Limited Time Offer: Free Arts & Humanities Touring Directories

This is the last year for the 2006-2009 Arts & Humanities Touring Directory and copies are still available.  As we begin the process of producing a new directory, we want to distribute the remaining inventory to anyone interested in obtaining a copy.  For a limited time only, we are waiving the shipping and handling fee.  To request a directory, please call (517) 372-7770 or e-mail your request along with your name and address to contact [at] mihumanities.org.

$49,772 AWARDED FOR ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS

2007-2008 Second Period (.pdf)

(LANSING. April 11, 2008)-----The Michigan Humanities Council (MHC) recently awarded $49,772 in Arts and Humanities Touring Program grants to Michigan organizations to support 142 artistic and cultural presentations in 28 counties between April 1 and September 30, 2008. The touring program, funded in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), consists of a wide variety of cultural programs from school assembly musical performances to library storytellers.

“These grants bring some of Michigan’s best arts and humanities presenters to communities across the state,” stated Jan Fedewa, MHC executive director. “These programs demonstrate how arts and cultural programs add quality to our lives.”
A complete listing of touring program events is attached and also listed at michiganhumanities.org.  Examples of the programs funded by Michigan’s Arts & Humanities Touring Program include:

• The Blue Water Ramblers, a folk music duo, and Drew Nelson, an acoustic guitar musician, will perform at the Nor-East’r Music and Art Festival on the Oscoda County Fairgrounds in Mio on June 13, 2008.
• The Cascade Park 2008 Summer Concert Series in Jackson will feature performances throughout the summer at Cascade Falls Park in Jackson.  The touring program supports Boogie Woogie Babies on June 7; the Dave Bennett Quartet on June 13; the Ambassadors Big Band on June 22; Detroit Women on June 29; Gemini on July 9; the Rhythm Society Swing Orchestra on July 12; Rich Eddy’s Rockin’ Oldies Band on July 20; and the New Reformation Jazz Band on September 1.
• The Troy Museum and Historical Village will host the Music in the Air 2008 concert series on consecutive Sundays from July 20 – August 17, 2008: the touring program supports performances by the Duclimer Days with Wanda Degen and Pete Witting on July 27; Gratitude Steel Band on August 3; Blackthorn on August 10; and, Rich Eddy’s Oldies Band on August 17.
• Storyteller LaRon Williams will perform at the Kent District Library in Comstock Park on July 29.

Touring program grants support live presenters – musicians, storytellers, theater companies, tradition bearers, and dancers – and visual arts programs from the 2006-2009 Arts & Humanities Touring Directory. The programs are hosted and sponsored by community schools, libraries, museums, festivals, art councils, and other nonprofit organizations. Grants are awarded to support up to 35 percent of the performers’ fees and expenses. 

Michigan nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for grants for programs scheduled from October 1, 2008 – March 30, 2009. The next application period is scheduled for August 25 – September 10, 2008.  Applications are available on the MHC website, www.michiganhumanities.org/touring, and in the printed directory. The directory, a joint project of MHC and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, is sponsored by LaSalle Bank.

The Michigan Humanities Council, founded in 1974, is a non-profit organization funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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OCTOBER 1, 2007 - MARCH 31, 2008 GRANT AWARDS

2007-2008 First Period (.pdf)

FREEZE ON STATE GRANTS LIFTED; SUMMER 2007 AWARD LISTING

Because of the freeze on all state grants, and a reduction in fuding by the state Legislature, the Touring Program was unfortunately unable to retroactively fund programs prior to July 1. A list of grant awards to events held July 1 - September 30, 2007, is available in PDF format: link here.

$27,934 AWARDED FOR ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMS

Program funded include: Westland’s No Bully Club/Science Circus on October 12, Teen Halloween at Kalamazoo Institute for Arts on October 28, the Nutcracker at Ferris State University on December 2

(LANSING)-----The Michigan Humanities Council (MHC) recently awarded $27,934 in Arts and Humanities Touring Program grants to Michigan organizations in support of 141 artistic and cultural presentations between October 1, 2006, and March 31, 2007. The touring program, funded by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), consists of a wide variety of cultural programs from school assembly musical performances to library storytellers. MHC administers Michigan’s Arts and Humanities Touring Program in partnership with MCACA.

