The Work In Progress (WIP) Exchange Labs are a pilot program, designed to provide network and connection for primarily emerging artists across the state. Artists will meet monthly across different areas of the state to share career updates, challenges they are facing, and build community hubs dedicated to creatives.
Indiana artists seek spaces to spark organic relationships and networks within and beyond their respective disciplines. Designed to provide network and connection for primarily emerging artists across the state, Work in Progress Exchange Labs is a pilot program from the IAC launching in 2025.
Artists will meet monthly across different areas of the state to share career updates, challenges they are facing, and build community hubs dedicated to creatives. Artists who participate in these small groups will also be eligible for small support grants on a rolling basis, which can be used to complete a work in progress, purchase new equipment, or repair current equipment.
The feedback from the Indiana Arts Commission Artist Needs Assessment was used to inform the design and planning of proposed services and programs for Indiana artists. Read a full report of the process and findings of the Artist Needs Assessment and the planned program responses.
The WIP Exchange Labs will take place at host sites around Indiana in 2025. See the schedules for each region below.
Northern Region
Counties: Adams, Allen, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, Steuben, St. Joseph, Wabash, Wells, White, Whitley
Western Region
Counties: Benton, Clay, Fountain, Greene, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren
Central Region
Counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Hancock, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Monroe, Morgan, Tipton
Eastern Region
Counties: Blackford, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush, Union, Wayne
Southern Region
Counties: Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Ohio, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Ripley, Scott, Spencer, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
For information about the program, please contact Jordan Adams, Artist Services Program Manager, at joadams1@iac.in.gov (317) 508-6115
Artists who participate in Work In Progress Exchange Labs will also be eligible for small support grants of $250-$1000 on a rolling basis, which can be used to complete a work in progress, purchase new equipment, or repair current equipment. More grant details coming soon.