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03/26/2026

Don't forget to fill out the arts survey for the local Synergy arts program. Your input matters. https://tinyurl.com/bdcnybb3

🔥 Okay Angola — let’s build this together. 🔥

We received a Creative Convergence grant to bring more arts, workshops, and creative energy into downtown… and now it’s your turn.

Do you want hands-on workshops?
Speaker series?
Creative business classes?
Family art nights?
Something totally different?

Our community survey is officially LIVE — and it takes just a few minutes to help shape what happens next in downtown Angola.

If you’ve ever said, “We should have more things like ___ here” — this is your moment.

We’re listening.
We’re taking notes.
And we’re building it with you.

👉 Take the survey here: https://forms.office.com/r/Jjr2qSMzkX

03/06/2026

Local area folks,here's a direct link to the art survey for the Synergy project. Your input matters.

02/27/2026

Join the Indiana Arts Commission and the UIndy Center for Aging & Community for the Lifelong Arts Indiana Creative Aging Summit on March 23, 2026.
This free, one-day in-person learning opportunity will bring together aging service providers, libraries, communities and arts organizations, as well as artists and experts on creative aging around supporting the expansion of arts learning for older adults in Indiana. Learn more about the event and register by March 9: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lifelong-arts-indiana-creative-aging-summit-tickets-1980393991740?fbclid=IwY2xjawP5nN5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyRVpxUGhqMWZuRnZ6ZVlZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlrIRF3PzkgGfhs4x3S-eKIycrSXdGGn56xyjp5DQPf4VRh0WPUJNJqBUfCh_aem_XmFR_0Asqf1eXT8JihRHEQ

02/27/2026

The Indiana Arts Commission announced today that ten Indiana communities have received training on how to accelerate their arts and culture development and been approved for grant funding through the Creative Convergence program. Creative Convergence is a program of the Indiana Arts Commission, conducted in partnership with the Indiana Communities Institute at Ball State University Miller College of Business.
The ten Fall 2025 Creative Convergence teams were from the following communities:
-Angola
-Delphi
-Gary
-Greensburg
-Indianapolis
-Kewanna
-Marion
-Muncie
-Terre Haute
-Vincennes
Read more about the communities and their projects here: https://www.in.gov/arts/programs-and-services/training/creative-convergence/ -824351-6-Fall_2025_Cohort

02/27/2026

Happy to announce being part of strategy and development for this project with Angola Main Street

We look to support, encourage, and expand arts development and programming through meaningful community engagement throughout the program.

Taking the upcoming Angola Main Street survey will give us your input on the types of workshops you'd like to participate in.

Keep watching for more to come.

✨ BIG NEWS FOR DOWNTOWN ANGOLA! ✨

Angola has been selected as one of just 10 Indiana communities to launch a Creative Convergence Project through the Indiana Arts Commission! Check out the announcement here: https://tinyurl.com/yzhvss28

Through this statewide initiative, Angola Main Street participated in a two-day Creative Convergence training and has now been awarded a $5,000 Early Action Grant to launch our project:

“Synergy: Enriching Everyday Life through Creativity & Collaboration.”

Creative Convergence is designed to embed arts and creativity into community and economic development — bringing together local government, arts leaders, business owners, tourism partners, and community members to create meaningful, lasting impact.

This is about more than art.
It’s about collaboration.
It’s about vibrancy.
It’s about strengthening the heart of Angola.

💡 WHAT’S NEXT?
We’ll be rolling out a community survey soon to gather input on workshop themes, creative offerings, and educational opportunities that YOU want to see in downtown Angola. Your voice will help shape the direction of this initiative!

Stay tuned for ways to get involved — and thank you for being part of a community that believes creativity belongs at the center of everyday life.