Muncie Arts and Culture Council

09/15/2026

Which Box!Box! art is your favorite? Kara DuQuette, who is the MuncieArts Public Art Advisory Committee co-chair, recently shared, "I love many of the Box!Box! pieces, but my favorite is below. I see it at least two times a day and it is called "Rabbit Hole of Memories" by Lily Johnson. The colors, the bunnies, the flowers, and the design make me happy, and I smile every time I see it! Thank you, Lily!"🌺🐰🌸
We are now at $14,960 of $19,000 needed by September 24 for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority to match it. See the crowdfunding link in the comments to support the campaign—thank you!

09/14/2026

We are excited to announce the Call for Artists for Box!Box!, the public art utility box program. The September 30 deadline is for Fall 2026 boxes. Applications received thereafter will be reviewed for the 2027 painting season. Let's see your best designs—America's 250th designs will be given special consideration for this year!

The Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MuncieArts), in partnership with the City of Muncie, is inviting Delaware County artists to apply for “Box!Box!” , a public art project that transforms traffic signal control boxes into colorful, engaging works of art throughout Muncie. 

09/14/2026

The David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University often puts Muncie and Ball State University on the world stage. We look forward to the return of Lee Krasner's "Right Bird Left" and hearing all about her adventures soon. Safe travels to DOMA and Muncie's beloved painting!

Big news: one of DOMA’s most beloved paintings, the monumental “Right Bird Left" by American artist Lee Krasner (1908–1984), recently took flight from Muncie for New York City! DOMA is lending the giant canvas to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the blockbuster exhibition "Krasner and Po***ck: Past Continuous,” on view from October 4 through January 31, 2027. A favorite among our museum’s visitors, we are thrilled to share "Right Bird Left” with hundreds of thousands of visitors to The Met from around the world. 🩷🖼🍃

Image Credit: "Right Bird Left," 1965, Lee Krasner, American (1908–1984), oil on canvas, Gift of David T. Owsley, 2006.020.001 © 2026 Po***ck-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

09/11/2026

Good news! The Muncie Arts and Culture Council has now received $14,760 in gifts and pledges towards the $19,000 needed for the Box!Box! program. To help us encourage others to support this program with the City of Muncie that takes plain utility street boxes and transforms them into public works of art, please comment with 2–3 sentences about your favorite Box!Box! You may just see your words spurring others to help us reach our $19,000 goal by Thursday, September 24 that will be matched by the CreatINg Places program of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority! (See the link in the comments for a full list of Box!Box! public art.)

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

09/11/2026

Take a few minutes to read this article about healthy cities' arts recovery. From the article: "The study does not assert that city funding guarantees a financially strong individual arts organization. But it does demonstrate a clear pattern of arts sector strength across cities where public support is sustained."

Op-ed: A new analysis of 4,400 nonprofit arts organizations across 10 U.S. cities suggests local government funding is linked to stronger financial and attendance outcomes.

09/09/2026

Look into this part-time work opportunity from our friends at Downtown Muncie!

📣 We’re hiring!

Muncie Downtown Development Partnership is looking for a part-time Operations & Finance Coordinator to join our team.

This role is a great fit for someone who is organized, detail-oriented and enjoys keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. The position will support MDDP’s day-to-day operations, financial administration, events and other work that helps us serve and strengthen Downtown Muncie.

If you’re looking for meaningful, part-time work and want to be part of what’s happening in the heart of our community, we’d love to hear from you!

Learn more about the position and how to apply:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/careers

Know someone who might be a great fit? Please share!

09/09/2026

MadJax Muncie is an invaluable community resource for creativity to take flight, "third space" gathering spot, and hub for multiple businesses. Take their survey to provide thoughts and suggestions for their strategic plan.

HELP SHAPE WHAT’S NEXT AT MADJAX.

MadJax is developing our next strategic plan, and we want our community to have a voice in where we're headed.

What opportunities should exist here? Who should we be serving? Where can MadJax make the greatest difference?

Whether you're at MadJax every week, have visited once, or have never stepped inside our building, we want to hear from you.

Our Community Survey is anonymous and takes just 5–7 minutes.

👉Take the survey before September 18: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z85R5VN

09/09/2026

Make plans to attend one of your hometown favorites that has become part of the cultural fabric of Muncie!

One of our favorite events each year! Are YOU joining us?