Arts, Culture, Creativity

We are your local non-profit, charitable arts organization that supports, strengthens, and promotes arts, culture and creativity in the Capital region.

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We provide various grants throughout the year, and also announce other funding opportunities: local, statewide and national grants.

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From events like Arts Night Out to programs like the Art in the Sky billboard project, we work to support, strengthen, and promote the arts.

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When you join the Arts Council, you become eligible for support and access to resources, and you help advocate for a strong and thriving art community.

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Art in Schools

Offering local youth access to arts education and an outlet for creative expression.

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Professional Development

Building a strong foundation for artists and arts and cultural leaders.

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Creative Placemaking

Using the arts as a builder & driver of community economic development.

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Striving to keep the arts strong and vibrant in the Capital region..

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all the latest

Arts Council Announces 2023/2024 Art in the Sky Billboards
The Arts Council is pleased to announce the billboard artists for the 2023/2024 Art in the Sky Billboard Project. This project is a well-loved annual public art installation that spans the skies from downtown Lansing and beyond, featuring the art of local artists throughout the region for everyone to enjoy.
Arts Council Announces $40,000 in Grants
The Arts Council of Greater Lansing is pleased to announce its fiscal year 2024 grant recipients for the Greater Lansing Region. Area artists and arts and culture organizations will receive funding totaling $40,000. The funds will be used to engage area youth, support creative capacity building and provide professional development for artists and arts and cultural organization staff.
Arts Roll Call Episode 20: Sarah Arredondo--Community, Creativity and Loving Local
Welcome to episode 20 of Arts Roll Call, a podcast for the arts curious. In this episode, host Robin Miner-Swartz talks with artist, photographer and boutique gallery owner, Sarah Arredondo about her journey from art student to journalist to owning her own art-centered business.
Poet Laureate Program Transitions to Arts Council of Greater Lansing
The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is transitioning the Lansing Poet Laureate program to the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, allowing LEAP to focus on vital business ecosystem initiatives.
Arts Roll Call Episode 19: Brian Snyder--Art Moves
Welcome to Episode 19 of Arts Roll Call--a podcast for the arts curious. In this episode, our host, Robin Miner-Swartz, talks to local artist Brian Snyder about his love of art and basketball and how they intertwined to make an exciting career that led to a life of travel, teaching, artmaking and so much more.
Call for Artists! Greater Lansing Food Bank Seeks Art for Distribution Center
The Arts Council of Greater Lansing announces a call for artists for a catalog of artwork to be available for purchase by Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB). Artists are invited to choose existing or new artwork that inspires the staff, volunteers and neighbors visiting GLFB office spaces in the distribution center. The frontline workers of GLFB want artwork that helps the space to feel energetic, innovative, nourishing and community-based.

Our Events

Grant Chats: November

Grant Chats: November

Nov. 7, 2023, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

One part networking and one part grant consultation, Chats take place at coffee and tea shops in the Capital Region. Swing by Bestsellers Books and Coffee 360 S. Jefferson, Mason, Michigan on Nov. 7, 2023, to discuss your creative ideas with membership and program manager, Taylor Haslett! She can provide information on local grant opportunities and assist you in planning your applications.

Learn more about Bestsellers Books and Coffee at https://www.bestsellersbookstore.com/

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Grant Chats: December

Grant Chats: December

Dec. 8, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

One part networking and one part grant consultation, Chats take place at coffee and tea shops in the Capital Region. Swing by Blue Owl Coffee in Old Town (1236 Turner St. Ste. B) on Dec. 8, 2023, to discuss your creative ideas with membership and program manager, Taylor Haslett! She can provide information on local grant opportunities and assist you in planning your applications.

Learn more about Blue Owl Coffeeat https://www.blueowlcoffee.net/

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