Debra Polich, the longtime director of Artrain, has accepted the post of interim executive director at the Arts Alliance following the departure of Susan Froelich. According to an announcement today, Polich will "lead the organization as the board appointed transition team continues to consider strategic options for the organization." Polich, ...
Susan Froelich, president of the Arts Alliance, is stepping down at the end of the month, the group announced today. Froelich has held the job for about a year, taking over from longtime president Tamara Real. The Arts Alliance Board of Directors has created a transition team to consider how ...
The MASCO Corporation Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to The Arts Alliance in support of its local efforts with arts and education, serving as a community resource and for its Creative Connections networking programs. "We are very pleased to receive this important vote of confidence and generous funding from ...
Stakeholders in Washtenaw County’s arts and culture community will convene at “Convergence 2011: What’s Art Got to Do With It?” the Arts Alliance’s annual conference, on Sept. 20 from 11:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center. The conference will include a keynote address, breakout sessions, ...
Susan Froelich has been named president of the Arts Alliance, Washtenaw County's umbrella arts-support organization. Froelich had been filling the job on an interim basis since January while the group's board sought a permanent replacement. That appointment was announced this afternoon. Froelich is a past director of the Ann Arbor ...
Susan Froelich The Arts Alliance, Washtenaw County's umbrella arts-support group, has named Susan Froelich as its interim president. Froelich is a past director of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair and also former Exhibit Gallery director at the Ann Arbor Art Center. The Arts Alliance is seeking a new leader ...
The Arts Alliance, an umbrella group supporting Washtenaw County arts and culture, announced today that Tamara Real is stepping down as president of the group for family reasons. Real has been with the group for eight years. The resignation takes effect Dec. 31, and the Arts Alliance board expects to ...
A breakout session called "The Price is Right! Pricing and Selling Art"? A short talk titled "Don't Be Afraid to Make a Fool of Yourself"? A request to respond to local artists' displayed works by jotting down reactions and impressions, for the purposes of contributing to a community project poem? ...
Derrick Ashong will be the keynote speaker at The Arts Alliance's Convergence 2010 conference.Convergence 2010, The Arts Alliance's annual conference for local artists and arts managers, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 26, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Eastern Michigan University's Student Center. This year's keynote speaker is Derrick Ashong. Ashong ...
Originally an Ann Arbor-based event, the 11th annual Art Walk has gone truly countywide. More than 60 artists, galleries, and venues in Washtenaw County are participating in this year’s weekend-long event, happening October 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. and from noon to 5 p.m. on October 23 and 24. ...
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Increasingly, community leaders across the country are recognizing arts and culture as a significant contributor to an area's economic vitality. A recent study in Colorado, for example, discovered that jobs that support the arts make up Colorado's fifth largest employment sector.
NOTE: Story has been updated to reflect a date change. The Arts Alliance will hold a public forum on Thursday, June 3 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Ave., in order to gather input about the space needs of local artists and cultural organizations. The ...
Amid the stories of lost jobs and declining industries, there are encouraging signs of economic vitality. Area entrepreneurs are using their innate creativity to grow small businesses that could lead the way to a new economic flowering for the greater Ann Arbor area. Let's a take a quick tour of ...
The Arts Alliance, Washtenaw County's arts-support organization, today announced 10 minigrants totaling $19,600 of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs money. MCACA is the state organization that presents grants to arts and culture organizations; the Arts Alliance is the locally designated re-granter for smaller awards. MCACA announced its own ...
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