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Link Here for Membership

So Sorry & Thank you!

The Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network has been growing from its original grassroots organizing for the past several years. Thank you for being a part. 
COVID-19 has impacted arts and culture so much.
The need to support each other and our sector is stronger than ever. 

Please help continue to build the network by investing in our first membership drive.  Memberships are available for individuals and organizations of all disciplines in arts, culture, and creative businesses. Community champions can support the network with donations, engagement, and sponsorships.

Due to the economic challenges of COVID-19, first year fees have been set low for greater accessibility. Questions? Link here for membership info, visit www.nwmiarts.org or email arts@nwmiarts.net.

Please Join Us!

 Coming Up – Virtually

• NW MI Arts & Culture Network – 1st Thursdays, Monthly Zoom Roundtable
  Thursday, 10/1/2020, 10am. Zoom Link Here
• Michigan History Conference, 10/2-3, Info/Registration here
• Arts Midwest Virtual Conference. Preconferences 10/1-2, Conference 10/6-9. Info/Registration here.
• National Arts Marketing Project Virtual Conference,  Americans for the Arts, December 7-8. Info here.

  New Resources & Opportunities  

From Michigan Museums Association

• Pure Michigan (PM) will be launching an educational travel page – Schoolcations – which will give parents and students ideas for Michigan field trips. To submit locations that offer educational programs/resources for kids before, during, and after their visit, as well as ideas/stories about Michigan culture, contact Nicole Gaukel at Travel Michigan.    
• Nominations for IMLS National Medal for Library and Museum Service are being accepted until November 2. Anyone can nominate. Museums and libraries of most disciplines and types are eligible. Learn more and submit a nomination here. 

  

From Americans for the Arts

• National Arts & Humanities Month, October 2020. Tool kits and resources available on the Network site and through Americans for the Arts. Link here.

  

• To Rebuild and Reimagine the United States Post-Pandemic, We Must Put Creative Workers to Work,” a policy proposal developed with over 100 partners throughout the creative community to Put Creative Workers to Work in the national recovery—activating the creative economy and drawing upon the creative energies of the country’s 5.1 million creative workers to energize Americans, reimagine how communities can thrive, and improve the lives of all. Click here to view the full proposal, and follow the endorsement link at the top to submit your endorsement. You can sign on as either an individual or as an authorized representative for an organization.

• Arts Education Supplies & Equipment, up to $1,500
• Bus Tranportation Grants for Arts & Cultural Excursions, up to $500