Partnership for the Arts and Humanities

Winter Weather Update: Please be advised that the Members Event at the Village Arts Factory tonight has been POSTPONED due to the forecasted inclement weather and snow accumulation. We will be in touch soon with a rescheduled date in the near future.

Our February newsletter is now live! Click below to read up on all the new and exciting updates from the Partnership for the Arts and Village Arts Factory. Registration links for all our upcoming events and programs are also included!

Partnership News & Updates February 2023 We are thrilled to invite YOU to the next exciting chapter for the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities. We have transitioned to a membership-based organization and now is your opportunity to become a member of the inaugural class.

Our new membership program is an incredible opportunity to join us in bringing affordable, inclusive arts programming to our community while also supporting the work of the Village Arts Factory. Plus, you get access to a wealth of membership perks including access to Members Only events, reduced ticket prices, annual gifts, and discounts with our studio tenants. Join online today by visiting: https://partnershipforarts.formstack.com/forms/membership

We are thrilled to invite YOU to the next exciting chapter for the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities and Village Arts Factory! We have transitioned to a membership-based organization and now is your opportunity to become a member of the inaugural class.

Our newly-launched Membership Program will allow supporters of all ages and backgrounds to join us in the mission of bringing creative arts programming to our communities. Members will work closely with the Partnership to develop, support, and participate in arts programming, while also enjoying a wide variety of membership benefits. Complete details on the different membership levels and the benefits of each can be found on the graphic below.

Become a member today! Head on over to https://partnershipforarts.formstack.com/forms/membership to sign up online, or visit our website https://villageartsfactory.com/uncategorized/introducing-annual-membership/ to print out the mail-in form.

Thank you for helping us continue the mission of bringing quality, inclusive, and affordable arts and humanities programs to our community.

The Partnership for the Arts would like to offer our most sincere thanks to three board members whose terms of service have come to an end in the New Year. We are extremely grateful to Ranjeev Puri, Susan Hurley, and Tammy Haggerty for their time, effort, and dedication to our organization and their work in bringing the Village Arts Factory to life. We wish you the best of luck in all your new endeavors!

On behalf of all of us at the Partnership for the Arts & Humanities, we wish you and your loved ones a very safe, happy, and prosperous New Year!

Happy New Year! Click the link below to read our end-of-year message of hope and gratitude to all who have helped and supported us this year.

https://mailchi.mp/28dd2c907ab5/happy-new-year

On behalf of all of us at the Partnership for the Arts, we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year!

Happy Holidays from the Partnership - https://mailchi.mp/5585afa5db27/happy-holidays-from-the-partnership

Happy Holidays from the Partnership The Village Arts Factory was thrilled to hold an adaptive gingerbread house making workshop for kids with special needs on Saturday, December 17. Jessica Gallina led the group through the process of frosting and decorating their gingerbread houses, while special considerations were given so that kid...

It's not too late to donate to the Partnership for ! Click below to read our open letter to the community about the wonderful things happening with the Partnership and the bright future we have ahead. No donation is too small! Help us continue to bring art, music, and culture to Canton and southeast Michigan.

Art for Everyone!

This is it! Over the last week we’ve shared dozens of ways that your donations can make an important impact on our programs and the people we serve, including:

--Adaptive Art Programs, Supplies, Equipment, and Experiences for all ages
--Transitional housing and support for veterans in need
--Support and resources for local artists and small businesses
--Community events that celebrate and showcase the culture, heritage, and diverse voices and perspectives of our region
--Outreach programming that will connect youth with working artists & potential creative industry career pathways
--Innovative outdoor arts experiences unlike anything else in the area

Donations in any amount help us to continue this important work. What difference will you make in your community this ?

Donate here: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E292134&id=8

We've reached the last evening of our countdown. Tonight we only want to leave you with one question: why?

