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The $15 million impact of ArtPrize ... and ArtPrize 20125371 February Michigan Event Calendar3821 Holiday Giving, Reconsidered5317 Detroit Design Festival ~ September 21-28, 20115272 ArtPrize 2011 in Grand Rapids5271 Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival ~ July 22-245234 Celebrating 100 Years at the Wealthy Theatre5190 ArtPrize Artist registration opens ... and a great video!5182 Michigan Radio: The Cost of Creativity5114 Detroit ART City5044

The $15 million impact of ArtPrize ... and ArtPrize 2012
ArtPrize 2012 will take place Sept. 19 - Oct. 7, 2012. This year the organizers are making a few tweaks. Most noteworthy is a new commitment to juried awards, led by a $100,000 Juried Grand Prize. A recent study revealed that ArtPrize attracted 320,000+ visitors and created more than 200 new jobs.

February Michigan Event Calendar
Our February Calendar shows that the more the weather tries to keep us holed up inside, the more ways we find to get out and have fun!! Of course, there's still many, many more and we invite you to fill us in on other February events in the comments section.

Holiday Giving, Reconsidered
While the holiday season is a great time to share our love, good thoughts, and Michigan-made gifts with friends & family, choosing to make donations to charities in lieu of buying gifts could be a really great way to allocate some extra funds to non-profits that desperately need it. We talk with Rob Collier of the Council of Michigan Foundations and list some great Michigan charities!

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The Michigan Native American Arts Initiative
The Michigan Native American Arts Initiative is a project to help strengthen Native American arts in Michigan. The project recognizes that Native American culture celebrates the arts through objects, painting, dance, theater, writing, oratory, and music.
  • ArtPrize
    ArtPrize is a radically open competition. Open to any artist in the world who can find space. Open to anybody in Grand Rapids, Michigan who wants to create a venue. Open to a vote from anyone who attends. (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
  • ArtServe Michigan
    A statewide organization that builds support for the arts, artists, arts education, and cultural activities. They champion the arts across the state through advocacy and education programming and services to individual artists and cultural organizations. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
    Each summer Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, nestled in the beautiful Manistee National Forest in Michigan's western lower peninsula, welcomes talented young musicians, artists, dancers and actors to experience a time of fun and learning. (Twin Lake, Muskegon County)
  • Branch County Art Guild
    This is the official website of the Branch County Art Guild. Browse member's artwork, and learn about the guild. This website contains information helpful to artists and an invitation from the guild to join with a list of activities and meeting dates. (Coldwater, Branch County)
  • Community Theatre Association of Michigan
    A nonprofit organization of nonprofessional theaters in the State of Michigan. (Grandville, Kent County)
  • Michigan History, Arts & Libraries
    The Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL) was created with the mission to enrich quality of life and strengthen the economy by providing access to information, preserving and promoting Michigan heritage, and fostering cultural creativity. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Mid Michigan Art Guild
    For Artists in mid Michigan and other areas, check it out and join. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • The Michigan Native American Arts Initiative
    The Michigan Native American Arts Initiative is a project to help strengthen Native American arts in Michigan. The project recognizes that Native American culture celebrates the arts through objects, painting, dance, theater, writing, oratory, and music. (East Lansing, Ingham County)

