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February
09

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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  
Ed Williams

I enjoy capturing images of people that portray them in relaxed casual & social settings. I also travel SW Michigan to photograph nature and local small town & rural scenes. I use a Canon 5D digital camera for most of my work.

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  Recent Headlines  
Doodle 4 Google competition
February 05,2010
Doodle 4 Google March 10th Early Submission Deadline March 17th Registration Closes We're honored to be partnering again with the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum for the competition and formal exhibit of...
 
Call for Artists - Royal Oak, MI Art Fair
February 04,2010
June 12-13 Royal Oak, Michigan on Washington Avenue in downtown Royal Oak      Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce 125 artists Deadline:  February 28 When artists first hear about a show with only Clay, Glass and Metal they worry about too much...
 
ArtPrize 2010
February 01,2010
ArtPrize returns for 2010! ArtPrize's first year was unprecedented, an event connecting the public and artists on a huge scale through social media on a completely open platform. Of...
   
  MCACA Grants
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA)
2010 Grant Applications now being accepted
See Grants page for details.
   
  Highlighted Events
Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival

Calling all fans of modern dance -- Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers presents the first Midwest Regional Alternative Dance (RAD) Festival at the Wellspring Theater at the Epic Center in Kalamazoo, MI. Four unique performances and four master Read More
 
Special Valentine?s Day Red River Hog Adopt

Signed, Squealed, Delivered?I?m Yours! What says ?I love you? better than the smiling faces of two of Binder Park Zoo?s finest wild pigs? This Valentine?s Day surprise your significant other with a Red River Hog adoption package that includes Read More
 
Film & Television Fest - entries due 2/15

Digital Arts, Film & Television (DAFT) is now accepting entries for the 42nd annual Michigan Student Film & Video Festival (MSF&VF) and welcomes all K-12 students throughout Michigan to enter their creative work. The American Film Institute recogniz Read More
 

  Featured Classifieds
Studio for Rent

Studio space available for $50 per month on second floor of Open Door Gallery, Sturgis, Michigan. 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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