Late last month, Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed a northeast Indiana resident to the Indiana Arts Commission and reappointed another: Fort Wayne resident .
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Residents, city officials and artists toured three quadrants of Fort Wayne during a hot and muggy Tuesday as the murals for the “Faces of the Fort” art projects were revealed.
Faces of the Fort was a suggestion in the city’s Public Art Master Plan and is the first project of the Public Art Commission. The master plan was first revealed in early 2020, with requests for mural submissions being posted early this year. The murals highlight “people who have made contributions to the advancement of civil rights” in Fort Wayne.
Rena Bradley is the chair of Faces of the Fort. She says the goal is to showcase the city’s diversity by telling stories of residents and immigrants… and, literally, showing their faces.
Verbatim: Arts commission names Fort Wayne, Wabash spotlight communities
The Journal Gazette
The Indiana Arts Commission issued this news release today:
(Indianapolis, IN) Today, the Indiana Arts Commission voted to approve Fort Wayne, Goshen, Kokomo, and Wabash for Spotlight Community recognition as part of the Creative Community Pathway program.
The Creative Community Pathway is a roadmap for any Indiana community to start, focus, or deepen arts and culture-based strategies to grow community wellbeing. As a capacity building program, the Pathway aligns local creative assets artists, arts and culture strategies, partners, and resources to support a community’s unique goals and dreams. Simultaneously, it organizes a sustainable, healthy creative environment for artists and cultural organizations.