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Northwest Edition R Reaching Seniors In Illiana: Cook, Lake & Porter Counties
7XEXI[MHI TYFPMG EVX KVERX LIPTW JYRH QYVEPW MR RSVXL[IWX -RHMERE %\ &$55,( 67(,1:(* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Thanks to a public art grant program by the Indiana Destination Development Corporation, more than 40 public art projects in 33 counties in Indiana were initiated in 2022. It was announced in January that additional grant funding will be made available to continue the program this year. One of the projects was a mural painted on the south wall of the main building of Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting by artist Felix Maldonado. “The mural produced through the Visit Indiana Public Art Grant not only enhances the exterior of Calumet College and provides a vibrant piece of artwork for those that bike and walk the trails through Hammond, but it really reflects the unique characteristic of an Indiana region that combines natural resources, heavy industry and a strong and diverse community,” said Dr. Amy McCormack, president of Calumet. At the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center in Porter, you’ll find two murals by artist Ryan “Arcy” Christenson of RC Murals. The murals are part of the Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail, said Christine Livingston, vice president of Indiana Dunes Tourism. “Our artist is a talented graffiti artist and the content was developed in collaboration with both the Miami and Potawatomi tribes.” In Munster, a mural was painted by artist Lindsey Harris on the west-facing wall of Water’s Edge Gift, Garden & Pond Center, which sits at the state line on Ridge Road as a project of the Munster Civic Foundation.
The town was working on a public art project in 2022 with large, painted tulips throughout town, and one artist brought to the attention of the foundation was a muralist. The foundation soon learned of the grant program and took advantage of it to highlight Harris’s work and enhance the entry point into Munster coming from Illinois. “Not only would we beautify this location, we would be supporting Water’s Edge, a local business that relocated to this location, and we could also promote the tulip theme to support the public art tulips,” said Wendy Mis, clerk-treasurer with the Town of Munster. The IN Indiana Public Art Activation Grant is a non-matching grant of up to $10,000 to fund public art projects. The initial round of the grant provided more than $200,000 last May. This year $500,000 has been allocated between that grant and a new IN Indiana Placemaking Activation Grant, which will allow for matching grants of up
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first-time visitors and long-time residents alike will be able to enjoy these new assets and feel a sense of pride and belonging in Indiana.”
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