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WHY DOES INDIANAPOLIS NEED BIG CAR COLLABORATIVE?

TOO FEW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE JOY AND FULFILLMENT OF CREATIVITY. Cultural events should be for everybody, everywhere. We should all get to imagine, make, and play. OUR SOCIETY IS TOO DISCONNECTED. Still, people long for positive social experiences and opportunities to interact with each other. We often suffer from a LACK OF EMPATHY for others who are different from us. Our citys neighborhoods need CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CULTURAL PROBLEMS. Who better than cultural workers to address this? Public spaces arent realizing their potential. And this leads to MISSED OPPORTUNITIES for economic development, engagement, and civic pride. Indianapolis struggles to attract and retain talented and CREATIVE WORKERS, including artists, who are vital to a strong community. The vast majority of citizens here arent strong ADVOCATES or supporters of the arts. But this is likely due to a lack of opportunities to connect with creativity.

HOW DO WE, AS ARTISTS, ADDRESS THESE NEEDS?


A MOBILE AND FLEXIBLE APPROACH to program delivery S  MART PLACEMAKING that includes the activation of public spaces with programming M  ORE ENGAGING OUTLETS for all people to get creative, where they are A  VOICE at the table as leaders work to boost livability in our community  A DESIGN FOR GOOD PROGRAM that helps neighborhoods, coalitions, and other nonprots P  AID OPPORTUNITIES for artists who work collaboratively and are dedicated to improving our city I  NCUBATING AND SUPPORTING emerging cultural initiatives and arts entrepreneurs C  ONSTANT RESEARCH and regular travel to help us connect with others and learn

WHO IS BIG CAR? AND WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?


Were a team of likeminded and dedicated artists. We believe art and creativity can break down differences, encourage empathy, and make people happier. We value collaboration, accessibility, and exibility. We see the public work we do is our art medium. And we see the people of Indianapolis, our community, as our collaborators. BIG CAR STAFF LEADERSHIP Jim Walker, executive director Anne Laker, program director Andy Fry, creative director BIG CAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Craig McCormick, Blackline Studio Vice President: Ursula David, Ursula David Homes Treasurer: Sam B. Sutphin, White River Management Corp. Secretary: Diana Hartley Mutz, Indiana Historical Society David Yosha, Magnet Films Jane Henegar, Indiana Civil Liberties Union Wil Marquez, w/purpose Kipp Normand, Southeast Neighborhood Community Development John P. Clark, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, IUPUI John L. Clark, artist and poet Jeb Banner, SmallBox

WHAT DOES BIG CAR DO FOR INDIANAPOLIS?


DESIGN & CREATIVE PLACEMAKING: Gareld Park Better Blocks Old Southside NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED INITIATIVES: Service Center Art Farm Lafayette Square INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTING CULTURAL WORK: Galeria Magnica Far Eastside CITY-WIDE COLLECTIVE INITIATIVES: Reconnecting to Our Waterways Indianapolis PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS: Indy City Futbol neighborhood leagues Downtown MORE EXAMPLES: Design for Good  Do-seum and Fun Fleet mobile art programs Artist-in-Residence program Walking programming Art in Odd Places art festival  Big Car 10th Anniversary Celebration Creative City Fellow  Cultural Entrepreneur Incubator program

NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOGRAPHICS & COLLABORATORS


Artists Total Audience Total Audience % Served Served RACE/ETHNICITY Asian Black/Af-American Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Multi-Racial Other TOTAL AGE Youth (18 and under) Adult (19- 64) Senior Citizen (65+) GENDER Female Male DISABILITY Total Persons with Disabilities 302 6,216 9,958 2,040 572 912 20,000 5,368 12,952 1,680 10,740 9,260 35 1.51% 31.08% 49.79% 10.2% 2.86% 4.56% 100% 8 40 119 19 25 3 214 KEY COLLABORATORS: City of Indianapolis  Reconnecting to Our Waterways TEDxIndianapolis  Central Indiana Community Foundation  Keep Indianapolis Beautiful LISC  Indy Chamber  Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art  Indianapolis Museum of Art  Indiana Humanities  Eli Lilly & Co. (Lilly Day of Service)  Arts Council of Indianapolis  LOVE Indy Velocity NEAR SOUTHSIDE  Gareld Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA)  Southeast Neighborhood Development  Southeast Neighborhood Congress  Hinge Bureau LAFAYETTE SQUARE  International Marketplace Coalition (IMC)  Saraga International Market  Carniceria Guanajuato FAR EASTSIDE  Community Alliance of the Far Eastside (CAFE)  Superior Market  Finish Line

26.84% 32 64.76% 170 8.4% 12 53.7% 98 46.3% 116 1.7 1

OUR ORGANIZATION AT A GLANCE


Big Car was founded in 2004 2010 annual budget: $118,000 2014 annual budget: $773,917 THE AREAS WE SERVE : Far Eastside Lafayette Square Downtown Near Southside INCOME PERCENTAGES:
44% Foundation Grants

OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE:


 Athenaeum Foundation  Butler University  The City of Indianapolis  Gareld Park Neighborhood Assoc.  Keep Indianapolis Beautiful  Know No Stranger  Immigrant Welcome Center  Indianapolis Museum of Art  Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art  International Marketplace Coalition  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra  Indianapolis International Film Festival  Indiana Humanities IUPUI  Musical Family Tree  NoExit Performance  Reconnecting to Our Waterways  Spirit & Place Festival  Trade School Indy  University of Indianapolis

MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS:
Indianapolis Foundation The Glick Fund  Efroymson Family Fund (all funds of the Central Indiana Community Foundation)  Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Herbert Simon Family Foundation Indiana Arts Commission Steve & Livia Russell PNC Bank Arts Council of Indianapolis Howard L. Schrott Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Whole Foods Market The Penrod Society Sam Sutphin & Kerry Dinneen Apparatus Ursula David

27% 13% 6% 6% 3% 1%

Design Services Income Corporate Contributions Individual Donor Contributions & Board Admissions Income State & City Grants Facility Rental & Product Sales

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