepting applications for the 2022 Shirley Martin Scholarship for young songwriters, in addition to the Mike Lane Horizon Award.
The scholarship and awards are for songwriters aged 14 to 19, who live in any of these Indiana counties: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, or White and are permanent residents of Indiana.
Applications for the scholarship are accepted between now and April 15, 2022
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