Art, is it worth it?

“If I make it

Will someone take it

And think that it’s genuine?”

This is one of a series of deep, substantive questions, raised in this music video by Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davis about art.

“Art, art, art…My heart is trying hard here to follow you

But I can’t always tell that I ought to.”

The answer, is yes, Tanya, art is worth it.

(Youtube citation compliments of teacher Sherrie Davis, Wyoming Public Schools and forwarded by Ana Luisa Cardona, Consultant for Arts Education at Michigan Department of Education)

2009 Arts & Cultural Advocacy Conference

ArtServe Michigan

2009 Arts & Cultural Advocacy Conference
Save the Date!! March 16th – March 20th

ArtServe Michigan is proud to announce its first virtual Arts & Cultural Advocacy Conference – a one-of-a-kind virtual conference where arts and cultural leaders and luminaries will share the latest advocacy thinking, ideas, innovations and their visions for arts and culture in the future. Plus they’ll offer field-tested strategies and proven solutions that you can take away and put to use.

Go to www.artservemichigan.org/artserve to learn more about the event and to register to participate in a free on-line demonstration of the conference after the holidays.

Ypsi-bred Producer Puts His Stamp on the Music Scene

Growing up in Ypsilanti, KT was exposed to a melting pot of cultures which would also mold his musical roots. “I grew up in a neighborhood where it wasn’t predominately black or predominately white, it was mixed with everybody… that helped me out because I had different experiences with [different cultures] and it helps to shape your experiences when it comes to making music because you’re not just making music for one crowd – you’re making music for everybody [to listen to].”

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2009 West Michigan Area Show seeks entries from regional artists

The annual West Michigan Area Show will be on exhibit at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts from February 28 through April 26, and regional artists are invited to take part. This juried competition is open to artists living in the following Michigan counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, St. Joseph and Van Buren. Artists must be 18 years of age or older to enter.

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U of M Museum of Art to Reopen in March

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec 02, 2008 -- On March 28, 2009, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) will open a landmark 53,000-square-foot expansion and major restoration of its historic, 41,000-square-foot home, Alumni Memorial Hall. Designed by principal architect Brad Cloepfil and his team at Allied Works Architecture, the $41.9 million transformation more than doubles the space available for collections display, temporary exhibitions, programs and educational exploration.

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Apply for ArtServe Michigan's 2009 Leadership Academy - Deadline extended to Dec. 3rd!

Apply for ArtServe Michigan's 2009 Community Arts Leadership Academy - while there's still time!

Deadline extended: Wednesday, December 3 (postmarked by)

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Questions?
Contact program director Simόn Perazza at simon@artservemichigan.org

About CALA '09
The CommunityArtsLeadershipAcademy (CALA) is an intensive and challenging peer-to-peer leadership learning experience designed for Board and staff leaders of non-profit arts and cultural organizations as well as community leaders who value the importance of the arts and cultural sector in Michigan. ArtServe Michigan is pleased to offer this valuable program in partnership with the McCann Institute and its Founder/Director John McCann. For more information about the Academy and the Institute for Cultural Policy and Practice, please click here.

2008 Guvvy Pics up on Metromix!

Party pics: Guvvys

The 23^rd annual Governor’s Arts Awards, held on Nov. 13 at the Detroit Institute of Arts, celebrated arts, culture and creativity in Michigan. Sponsored by ArtServe Michigan, the 2008 Guvvy’s honored Bob James and Jack O'Brien, who won the International Achievement Award, Vincent York, who won with his educational program Jazzistry, Bill Ryan, who won Arts Educator, Heidi Kumao, who won Michigan Innovative Artist and Lois Teicher, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Credit:Vanessa Miller/Special to Metromix