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Proposals sought for arts commission project

6/11/2026 12AM

Incorporating dance, video and audio, "Edges of Insanity" by Indianapolis choreographer Justin David Sears was among the winning projects from the 2025-2026 season of New Works arts commissions awarded by Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts. (photo by Peter Wallace/Wallyography)


Deadline Sept. 4 for sixth annual New Works program

 

CARMEL, Ind. – Indiana-based artists are invited to submit proposals for New Works, an annual commission program now in its sixth season at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts.

 

A logo reads "New Works: An Arts Commission Project"

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 winning proposals will receive $2,500 each to create and premiere the works during a livestreamed public event June 5 at 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 2026 and must not be performed publicly prior to the June 2027 premiere. Artists of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. There is no application fee.

 

The submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sept. 4. 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.

 

The 2025-2026 New Works commissions were awarded to musician-composer Mina Keohane, musician-composer Brandon Meeks, dancer-choreographer Saki Morimoto, choreographer Justin David Sears and painter Kyle Ragsdale. Video of the May 30 premiere event at the Tarkington is viewable on the Center’s YouTube channel.

 

New Works is supported by the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation.

 

About Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts

The mission of Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2026, is to engage and inspire the Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. The nonprofit organization’s campus in Carmel, Indiana, includes the 1,500-seat Payne & Mencias Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkington proscenium theater and the black-box Studio Theater. Allied Solutions Center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year, including the annual Center Presents performance season, featuring the best in classical music, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy and other genres. Educational and experiential programming for all ages includes children’s concerts and camps, book clubs, lectures, and classes in music and stand-up comedy. Allied Solutions Center is home to the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident arts companies. More information is available at TheCenterPresents.org.