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Corrected & added Minigrant Zoom Workshops

Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe & Washtenaw Counties

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Minigrant Zoom Workshop #2
Wednesday, June 17
4 to 5:30 pm

Please register here (it's free!) to receive workshop materials


Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85790340391?pwd=K085MVJ1ekV6Q1BxVUs5TG5Gb0dvZz09

Call in: 929-205-6099
Meeting ID: 857 9034 0391
Password: 815603

Minigrant Zoom Workshop #3
Thursday, June 25
9 to 10:30 am

Please register here (it's free!) to receive workshop materials


Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89888629913?pwd=TnF6UzN5QVFNWWpma1BES2ZLU0FhZz09

Call in: 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 898 8862 9913
Password: 717222

Region 9 Minigrants due Monday, Aug. 1, at 5:00 p.m.

Arts & Cultural Project Minigrants

$4,000 maximum request

Who is eligible - Nonprofits, 501(c) 3, municipalities or preK-12 educational institutions registered in Michigan.

Requires a 1:1 match

View the FY2021 Project Minigrant Guidelines here

Professional & Organizational Development Minigrants

$1,500 maximum request

Who is eligible - Michigan Artists, creative and cultural workers and arts & cultural organizations (nonprofits & 501(c) 3s)

Requires a 1:4 match

View the FY2021 Professional & Organizational Development Minigrant Guidelines here

Michigan K-12 School Minigrants

Grants Open: August 15, 2020
Grant Close: April 16, 2021 (or until all funds are expended)
Who is eligible? Michigan K-12 Schools
K-12 Schools Arts & Culture Trek (Bus) Grants

$500 maximum request

2020-21 K-12 Schools Arts & Culture Trek (Bus) Application Guidelines

K-12 Schools Arts Equipment & Supplies Grants

$1,500 maximum request

2020-21 K-12 Arts Equipment & Supplies Guidelines

Action Alert for Region 9 Arts + Creative Industries

Federal & State COVID-19 Relief
for the Arts + Creative Industries

is data dependent and all that matters to your elected officials*.

Your call to ACTION

PLEASE DO THESE FIVE MINUTE SURVEYS NOW

Artists, Creative Workers COVID-19 Impact Survey - click here

Arts + Creative Organizations + Businesses** COVID-19 Impact Survey - click here
**Businesses please know that "organization" means" business" throughout the survey.


Your legislator needs YOUR SURVEY to support YOU!

This is the list of Region 9 Surveys submitted to date.

0 Hillsdale County surveys

0 Jackson County surveys

0 Lenawee County surveys

0 Livingston County surveys

0 Monroe County surveys

32 Washtenaw County surveys

Please, Region 9 let's get this job done!

Do your survey and the pass this request on to another person in the industry!


The data collected reports COVID-19’s impact on the arts + creative sector

Arts & Creative Organizations/Businesses Dashboard

The Arts: Research & Tracking Update 6.8.20

Arts & Creative Workers Dashboard

* We appreciate those legislators who care about more than the data, however, it's the economic case that drives the votes.

Programs, resources and services presented by The Arts Alliance

CREATIVE WASHTENAW Marketplace

CREATIVE WASHTENAW Happy Hour #8 by Zoom - Wed. June 24 at 4:30 p.m.

CREATIVE WASHTENAW Aid need grows as creative venues remain closed.

The Arts Alliance’s COVID-19 Resource Page

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The Arts Alliance. Arts + Creative Industries = Impact

The Arts Alliance is the arts + creative industry authority in Washtenaw County. A regional agency, its mission is to advocate for and support Creative Washtenaw and ensure that the greater Ann Arbor, Michigan, region remains a great place to create, live, work, learn, play and visit.

The intrinsic and aesthetic values of the arts and creativity are determining factors of success for the members of The Arts Alliance: Creative people from students to industry experts leading the sector locally, nationally and internationally. They are professionals and amateurs who have creative practices, own creative businesses, hold creative jobs in profit, nonprofit and government entities; and offer creative products, services and programs throughout the Washtenaw community.

The Arts Alliance serves Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Milan, Saline, Whitmore Lake and Ypsilanti plus the 21 townships in the county. It is committed to, forever evolving and learning about diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Arts Alliance is supported by its members, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

For more information, please go to http://www.a3arts.org or contact info@a3arts.org or 734-213-2733.