A Focus On Arts & Culture

Flipping the Script on Teacher-and-Textbook Instruction

David Sands Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Detroit Future Schools artists use technology to open classrooms into spaces where students take ownership of their education.

Taking Young Poets To A Bigger Stage

David Sands Wednesday, July 09, 2014

A Flint-based arts group is helping young poets hone their talent with a goal to compete in an international youth poetry festival and slam contest. Along the way, they're making connections and spurring on other young spoken word artists.

Piano Labs Instructor Hugh Little with Woods Lake Elementary School Student

Making Piano Accessible for All Kids

Kelle Barr Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Piano Labs gives some of Kalamazoo’s most vulnerable kids and young adults a chance to make music and become pianists.

Teens Transform Raw Ideas into Poignant Performances

Melinda Clynes Friday, March 28, 2014

At Matrix School of Theatre in southwest Detroit, young people write and perform original plays that entertain and educate, bringing to the stage crucial issues in their lives.

Hip-Hop: Unifying Detroit Youth

Allie Semperger Thursday, February 13, 2014

Hip-hop gets a bad reputation, but a look outside the mainstream, at a small but powerful program for Detroit youth, provides a whole different view.

Casey Stratton

Melinda Clynes Sunday, January 05, 2014

Casey Stratton, music program coordinator and instructor at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, strongly believes that music is important to all cultures as a way of expression and to keep their stories alive. He is helping youth create their own stories as they learn music and build relationships with caring adults through the Music Makers program.

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Bright Ideas

At Arts in Motion Studio, Art is the Equalizer

Zinta Aistars Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Arts in Motion Studio in Grand Rapids provides the young and young at heart a space to create, learn, and perform, serving budding creatives of all abilitiies with individualized instruction.

Life of Lake Superior youth planted 5000 wildflower plugs

Program Connects Young People to Lake Superior

Deb Pascoe Monday, December 02, 2013

For youngsters who have grown up a stone's throw from its shores, Lake Superior's enormous presence can sometimes be taken for granted.

Speaker Series: Creative Cities, The Next Generation

Michigan Nightlight Monday, August 19, 2013

Join us August 22 in Detroit or Grand Rapids for a dual-city conversation on the state of arts education.

Truffles Not Trouble For Convicted Young People

Zinta Aistars Monday, August 12, 2013

Dale Anderson wanted to help kids by teaching them building trades skills. He ended up teaching them how to make truffles. Here's the story on Confections with Convictions.

Southwest Comes Alive With Arts Education

Amy Kuras Saturday, August 03, 2013

Southwest Detroit attracts people with its ethnic food, its early 20th-century architecture, and, increasingly, its innovative learning projects.

The Next Generation of Creative Problem Solvers

Melinda Clynes Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Arts education contributes to all that we want for Michigan kids: academic achievement, emotional and social maturity, and equitable opportunity. But with pressure to raise standardized test scores, arts and culture programs are often pushed aside. We’ll take a look at who is filing the arts gap and why.

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