Memorial For Arts Advocate E. Ray Scott at The Gem Theatre

Saturday, February 27th, 11am

E. Ray Scott
It was Saturday, Feb. 6, when the cheerful, tuxedoed members of Detroit’s Players Club gathered for their monthly show of plays at their historic Playhouse. The mood quickly sobered when they heard that Player E. Ray Scott had died at 86. As Executive Director of the Michigan Council for [...]

MOCAD Winter 2010 Readings Begin With Cuban Poet Jose Kozer

Saturday, February 20, 2010- 7:00pm – 10:00pm

MOCAD’s Winter 2010 Readings series curated by Barry Schwabsky begins on Saturday, March 20th w/ a bilingual poetry reading with preeminent Cuban poet, Jose Kozer reading his own works in the Spanish language and local poet, educator and activist, Marilynn Rashid reading English language translations of Kozer’s works.
The reading [...]

Kresge Artist Fellowships Deadline February 26th

Literary and performing artists can apply for one of 18 $25,000 fellowships
DEADLINE FEBRUARY 26, 2010
There is one month remaining for emerging and established metropolitan Detroit literary and performing artists to apply for one of 18 $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships. Applications are only available online at www.kresgeartsindetroit.org and must be completed by Friday, February 26, [...]

Anton Art Center and MCACA to Award Minigrants Up To $4,000 Each

The Anton Art Center is now accepting applications for Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) Minigrants. The Anton Art Center, MCACA’s Region 3 Re-granting Agency, administers grants in Macomb and St. Clair Counties.
All nonprofit organizations are welcome to apply, including schools, municipalities, churches, civic cultural & art groups and libraries.
Applicants [...]

“4 into 2010″ An evening of Prose And Poetry at ARTCITE

Thursday, January 14, 2010, 7:30pm – 10:45pm
An evening of prose and poetry at ARTCITE
Features Live readings by:
Len Gasparini
Jim Christy
Edward A. Watson
Salvatore Ala
To lead off the new decade, Artcite will feature an evening of prose and poetry by Windsor (and Toronto area) authors: Len Gasparini will be launching his latest book; “When does a kiss become [...]

Act I: The Ion Television Movie Contest for Aspiring Writers

U.S. Entries Only: Winners Announced: April 2010
n the Spotlight is ACT I: THE ION TELEVISION MOVIE CONTEST, an unmissable opportunity for aspiring writers, presented by the esteemed New York Television Festival (NYTVF) and the ION Television Network.
ACT I invites writers to submit their original idea for a procedural drama TV movie for the chance to [...]

Kresge Artist Fellowship Applications Available

Literary and performing artists are invited to apply for one of 18 $25,000 fellowships.
Emerging and established metropolitan Detroit literary and performing artists can now apply for one of 18 $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships at www.kresgeartsindetroit.org. Kresge Artist Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies, with professional development [...]

READING at MOCAD: FALL ‘09 LITERARY SERIES

Curated by Tyrone Williams with readings by Taylor Brady and Brenda Iijima
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 7PM
Admission: Free
Brenda Iijima
Taylor Brady
Taylor Brady was born in Dunedin, Florida in 1972 and currently lives in San Francisco, where he is active in the Nonsite Collective. His first chapbook, Is Placed/Leaves, appeared in 1996 from Meow Books in [...]

Deadline Approaching For Dzanc Literary Prize

The Dzanc Prize Fostering literary excellence
The Application deadline November 1, 2009
“In 2007, to further its mission of fostering literary excellence, community involvement, and education, Dzanc Books created the Dzanc Prize, which provides monetary aid in the sum of $5,000, to a writer of literary fiction. All writers applying for the Dzanc Prize must have [...]

Arts Budget Takes 71% Cut

The General Government Conference Committee released its budget for Fiscal Year 2010, making a near $6 million cut to the grant budget of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, leaving the council with a total grant budget of just under $2.3 million. Additionally, the council’s staff was cut from five full time employees [...]