ArtServe Michigan Receives Grants for Speakers' Bureau Program and Services Department.SOUTHFIELD Southfield, city (1990 pop. 75,728), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Rouge River; laid out 1817, inc. as a city 1958. There are electronics research, meat-processing, and printing facilities, and manufactures include plastic, metal, rubber, and , Mich. -- ArtServe Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). has received two new grants totaling $21,000 to provide services to artists and arts and cultural organizations and support its awareness efforts in Michigan. Bank One has approved $15,000 in support for the speakers' bureau program, and the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation in Detroit Detroit, city, United States Detroit (dĭtroit`), city (1990 pop. 1,027,974), seat of Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie; inc. as a city 1815. has provided $7,000 to support the overall services department. These grants follow ArtServe's successful and ongoing services programs for artists and arts and cultural organizations, which include a fiscal sponsorship program, health insurance, speakers' bureau and the Business of Being An Artist Workshops (BBAW BBAW Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (German) ). "Artists and arts and cultural organizations have made clear to us their desire for services and training focused on their particular needs," says Barbara Kratchman, president of ArtServe. "And the need for artists and arts and cultural organizations to have opportunities for professional development, support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services and health insurance is growing all the time." Kim Dabbs, director of the Services Department at ArtServe, notes that "encouraging greater services in this area promotes the health and vitality vi·tal·i·ty n. 1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop. 2. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy. of the arts and cultural sector in Michigan, which is a important for us. These programs bring together three key strengths of ArtServe: a well-tested and respected professional development program for artists and arts and cultural organizations, extensive experience in the arts and cultural community, and hands-on support services." "We see the speakers' bureau program as the next step in our efforts to increase awareness about the importance of arts and culture in Michigan. We hope to make speakers from the speakers' bureau available to schools, universities, professional and trade organizations, and government and the media," says Kratchman. "This is a wonderful opportunity for ArtServe to advance its work in developing support for the arts, arts education, artists and culture across the board." ArtServe Michigan (www.artservemichigan.org) is a statewide arts advocacy organization promoting arts, arts education, artists and culture by working with artists, educators, cultural organizations, businesses, volunteers and others through statewide programs, services and a variety of collaborative efforts. ArtServe Michigan with offices in Lansing and Southfield, Michigan Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. was founded in 1997 and is supported by members throughout Michigan. ArtServe publishes a monthly online newsletter for artists, Michigan Artists Directory (MAD), arts advocacy action alerts and occasional reports; consults with corporations, non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. and educational institutions in Michigan and conducts advocacy workshops and seminars. |
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