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Current and Past Events at MICA Gallery

Arts Council Creative Mixer

June 5th, 5-7 pm

Who do you know, what do you love, how do you work, where does your vision lead you?  Come together with other creative and inspired individuals from our community to share, learn, and have some fun at the 3rd annual Creative Mixer!  Bring along some of your work, your imagination, your curiosity, and your enthusiasm for the local arts scene!

Join the Arts Council team, local artists, arts and culture organization members, creative entrepreneurs, and those passionate about the arts on June 5th at MICA Gallery!  The Mixer promises to be a magical time for meeting people, talking about ideas, and enjoying snacks and beverages among peers.

The Creative Mixer is free, informal, and will take place at 1210 Turner St. from 5 to 7 p.m.

Please help spread the word and invite a friend or two to join you at the event!

For more information about the Creative Mixer or the Arts Council, call 517-372-4636.  Please RSVP to katie@lansingarts.org.

This year’s Creative Mixer is generously sponsored by Aflac. Learn more about the new benefit available to Arts Council of Greater Lansing members to get group rates on Aflac products!  An information table will be at the event with take-home materials.

Footage of Broad Art Museum Reception

The leadership of the Broad Art Museum was kind enough to join us on May 3 for a welcoming reception. Our sponsor MessageMakers collected and edited together some highlights of the event for those who could not be present. Enjoy!

A brief overview of the event as a whole:

Poetry reading by Sam Mills, “poet laureate of Old Town Lansing”

Remarks by Terry Terry, President of Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art:

Remarks by Michael Rush, Founding Director of the Broad Art Museum:

Remarks by Min Jung Kim, Deputy Director of the Broad Art Museum:

MMCA Annual Membership Meeting

Mid-Michigan Creative Alliance members: come one, come all for the MMCA annual meeting, held Thursday, May 10, 5:15-7:30 pm at MICA Gallery.

Come find out what’s been going on this year with the year in review presentation, vote on bylaw amendments, and elect new board members. At least half of the MMCA’s members need to be present in order to approve bylaws changes, so make sure to come tomorrow! There will even be free pizza, beer, and games for everyone!