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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span>The Michigan Youth Arts Policy Forum brings together the state's education leaders to address issues in arts education and to ensure the future of quality arts education for all of Michigan's students.</span> A community of representatives including parents, teachers, school administrators, arts education associations and government agencies meet each year to continue a dialog that will shape arts education policy for years to come. This year's Policy Forum will provide a sneak peek at the current work that is shaping the Michigan Model Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project that is being crafted by the Michigan Assessment Consortium. The Policy Forum is <strong>free</strong> and open to all arts advocates. <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 204); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.qpxkvfnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganyoutharts.org%2Fevent-registration%3Fee%3D23" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here</a> to register. </p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">From registration to set-up to handing out water, we will need several people to sign up as volunteers for the Priority Health Arts In Motion 5k/10k Walk/Run. The race will take place in the heart of downtown Royal Oak on the campus of Arts, Beats & Eats on August 31, 2013 (Labor Day weekend), and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">all volunteers will receive free tickets to Arts, Beats & Eats!</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 204); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.i8nkbkkab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganyoutharts.org%2Fevent-registration%3Fee%3D25" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here to sign up as a volunteer</a>.</p>
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<em>Proceeds from the event will go to Michigan Youth Arts, which will help support its continued mission of achieving arts education for all. The proceeds will also support Rock CF, an organization dedicated to helping patients with the life-threatening lung disease, cystic fibrosis. Through Rock CF's "Rocks Back" program, patients are given wind and percussion instruments to strengthen their bodies against the disease.</em>
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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>2013 Michigan Youth Arts Festival Photos <a shape="rect" name="A4"><img alt="A4" title="A4" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><em><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.c4qiwqnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.10151523395413562.1073741827.246991033561%26type%3D1" linktype="1" target="_blank">Now on Facebook</a>!</em></span></strong></div>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Experience the 2013 Michigan Youth Arts Festival with our professional picture gallery, now available on our <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 176, 212); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.baldg5lab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmichiganyoutharts" linktype="1" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. From performances to art exhibits to workshops to candids, the photos capture the passion and excitement of nearly 1,000 participants, who were recognized at the Festival as the most talented high school student artists in the state of Michigan.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Please feel free to share, comment on, and "like" these photos, as they capture the incredible impact that arts education brings to schools, communities, and most importantly, students. <a style="color: rgb(0, 176, 212); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.c4qiwqnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.10151523395413562.1073741827.246991033561%26type%3D1" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here to view the gallery!</a> </p>
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<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The 1st Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Art Show, sponsored by The Pink Fund, Creative 360 and Go Ahead Push My Buttons, is now accepting entries at the student and adult levels. Works must be original visual imaginative art that celebrate breast cancer survivorship and awareness, and the theme is open to the interpretation and creativity from each artist. The exhibit will be open from August 30, 2013 to September 20, 2013, with an awards reception on September 6, 2013. <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 204); text-decoration: none;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.spxkvfnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artservemichigan.org%2Fimages%2Fdownloads%2Fbreast_cancer_call_to_artists.pdf" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here</a> to download the entry form.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 9pt;">Artists of all ages are invited to submit their artwork to Detroit's Museum of New Art (MONA). All entries will be displayed in the museum for 100 days during its Documenta USA exhibition, <span>designed to highlight as many artists working in today's art scene as physically possible. The exhibition welcomes all art forms including catalogs, postcards, jpeg or printed images, CDs, videos, and more. During Documenta USA, r<span>enowned Art Critic Jerry Saltz will discuss the reinvention of artists and museums in the 21st Century. For more information, please <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 204); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.d4qiwqnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitmona.com%2FEXHIBITS_2013%2FDOCUMENTA_USA.htm" linktype="1" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<em>July 31 - Aug. 2, 2013 | Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol</em></strong></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">In its 41st year, the Annual Summer Workshop, sponsored by Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) in collaboration with Michigan Music Educators Association (MMEA) and Musical Resources, will take place from July 31 through August 2, 2013 at the Radisson Hotel in our state's capitol. Attendees will receive high-quality professional development sessions from award-winning music educators from across the country, including headliner clinician Richard Bjella from Texas Tech University. For registration information, please visit the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 176, 212); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.e4qiwqnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msvma.org%2FSummerWorkshop" linktype="1" target="_blank">MSVMA website</a>.</div>
<br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img height="93" vspace="5" border="0" hspace="5" width="203" src="http://www.artservemichigan.org/images/MCACA.jpg" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>2014 MCACA Grant Workshop Series </strong></span><a style="font-size: 9pt;" shape="rect" name="C2"><img height="16" width="15" alt="C2" title="C2" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" /></a></img></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span><em><strong>July & August 2013 (See dates/locations below)</strong></em></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) is offering grant program workshops for Fiscal Year 2014. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial',' Helvetica',' sans-serif';">MCACA will be conducting free informational workshops on grant guidelines and the application process for potential applicants throughout the state and online throughout the rest of the summer. MCACA will offer grants for five programs: </span><strong>Program for Operations and Project Support, Capital Improvements, Arts in Education Residency, Mini-Grants, and New Leaders. <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 204); text-decoration: none;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.fpfl4uhab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganadvantage.org%2FArts%2FGrant-Programs%2F" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here</a></strong> for more information.</div><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong><em>Schedule of 2014 MCACA Grant Workshops:</em></strong></p></div>
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<ul><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span>July 29, 2013 | 10 a.m. | Kalamazoo Public Library | Kalamazoo</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">July 30, 2013 | 10 a.m. | Anderson Enrichment Center | Saginaw</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">July 31, 2013 | 1 p.m. | Michigan Economic Development Corporation | Lansing</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">August 1, 2013 | 1 p.m. | Holland Area Arts Council | Holland</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">August 2, 2013 | 1 p.m. | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center | Dearborn</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">August 7, 2013 | 10 a.m. | Gaylord Area Council for the Arts | Gaylord</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">August 7, 2013 | 4 p.m. | Bayliss Library | Sault Ste. Marie</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">August 8, 2013 | 2 p.m. | Copper Country Community Arts Council | Hancock</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">August 9, 2013 | 1 p.m. | William Bonifas Fine Arts Center | Escanaba</span></li></ul>
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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong> <img height="74" vspace="5" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.219" hspace="5" width="172" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs104/1101655400290/img/219.png" align="left">2nd Annual Arts Integration Summer Institute</img></strong> <a shape="rect" name="C3"><img alt="C3" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/s.gif" title="C3" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 9pt;"><em><strong>August 6-8, 2013 | Wharton Center for Performing Arts, MSU</strong></em><br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 9pt;">Ingham ISD and MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts and Creativity at Wharton Center, under the direction of Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education program, offer their 2nd Arts Integration Summer Institute in East Lansing. In this high-energy mix of arts experiences, the Institute will offer sessions on creative school reform, storytelling, lyric and songwriting, playwriting, and several successful implementation initiatives that promote arts integration. For more details and registration information, please visit <strong><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 204); text-decoration: none;" track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mlvjaonab.0.tpxkvfnab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0931&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inghamisd.org" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">www.inghamisd.org</a></strong>. </div>
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