Wednesday, July 29, 2009

VIDEO: Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to Pres. Obama on Arts & Culture



Kareem Dale, special assistant to the president for arts and culture and a key White House advisor on disability policy, speaking at the Atlantic Council's 2009 Annual Awards Dinner before introducing world-renowned baritone Thomas Hampson, who received the Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

DUE 10/30/09 CALL FOR ARTISTS: Madonna University "Green Show"

Call for Artists

Deadline: October 30, 2009

The Green Show at Madonna University (Livonia, MI)

The upcoming "Green Show" exhibit will cover all aspects of environmentalism. The Green Show will give artists the opportunity to express visually what it means to "Live Green." Specific artwork can either express the consequences of our unconscious actions toward the planet, or it can express ideas and positive solutions that address the problem. The goal is to educate the public and provide ideas and solutions for sustainable living. The exhibit is open to artists working in all media. The entry fee is $25. Each artist may submit up to 3 works for consideration. The show dates are January 15 - February 22, 2010. The opening is planned for Saturday, January 23. Please contact Nancy Paton, the Exhibit Curator, at nancypaton@yahoo.com for an entry form and further details. Voice messages can be left at 734-223-3694.


Monday, July 27, 2009

DUE 8/31/09: Chapter Proposals for 20UNDER40!

Deadline: August 31, 2009

20UNDER40 is an initiative to engage new leaders in the arts field by compiling an anthology of 20 essays about the future of the arts and arts education, with the goal of addressing the impending generational shift in leadership. Twenty essays will be selected for final publication. Successful chapter proposals will identify a problem within the field and pose a solution; highlight a need and articulate a new vision; and/or debunk an accepted theory or practice and posit a new one.

For more information please visit www.20under40.org

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Granholm's Remarks at 2007 Guvvy Awards



"The creative industry can be part of Michigan's resurgence. It's the stuff that makes us unique, the stuff that feeds the soul and invigorates communities across the state." -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, November 2007

Fast forward to her position today in 2009:

* Gov. Granholm recommmends zeroing-out grant funding through MCACA (Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs) for all arts and cultural programs and operations statewide.

* Gov. Granholm advances on her recommendation by closing the MI Dept. of History, Arts & Libraries and scattering the components of HAL across various departments of state government.

Read Gov. Granholm's Executive Order #2009-36 which closes HAL by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/kj7rpf

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

TOMORROW: Senate HAL Hearing in Lansing 9AM

Who: Open to the public

What: Senate to Hold Hearing on Keeping HAL Components Together

When:
Wednesday 7/15/09 at 9AM

Where:
Room 100 of the Farnum Building, 125 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933

Why:
Governor's recent Executive Order to close the Dept. of History, Arts & Libraries (HAL)



Friday, July 10, 2009

MCACA Releases ARRA Grant List

MCACA Releases ARRA Grant List

This afternoon the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs met to discuss and pass their funding plan for the nearly $440,000 in federal stimulus money it received from the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The council received 122 applications from current grantees requesting nearly $1.5 million to help protect 756 jobs throughout Michigan. Due to the limited amount of funds available the council was only able to fund around a fifth of the applications it received, helping to protect 142 jobs.

Please click here if you wish to view the entire list of grantees: ARRA Grants by County

If you received a grant from the MCACA through the ARRA you will receive a letter containing further information sometime next week.

In the mean time please feel free to call the council offices at 517-241-4011.

As always, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to reply to contact Mike Latvis at mike@artservemichigan.org or 248-379-5897.


Wednesday, July 8, 2009

NEA Stimulus Grants Released & MCACA Stimulus Release Meeting

NEA Stimulus Grants Released
Yesterday, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced their direct grants as part of the $50 million federal economic stimulus recovery package. The NEA will distribute nearly $30 million to 631 nonprofit arts groups nationwide. These grants are in addition to the $20 million that was already passed on to the 63 state and regional arts agencies.

Congratulations to the ten Michigan NEA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grantees:
  1. Artrain, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI
  2. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall - Detroit, MI
  3. Flint Institute of Arts - Flint, MI
  4. Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Operating Corporation - Southfield, MI
  5. Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival - Kalamazoo, MI
  6. Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra - Kalamazoo, MI
  7. Kerrytown Concert House, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI
  8. Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
  9. Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit - Detroit, MI
  10. University of Detroit Mercy - Detroit, MI
To view a list of the 631 NEA grantees please click here: http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/09grants/arra09.php

MCACA Stimulus Grants
There will be a meeting this Friday to announce the grantees for those organizations that applied for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding through the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The meeting will be held in Lansing at 1:30pm at the Michigan Historical Center.

MCACA - MI ARAA Grant Release
Friday, July 10th 2009 at 1:30pm
Michigan Historical Center - Lake Superior Room
702 West Kalamazoo Street
Lansing, MI 48909-8240

As always, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact ArtServe Michigan's Director of Public Policy, Mike Latvis at mike@artservemichigan.org or 248-379-5897.