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Driving around the Lansing, commuters may be surprised to see a 672 square foot work of art on a billboard that normally carries advertising.  A local Lansing company, Adams Outdoor Advertising (AOA), has launched an “Art in the Sky” program ...

Twelve local non-profit organizations have been awarded a total of $25,900 to fund high-quality artistic or cultural programs through the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs 2012 Regional Regranting Minigrant Program.

Volunteers from the Lansing community will celebrate the 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service by joining the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, muralists Erika Magers and Brian Snyder, and community participants of all ages to create a mural commemorating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 17. The “Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. Through Creative Service” mural project will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Black Child and Family Institute, located at 835 W. Genesee St. in Lansing.

The Arts Council of Greater Lansing is pleased to announce that Selma Hollander and the late Stanley Hollander have been awarded the Arts Council’s Applause Award and Lansing-based Jackson National Life Insurance Company has been awarded the Arts Council’s Business Arts Award.

The City of East Lansing and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing will host an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 13 to share exciting information about the Downtown East Lansing Cultural Entrepreneurship Program. The open house will take place from 4-6 p.m. at the Spartan Dance Center, 217 Albert St.

The Arts Council of Greater Lansing recently awarded $17,562 to local arts and cultural agencies for the second year of its Collaborative Arts Grant Program. Funded by the Council’s Arts Advancement Endowment Fund, the grants encourage local organizations to work together on new projects that promote arts and culture in the community.

The City of Lansing and the Lansing Economic Development Corporation announce three arts and cultural grant programs for fiscal year 2010–2011 to directly impact Lansing arts and culture organizations and residents in order to drive community revitalization in Lansing.Organizations must meet eligibility criteria, must contribute to the City’s “sense of place” as a part of its cultural economic development philosophy, and must produce collaborative, visible programs that directly impact Lansing residents.

The Arts Council of Greater Lansing today announced the award of a $500 scholarship to storytelling artist Steveanna Roose of Ovid to attend the 9th Annual Arts in Healthcare Summer Intensive Training at the University of Florida from July 6-23, 2010.

Arts Council of Greater Lansing artist member Craig Mitchell Smith will present a special outdoor display of glass at the MSU Horticulture Gardens on Sat., June 19 and Sun., June 20, 2010, entitled, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and featuring 27 sculptures ranging in size from 6 inches to 6 feet.

Tour a local home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, watch area artists create their craft, and enjoy great food from top regional restaurants at the Arts Council of Greater Lansing's 4th Annual Taste of Art and Life, Thursday, May 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.