A new community mural on Lansing’s Westside, 30 glass pieces in Cooley Gardens, 30 expressionist paintings at Olivet College, a series commemorating women of the Mexican revolution, and a clay pot-throwing exhibition at Mason Capital Area District Library are the expected results of $5,000 in grants just awarded.
Five artists will each get $1,000 from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing to complete the work.
The Arts Council’s new program for individual artists is the first of its kind to support artists in the Lansing region, says Arts Council Director Leslie Donaldson.
"(The grants) will aid our artistic community, provide the public with greater arts educational opportunities, and increase support to our local economy," she says. "We are thrilled to support these talented individuals.”
Erika Magers, a Lansing mural artist, will work with children, families and neighbors of the Black Child and Family Institute (BCFI) to design and paint a community mural between April 1 and June 30.
Lansing glass artist Craig Mitchell Smith will create 30 pieces for a free exhibition at Lansing’s Cooley Gardens on July 11.
East Lansing visual artist Zahrah Resh will create an exhibition at Olivet College this fall consisting of geometric abstract expressionist paintings and wall relief.
Paloma Rosales of Lansing will create a series that commemorates the women of the Mexican Revolution with a public showing of her work in November.
Mason potter Jon Whitney will provide a ceramic arts experience for the public at Mason’s Capital Area District Library this summer.
Source: Leslie Donaldson, Arts Council of Greater Lansing
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