Submission deadline Sept. 12 for fifth annual New Works program
Indiana-based artists are invited to submit proposals for New Works, an annual commission program now in its fifth season at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts.
New Works is an initiative to promote and sustain local artists and arts communities by supporting the creation of new works in various disciplines. A panel of judges will select one winner in the visual arts and three winners in the performing arts, which can include music, dance, theater, and other fields.
The four winning proposals will receive $2,500 each to create and premiere the works during a livestreamed public event on May 30, 2026, in Allied Solutions Center’s Tarkington theater. The winning visual arts piece, which can be two- or three-dimensional, will be displayed for one year in the main lobby of the Payne & Mencias Palladium concert hall.
The theme of any proposed work must align with one or more of Allied Solutions Center’s organizational Core Values: excellence, innovation, integrity, collaboration, and inclusion. The work cannot have been created prior to September 2025 and must not be performed publicly prior to the May 30 premiere. Artists of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. There is no application fee.
The submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sept. 12. Further details and application instructions are available at TheCenterPresents.org/NewWorks. Questions can be emailed to NewWorks@TheCenterPresents.org. Awards will be announced in February.
Last season’s New Works commissions were awarded to singer-composer Emma Hedrick, poet Ming Joi Washington, choreographer Abby Marchesseault and visual artist Boxx the Artist. Video of the May 31 premiere event at the Tarkington is viewable on the Center’s YouTube channel.
New Works is supported by the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation.