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Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Mission Statement

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of artistic, creative, cultural activity in Michigan.

 

Goals

  • Strengthen arts and culture
  • Support arts education
  • Recognize, reflect and celebrate cultural pluralism and broaden cultural understanding
  • Establish and facilitate communications networks
  • Increase visibility and awareness of the arts and culture
  • Encourage new, creative and innovative works of art
  • Expand and develop funding resources

 

Contact Information

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
702 West Kalamazoo
P.O. Box 30705
Lansing, MI 48909-8205
Phone: 517.241.4011
Fax: 517.241.3979
Email: artsinfo@michigan.gov

 

Spotlight

Update from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) for opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act).

 

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Fiscal Year 2010 Program Grant Guidelines will not be available.

MCACA will not hold technical assistance workshops for FY 2010 grant programs.

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs News
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Executive Order No. 2009 - 36, Effective Oct. 1, 2009, Outlines Reorganization of HAL Agencies
Friday, July 10, 2009
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Awards $438,000 in Recovery Act Funds to Preserve Jobs in the Arts

American Recovery and Reinvestment ActToday, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) awarded $438,007 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(Recovery Act) funds to 37 arts and cultural institutions in Michigan, preserving more than 140 jobs in 21 counties. Additionally, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) provided direct grants to 10 Michigan nonprofit organizations, totaling $400,000.

Friday, April 17, 2009
Recovery Act Funds to Help Michigan Arts and Cultural Organizations Restore and Retain Jobs

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) today announced the availability of $432,100 in grant funding - $345,100 awarded to the council by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and an additional $87,000 from Arts Midwest - to restore and retain jobs in the state's arts and cultural sector.