CICF is committed to make Central Indiana a better, more beautiful, more equitable community. Support for our community's local artists is a key part of that ongoing commitment.

CICF Artist Ambassadors

Formed in 2019, the CICF Artist Ambassadors cohort was brought together to explore how CICF grant funding could support artists—specifically, artists of color, from the LGBTQ+ community, and artists with disabilities.

Since the group’s inception, it has interviewed and surveyed dozens of artists to understand the needs and perceptions of artists in our community. The group has intentionally taken a slow, exploratory process to provide support in ways that are responsive to the artist community’s needs in Central Indiana.

Meet the ambassadors

• D. Del Reverda-Jennings
  —interdisciplinary artist: visual, curator, published journalist, author, poet, jewelry designer & founder of FLAVA FRESH!
• Eduardo Luna
  —conceptual artist, cultural promoter & founder of Arte Mexicano en Indiana
• Stacia Murphy
  —community & arts-centered advocate
• Channie Jones
  —director of equity partnerships, Indy Arts Council
• Manon Voice
  —multi-hyphenate: poet and writer, spoken word artist and filmmaker, hip-hop emcee, educator, and community builder. Co-founder of Kindred Collective.
  
• Mariah Ivy
  —poet/musician, founder of That Peace Open Mic,  Programs & Outreach Madam Walker Legacy Center
• Wildstyle Paschall
  —musician, photographer and writer
• Joanna Nixon
  —Nixon Consulting
• Mali Jeffers
  —cultural entrepreneur, co-founder, GANGGANG
• Nigel Long
  —programming + curation manager, GANGGANG
• Ben Tebbe
  —community leadership officer, The Indianapolis Foundation
• Clayton De Fur
  —director of family philanthropy,  CICF