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   Welcome to the Arts & Industry Council  

The Arts & Industry Council (AIC), formerly the United Arts Council of Calhoun County, is Michigan's oldest incorporated non-profit arts council. The AIC provides marketing and technical services, professional development programs, and grants to more than 60 arts and cultural organizations and hundreds of Michigan artists. The AIC Events Calendar is the region's only one-stop source of information for arts/culture activity!

As Calhoun County's arts advocate, the AIC's mission is to improve quality of life through the arts by focusing on four strategic areas of action: 1) growing the arts and creative industries, 2) marketing the arts, 3) advocating for the arts, and 4) facilitating networks.

The AIC's new strategic plan places discernable emphasis on creative industries and cultural economic development. All of the new AIC programs and services outlined on this site have been requested by community stakeholders. We hope you'll find these tools useful and will come back to visit us often!

 
   Featured Member  
Stan Snyder

I am a Battle Creek artist specializing in Pet Portraits.
A life long love of animals and of the effect they have had on my life have been my influence.
Another influence has always been the great American outdoors
My landscapes and wildlife paintings reflect our love of the West, particularly the Tetons and Yellowstone as well as the beauty to be found in our local area and throughout Michigan.
Although I have an extensive formal art education I have always believed that every artist ends up being self taught since it is only through doing that you really learn. More importantly, it is how every artist puts their personal stamp on a work of art that eventually comes to identify it as their very own.
Over the past eight years I have had the good fortune to have done pet portraits for hundreds of area residents.
I also do portraits, trophy paintings for hunters, and other Fine Art.


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  Recent Headlines  
Creativity Crisis
July 19,2010
Posted By: MacEwen Patterson To: Members in Keep the Arts in Public Schools Newsweek - Creativity Crisis in America; what's wrong and how do we fix it? I'm so grateful for our partnership with Americans for the Arts. A friend over there...
 
Keep the Arts in Public Schools
July 12,2010
Posted By: MacEwen Patterson To: Members in Keep the Arts in Public Schools Dated July 2010 - This Just In Here are a couple of breaking news pieces happening in the States and abroad that can inform and inspire us some more. We are on the...
 
State of Michigan Photography Contest
June 03,2010
June 2, 2010 Attention Professional and Amateur Photographers! The State Historic Preservation Office Wants YOU to Enter it?s First-Ever Photography Contest! The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) wants YOU to Celebrate...
   
  MCACA Grants
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA)
2010 Grant Applications now being accepted
See Grants page for details.
   
  Highlighted Events
BC Youth Orchestra Summer Camp

Making Music, Not Just Playing Notes Battle Creek Youth Orchestra Summer Camp to be held August 10,11,12 and 17,18,19 The Battle Creek Youth Orchestra is registering students for the summer camp session of Making Music, Not Just Playing Notes. Read More
 
Abracadabra Magic Shows at Tibbits

Magic takes center stage as Tibbits Popcorn Theatre opens the ?Abracadabra Magic Show? this week and running for four different performances each featuring different magicians. The show celebrates magic and is presented in conjunction with the C Read More
 
Mechanical Surf Board

Hang Ten on a mechanical surfboard at Willard Library. Have fun on this soft, inflatable ride. Read More
 

  Featured Classifieds
Museum Conversation Grants

The Getty Foundation supports a diverse range of projects worldwide that strengthen the understanding and conservation of the visual arts. The Foundation?s Museum Conservation Grants are designed to assist institutions in caring for their permanent... Read More
 
Commissioned Meditative Painting

It would be an honor for me to accept a commission from you to meditate and bring forward a painting that was meant just for you or someone you love. Call for details and price. Read More
 
Barnes and Nobel Sponsorship

Barnes & Noble, a national bookstore chain, provides in-store fundraising opportunities, sponsorships, and donations to local and regional nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or K-12 education. Applicants must be located in the... Read More
 
 
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