Art Organizations

The mission of the Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts is to provide a welcoming environment where people can enjoy variety of arts, entertainment, and educational opportunities. MORE >>

The Grand Rapids Downtown Alliance is an organization comprised of downtown stakeholders working for the benefit of downtown to ensure its local and regional vibrancy by means of maintenance, beautification, marketing, advocacy, visionary leadership, and collaboration. MORE >>

Festival of the Arts is a three-day community celebration in downtown Grand Rapids offering art, food, entertainment and fun activities for all ages. Always held the first full weekend of June, the dates for this year are June 4, 5 and 6. In its 41st year, Festival is one of the longest-running festivals in the state. MORE >>

Fishladder Inc. uses improvisation to help people navigate change by improving their ability to act intelligently and with integrity in unpredictable situations. Fishladder's entertainment arm, "Fishschtick," offers short-form improv shows similar to ABC's "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", as well as customized shows tailored to the specific entertainment needs of the client audience. MORE >>

Founded in 1974 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, this 230 acre farm and educational, counseling and retreat center serves people in every stage of life from pre-school through elderly. Services include a licensed pre-school, counseling, retreat programs, music education and music therapy, volunteer activities, art classes and art workshops, special events and other services. MORE >>

It is our goal to be a traditional, open market that is affordable and inclusive. We want to increase the City of Grand Rapids' visibility on the emerging artist and artisan scene. Our focus is giving a high profile outlet to artists who may not otherwise be able to reach their audience. MORE >>

We are an Association of 400 professional musicians from west, central and northern Michigan, offering services for musicians and free live music referrals to the public. MORE >>

The Grand Rapids Gallery Association is a multi-faceted organization celebrating this area's diverse and stimulating fine arts community. Member galleries and arts organizations are united in a spirit of cooperation. www.grga.org MORE >>

The Grand River Folk Arts Society provides the community with folk dance or concerts every Saturday night, October through the second Saturday in May. Concerts are Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m at Wealthy Theatre, dances at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Bible College. More information at www.grfolkarts.org MORE >>

GAAH’s mission is to transform lives in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood through reading and the arts and by celebrating the community’s cultural richness. GAAH administers the programs of two facilities just south of downtown Grand Rapids: the Cook Arts Center located at 644 Grandville Avenue SW, and the Cook Library Center at 1100 Grandville Avenue SW. MORE >>

Our Vision: Through inspiring public programming, informed discussion, and partnerships with other cultural organizations, the Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities seeks to enrich the cultural and intellectual life of West Michigan by applying the insights of the humanities to the issues and choices we face as individuals and as a community. MORE >>

Gallery featuring Michigan artists, music and theatre performances. Summer concerts offered on the Lowell Showboat. The Fallasburg Fall Festival, 2010 features 85 artists, music and children's activities. MORE >>

LowellArts provides resources for visual artists to present their artworks, musicians to perform in Lowell, and actors to perform in its community theatre productions. We support the school district with arts education extension programs and classes. Our goal is to provide expression and enjoyment of the arts for people of all ages. MORE >>

We join together to foster in Americans of Polish ancestry a consciousness and pride in their own heritage; to perpetuate and develop the thousand-year-old culture created by our forefathers and to spread the knowledge of this culture; to encourage education and scholarship among people of Polish heritage. In doing so, we shall strive to enrich the forming patter of Americas great culture by weaving into the best from this Polish source of inspiration and accomplishment. MORE >>

The Rockford Area Arts Commission (RAAC) is a community-based non-profit group that strives to “increase arts and cultural participation opportunity” for Rockford Area Residents through events such as the Rogue River Blues Series, Art in the Park, and the Celtic Fest. MORE >>

The Gainey Gallery, located inside the Van Singel Fine Arts Center, displays works from West Michigan artists September through April. Monthly artist receptions allow visitors to meet the guest artist. MORE >>

VSA brings children, youth and adults with disabilities together with artists and art projects. Art breaks down many emotional and psychological barriers, builds self confidence and personal satisfaction. VSA programs include art classes for adults to summer art camps for children, to art workshops and artist residencies held in local schools to an annual Festival Day celebrating the arts for children and youth from throughout West Michigan. VSA offers over 100 art classes, programs and activi MORE >>

The idea behind WMCAT is to create a mutually respectful culture between instructors and students… a culture that treats people with dignity and respect and affirms their sense of self-worth… that offers opportunity to urban youth and a fresh start to adults. MORE >>