Muncie Arts and Culture Council

08/31/2026

Calling all artists! The deadline is Monday, September 28.

🎨 Artists, we want to see your vision of the land.

What does “open space” mean to you?

Now accepting submissions for Open Space: Art About the Land, Minnetrista’s annual juried exhibition celebrating Indiana artists and the many ways we connect with the natural world. Since 2001, this exhibition has invited artists to explore the beauty, stories, and spirit of the land through their creative perspectives.

Selected works will be exhibited at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens and the Anderson Museum of Art, giving artists the opportunity to share their work with audiences across East Central Indiana.

🌿 Open Space: Art About the Land
📅 Exhibition: November 7–January 3
📍 Minnetrista Museum & Gardens & Anderson Museum of Art

A portion of proceeds from the exhibition will benefit Red-tail Land Conservancy, supporting efforts to preserve and restore Indiana’s wildlife habitats and natural spaces.

Have a work that belongs in Open Space? Submit your artwork digitally today:

👉 https://showsubmit.com/show/mmg-open-space-2026.

Bring your perspective. Celebrate the land. Make space for your art.

08/31/2026

Check out what’s new from the Ball Brothers Foundation, including updates from us!

08/28/2026

If you'd like to learn more about what's happened and what's ahead for the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, check out this interview with the Ball Brothers Foundation. We appreciate their interest in what we do for arts and culture, and the creative economy of our community, and thank them for their past grant support too!

08/27/2026

It's been good tabling at Ivy Tech Community College Muncie's “Lights. Camera. YOU” event and meeting the Ivy Tech community and friends. Thank you for including us and to everyone who stopped by to learn about MuncieArts and meet Samantha Cooper, who started this week as the Humanities in Action intern from the Ball State College of Sciences and Humanities. Welcome, Samantha!

08/26/2026

Over the past several months, MuncieArts has been listening to artists, arts organizations, community leaders, partners, and residents as we reimagine how the organization can best serve Muncie in the years ahead. That work has led to a set of proposed strategic priorities, and now we’d like one more final check from the community. Join us to hear where the Reimagination Plan is headed, react to the key recommendations, and help us make sure the final plan reflects Muncie’s creative strengths. You are invited to join us on either Tuesday, September 8 at 4:30 pm or Wednesday September 9 at 5:30 pm at MadJax (515 E Main St) for an interactive conversation and opportunities to help support our growth.

Send a message to learn more

08/26/2026

We have always said our board is a working board and Kim Miller exemplifies that by leading by example as our board president. We are very proud of her and that she was recognized by Destination: Muncie this way. Thank you for seeing what she does for us and our community as a whole. Muncie is certainly a better place to live because of all she does!

08/25/2026

Thank you to the Muncie Rotary Club for inviting our executive director Tania Said to present "Your MuncieArts at Work." We appreciated the opportunity to present to such a strong, civic minded group committed to "Create Lasting Impact" that mirrors our own mission of "(c)hampioning arts experiences, public art, and a thriving community of arts and allies." If you would like to have a presentation for your community group, please contact us!

08/25/2026

Interested in how arts and culture improve community health and wellness? Check out this webinar!

Missed the Society for Neuroscience webinar of What is Neuroarts? You can now watch the recording of this introductory session exploring what neuroarts is, how the arts and science intersect, and why this interdisciplinary field is essential for health, wellbeing, and society.

The NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative — in partnership with the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) Neuronline — hosted this webinar on neuroarts, an emerging field at the intersection of science, the arts, and health.

Speakers included Renée Fleming, acclaimed soprano and Co-Chair of the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative Advisory Council; Susan Magsamen, Executive Director of the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Co-Director of the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative; Ruth Katz, Executive Director of the The Aspen Institute's Health, Medicine & Society Program and Co-Director of the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative; and Eric Nestler, Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

To continue learning more about neuroarts, visit the Neuroarts Resource Center to access a growing repository of research and information, and connect with others working across arts, health, and science: https://www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/

Listen to the webinar recording here: https://neuronline.sfn.org/professional-development/what-is-neuroarts

08/24/2026

We are excited to share that we have raised nearly half of our goal for our Box!Box! crowdfunding campaign, and through the Brown Family Charitable Fund of The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. we have a $1,000 challenge gift! Thank you to them and the 13 donors who have given $7,285 so far. We encourage you to give online to help us meet our online giving requirement and our goal of $19,000 by Monday, September 24. Please help spread the word too.

Raise the funds to convert 19 traffic control boxes, pay artists, and provide the supplies they need for high-quality, engaging public works of art

08/24/2026

Thank you, Travel Indiana! The digital passport to visit recent public art in Muncie can be found here: https://destinationmuncie.org/passports/

To help visitors experience all the public art installations, Destination: Muncie and Muncie Arts & Culture Council have teamed up to create the Art for the People Mobile Passport. The self-guided adventure encourages exploration of each installation while uncovering neighborhoods, businesses, and s...