Arts Council of Greater Lansing

06/15/2026

Juneteenth is this Friday, and we are excited to share some of the fantastic events and festivals happening in Greater Lansing. Make sure you check out your neighborhoods as well, as there are so many celebrations. In honor of this important commemorative holiday, the Arts Council will be closed. We wish everyone a joyous Juneteenth. If you have an event to share, please add it in the comments. 517 Juneteenth Weekend Lansing Juneteenth Celebration MSU Libraries WKAR

06/11/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us at UrbanBeat for our Creative Mixer, Poetry in Motion. What a fun, interactive event, and so many people participated in the Open Mic. We had an amazing time and are so grateful to you all for supporting the Arts Council and sharing your creativity with us. Shout out to our Lansing Poet Laureate, Suban Nur Cooley for hosting and providing amazing activities, to our Poet Laureate Emerita, Ruelaine Stokes for sharing her Lansing poem, and to the staff at UrbanBeat for their teamwork that made the event a success.

06/01/2026

It's PRIDE Month, and we want to send a shout out to everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community for all they do to support the arts and share their creativity with us. The art and beauty they bring to our region, and beyond, is what the world needs now more than ever! We wish everyone a happy LGBTQIA+ history month, and we want to remind everyone to get out and celebrate! There are so many Pride events happening in Greater Lansing, and you don’t want to miss them. Check your Choose Lansing and 517 Living calendars! (Photo, 2025 Lansing Pride Festival in Old Town)

05/29/2026

What a great day for a ribbon cutting! There was such a great turnout to celebrate the official opening of the Ovation Center for Music and Arts, Lansing Public Media Center offices! The building is vibrant and fun just like the people! It was great to see so many familiar faces and honor this milestone and all the folks that made it happen.

05/26/2026

Calling all artists, arts organizations and arts supporters. Serious cuts for the arts and humanities are in the FY2027 Michigan House and Federal budget. We ask you all to call your reps and share your stories of why the arts matter. Please help us say "NO!" to these cuts that will have serious ramifications to the arts at every level.

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05/18/2026

We were fortunate to get to spend two days in Traverse City at the Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network Annual Summit. It was so great to connect with other artists and arts administrators and to glean more insight into the work we do in supporting arts and culture in our region. We are so grateful to Michigan Arts and Culture Council for the professional development grant we received that allowed us to attend, and we look forward to applying what we learned to enhance our offerings and our expertise as workers in the arts.

05/13/2026

Happy almost 517 Day friends! In celebration 🎉 of the mighty 517, the Arts Council is serving up discounted memberships through May 17, 2026. Individual artists, students, and arts entrepreneurs, it's time⏰to give Arts Council membership a try! Join between now and Sunday🌞for the low, low, price of only 5+1+7! That's right! Only $13! 🤑That's a $27 savings off our regular membership fee. Click below to learn more! (Pictured, artists Deb Cholewicki and Michelle Detering.)

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05/05/2026

Call to artists for Chicago Midway International Airport! Deadline: June 6, 2026!

Midway is a canvas for Chicago’s creative community, and we’re looking for artists to join the talented group whose work brings our walls to life!

In partnership with Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, we’re excited to invite submission of qualifications for our next two art installations at Midway. 🎨

Learn more about this opportunity: https://bit.ly/4tcf12p