These regional arts master plans for Blackford and Jay Counties (Indiana) and Auglaize County (Ohio) were funded by the National Endowment for the Arts through their “Our Town” grant and fiscally managed by Arts Place, Inc.
Our Town projects seek to “provide opportunities for the arts to be integrated into the fabric of community life — Strengthening Communities.” A consultant team facilitated a community-driven planning process for each county providing opportunity to coordinate strategic efforts beyond individual boundaries.
The regional arts master plans for Auglaize, Blackford*, and Jay* counties are provided below:
*Blackford and Jay County plans feed into a larger, East Central Indiana Regional Arts & Cultural plan to be completed fall 2025.
That work is part of Indiana’s READI Arts Initiative as funded by the Lilly Endowment.