March 10th, 2010
What events are you interested in today?
What events are you interested in today?
There are hundreds of art related cultural events throughout the year in the Greater Lansing area. Where would you like to go? - Click on a calendar day for a list of events.
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Grants
Stresses: Arts and cultural events that take place within the Lansing city limits, sponsored by small non-profit arts organizations.
Eligibility: Non-profit arts organizations in the greater Lansing area planning an arts or cultural event whose target audience is City of Lansing residents. Applicants must have non-profit status as evidenced through by-laws, articles of incorporation, constitution, tax determination letter, or other legal documents. Events must take place within Lansing city limits. Agencies currently receiving City of Lansing General Funds are ineligible
Grant Amount: Applicants may request up to $3,000. The total amount available to grant is $13,000.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Applications are available in mid-July and are due in mid-August. All events must take place between October 1 and June 30. On occasion, more than one round may be conducted.
Please Note: For Fiscal Year 2010, the application deadline is Monday, August 10, 2009 and projects must take place between October 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
Stresses: The development of new, collaborative arts and cultural projects or activities to be presented within the greater Lansing region.
Eligibility: Non-profit arts and cultural organizations located in the greater Lansing region with current 501(c)3 status as evidenced through their IRS tax-exempt certification.
Grant Amount: Applicants may request up to $4,000.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Application forms and guidelines are available in mid-March. All applications must be received in the Arts Council office by 5:00 p.m. on June 15. Projects must take place between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010.
Download Guidelines and Application Form (MS Word) [211KB]
Download Guidelines and Application Form PDF [211KB]
Download Final Report Form (MS Word) [180KB]
Stresses: This grant program is established to honor artistic excellence, advance the professional work of individual artists in the greater Lansing region, and to provide the public with access to regional artistic talent.
Eligibility: Grants in the Established Artist category are awarded to professional artists who have a five-year (or longer) history of artistic shows and sales. Artists should demonstrate a serious career commitment to the arts, and have a developed body of work. Grants in the Emerging Artist category are awarded to professional artists who have less than a five-year history of artistic shows and sales. Artists should demonstrate a serious career commitment to the arts.
Grant Amount: Provides $1,000 grants to individual artists in two categories: Emerging Artists and Established Artists.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Application forms and instructions are available in mid-December. All applications must be received in the Arts Council office by 5:00 p.m. on January 29.
Download Guildelines and Application (MS Word) [606KB]
Download Guidelines and Application (Interactive PDF requires Adobe Acrobat) [118KB]
Download Final Report Form [84KB]
Stresses: The production of publicity and promotional materials utilized to attract out-of-county visitors into Ingham County.
Eligibility: Non-profit arts and cultural organizations located in Ingham County established primarily for cultural, eductional, artistic, historical or entertainment purposes. Applicants must have non-profit status as evidenced by an Internal Revenue Service 501 (c)(3) letter of determination or a copy of the Articles of Incorporation as filed with the State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
Grant Amount: The maximum grant for any one agency shall be no more than ten percent (10%) of the grant funds available for regranting. The total amount available to grant is around $70,000.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Applications are available the last Friday in January and are due the last Friday in February.
The funding period is January 1-December 31.
Download FY 2010 Application [77KB]
Download FY 2010 Six Month Report Form [48KB]
Download FY 2010 12 Month Report Form [48KB]
Stresses: Locally developed, high quality arts projects that are special opportunities to address local arts needs and increase public access to the arts. Minigrants support a broad range of projects which preserve, produce or present the traditional or contemporary arts that employ Michigan artists.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations in Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, and Shiawassee counties planning an arts or cultural event. Applicants must have non-profit status as evidenced through an Internal Revenue Service letter of determination, i.e., 501(c) (3), or State of Michigan Certificate of Incorporation.
Grant Amount: Applicants may request up to $4,000 on a matching basis. Requests for minigrant funds may not exceed one-half of the project’s cost.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Applications are available for FY 2010 Minigrants. Application are due February 24 for projects held April 1 through September 30.
New in FY 2010 - No organization can receive a MCACA Grant and a Minigrant.
City of Lansing General Funds Minigrant
Funding Source: Funded by the City of Lansing through the Department of Human Relations and Community Services and administered by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.Stresses: Arts and cultural events that take place within the Lansing city limits, sponsored by small non-profit arts organizations.
