Art on the Move is an annual summer arts program held in Detroit, Michigan.
The organization sponsors temporary art installations during the summer months. These temporary pieces are created by resident artists, who in turn mentor young artists as the public works are executed and erected.
Funding for Art on the Move has come from architectural firms in southwestern Michigan, the City of Detroit, and Detroit's Empowerment Zone Development Corporation.
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake". With a population of about 10 million, Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
The program has shifted from its original connection with the Detroit People Mover and now provides programs and exhibits for the Detroit Festival of the Arts.
The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a 2.94-mile (4.73 km) automated people mover system which operates on a single track, and encircles Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The People Mover uses Urban Transportation Development Corporation Intermediate Capacity Transit System Mark I technology and the cars are driverless. A siding allows the system to be used in a two-way bypass manner when part of the circular track is closed.
The Detroit Festival of the Arts was a three-day arts festival in Detroit, Michigan, held on the second weekend of June. First held in 1986, the Festival featured free musical performances, art showings, activities for children, and local food. It was located in Detroit's cultural center, spanning the Detroit Institute of Arts, the main branch of the Detroit Public Library, and the main Wayne State University campus. A giant sand sculpture had been a fixture of the event since 2004. The theme of the sand sculpture was selected by the sponsors and not by the artists. Official sponsors for the 2007 Festival included DaimlerChrysler, Macy's and the Metro Times.
Rochester is a city on the north side of the Detroit Metropolitan Area, in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census.
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan directly east of Lansing, the state capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, with the rest in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the 2010 census, an increase from 46,420 in 2000. It is best known as the home of Michigan State University.
The music of Michigan is composed of many different genres. The city of Detroit has been one of the most musically influential and innovative cities for the past 50 years, whether in Michigan or anywhere else in the United States. Impressively, for 48 straight years (1959-2007) a greater Michigan-area artist has produced a chart-topping recording. Michigan is perhaps best known for three developments: early punk rock, Motown/soul music and techno music.
The Arab American National Museum opened in 2005 and is the first museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, the Museum seeks show visitors the Arab American story through a timeline of exhibits while dispelling misconceptions about Arab Americans.
Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is a public community college in Traverse City, Michigan. Founded in 1951, it enrolls nearly 4,000 students. NMC offers associate degrees and professional certificates, bachelor's degrees through the Great Lakes Maritime Academy and Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, and seven partner universities grant bachelor's and master's degrees through NMC's University Center.
Samuel Adolph Cashwan (1900–1988) was an American sculptor.
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film is a four-year art and design college located in Nashville, Tennessee.
The culture of Detroit, Michigan, has influenced American and global culture through its commercial enterprises and various forms of popular music throughout the 20th and 21st century. Its automotive heritage plays an important role in the city's culture.
The Ann Arbor Art Fair is a group of four award-winning, not-for-profit United States art fairs that take place annually in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Over 500,000 visitors attend the fairs each year. Prior to 2016, the fair ran Wednesday through Saturday, generally the third weekend in July. Beginning in 2016, the days shifted to Thursday through Sunday.
Dally in the Alley is Detroit's largest annual community festival, located in the Cass Corridor district in Detroit. Completely organized and executed by a team of community volunteers, "The Dally" gives an offering of live music, visual arts, performance, food and beer.
Carl Owens was an American artist born in Detroit, Michigan. His professional experience in the Art began as an illustrator in the U.S. Army. Later, he taught art in the Detroit Public Schools and served as staff artist for the school system. He was a member of the National Conference of Artists and worked as a self-employed artist from 1968 until his death.
Tyree Guyton is an artist from Detroit, Michigan. He is married to Jenenne Whitfield and continues to live in Detroit. Before becoming an artist, Guyton worked as a firefighter and an autoworker and served in the U.S. Army. He studied art at Marygrove College, Wayne State University, and the Center for Creative Studies—now College for Creative Studies. Guyton counts his grandfather, Sam Mackey, and Detroit artist Charles McGee as his greatest influences.
Mary Chase Perry Stratton was an American ceramic artist. She was a co-founder, along with Horace James Caulkins, of Pewabic Pottery, a form of ceramic art used to make architectural tiles.
Peter Sparling is a 20th-century American dancer and dance professor. He is Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Dance and has served as chair of that department. He is Artistic Director of his own Ann Arbor-based Peter Sparling Dance Company.
Richard Ritter is an American studio glass artist who lives in North Carolina.
Trinidad Sanchez Jr. was a poet and activist who wrote about culture and social
issues. He received several awards during his lifetime and was given the President's Peace Commission Art of Peace award posthumously in 2007.
The University of Michigan Detroit Center is a community outreach center, meeting/events facility, and academic home base for University of Michigan units, located in the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit. The facility serves as a home base to more than 50 university staff and faculty members from the campuses of the University of Michigan and University of Michigan-Dearborn. Providing a visible symbol of the nearly 200-year relationship between the City of Detroit and the University of Michigan, the U-M Detroit Center serves as a gateway for University and urban communities to take advantage of each other’s learning, research and cultural activities. The mission of the University of Michigan Detroit Center is to mutually enrich University and Detroit communities through service, education, research and the exchange of culture.
Henrietta (Letta) Crapo Smith was a painter, known as a color specialist and granddaughter of the former Michigan Governor, Henry H. Crapo.
