Arts for Lawrence (AFL) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that connects arts and community to inspire everyone every day. Founded in 2006, AFL emerged as a response to the need for improving the cultural environment in Lawrence Township, Indiana. Located in the historic Theater at the Fort since 2015, we are the largest nonprofit arts organization in the City of Lawrence and the northeast quadrant of Indianapolis. We foster arts programming to reach underserved audiences, improve the local economy, and provide a sense of place for our diverse community members. Today, AFL offers 14 annual signature events including festivals, theater performances, outdoor concert series, art classes, art exhibitions, poetry readings, music, dance, storytelling and more. The majority of these programs and events are free to the public. Our diversity in programming is designed to make art accessible to all. With Lilly Endowment’s generous $5.85MM grant, our vision of creating the Fort Ben Cultural Campus, an arts and cultural campus, will become a reality with an estimated construction completion in Jan of 2023.