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Professional Development Grants is a program from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) that supports individual professional artists, arts administrators, and arts educators in Michigan in attending professional development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, residencies, or seminars.
The program is designed to enhance professional skills and advance careers in arts and cultural disciplines, including visual arts, theater, music, and arts education. Grants are up to $2,500 and are available to individual professional artists and arts educators residing in Michigan. MACC introduced a simplified application process starting in FY2025, eliminating application fees and reducing cash match requirements.
Organizations and individuals in the Upper Peninsula and throughout Michigan are encouraged to apply.
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Grant Information - Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance The Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of creative and cultural activity in Michigan. The Council envisions a Michigan where every citizen celebrates the state's cultural treasures and arts and cultural experiences are accessible to all its citizens.
NOTICE: The Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) has announced several new grantmaking initiatives that dramatically strengthen the agency’s ability to provide equitable, fair, and transparent funding opportunities to organizations that help ensure all Michigan communities thrive from the civic, economic, and educational benefits of arts and culture.
Starting in FY2025, MACC will now use a simplified application for all grants, a reduced cash match requirement, a new evaluation process, and will eliminate application fees. Keep up to date on upcoming events such as educational and funding opportunities, research, networking, professional development, annual conference, and more.
E-newsletters are a great way to stay in touch with the arts and culture community in the Upper Peninsula, and find out what the Alliance is doing day to day. Newsletters go out approximately once weekly. We promise not to spam you!
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual professional artists and arts educators residing in Michigan. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $2,500 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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