Arts Illiana

What Arts Illiana does

Arts Illiana Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts council operating as the Arts Council of the Wabash Valley, headquartered in a physical gallery space within the state-designated 41|40 Arts & Cultural District in Terre Haute, Indiana. The organization serves as the exclusive Regional Partner with the Indiana Arts Commission for Region Six, administering the Regional Initiative Grant Program across six Indiana counties (Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo) and two Illinois counties (Clark, Edgar). It also administers the City of Terre Haute arts project grant program. Core programs and services include the Gallery at Arts Illiana (a rotating exhibition space hosting Salon: Plein Air, Summer Art Extravaganza, and smallART exhibitions), ArtsVine (a weekly arts and cultural listings platform aggregating regional activity), the 6th Street Arts Festival (an annual juried Artist Market established in 2022), the Brush and Mortar Art Exchange (a program connecting artists with brick-and-mortar retailers), and Tablescapes (an annual design fundraiser). Programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

The organization's business model is a hybrid nonprofit funding stack: recurring annual memberships across six tiers ranging from $15 (Student) to $1,000 (Ambassador), one-time donations, event merchandise sales (e.g., 6th Street Arts Festival t-shirts at $15.50), pass-through grant administration fees for the Indiana Arts Commission, sales commissions (10% on Brush and Mortar transactions; 30% retained by the gallery on Summer Art Extravaganza sales with 70% to artists), and local event sponsorships (e.g., Hometown Savings Bank as Tablescapes 2026 presenting sponsor). Customer segments span community members and art enthusiasts, individual artists seeking exhibition and sales opportunities, small businesses participating in Brush and Mortar, and nonprofit arts organizations applying for regional grants. Distribution occurs through the physical gallery (Tues–Fri 10 AM–5 PM, Sat 10 AM–4 PM), a Wix-hosted e-commerce storefront, multi-platform social media (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook), and a weekly email newsletter. The organization is led by a three-person executive team: Executive Director Jon Robeson, Associate Director Sherri Wright, and Creative Director/Interim Gallery Manager Trevor Bridgewater, supported by a total headcount of approximately five employees.

Name

Arts Illiana

Legal name

Arts Illiana Inc.

Website

https://artsilliana.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arts Illiana is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts council serving as the Indiana Arts Commission's Regional Partner for the Wabash Valley, operating a gallery, administering regional grants, and producing community arts events and listings across six Indiana and two Illinois counties.

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Product category

Arts Council Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (712110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts & Culture Service/Support Organizations (Networks, Advocacy, Capacity Building) (BPAGAHAL), Art Museums (THAJADAA)

Keywords

• Arts council services
• Community arts programs
• Grant administration
• Exhibition programming
• Arts festival management

Headquarters

HQ city

Terre Haute

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership program with multiple tiers ranging from $15 (Student) to $1,000 (Ambassador), providing recurring revenue and community engagement.
2. Donations: One-time donation support from community members who want to support arts in the Wabash Valley.
3. Event Merchandise: Sale of event merchandise such as 6th Street Arts Festival t-shirts at $15.50 each.
4. Grant Administration: As a Regional Partner with Indiana Arts Commission, administers Regional Initiative Grant Program to the service region, likely receiving administrative support or serving as a pass-through entity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arts Illiana is a nonprofit arts council that promotes, supports, and enhances arts and cultural activities in the Wabash Valley. It operates The Gallery at Arts Illiana as a public exhibition space, administers regional and city arts grants, hosts community arts events including the 6th Street Arts Festival and Tablescapes, runs the ArtsVine cultural listings platform, and connects local artists with businesses through the Brush and Mortar Art Exchange.

Product overview

Arts Illiana is the Arts Council of the Wabash Valley, serving as a regional arts council and Regional Partner with the Indiana Arts Commission. The organization operates as a nonprofit that promotes, supports, and enhances arts and cultural activities across Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties in Indiana, and Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois. The portfolio includes Gallery at Arts Illiana as the core exhibition space hosting rotating shows like Salon: Plein Air, Summer Art Extravaganza, and smallART; ArtsVine as the weekly arts and cultural listings platform; the Sixth Street Arts Festival as the flagship annual event; Tablescapes as an annual design fundraiser; Brush and Mortar Art Exchange as a program connecting artists with businesses; and the Arts & Cultural District 41|40 initiative. The organization also administers Regional Arts Grants and City of Terre Haute Grants for the community.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ArtsVine: Arts and Cultural Listings platform - a weekly cultural and arts listing service for the Wabash Valley.
• Brush and Mortar Art Exchange
• 6th Street Arts Festival
• 41|40 Arts & Cultural District

