Artists can apply to qualify as an Indiana artisan

Arts Place would like to pass the following opportunity on to the artists residing in East Central Indiana. Indiana Artisan supports entrepreneurs who create high-quality art, crafts and value-added foods in the Hoosier state. 

The longtime local arts organization  is encouraging area artists to pursue the Indiana Artisan distinction as a means of growing success for the artist and of developing a greater community appreciation for the arts to benefit all local artists.

The state’s highest-quality artists and food producers are encouraged to apply to have their work designated Indiana Artisan. 

The 2019 juries will convene in September to determine which art and value-added foods will become part of the organization that coordinates a spring Marketplace, sells work in a store in the French Lick Resort, and provides networking and business-development education for its members, among other benefits. Applications are due Aug. 1. 

The application, timeline, guidelines and a listing of benefits can be found under the Join tab at indianaartisan.org.

Submit questions to [email protected].

Blood drive set

The Red Cross will host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 19 at Jay Community Center, 115 E. Water St., Portland. 

To schedule an appointment to give blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767.

Deadline ahead

The deadline is approaching to nominate someone for The Portland Foundation’s  Jack Cole Award for Volunteerism. 

The award was established more than two decades ago in order to honor Cole’s work as the foundation’s first executive director. Nominations should include a letter of recommendation as well as the nominee’s name, address and a summary of his or her background. They can be sent to the foundation office at 107 S. Meridian St., Portland.

The winner will receive a plaque and cash award at The Portland Foundation’s annual meeting on May 15.

The deadline for nominations is March 21.