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 [...]

Detroit Dance Collective’s “Collage” with Mack Avenue Dance Company

February, 6, 2010 – 8 PM & February 7, 2010 – 3 PM
Collage is DDC most popular annual concert. This year the company presents a sneak preview of José Limón’s Dances for Isadora and In the Moment, choreographed by Barbara Selinger, DDC Artistic Director, both of which will be premiered in the company’s 30th Anniversary [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Michigan Renaissance Festival Auditions

Michigan Theatre Actors Network
Sunday, June 14, 2009, 11:00am – 3:00pm
At the Michigan Renaissance Festival
1:00 am-1:00 pm and 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
(arrive promptly to the beginning of either slot)
Looking for:
Faeries
Mayor’s Family Men
Front Gate Performers
Royal Guards
Peasant Dancers
Pirates
Questions can be directed to LisaMarie mrfentertainment@gmail.com or 800.601.4848
1:00 am-1:00 pm and 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
(arrive promptly to the beginning of either slot)
Michigan [...]

Building Relationships In The Entertainment Industry

[ June 9, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Presented by Michigan Film Actors Network
Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Hosted by the Motion Picture Institute

Whether you are a filmmaker, musician, actor, producer, or a mogul-in-the-making, talent and mastery of your craft is only the beginning. Meeting the right people, building relationships, and being an effective networker is how you begin to forge a [...]

Community Foundation Funds Initiative Improving Art Access

Access to creating art is not democratic. Many do not have access and the reasons are varied. From mental and physical challenges to lack of exposure or scheduling conflicts, a lack of financial resources or a variety of special needs. And yet research is building to support what the BBAC has known for years: art [...]

Crone Celebration at the Scrab Club: Women Image Women

[ May 15, 2009 5:00 pm to May 17, 2009 5:00 pm. ] Friday, May 15th 6-9 pm
Free and open to the public
Gail mally-mack and Marilyn Zimmerman
The third annual Women Image Women exhibition will be shown through Sunday, May 17th at the Scarab Club. The exhibition was curated by Gail mally-mack and Marilyn Zimmerman. In conjunction with the exhibition The Scarab Club will be hosting the [...]

Arts IMPACT Taking Applications For ArtSMART

Deadline For Application Is April 30, 2009
Arts IMPACT recognizes that entrepreneurs in the artistic and creative industries need a working knowledge of business practices, marketing, finance, law and management to create viable companies.
Art Smart is a 12-month business development program for Detroit based startup companies. The program teaches real business skills through a [...]