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Small Businesses Serving Arts Community Suffering, Too

Faith Blackwell, owner and creative director of Faith Blackwell photography.
Courtesy Indy Maven
Faith Blackwell, owner and creative director of Faith Blackwell photography.

A recent COVID-19 impact survey by the Arts Council of Indianapolis shows 95 percent of Indianapolis area creatives experience major financial loss because of the public health crisis.

From our Arts and Culture Desk, WFYI’s Jill Ditmire spoke with Faith Blackwell, owner and creative director of Faith Blackwell photography. Many of Blackwell’s clients are -- or were -- artists, small business owners, fashion designers and hospitality organizations.

Practicing social distancing, Ditmire interviewed Blackwell by phone.

Jill Ditmire was no stranger to the broadcast world. Her face and voice were a daily part of the lives of viewers and listeners in the Midwest for 25 years. She was the local news anchor during "All Things Considered" and a contributor to "Morning Edition," "Sound Medicine," "Art of the Matter “Curious Mix” and "Wednesday Live at 5:44." Jill's broadcast experience included anchoring and reporting news at television stations in Indianapolis, Detroit and Lafayette, including WTTV, WRTV, WLFI, WJBK, WTHR, WISH and the Ford Motor Company News Network. She produced her own television series on Indiana Public Television for eight years called “The Good Life” which showcased independent chefs, restaurants and local wineries.
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