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Indiana

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $13,754,848 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Indiana.

In the most recent information (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Indiana...

  • Added 2 percent or $10.1 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
  • Employed 92,643 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling $5.5 billion

Almost 51 percent of Indiana’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while nearly 19 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the last five years:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 111 participating museums in Indiana.

More than 1,315 students from 90 high schools in Indiana participated in Poetry Out Loud.

The NEA Big Read program generated community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 5,470 adults and students in Indiana.

The Shakespeare in American Communities program in Indiana enabled schools to offer 1,726 children the opportunity to see live professional performances of Shakespeare, or to engage in educational programs


Indiana Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Indiana, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. Below are highlights of just some of Arts Endowment grantees and artists working in Indiana. 

To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Indiana, go to our Recent Grant Search. 

State Highlights

A young South Asian woman smiles, wearing a black turtleneck, long necklace, and dangling earrings. She has glasses and two long braids.
A Conversation with 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri
Jun 07, 2023
We spoke to 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri from Indiana about her POL experience.
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Painting of a woman with text "When there's help, there's hope."
Addressing Substance Use Disorder with the Arts
Mar 20, 2025
A look at how Indy Arts Council is combatting substance abuse with the help of the arts.
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Portrait of David Baker
David Baker
Jun 17, 2010
David Baker discusses his immersion into jazz, from playing to composing to teaching.
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State & Regional Contacts

Indiana Arts Commission 
100 N. Senate Ave,. Room N505
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317/232-1268
TTD: 317/233-3001
IndianaArtsCommission@iac.in.gov

Arts Midwest (Regional Arts Organization)
2908 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55408-1954
612/341-0755
TT/Voice: 612/341-0901
general@artsmidwest.org 

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