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Arts & Culture Colleague Roundtable

Thursday, May 7 - 10am - via Zoom

Join us for our next Zoom chat among administrators and leaders in Northwest Michigan as we share recent updates, strategies, support, opportunities and ideas. This is an informally structured, very interactive roundtable to continue connecting, advocating and problem solving as we continue taking our work forward while also extraordinarily challenged by COVID-19. Please join us and participate. If you'd like to send questions or topic needs in advance, let us know - arts@nwmiarts.net. 

Zoom Link Here 


MCACA FY21 Grants, Deadlines, New Platform

Time is getting tighter. Have you started your MCACA apps? Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for its FY21 grant programs for funding between 10/1/2020 - 9/30/2021. Deadline for most is 6/1 at 5pm. Applicants can apply for:
Guidelines are linked above and also available on the MCACA site or from the Network. Deadline is June 1 for all grants except Minigrants which deadline on August 3.  All deadlines remain the same regardless of COVID-19.
 

New SmartSimple Online Application Platform

MCACA has moved to a new grant portal at  mcaca.smartsimple.com. The former e-grant system has been replaced with SmartSimple. The system should offer a more streamlined and updated experience but users should get started early so they can familiarize themselves with the portal and new layout. All organizations must register on the new platform. SmartSimple registration instructions and profile instructions are included with the grant guidelines. Note: Final reports for FY20 will still be submitted via egrant (mcaca.egrant.net).
 

MCACA Staff Available - Questions, Grant Guidance

Questions? MCACA staff are available via Skype and email:

MCACA SKYPE LOG IN:

Join Skype Meeting      
Trouble Joining? Try Skype Web App
Join by phone: Toll number: +1 (248) 340-3787
Conference ID: 407285657

NW Michigan (Region 2) Minigrant Information & Administration
Contact Mary Gillett, arts@nwmiarts.net or 231-883-8388

DataArts - CDP Report, Webinars, Help

Any arts and cultural organization applying for MCACA operational support must participate in SMU DataArts Cultural Data Profile and supply a copy of your funders report as part of your application. DataArts also offers great resources on many arts data topics. Need help? Check out these free DataArts webinars and help resources:

COVID-19 Stories, Impact Survey
Have you responded yet?

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on arts and culture across the country. The Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network is trying to gather data to illustrate local impact, challenges and examples of regional arts and culture in action. Will you share how the pandemic has impacted you and/or your organization? Please participate in this short, 7-minute Survey Monkey.

NW MI COVID Impact & Experiences Survey - Link Here

Have experiences ideas or strategies to share? Send to arts@nwmiarts.net
A new NW MI Arts & Culture Network Community private Facebook group has been set up for Network members, artists, organizations and colleagues in our creative communities. It's our goal to share questions, opportunities, links and information to support our work and each other. This is a new page but we are hoping to create a professional platform that offers another opportunity to connect and support our northern creative leaders.

Join the private group here: NW MI Arts & Culture Network Community

The public page is available to share events and news - please share your posts, 'like' the page and invite others to like NW MI Arts & Culture Network 

 
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