Why give some of your valuable financial resources to the Partnership? Because we believe that art should be accessible to EVERYONE regardless of age, gender, socioeconomic status, or physical and mental ability. Your donation, no matter how small, will directly contribute to our work here in Canton and the greater metro Detroit area to bring art, food, music, and culture to our communities.

Join the mission. Help us help others. Make the arts and humanities a vibrant facet of your life and the lives of those less fortunate. Please consider donating tomorrow.

--The Partnership Staff and Board of Directors

Countdown to Giving Tuesday: Creating Art Pathways for Youth!

The Village Arts Factory is building cultural arts opportunities for young people to participate, create, learn, provide feedback, advise, and explore the arts comprehensively, including pathways that could lead to careers and professional pursuits in creative industries. Arts Warehouse programming integrates powerful ways to instill confidence and an authentic sense of belonging through the arts:

- Regular opportunities to spend time with successful, working, local artists

- Offering youth regular chances to create and make while utilizing specialized supplies and equipment in our facility

- Giving young people opportunities to showcase and celebrate their work and their authentic voice in our community gallery spaces

- Providing them with the guidance and professional support to successfully price, market, and sell their goods, earning potential income while learning about entrepreneurship, and experiencing pride and a genuine sense of accomplishment

donations help us continue to better connect the youth in our region to impactful and positive community experiences through the arts!

Giving Tuesday Countdown: A More Inclusive and Accessible Space to Experience the Arts!

The Village Arts Factory is hard at work to more fully transform our Arts Warehouse Gallery into an accessible and inclusive space for viewing and enjoying visual arts, free from potential physical and perceived barriers related to ability, age, language, socioeconomic status, etc. Our vision for this space is to incorporate the following:

-assistive listening devices
-large print resources
-multilingual access
-touch access
-tactile strips
-full web accessibility
-iPads/personal display devices
-interactive self-guided tours
-exhibitions that reflect diverse voices, perspectives, and lived experiences

Your donation for will help us remove potential barriers and more fully transform our gallery into a special place to celebrate the arts, while leaving no one behind.

The Village Arts Factory's Art Gallery is committed to showcasing the work and voices of diverse artists, reflecting widely varied life experiences, cultures, and perspectives. This year we were so excited to work with local painter/storyteller, Nick Bair, who displayed his animal-inspired works in our gallery this September. His art includes a variety of media, such as ink, watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, and colored pencil. A world traveler with a passion for contemporary large mammals and scenes from nature, he is a unique and inspiring voice, and an award-winning artist who has autism. Nick shared the following about his experience with us:

"I loved seeing my art displayed at the Village Arts Factory! Kevin did a great job grouping and displaying my art. Thank you Village Arts Factory for the opportunity to exhibit my animal art." -Artist, Nick Bair

Nick reminds us that art is the language anyone can speak.

Making a donation is a wonderful way to show your support for neurodiverse and other historically underrepresented artistic voices who deserve the opportunity to be celebrated and showcased!

Our Countdown to Giving Tuesday continues with a beautiful testimony from dedicated Board Member, Ann Conklin:

"The Partnership for the Arts and Humanities has been committed to bringing the Canton Community together through the arts for over two decades. In its early years, the Partnership provided funding to many of the artist groups that are now a foundation of the Canton Community. During the past twenty years, thousands of people have experienced the joy, the thrill, and beauty of the arts either as a performer or audience member. People of all ages have learned a new skill, gained self confidence and developed new friendships through the art programs that the Partnership has funded. Today the Partnership continues its commitment to the arts with the Village Arts Complex, which is a place that brings the community together through the arts."

"The arts are key to community development, to building a sense of place and to the economy of a community. I believe in Canton and serve on the Partnership to help create a strong, healthy community all while providing opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to thrive through the arts."

Consider making a donation today to help us provide a thriving arts community right here in southeast Michigan.

Show your support! Please support my important cause!

Did you know there are 3,800 homeless veterans living in Michigan? You can help us help those who served.

