This morning, ArtServe released its second Creative State Michigan report that details the impact Michigan’s arts and cultural nonprofit organizations have on the state’s economy and citizens. The report represents Fiscal Year 2010 data from 346 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations – representing an estimated 17% of the sector.   Creative State Michigan shows that these 346 organizations contributed over half a billion

Arts Council of Greater Lansing offers Arts Scholarship Program for Youth to Attend Local Arts Organizations   LANSING, Mich., March 1, 2013 – The Arts Council of Greater Lansing announces the expansion of SmArts for Kids to include a new Arts Scholarship Program. Offering increased access to arts education for youth, the Arts Council of Greater Lansing invites parents of students in grades K-12 who

Update: A Win for Arts Education The first thirty days of the legislative session saw four pieces of legislation introduced that were harmful to arts education in Michigan’s schools. You may recall emails earlier this month discussing a number of bills (HB 4072, HB 4073, HB 4088, SB 133) that had a goal of increasing opportunities for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and other

Arts Education Becoming a Target in Michigan Last September, ArtServe and Michigan Youth Arts released the 2012 Michigan Arts Education Census, providing a never-before-available picture of arts education in Michigan. Among the key findings were that 12% of Michigan high schools do not satisfy the state graduation requirement of a single credit in the arts, and a projected 108,000 K-12 students

Arts Council of Greater Lansing offers arts scholarship program for youth to attend local arts organizations The Arts Council of Greater Lansing announces the expansion of SmArts for Kids to include a new Arts Scholarship Program.  Offering increased access to arts education for youth, the Arts Council of Greater Lansing invites parents of students in grades K-12 who demonstrate a financial need