For TAF Members only. Don't forget to submit your artwork for the Holiday Members Show 2024 and apply to participate by November 3rd.

Find the application form and details here.

Prairie Arts Council invites you to show and sell your original art, fine crafts, artisan foods, or unique vintage items at our Holiday Show & Sale. New Vendors are welcome to apply. Join the Prairie Arts Council and Rensselaer’s Holiday Stroll to “Shop Local” and purchase original fine arts, fine crafts, and artisan foods created by local artisans.

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The annual Jasper County Art League member show, featuring many talented artists from around Jasper County. JCAL members only, contact jaspercoartleague@gmail.com to learn more about this show and to become a member.

Attention All Artists & Vendors to sell their Fine arts, fine crafts, foods, produce, and collectibles. PAC is accepting artists & vendors for the ART in the Alley on July 27th. Final Applications are due July 2nd. 

12’ x 12’ Booth Fee: $20 for Members, $40 for Non-Members. New vendors must submit a $10 Application Fee with their form. If accepted, they must submit the remaining balance for their booth.

Sign-up Online here.

Sunday, March 10 from 1:00-4:00PM

Taught by Gail Woolever at her Heart to Hand Studio in Wheatfield. Cost of this fun experience is $15.  All supplies will be provided.  This workshop is limited to 20 participants and you must be at least 12 years old. 

To reserve your space contact Gail at 219-819-0366 or gwwoolever@gmail.com. 

The Prairie Arts Council sponsors local musicians at this year’s Saturday Farmer’s Market. Selected musicians can played anytime between 8AM and 11AM on Saturdays in the summer and fall of 2024. Musicians are free to sell CDs and marketing materials and can be reimbursed for travel expenses. Any singers, soloists, or bands can apply. Shelter and electrical access are available.

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INverse, an initiative of former Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka, celebrates and preserves the diverse range of Indiana poetry for future generations of Indiana writers and readers. The works of 57 poets were added to the poetry archive in October 2023.

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This year’s ARTCAMP will run July 15-19. Assistants and other Volunteers are always wanted! Sign-up to be a volunteer to help with set-up and sign-in. Email us at: Volunteers@PrairieArtsCouncil.org.

The Member Show gives Prairie Arts Council artists of all skill levels and media, an annual opportunity to exhibit their original art in the Lilian Fendig Gallery.

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Welcome to 2024! We’re so glad to be able to ring in the New Year with all our members. But if you thought this year would never come, hold onto your hats, because we’re opening gallery exhibit applications for 2025!

You can find the link for more information and to apply here: https://theartsfederation.org/apply/

Applications are due March 31.

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.

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Our annual design challenge to create an original wine label artwork to be featured on the 2024 Carpenter Creek Cellars’ Strawberry Wine. This contest is about celebrating and fundraising for PAC’s Rock the Arts Festival.

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Honeywell Arts & Entertainment will accept entries for the annual 92 County Art Show at the Clark Gallery in the Honeywell Center on Monday, December 11, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

This competition is open to all artists residing in Indiana. The exhibit will be on display in the Clark Gallery from December 14 through January 14.

Since 2008, the Hoosier Women Artists program has celebrated and further expanded the important role art plays in our communities by showcasing the work of talented female artists throughout the state. Female artists living in Indiana are encouraged to submit artwork for consideration to be displayed in the Statehouse office of a female elected official.
The 2024 Hoosier Women Artists Exhibition is open for submissions through Sunday, November 12, 2023. Interested artists should apply HERE.

Prairie Arts Council invites individuals of all ages to exhibit up to three photographs for an exhibition celebrating the medium of photography. Anyone from the region is welcome to enter their work. Cash awards totaling $475 will be presented to participants.
Entries are due by November 21th.

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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.

The holiday season is just around the corner. Prairie Arts Council invites you to show and sell your original art, fine crafts, artisan foods, or unique vintage items. New art vendors welcome. Fill out an application online or mail us a copy.

Applications due October 10th, 2023

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Prophetstown State Park invites you to create a one-of-a-kind scarecrow for its 14th Annual Trail of Scarecrows, Oct. 1—Nov. 5.

To enter your scarecrow and receive registration materials, email Jenna Parks Freeman, interpretive naturalist, by Sept. 18.

For more information, call Jenna Parks Freeman at 765-320-0503 or email jparks@dnr.IN.gov.

The Jasper County Fair is excited to announce a 100 year Logo Contest! Entries must include “Jasper County Rensselaer, IN 1924-2024” No Fees and one submission per contestant. Entries should be sent to jcfalogo@icloud.com with the subject: “Logo”

Attention All Artists & Vendors to sell their Fine arts, fine crafts, foods, produce, and collectibles. PAC is accepting artists & vendors for Art in the Alley, July 29th. You can download our application and return it to the Prairie Arts Council before the application deadline or apply online.

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The Arts Council of White Lake – Whitehall, Michigan, invites artists that live in the Great Lakes region aged 18+ to submit artwork for their mixed media art exhibition, June 16 – July 29, 2023. There will be one ACWL-Nuveen Concerto prize - $200 - awarded for outstanding artwork.

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This Exhibit Show is open to member artists of all ages. The exhibition will consist of 2D and 3D work in all media under 50lbs. All work must be the original conception and execution of the artist within the last three years. No copy work .

Entry Date Deadline: April 20 @ 6:00PM

Delivery of artwork and fees during gallery hours:
Tuesday April 18, Noon to 4:00 PM or Thursdays April 20, 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Work must be received no later than Thursday April 20 at 6:00 PM.

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Hoosier Historia is a key program of Indianapolis’ hosting NBA All Star 2024. This public art project is dedicated to highlighting key stories of “Indiana’s game”—high school basketball, otherwise known as “Hoosier Hysteria.”

Hoosier artists will be commissioned to paint basketball themed sculptures. Commission Fee: $6,000
Workshop: April 18th
Application Due: May 14th

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Teaching artists can apply to be a part of the Lifelong Arts Indiana Artist Cohort. Selected participants complete a virtual, four-day workshop which explores best practices in creative aging and strategies to develop an effective, sequential arts learning experience for older adults. The deadline to apply for the artist cohort is April 16, 2023. 

Aging services providers training participants will be eligible to apply for Lifelong Arts Early Action Grants, which fund a sequential arts-learning experience for a group of older adults in their community. Grants will be for up to $5,000 and must be led by a qualified artist.

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What: A design challenge to create an original wine label artwork to be featured on the 2023, 10th Edition of Carpenter Creek Cellars Annual Strawberry Wine, celebrating and fundraising for PAC’s Rock the Arts Festival.

Who May Enter : Artists of all ages.

Deadline: April 4 at 4:00 PM, artwork must be delivered to the PAC office in Rensselaer.

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