Creative Many Michigan Inc

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2013

Signed

Feb 10, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.3

Gross Receipts

$736,433

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Capacity building programs - art services/education: kresge arts in detroit fellowships - delivered annual program of professional development experiences designed to meet needs of the kresge foundation's year 4 (12 visual artists) fellows and year 5 (19 literary and performing artists) in southeast michigan to help them plan, cultivate and sustain their creative practices. Program includes strategic planning retreat with creative capital, monthly workshops with state, national and international arts experts, and two --continued on schedule o-- rounds of individual consultations. Also participated in the planning and presentations for the second artx detroit exhibition in april 2013 featuring the work of the artist fellows for years 3 and 4. Creative many seminars - delivered regional professional practice seminars in partnership with universities and local arts partners - planning, resourcing, promoting, and protecting your practice - to strengthen professional practices for michigan artists and creative practitioners. This statewide program launched in fall 2010 with support from the emily hall tremaine foundation and the first two-year cycle concluded in september 2012. In september 2012, the foundation awarded artserve with a second two-year grant to allow continued growth and expansion of this program that has served more than 500 artists in 8 regions statewide. In september 2013, artserve also hosted its first statewide creative many summit, convening artists and creatives in a 2.5-day forum exploring the expanding role of artists in community placemaking initiatives. This summit was supported by grant funding from the michigan council for the arts and cultural affairs. Lawyers for the creative economy - led continued program planning for the lawyers for the creative economy initiative launched with cultivation events in november 2012 in grand rapids and december 2012 in detroit with steering committee comprised of attorneys engaged in former volunteer lawyers for the arts program. This initiative is designed to provide pro bono or low-fee intellectual property and creativity-related legal resources for artists, creative practitioners, business and nonprofit organizations in partnership with the arts communication entertainment and sports section of the state bar of michigan, detroit creative corridor center and national endowment for the arts. This year, artserve hired a new contractual coordinator to assist with finalizing efforts to officially begin providing program services - legal referrals, seminars, online resources and code dialogue events for artists and attorneys on legal issues in the creative realm. Community supported art (detroit pilot) - initiated this pilot program in partnership with springboard for the arts and the james l. And john s. Knight foundation to connect local artists to local arts collectors and patrons through the donation of shares of an "art harvest" season. Piloted in detroit in 2012 with 9 juried artists who received a 1,000 stipend to create 50 individual works of art for the program to be distributed to local patrons. Shareholders and artists connected at local share "pick-up" events. The pilot program ended this year but remains available for replication in other michigan communities interested in its opportunities.

Activity 3

Strategic communications - positioned arts, culture and arts education as essential to the public well-being and michigan's economic resilience and connected constituents to information and resources while engaging dialogue on issues facing the creative sector - through its website, communications and media outreach, social media. Continued partnership with tanner friedman in the delivery of media outreach and public relations services for artserve and its statewide work achieving over 425 media placements in the calendar year. Used independent contractor services to manage social media and online --continued on schedule o-- communications. Initiated a new institutional marketing committee to guide artserve's marketing and communications strategies. Continued publication of creative impact michigan e-magazine this year to affirm and raise awareness of the significant impact of arts and culture across michigan through custom-produced feature stories, spotlights on organizations, artists or creative community news, and monthly videos. Included statewide events calendar for arts and cultural organizations and artists to promote events and build new audiences. Selected tanner friedman as new publisher partner for second-year operations beginning in june 2012, and adjusted the publication schedule from bi-weekly to monthly basis based on reader feedback. Supported by the michigan council for arts and cultural affairs, the michigan state housing development authority, and leading michigan foundations.

Filer

EIN

38-2537585