Eligibility: Non-profit arts organizations in the greater Lansing area planning an arts or cultural event whose target audience is City of Lansing residents. Applicants must have non-profit status as evidenced through by-laws, articles of incorporation, constitution, tax determination letter, or other legal documents. Events must take place within Lansing city limits. Agencies currently receiving City of Lansing General Funds are ineligible
Grant Amount: Applicants may request up to $3,000. The total amount available to grant is $13,000.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Applications are available in mid-July and are due in mid-August. All events must take place between October 1 and June 30. On occasion, more than one round may be conducted.
Please Note: For Fiscal Year 2010, the application deadline is Monday, August 10, 2009 and projects must take place between October 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
Collaborative Arts Grant Program
Funding Source: Funded by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing through its Arts Advancement Endowment Fund.Stresses: The development of new, collaborative arts and cultural projects or activities to be presented within the greater Lansing region.
Eligibility: Non-profit arts and cultural organizations located in the greater Lansing region with current 501(c)3 status as evidenced through their IRS tax-exempt certification.
Grant Amount: Applicants may request up to $4,000.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Application forms and guidelines are available in mid-March. All applications must be received in the Arts Council office by 5:00 p.m. on June 15. Projects must take place between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010.
Download Guidelines and Application Form (MS Word) [211KB]
Download Guidelines and Application Form PDF [211KB]
Download Final Report Form (MS Word) [180KB]Individual Artist Grant Program
Funding Source: Funded by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing through its Arts Advancement Endowment Fund.Stresses: This grant program is established to honor artistic excellence, advance the professional work of individual artists in the greater Lansing region, and to provide the public with access to regional artistic talent.
Eligibility: Grants in the Established Artist category are awarded to professional artists who have a five-year (or longer) history of artistic shows and sales. Artists should demonstrate a serious career commitment to the arts, and have a developed body of work. Grants in the Emerging Artist category are awarded to professional artists who have less than a five-year history of artistic shows and sales. Artists should demonstrate a serious career commitment to the arts.
Grant Amount: Provides $1,000 grants to individual artists in two categories: Emerging Artists and Established Artists.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Application forms and instructions are available in mid-December. All applications must be received in the Arts Council office by 5:00 p.m. on January 29.
Download Guildelines and Application (MS Word) [606KB]
Download Guidelines and Application (Interactive PDF requires Adobe Acrobat) [118KB]
Download Final Report Form [84KB]Ingham County Hotel/Motel Tax Funds for Arts and Tourism
Funding Source: Five percent (5%) of Ingham County hotel/motel room tax receipts, per Ingham County Board of Commissioners resolution.Stresses: The production of publicity and promotional materials utilized to attract out-of-county visitors into Ingham County.
Eligibility: Non-profit arts and cultural organizations located in Ingham County established primarily for cultural, eductional, artistic, historical or entertainment purposes. Applicants must have non-profit status as evidenced by an Internal Revenue Service 501 (c)(3) letter of determination or a copy of the Articles of Incorporation as filed with the State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
Grant Amount: The maximum grant for any one agency shall be no more than ten percent (10%) of the grant funds available for regranting. The total amount available to grant is around $70,000.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Applications are available the last Friday in January and are due the last Friday in February.
The funding period is January 1-December 31.
Download FY 2010 Application [77KB]
Download FY 2010 Six Month Report Form [48KB]
Download FY 2010 12 Month Report Form [48KB]Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Minigrant
Funding Source: Funded by the State of Michigan through the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and administered by 19 regional regranting agencies across the state. The Arts Council of Greater Lansing administers the program for Ingham, Eaton, Shiawassee and Clinton counties.Stresses: Locally developed, high quality arts projects that are special opportunities to address local arts needs and increase public access to the arts. Minigrants support a broad range of projects which preserve, produce or present the traditional or contemporary arts that employ Michigan artists.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations in Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, and Shiawassee counties planning an arts or cultural event. Applicants must have non-profit status as evidenced through an Internal Revenue Service letter of determination, i.e., 501(c) (3), or State of Michigan Certificate of Incorporation.
Grant Amount: Applicants may request up to $4,000 on a matching basis. Requests for minigrant funds may not exceed one-half of the project’s cost.
Application Availability/Deadline/Term: Applications are available for FY 2010 Minigrants. Application are due February 24 for projects held April 1 through September 30.
New in FY 2010 - No organization can receive a MCACA Grant and a Minigrant.