I/ACT - Newsletter February 24, 2011
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Next I/ACT meeting Reminder  - Image and Arts Council of Troy
Monday February 28, 2011  1:30 pm - Troy Public Library 

Topics covered will include the Art Marketing seminar to be presented by Mary Liz Curtin of Leon and Lulu's, the new Rust Belt art market in Ferndale and I/ACT's Regional Arts Award (details below). 

The I/ACT meeting is free - and anyone interested in the Arts in Troy is encouraged to attend. Visit our website at www.TroyArts.org.  If I/ACT members have news items to post, please email to info@troyarts.org by the 15th of the month. 

 

Paint Creek  Center for the Arts - Regional Arts  & Culture Awards
I/ACT honored with the City of Troy Mayor's Award !  

The Paint Creek Center for the Arts has organized a Regional Arts & Culture Award program. The mayors for eight municipalities (Auburn Hills, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Twp, Orion Twp, Shelby Twp, Washington Twp and Troy) have selected an individual or organization to receive this first annual award.

Event Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011   Time: Social Hour Starting at 6PM
Location: Royal Park Hotel - 600 E University Drive Rochester Michigan
Ticket Price: $50 per person  More details on Paint Creek's Website.

Thanks to all of the I/ACT members who have worked so hard to make this possible! 

Member News      


Linda Shears - Interior Designer and I/ACT Executive Director was interviewed and featured in a full page Designer Spotlight for the Michigan Design Center's newsletter.

Beautiful work samples and her design philosophy were also included.

Linda is also a fashion designer and children's book author. Her website has more examples of her art and professional design.      

Events    

The next indoor artist market starts this weekend on
Sunday, February 27 and continues on Tuesday, March 1st

Leon and Lulu is located at  96 W 14 Mile in Clawson

Hours: Mon - Fri 10-8,    Saturday 10-6 and  Sunday 11-5

 

Their Artist's page includes I/ACT members Janna Bissett, Barb Buchanan, Ann Marie Curley, Frank Nash and Larry Zdeb 


Mary Liz Curtin, the owner of Leon and Lulu's is a nationally recognized speaker on retail sales and marketing. She is also a great supporter of the arts and artists!


"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"  - a hilarious Broadway musical play is currently being presented by Ridgedale Players Community Theater - 205 W Long Lake Rd in Troy.

I/ACT's Diane Dillard is the show's Producer!

The show runs from Feb 25 through  March 13, 2011
Showtimes: Friday & Saturday 8pm   Sunday 2pm
Tickets $17 and $15 for Students / Seniors





Becky and Ramona at Michigan Artisans are sponsoring another Youtique event.  Booth fees are $30 for Members and $40 for non-members.  Application Deadline: March 19. 2011.
Visit Youtique-Detroit.com for more information.


Event Date:   Saturday April 16, 2011  9am  - 3pm

Location:       D'Amato's Restaurant in Royal Oak. 

     

Michigan Film Industry

Lots of local artists have had high hopes for opportunities in the Michigan film industry. I/ACT member Lynn Lim has worked as an extra in several movie productions.  The Grosse Pointe Art Center provided many artworks (through sale and rental) to the movie industry last year. Two more artist /actors I recently became aware of include Cindy Laferle (her art link) of Royal Oak and Victor Pytko of Birmingham. 

The website for  Raleigh Studios is here. Their Detroit location is the former GM Truck and Bus manufacturing facility.  Last November, a representative from the studio was present at the Elmore Leonard Film Festival and stated that first phase of the facility should open in the Spring, 2011 and employ around 3,000 people. 

An article in this morning's Detroit News also talks about efforts to support the film industry and references a study by Ernst & Young for the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau which shows that every dollar spent in tax breaks generated $6 in economic activity. A copy of the 29 page document is available online.

Michigan Film First is organizing a meeting to preserve the film industry in Michigan.  RSVP via their website if you plan to attend.|

Organizational Meeting and "Friendraiser"

Date:        Thursday, March 3rd - 7pm
Location:  Troy Marriott Hotel -  200 W Big Beaver.    

Other Things to Consider







The Oakland County Ideas Project has recently set up a web page. They are looking for suggestions about how to make Oakland County more efficient and effective.  Ideas are submitted and anyone can vote an idea up or down. They have an Arts & Culture category that already has a few suggestions.
It will be interesting to see how this develops.


The Cost of Creativity - How Artists Economically Improve Communities


This recent NPR - Michigan Radio documentary specifically talks about how metro Detroit artists are helping their communities.   More radio shows about local arts can be found here.  
 
I/ACT Meeting Dates for 2011

We have meeting dates set for the Troy Library through April 2011.
 
The meeting schedule (last Monday of each month) is listed below.

Contact Linda Shears (linda@lindashears.com) or Charlene Brown  248-813-0234 with any meeting questions. Meeting time: 1:30 pm and usually lasting until 3pm. 

  • February 28
  • March 28
  • April 25

I/ACT Contact Names

Linda Shears - I/ACT Committee Chair  linda@lindashears.com

Charlene Brown - Newsletter / Website : Phone 248-813-0234 or info@troyarts.org.
 
I/ACT Website:  www.TroyArts.org