A Few Words from Debbie From the Desk of the Executive Director As the holidays approach, I am always a little bit more thoughtful (and sentimental too) of the perceptions I have of place. Why do some places exude a spirit of community more so than other places? Why do some places become focal points of creativity and others do not? Why do

A Few Words from Debbie From the Desk of the Executive Director Over the summer and into early fall, the Arts Council of Greater Lansing produced a series of workshops on Artist Live/Work Spaces that shared expertise, case studies and resources from around the country. In an effort to keep the conversation going with our area artists, we have produced

A Few Words from Debbie From the desk of the Executive Director An integral goal of the Arts Council’s strategic plan for 2015-2017 is our belief that we must be an innovative and creative organization that draws its strength on being sustainable while maintaining the highest professional standards in our internal operations. One of the objectives to achieving this is continuing

A Few Words from Debbie From the Desk of the Executive Director Fall has always been a time of renewal for me. It signals the start of my year, adoption of new priorities and attention given to a new focus. The changing of the seasons has always inspired me in this way – and I can say without hesitation that this

Weary of some of the competitive aspects of art education and the art world, in college Kate tried out some other avenues, but kept coming back to art. I tried really hard not be an artist, but in the end, I knew it was what I had to do.