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Need for CREATIVE WASHTENAW Aid continues as creative venues remain closed.

It's time for Region 9 Minigrants!

There are four minigrant programs that offer regional funding opportunities for arts and cultural projects, professional and organizational development, school equipment, and field trips.

The Arts Alliance serves as the Region 9 Regranting administrator the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA).

Follow this link to our Region 9 Regranting webpage.

FY2021 Minigrant Workshops by Zoom

 MCACA launches SmartSimple Application Portal - Lots to Learn!

FY21 Minigrant Workshop #1

Monday, June 15
11am to 12:30 pm

Please register here

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89979393296?pwd=N2JIWitpLzQreENRTE5PTzlQbGZsdz09

call in: 312-626-6799

Meeting ID: 8997939 3296 | Password: 894084

FY21 Minigrant Workshop #2

Wednesday, June 17
4 - 5:30 pm

Pease register here

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81133123605?pwd=VmhhNXhPdmlzU1dmd3cyTFBvOGZxZz09

call in: 312-626-6799

Meeting ID: 811 3312 3605 | Password: 035820

Minigrants due Monday, Aug. 1, at 11:59 p.m.

Arts & Cultural Project Minigrants

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 and cultural organizations, arts & cultural nonprofits, 501(c) 3, registered in Michigan.

Requires a 1:.25 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

Get the Inside View – Serve on a Region 9 Minigrant Review Panel - Apply here

If you are not working or your doors are still closed - READ THIS!

As artists and creatives, you find ways to create - no matter the obstacles.
You also have to pay your bills and COVID-19 is not going to let up for the arts + creative industries soon.
Use your creativity to re-imagine how you reach a paying audience.

CREATIVE WASHTENAW Marketplace Workshop - Check it out!

Sell works of arts, performances, workshops and services on this brand-new online sales site exclusively for artists, creative workers,organizations and businesses in the greater Ann Arbor area (or members of The Arts Alliance.)

Creative Washtenaw Marketplace Workshop by Zoom
Thursday,  6/18/2020 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87642316492?pwd=THY5UUlOZEgvbStnWWkyL1k4dGNUQT09

call in: 929-205_6099 | Meeting ID: 876 4231 6492 | Password: 268299

An imaginative and innovative marketplace

We can’t wait to see the fabulous items you will list!

Is it already in your portfolio or is something new that will be too perfect for someone to pass by?

There are no limits to your creativity!


Check out some of the ideas we heard:

  • Creative products: artworks, a small wall mural, a week’s worth of designer face masks, garden sculpture, designing of green screens for video conferencing, gift cards, advance tickets, an exclusive visit to a studio, etc.

  • Performing arts: a performance, dance lessons or a DJ at an intimate physically distanced block or a dinner party in the future; a commissioned song or a poem written and/or performed via Zoom for a birthday or special event; storytelling; or an exclusive visit to a recording session or rehearsal, etc.

  • Services: hanging or framing artwork; graphic design; historic research on a home or building; video archiving or other exclusive opportunities, etc.

  • Workshops and classes: online lessons for the kids or family, artist residencies, corporate workshops, art therapy, stress reducers, joy enhancers, movement classes, etc.

Find more information about more here CREATIVE WASHTENAW Marketplace.

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

CREATIVE WASHTENAW Happy Hour #8

The June ZOOM is on for Creatives!

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Clock out a little early, make a refreshing beverage, take off your shoes and relax.

You never know who you will meet or what you'll learn at CWHH.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86945906481?pwd=akFBUW5sWktDZmNsQVN4cjVFR3lWZz09

Call in: 312 626 6799 | Meeting ID: 869 4590 6481 |Password: 079665

For more information go to: CWHH

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.