File ”Bear, Lee, Standing,” a sculpture created out of silverware by Gary Hovey of New Knoxville, Ohio, stood tall on the courthouse square as a part of the 2017 version of the Decatur Sculpture Tour. Previous Next Wednesday, March 03, 2021 1:00 am Art of the comeback Budgetary support can rally region post-pandemic Arts Advocacy Week is this week at the Statehouse. This is to let northeast Indiana's state senators and representatives know that representatives of Indiana Arts Advocates are asking them to maintain funding for the Indiana Arts Commission at $4 million in the next biennial budget. As leaders of Arts United, Greater Fort Wayne, Inc., the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership and the Downtown Improvement District, we appreciate their advocacy efforts because we know how important arts, culture and quality of life are to all 92 counties of the Hoosier State, including the 11 counties of northeast Indiana.