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Support Arts Funding… and Support the Arts

Let your elected officials know you support arts funding – and the arts – by contacting them today. It’s easy – search for contact information for your city councilors. View sample letters to councilors.

A Vibrant Community

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Safe and clean streets are not the only ingredients of a vibrant and healthy city. Cities need artists and arts experiences to enliven and beautify the environment, to provide opportunities for learning and exploration, and to celebrate our shared traditions and cultural differences.

  • 6.3 million visits to diverse performances, exhibitions, and programs - more than the combined total of all professional sports attendance
  • Nationally and internationally recognized arts experiences available to the nearly 22 million annual visitors to Indianapolis
  • A better, healthier, more vital Indianapolis
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  • Examples of how the arts help create a more vibrant community