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Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Be-In-The-KNOW Film Series (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Berrien Towne and Country Quilt Guild (Bridgman, Berrien County)
Capital Area Blues Society (CABS) (Okemos, Ingham County)
Great Lakes Pastel Society (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Greater Grand Rapids Board/Card Game Meetup Group (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Holland Area Arts Council (Holland, Ottawa County)
Kalamazoo School of Music & Dance (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
KidsBookLink.org / SCBWI-Michigan (Haslett, Ingham County)
Lowell Area Arts Council (Lowell, Ionia County)
Michigan Antique Radio Club (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Humanities Council (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Library Consortium (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Museums Association (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Native American Arts Initiative (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Press Photographers Association (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association (Okemos, Ingham County)
Michigan School Vocal Music Association (Big Rapids, Mecosta County)
Michigan Unit of the American String Teachers' Association (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Writers Network (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Youth Arts Festival (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Miss Michigan (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Old Town Business & Art Development Association (Lansing, Ingham County)
Ron Kramer's PortraNET.com (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Smartshop Metal Arts Center (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
St. Cecilia Music Society (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Ten Pound Fiddle (East Lansing, Ingham County)
The Gilmore (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
The Historical Society of Michigan (Statewide. Main office in East Lansing, Ingham County)
The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse (East Lansing, Ingham County)
West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association (Ada, Kent County)
West Michigan Music (Marshall, Calhoun County)

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Arts & Entertainment > Organizations > Articles

Feb 15, 2012
The $15 million impact of ArtPrize ... and ArtPrize 2012

Jan 30, 2012
February Michigan Event Calendar

Dec 12, 2011
Holiday Giving, Reconsidered

Sep 20, 2011
Detroit Design Festival ~ September 21-28, 2011

Sep 19, 2011
ArtPrize 2011 in Grand Rapids

Jul 12, 2011
Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival ~ July 22-24

May 3, 2011
Celebrating 100 Years at the Wealthy Theatre

Apr 18, 2011
ArtPrize Artist registration opens ... and a great video!

Feb 1, 2011
Michigan Radio: The Cost of Creativity

Oct 6, 2010
Detroit ART City

Sep 27, 2010
International Buster Keaton Society Convention & Buster Keaton's Favorite Place on Earth

Sep 22, 2010
Getting around ArtPrize 2010

Aug 26, 2010
Grand Rapids gets ready for ArtPrize 2010

Jul 14, 2010
Seeking Michigan: The Sounds of Summer at Interlochen

Jan 5, 2010
ArtPrize 2010 and the diamond in the dust

Dec 29, 2009
Art is Everywhere, for Everyone

Dec 21, 2009
Let's Save Michigan poster contest

Oct 10, 2009
Winners of the 2009 Grand Rapids ArtPrize

Oct 1, 2009
Snapshots from the Grand Rapids ArtPrize

Sep 17, 2009
On Location: ArtPrize in Grand Rapids

Aug 31, 2009
Wheatland Music Festival - September 9-11, 2011

Aug 5, 2009
of Farms & Folly: Michigan Department of History, Arts & Libraries

Jun 9, 2009
Michigan Radio goes Up North in a Down Economy

Jun 8, 2009
Behind the scenes with the Michigan Works Film Class

Apr 24, 2009
Grand Rapids ArtPrize: the city is the gallery

Apr 8, 2009
Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk Flood

Mar 30, 2009
Superior Water Festival ~ April 3-5, 2009

Feb 12, 2009
AMP and the Arsenal of Creativity

Feb 3, 2009
Michigan's State of the State 2009

Jan 11, 2009
Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

Oct 14, 2008
Creative Cities: The Bold Vision of Bill Strickland

Oct 13, 2008
Creative Cities: an ecology of hope

Oct 10, 2008
Michigan Radio's Northern Arts Series

Jul 29, 2008
Introducing the Absolute Michigan Calendar

Jul 9, 2008
Detroit's UFO Factory via Model D

Apr 9, 2008
The Michigan Shoutout page

Mar 17, 2008
Absolute Michigan sponsor: ArtServe Michigan

Mar 6, 2008
The 2008 East Lansing Film Festival

Feb 4, 2008
Jamie-Sue Seal presents the Un-Valentine's Roadshow

Feb 1, 2008
Hip Hop Icons featured in Detroit exhibit

Jan 31, 2008
Book-related Michigan Festivals & Events

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Oct 24, 2007
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Oct 22, 2007
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Aug 7, 2007
Michigan September Event Calendar

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Jul 9, 2007
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