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“Artrain's board adopted an updated conflict of interest policy in 2010. Annually, all board and staff members are required to sign a conflict of interest statement disclosing any associated or financial associations of conflicts. No board, committee member or staff shall use his or her position, or knowledge gained therein, in such a manner that a conflict between the interest of the organization or any of its affiliates and his or her personal interest arises.”

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“Artrain's mission is to deliver discovery and - through the power of arts and culture - transform lives, organizations and communities. Artrain produces programs in partnership with arts and cultural institutions, artists and creative individuals and tours these programs to diverse audiences in cities, towns and villages across the us and canada, many of whom have limited access to such programs.”

“Criticcar is an innovative arts journalism project that was selected for funding in response to a knight foundation and national endowment for the arts (nea) community arts journalism challenge. The mission of criticcar is to enliven arts journalism and infuse cultural criticism with excitement by inviting "citizen critics" - from first-timers to experts - to express their views on the cultural events they experience. Infinite mirror: images of american identity produced by artrain and presented in partnership with international arts and artists, the infinite mirror exhibition is touring nationally from 2011 through 2014. Infinite mirror features 63 multi-media works by culturally diverse artists who use portraiture and figuration as symbols of multicultural populations in present-day america. Featuring personal and reflective work of established and emerging 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation american artists, the exhibition examines the socially relevant themes of race, gender, religion, history, politics and family. Artists include tomie arai, faith ringgold, luis jimenez, elizabeth catlett and emerging artists. Mr. B's joybox express mighty mississippi river road ride 2014 - drawing on the powerful time-honored tradition of traveling shows, mr. B's joybox express mississippi river road ride, produced by artrain, will swing into high gear this september on an epic 2,000-mile bike trek to raise blues, jazz and cycling interest and awareness along the mighty mississippi river route. Fronted by renowned ann arbor, mi jazz and blues pianist mark lincoln "mr. B" braun, the joybox express is a bike powered by a trio of musician-athletes, hauling a suspended 350-pound piano. Along the way, they will perform while promoting arts and athletics at one- or two-days stops at villages, cities and towns beginning in september 2014 at the mississippi river headwaters in lake itasca, minnesota and concluding in december at new orleans, louisiana.”