“These grants bring some of Michigan’s best arts and humanities presenters to communities across the state,” stated Jan Fedewa, MHC executive director. “These programs demonstrate how arts and cultural programs add quality to our lives.”
Examples of the programs funded by Michigan’s Arts & Humanities Touring

Program include:
• This Thursday, October 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Bailey Recreation Center and the Thomas Brown Central City Park in Westland will host puppeteer/ventriloquist Richard Paul for two programs as part of its “No Bully Club,” and Marcey Walsh: Highly Contagious Education for an interactive science program as part of its “Science Circus.”
• The Missing Lynx, a string and vocal harmony band, will perform at the Grayling Holiday Inn, in the Evergreen Room, at 7:30 pm on October 19.
• bLue daHLia will perform Edgar Allan Poe’s Dreams and Nightmares at the Kalamazoo Institute for Arts (KIA) on October 28 as part of the KIA’s “Teen Halloween 2006” celebration.
• The Grand Rapids Ballet will perform the Nutcracker at Williams Auditorium on the campus of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, on December 2.
• The Farmington Players Barn Theatre in Farmington Hills will host a holiday brass concert by the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings on December 12 at 7:30 p.m.
• Rosie Chapman will present a storytelling program on African folk tales with African instruments at The Art Center in Mount Clemens on February 21, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
• The State Theater of Bay City will host the Paul VornHagen Quartet on March 24, 2007, at 7:30 p.m.

A complete listing of touring program events can be accessed by linking here.

Touring program grants support live presenters – musicians, storytellers, theater companies, tradition bearers, and dancers – and visual arts programs from the 2006-2009 Arts & Humanities Touring Directory. The programs are hosted and sponsored by community schools, libraries, museums, festivals, art councils, and other nonprofit organizations. Grants are awarded to support up to 35 percent of the performers’ fees and expenses. The next round of grant applications will be accepted February 25, 2007, through March 10, 2007, for programs scheduled April 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007. Applications are available on the MHC website, and in the printed directory. The directory, a joint project of MHC and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, is sponsored by LaSalle Bank.

The Michigan Humanities Council, founded in 1974, is the state’s independent, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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30 OF MICHIGAN’S BEST ARTISTS & STORYTELLERS LIVE IN MARSHALL 9/16 (LANSING. July 11, 2006)-----The Michigan Humanities Council (MHC) announces it will host its 2006 Touring Arts & Humanities Showcase on September 16, 2006, at Marshall High School in Marshall. The 2006 Showcase will feature 30 of Michigan’s best arts and cultural presenters who will each give a 10-minute presentation on stage. Another 60 presenters will exhibit at the event. The event is produced to introduce to the public many of the presenters listed in the new 2006-2009 edition of Michigan’s Arts & Humanities Touring Directory. It provides a unique opportunity for event planners and the general public to interact with some of Michigan’s most talented actors, actresses, dancers, musicians, storytellers, tradition bearers, visual artists and others performing, demonstrating and talking about their work. The event is sponsored in part by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) and the United Arts Council for Calhoun County. For more information, link here

Fall Grant Period/2006-2009 Touring Directory
The next round of grants for Michigan’s Arts and Humanities Touring Program will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis from August 25, 2006, to September 10, 2006. The grants awarded will be from the new 2006-2009 directory available by early August. Organizations interested in applying for a grant to help bring presenters to their community or school may access a Touring Directory from the Michigan Humanities Council website or by calling 517-372-7770. The grant application and guidelines will be included in the new directory and on the website.

The printed and on-line directory, a joint project of the Michigan Humanities Council and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, provides schools, libraries, museums, civic and service groups, festival organizers and other organizations in Michigan a wide variety of cultural programming opportunities in the fields of dance, music, storytelling, theater, and traditional and visual arts.

Formal adjudication of all presenters and performers listed in the directory was done by about 60 individuals from appropriate humanities and arts fields who evaluated applicants' materials and recommended the highest-quality performances and presentations for inclusion.

This directory lists program information, fees and contact persons provided by the artists or presenters. Although fee ranges are referenced, they are negotiable. Program planners must contact the person identified by the performer or presenter to discuss all listed information. A listing in Michigan's Arts & Humanities Touring Directory is not an endorsement by the Michigan Humanities Council or the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, nor are the councils responsible for incorrect information.

Touring Program Grant Awards

• 2007-2008 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2007-2008 First Period (.pdf)
• 2006-2007 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2006-2007 First Period (.pdf)
• 2005-2006 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2005-2006 First Period (.pdf)
• 2004-2005 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2004-2005 First Period (.pdf)
• 2003-2004 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2003-2004 First Period (.pdf)
• 2002-2003 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2002-2003 First Period (.pdf)
• 2001-2002 Second Period (.pdf)
• 2001-2002 First Period (.pdf)
• 2000-2001 Second Period
• 2000-2001 First Period
• 1999-2000

Touring Program Grant Deadlines

The Touring Program will offer two grant periods during the fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30). The total annual funds allocated for Touring Program grants will be divided equally between the two granting periods. Grants are reviewed on a first come, first-served basis.

• Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis from Aug. 25 through the postmark closing date of Sept. 10 for programs scheduled Oct. 1 through March 31.
• Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis from Feb. 25 through postmark closing date of March 10 for programs scheduled April 1 through Sept. 30.