INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art presents Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellows, on view through March 24, 2007. The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) is proud to exhibit artworks by ten talented local contemporary artists, all of whom have been awarded $20,000 grants from the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship program over the past two years. Since 2004, the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, which is managed by the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), has recognized some of the city's most gifted contemporary artists. A reception for the artists will take place Friday, February 2, 2007, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at iMOCA. The exhibition will continue through March 24, 2007.

In 2004, Fellowships were awarded to Indianapolis artists Gregory Hull, Linda Adele Goodine, Eric Nordgulen, Marc Jacobson, and David Russick. 2005 Fellows include Katrin Asbury, Stuart Hyatt, Emily W. Kennerk, Brian Myers, and Jamie Pawlus.

This award is unique because it is available to almost any central Indiana artist with very few restrictions. While the artists must be 25 or older and work in photography, painting, sculpture, new media or installation art, those applying for the award are not required to have a degree or a minimum amount of experience. Efroymson Fellows can use the money any way they choose -- for living expenses, equipments and supplies, studio rental, travel essential to artistic research, or to complete work.

"The Efroymson Fellowships are intended to get funds directly to individual creative people in our city," said Jeremy Efroymson, vice chair and one of three Efroymson Fund advisors. "By supporting creativity we can make Indianapolis a vibrant cultural center, a place where creative people choose to live."

The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 340 North Senate Avenue on the Northwest side of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The Museum is free to the public and open every Thursday through Saturday, 11:00am to 6:00pm. For more information regarding current and past exhibitions, please check out the Museum's website, www.indymoca.org.

The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art engages audiences of Indiana and beyond with the ideas, forms, and creators of contemporary art of our time. Through active programming in education and exhibitions, the museum strives to stimulate the mind, inspire conversations, and demonstrate the vital connections between contemporary visual culture and life.