State: MI

An Arts Midwest GIG Fund grant will support Accent Pontiac in hosting Sean Dobbins, renowned jazz drummer and educator, to work with and perform for students in Pontiac, Michigan. Dobbins will spend multiple days in Pontiac, leading workshops with students in 2nd-12th grade followed by an interactive performance at a school in the Pontiac School District.

APG Audio Visual Mentoring and The Buzz Cafe and Marketplace partner together to create a monthly platform for local, regional and national artists to perform.

ACT will contract with an artist to paint a floor mural with Special Education students using wheelchairs and other adaptive tools and equipment. Separately, at the ACT studio, the artist will teach the public how to create smaller art pieces from the original mural such as cards, boxes, and windsocks. The artist will be present at both events to provide creative education and support.

Charlie Reynolds is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities. This award is designed to support accessibility in the arts and celebrate the exceptional work of disabled Midwestern visual artists.

Peter White Public Library's NEA Big Read --based on Roz Chast's "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?"--consists of community-wide events focused on the people who shape/have shaped/will shape WHERE WE LIVE. Emphasizing inter-generational communication, our diverse programming encourages dialogue and interaction between young and old through art, writing, interview, and performance.

“Shakesprov” is a series of weekly educational workshops held in a short-term juvenile detention center in Flint, MI. Led by 2 experienced teaching artists, “Shakesprov” explores themes and illuminates Shakespeare’s texts in a modern context through improvisation, theatre exercises, and storytelling. Youth learn acting skills, gain confidence, and develop an appreciation for theatre and the arts.

Detroit Metro Times plans to enhance their social media presence by producing and publishing high-quality videos to run alongside their “Artist of the Week” series and arts cover stories. These stories highlight local artists in their studios or their current art exhibitions, and other arts-related topics.

People for Palmer Park presents free community events to foster healthy, thriving, inclusive, accessible and equitable opportunities. Its 10th Palmer Park Art Fair showcases some 100 artists, music, authors and...

For our AAPI Month Spring Workshop, we will be bringing in master instructors in various styles of Polynesian dance, language, and music. Over the course of the weekend we will...

The inaugural Eco Artist Residency will seamlessly merge art and environmental education, spotlighting the Rouge River significance and advocating for community stewardship, drawing statewide attention to the park's vital role...