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

New Legislation Would Decimate Arts Education in Michigan’s High Schools The lobby behind Career and Technical Education (CTE) has continued its attack on arts education as members of the House of Representatives have introduced two additional bills that would have a negative impact on arts education in Michigan’s schools. House Bill 4073 and House Bill 4088 were introduced in an attempt to subvert and