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Arts & Culture

Guest blog – Maker Faire from the front line

July 27, 2011 Arts & Culture

By Lish Dorset, Handmade Detroit   With Maker Faire Detroit just a few days away, I can’t help but feel like I’m in finals mode for a Michigan State final exam. But this time around, the all-night cramming for JRN 108 has been replaced with all-night quilting. (Not a bad swap, if you ask me.) [...]

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Tagged as: crafter, Events, maker, Maker Faire Detroit, Pure Michigan

MEDC Talent Enhancement Program Manager to Speak at Maker Faire Detroit

July 22, 2011 Arts & Culture

Want to learn about Pure Michigan talent opportunities? Visit Maker Faire Detroit on July 31 at The Henry Ford where you can hear from MEDC Talent Enhancement Program Manager Michelle Elder. Michelle will appear on the Live Stage from 1:00 to 1:25 to talk about Michigan’s role in fostering the growth of a strong entrepreneurial [...]

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Arts and Culture: Important to Michigan

June 27, 2011 Arts & Culture

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs strengthens arts and culture in Michigan by increasing its visibility; supporting arts education; encouraging new, creative and innovative works of art; and broadening cultural understanding. One way they are doing this is the Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign has produced a radio commercial aimed at promoting the [...]

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Tagged as: Arts and Culture, Economic Growth

Arts funding available for projects that engage young people

March 16, 2011 Arts & Culture

Last year, the Ann Arbor Teen Center hosted educational workshops followed by a “battle of the bands” competition. And youth from the Reach Studio Art Center in Lansing created an art exhibit in partnership with Open Door Ministry’s day shelter for the homeless.  Both projects were enabled by funding grants from the New Leaders Arts [...]

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Tagged as: Arts & Culture, Grants