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 [...]

Registration for artsJAM Detroit! Now Open

VSA arts of Michigan (VSAMI) announces open registration for the after school program artsJAM Detroit! This program is open to teens 14-26 with an IEP designation, an interest in the arts and a willingness to attend the program on a regular and consistent basis. Interested individuals should contact Alana Barter, Program Coordinator for [...]

Vievee Francis Receives Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award

Vievee Francis
Detroit poet Vievee Francis will receive a 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award, which is given annually to six women writers who demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers. Celebrating its 15th year, the Rona Jaffe Awards have helped many women build successful writing careers by offering encouragement and financial [...]

Free Seminar Gives Michigan Screenwriters a Competitive Edge

[ August 19, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Genre Film Partners offers expert advice to filmmaking community
Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Bloomfield Township Public Library

Genre Film Partners is offering a free seminar “How to Write a Screenplay,” hosted by Julie Richardson on Wednesday, August 19. Ms. Richardson developed and produced the box office sensation COLLATERAL, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx which [...]

Pinocchio Anniversary Inspires Writing and Visual Arts Contest

The Italian American Cultural Society Celebrates the 125th Anniversary of Pinocchio and Its Message
Original art by Enrico Mazzanti
Generations around the world know the story of Pinocchio and remember its enduring moral, “Always Tell the Truth.” To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the beloved story by Carlo Collodi, the Italian American Cultural Society of Michigan [...]

Kresge Foundation Provides $200,000 In Grants for Detroit Arts Community

The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan, is piloting a new community arts and engagement project in Detroit, Baltimore, Maryland, and St. Louis, Missouri, that encourages residents to use art and culture as a tool to address issues in their communities. The Detroit program is titled Kresge Community Arts. The foundation is investing $200,000 over two [...]

Dzanc’s Best of the Web 2009 In Detroit

[ August 5, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] August 5, 2009, 7 p.m.
Hamtramck

Five of the authors with pieces mentioned in this anthology will be reading their fiction and poetry at Cafe 1923, a fantastic coffeehouse at 1923 Hollbrook in Hamtramck. Just off of I-75 (and fortunately well south of the 9 mile overpass), it’s really easy to get to.

Readers [...]