Support for Veterans:

The Veterans’ Dormitory at the Village Arts Factory serves as an Urban Retreat/Residence for veterans struggling with housing and those who need a supportive environment in the Metro Detroit area. Your gift of $25 pays for 1 day of housing for a veteran in need.

Just a minimal donation, supports a veteran. Funds collected help with housing & dormitory repairs/maintenance, rehabilitation, art therapy, and meals. If you would like to support the Veterans' Dormitory Project you can also donate food to our food pantry, or contact The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund for volunteer information at 1-800-FWSF-729.

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Each year, the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities offers dozens of opportunities to gather with friends, family, and neighbors at our diverse community events:

--Fundraising 5Ks that support veterans affected by Agent Orange
--Friendly Halloween strolls through our decked-out halls for costumed trick-or-treaters
--Pop-up concerts featuring talented musicians in beautiful corners of Canton
--Cultural programs reflecting the diverse voices and traditions of the region

The arts can bring us together. Your generous support helps us continue building and strengthening these important connections.

Yesterday we shared with you the power of the arts as an economic driver. Today, we’d like to introduce you to one of our resident artists who are finding success and joy because of their decision to work out of one of the Art Warehouse’s studio spaces: The Cherry Hill Potters Guild.

“We are so grateful for our partnership with the Village Arts Factory. With the VAF, we have built and maintained a vibrant studio space and community that fully supports our goal of spreading our knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of pottery throughout the community.

The Arts Warehouse is a community with students, artists and craftspeople of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Our shared space and love of the arts allows us to connect and exchange our creative ideas, enthusiasm, and of course an occasional ladder, hammer or cart. It also allows us to share a wide range of arts and crafts with the community. The Village Arts Factory’s contribution to the lives of guild members, students, and the community is so much larger than a building alone. It is irreplaceable!”

Supporting the Village Arts Factory supports amazing artisans like the Cherry Hill Potters Guild and all of their students! Please consider making a contribution today!

Did you know that the Village Arts Factory’s Arts Warehouse serves as an economic engine for small businesses in Canton? More than a dozen creative- and arts-based businesses benefit from reduced leasing rates, marketing support, and other important resources provided by the Partnership for the Arts. These small businesses drive traffic to the Village District, in turn benefiting other businesses who operate in the neighborhood. The nonprofit arts industry alone generates $135 billion in economic activity annually, which supports 4.1 million jobs and generates $22.3 billion in government revenue. Arts are good for local businesses!

Even a $25 donation can help us continue to uplift the artisans and makers of the Arts Warehouse and to create a thriving small business community here in Canton!

Donate here: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E292134&i

The Partnership for the Arts and Humanities is excited to launch this year’s Giving Tuesday Campaign because any funds that we raise will help us achieve some big dreams in the new year, including the launch of some amazing inclusive and accessible programming designed to ensure that the ARTS are here for EVERYONE.

End-of-year giving helps nonprofits like ours dream a little bigger and reach a little further! We’ll be sharing different ways here to support our mission between now and November 28th…so stay tuned and spread the word! Or give here today: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E292134&id=8

We hope you will consider helping us as we build cultural arts experiences for the whole community that educate, include, inspire, and connect us all.

Partnership News November 2022 - https://mailchi.mp/9e6152c8a50f/partnership-news-november-2022

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Don't forget to stop by the Village Arts Factory this coming weekend for the Cherry Hill Potters Guild's annual Holiday Pottery Sale! Doors will open on Friday at 4pm. See the flyer below for more information!

Wishing all veterans and their families, who sacrificed so much for them to serve, a Happy Veterans Day!

This Friday we honor all the brave men and women who served our country through the celebration of Veterans Day. Our Veterans' Dormitory at the Village Arts Factory houses vets right here in our own community. Consider helping us fund continued operations of the dormitory through the purchase of a memorial plaque at the Cut Short Memorial Garden. Link below:

https://partnershipforarts.org/veterans-memorial