Programs
MuncieArts offers a wide range of programs and projects that serve the community. Learn more about some of our largest programs below! The best way to stay up to date on our upcoming events is to subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media!
Programs are made possible through the generosity of our sponsors, donors, patrons, and the public! Questions? Send us an email!
BOX! BOX!
Public Art for Muncie’s Traffic Control Boxes
Across the United States, communities are painting traffic signal control boxes to develop attractive, vibrant places that reflect the culture of the area and engage the community with the public environment. Muncie Arts & Culture Council brings this exciting and popular movement to our fair city with Box! Box!, a project to encourage bold designs and promote engagement and interaction between local artists and the wider community.
muncie Public art program
The Muncie Public Art Program recognizes the need for the selecting and siting of public art to act as an innovative, forward-thinking, and adaptive collaboration among the City, the citizenry, and MuncieArts in order to foster a climate of welcoming spaces in neighborhoods, civic buildings, plazas, transportation corridors, parks, and other locations that are accessible to the public. Art in Muncie may be interactive, kinetic, decorative, or functional and may incorporate a variety of different media. Art in Muncie will meet expectations of aesthetic excellence and will inspire our citizens and initiate dialogue among them.
The MASTER PLAN FOR MUNCIE PUBLIC ART will guide the development of a rich tapestry of artwork in Muncie by establishing clear policies, inclusive processes, thoughtful procedures, and inventive funding strategies and partnerships to benefit the entire community.
PLYSPACE artist residency
PlySpace is an immersive Artist-in-Residence program based in downtown Muncie, Indiana. PlySpace provides dedicated space and time for residents to investigate and pursue their own work. Additionally, it serves as a platform for experimentation and provocation by sparking conversation and collaboration with various Muncie communities. PlySpace is a program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council in partnership with the City of Muncie and Ball State University School of Art.
PlySpace is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS
The Mayor’s Arts Awards is a biennial event celebrating the arts in Muncie. The next Mayor’s Arts Awards will occur in 2023. The goal of this program is to help cultivate greater visibility and understanding of the value of the arts, as well as grow new leadership and new patrons of the arts. The Mayor’s Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors conferred by the city on individual artists, teachers, nonprofit organizations, and patrons of the arts.
MUNCIE ARTS & CULTURE TRAIL
The Muncie Arts & Culture Trail aims to broaden the economic development opportunities within Muncie by connecting the city’s premier arts and cultural destinations, including Ball State University, downtown Muncie, Minnetrista, and Heekin Park, through a series of inter-connected experiences which reinforce the city’s heritage while providing a key recreation amenity for the community. Beginning in 2009 with the designation of Muncie’s four cultural zones, continuous and collaborative efforts to bring the MACT to life are underway today.
Get ready for BIG CHANGES in 2023!
THAT ONE FILM FESTIVAL
That One Film Festival is dedicated to screening and exhibiting works of moving image that are experimental, weird, obsessive, no/low budget, avant-garde and fun. We are committed to supporting emerging and experimental creators, as well as engaging and educating audiences by facilitating film screenings and broadening an understanding of what moving image can be. We enthusiastically encourage and invite experimental filmmakers, emerging artists, students and other creators to exhibit their work and engage the Delaware County community. That One Film Festival aims to contribute to the advancement of the art form and to broaden the understanding and appreciation of moving image in our region. This biennial event will return to Muncie soon!
WORK-IT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE ARTS
Presented by MuncieArts in collaboration with numerous partners and experts in the field, this series will provide essential workshops, training sessions, lectures, seminars, and online resources for artists looking to expand their practice.