Program/Grant: GIG Fund
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The HAI Foundation
This proposal is for a creative writing workshop, led by Pwaangulongii Dauod, that engages migrant residents of Hamtramck, Michigan, in live meetings and creative writing exercises in response to prompts...
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TeMaTe Institute for Black Dance and Culture LLC
TéMaTé Institute will work with T. Ayo Alson to create a series of talkbacks that consist of a lecture/demonstration and a discussion. The talkbacks will focus on the drum, specifically...
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Beaver Island Cultural Arts Association
Mr. Trionfo will perform a solo recital concert to open the Baroque on Beaver Festival; He plans to hold at least one Master Class/Workshop with students on Beaver Island during...
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Accent Pontiac, Inc.
Jones and Kashperko will partner with Accent Pontiac for two activities in the Pontiac community as part of this project. First, they will lead a workshop with Accent Pontiac student...
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The Benton Harbor Public Library
Kelly Baptist, an award-winning writer who is local to the Benton Harbor community, will lead writing programs for children and teens. Ms. Baptist, a Black woman, will help the youth...
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Aepex Contemporary Performance
ÆPEX Contemporary Performance is applying to the Arts Midwest GIG Fund to support a collaboration with percussionist Cameron Leach, Cameron's residency in southeast Michigan will feature two concerts, a video/audio...
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Oscoda County District Library
The Oscoda County Library is planning to have Drummunity do five workshop/presentations in the community. The first two workshops/presentations will before students in both area schools. The grades and group...
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Crystal Theatre
Funding to host Beethoven and Banjos (B&B) which is a cross-genre music festival between members of Decoda (Carnegie Hall?s affiliate ensemble) and a folk ensemble. B&B performs concerts in the...
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Flint Institute of Music
Requesting funding to support Kevin Spencer's 2021-22 Artist Residency. Mr. Spencer, the creator of Hocus Focus, is a world-renowned illusionist, teaching artist, researcher, speaker, consultant, and award-winning film producer. Serving...
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Exposed Brick Theatre
The proposed activity to develop a new work by Alex Barreto Hathaway, called Vikingos of Muchasnota. The play is a comedy about captured Latinx people trying (and mostly failing) to...