Products and services

• The Gallery at Arts Illiana Physical gallery space open to the public (Tues-Fri 10 AM-5 PM, Sat 10 AM-4 PM) featuring rotating exhibitions of regional artists' work. Hosts salon-style juried shows and student exhibitions.
• 6th Street Arts Festival Annual festival featuring a juried Artist Market with visual artists from Indiana and Illinois, a Children's Creative Area, and musical performances on the Festival Stage. Free admission, held on the second Saturday of June.
• ArtsVine Arts & Culture Listings Weekly arts and cultural listings platform and newsletter that aggregates events and opportunities from arts organizations and arts providers across the Wabash Valley region.
• Tablescapes Annual celebration of design event featuring table designs, centerpieces, and themed displays with a silent auction. Proceeds support Arts Illiana's programming.
• Brush and Mortar Art Exchange Initiative pairing local artists with brick-and-mortar businesses to display and sell artwork. Includes pricing workshops, marketing training, and professional development. Charges 10% commission on sales.
• Regional Arts Grant Program Administers Regional Initiative Grant Program for Region Six (Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo Counties). Includes Arts Organization Support grants on a two-year cycle and Arts Project Support grants for regional arts organizations.
• City of Terre Haute Grant Administers City of Terre Haute arts project grant funding for 501(c)(3) non-profits and artists for small murals within Terre Haute city limits.
• Membership Program Annual membership program with six tiers: Student ($15), Supporter ($30), Patron ($100), Contributor ($250), Benefactor ($500), and Ambassador ($1,000). Provides recurring revenue and community engagement.
• Summer Art Extravaganza End of summer art clearance sale where artists submit original works at discounted prices. Fundraiser for The Gallery at Arts Illiana with 70% of sales going to artists and 30% to the gallery.
• Salon: Plein Air Plein air painting exhibition celebrating creativity and talent from the William T. Turman Plein Air Competition. Main Gallery features competition artwork while award-winning paintings are exhibited concurrently at Swope Art Museum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Winner of smallART 2025 People's Choice Award

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 41|40 Arts & Cultural District ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The 41|40 Arts & Cultural District was established as an outcome of the Consortium's Strategic Plan in 2022. Arts Illiana serves as a contributor along with other arts and cultural organizations within the district to increase tourism and celebrate arts and cultural assets.
• Indiana Arts CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndiana Arts Commission formally recognized Terre Haute as an arts and cultural district on December 17, 2018. Arts Illiana serves as a Regional Partner with the Indiana Arts Commission, administering the Regional Initiative Grant Program to the service region (Region Six). Partners provide broad local access to arts services and funding opportunities.
• Swope Art MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaboration on Plein Air Salon exhibition. Award-winning paintings from the William T. Turman Plein Air Competition are exhibited concurrently at the Swope Art Museum. This partnership celebrates the rich tradition of plein air painting in the Wabash Valley.
• West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Brush and Mortar Art Exchange initiative, designed to revitalize Indiana's small business landscape by connecting talented local artists with brick-and-mortar stores. The program offers artists pricing workshops and marketing training support through ISBDC.
• Hometown Savings BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for Tablescapes 2026 event.
• Vigo County Public LibraryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCelebration of Design sponsor for Tablescapes 2026.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arts Council of Indianapolis: A regional arts council serving a comparable Indiana geography with similar functions: grant administration, advocacy, member services, and community arts programming. Directly comparable in mission, revenue model (memberships, grants, sponsorships), and structure as a designated arts partner.
• Swope Art Museum: A nearby regional art museum in Terre Haute that Arts Illiana partners with annually on the Plein Air Salon exhibition. Operates a physical gallery and exhibitions program in the same city, with directly comparable exhibition, education, and community engagement functions.

Regional players

• Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art: An Indianapolis-based art museum with rotating exhibitions, community programs, and educational outreach. Comparable in exhibition programming and nonprofit cultural mission in Indiana, though at a larger and more specialized scale.
• Conner Prairie: An Indiana-based interactive history and cultural center combining exhibits, events, and educational programming. Comparable as a regional Indiana cultural nonprofit with mission alignment on arts and community engagement, though with a heritage-park orientation.
• Minnetrista: A community-based cultural center and museum in Muncie, Indiana that combines gallery exhibitions, festivals, and community programming. Comparable in scope of activities (gallery, events, classes) and as a regional Indiana cultural nonprofit, though in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Americans for the Arts: A national nonprofit arts service organization that supports local arts councils through advocacy, research, and capacity building. Comparable in role as a support and advocacy body for arts councils, even though it operates at a national scale rather than a single regional area.
• Indiana Arts Commission: The state-level funding and designation body that Arts Illiana works with as a Regional Partner. Operates at a broader geography and provides the grants, designations, and policy framework that Arts Illiana executes locally. Comparable in grant administration and arts advocacy function.
• Indiana State Museum: A statewide museum and cultural institution. Compare to Arts Illiana in exhibition programming, public engagement, and event-hosting role, though at a significantly larger scale and broader geographic mandate.

Others

• Vigo County Public Library: A local institutional partner that sponsors Arts Illiana events (Tablescapes 2026). Comparable as a community-anchoring institution that delivers arts/cultural programming and serves overlapping audiences in the Wabash Valley region.

Emerging players

• Indiana State University Community School of the Arts: A higher-education-affiliated community arts education program that Arts Illiana partners with on regional arts listings. Comparable in offering arts education and community programming, though institutionally embedded rather than independent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbCVnX3c_b4S2WJPI7-u9Pw
• Facebookfacebook.com/arts.illiana
• Instagraminstagram.com/the_gallery_at_arts_illiana
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arts-illiana

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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