As part of the Lansing Poet Laureate Program, the laureate produces a poem about Lansing. We are pleased to share here with you all, “Love Letter to Lansing–for all the farmers & community gardeners,” written by our Poet Laureate Emerita, Ruelaine Stokes. Ruelaine performed the poem for the first time on June 9, 2026, at our Creative Mixer, Poetry in

Meet Wendy Wendy Shaft is a relief printmaker and textile designer from Williamston, Michigan. She was raised with an enthusiastic love for observing the natural world and an enduring appreciation for art, science, literature, and theatre. She earned a bachelors in geology from Michigan State University, and during that time, she worked on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, eventually moving to Alaska.

More Than $150,000 in Local Grants awarded for Ingham County Hotel/Motel Funds for Arts and Tourism The Arts Council of Greater Lansing and Ingham County are pleased to announce the 2026 Ingham County Hotel/Motel Funds for Arts and Tourism grantees. This year, grant funds totaling $159,661.43 were distributed to area arts organizations. The arts and tourism awards were given to

Meet Michelle Michelle Detering is a nature-inspired watercolor artist and illustrator from Lansing, Michigan. Her work offers a contemporary take on watercolor that resists the traditional restraints of the medium. Her work emphasizes fluidity and flow, and demonstrates a balance between looseness and control. She strives in her work to simplify the subject matter in order to capture the essence,

City of Lansing Announces 2026 Arts Impact Project $75,000 awarded for interactive ‘Turnabout Folly’ in Marshall Park  Today, Mayor Andy Schor announced the awardee for the 2026 City of Lansing Arts Impact Project. The project is a component of the City of Lansing Arts and Culture Grant Program, which awards thousands of dollars in funds each year to area arts