Art of Joy

The arts really do make life better. They boost the economy, provide jobs, create community, and generally, just make people happier. Our artists, creative entrepreneurs, and arts and cultural organizations bring joy and beauty to our region. They provide plays and ballets, art classes, public art like murals, artistic bike racks and bus shelters, and so much more that makes our region diverse, creative and welcoming.

Strength in numbers

How we feel when experiencing art is of the utmost importance, but data matters too. According to Americans for the Arts Arts Action Fund, 73 percent of Americans said, “the arts provided meaning in their lives and were a positive experience in a troubled world.” Additionally, for-profit and non-profit arts and culture sectors represented $20.5 billion of our state’s economy and nearly 145 billion jobs. Nationally, it’s even more! These examples represent just a few of the facts that support the importance of believing in the power of the arts.

Make a difference

Your gift to the Arts Council of Greater Lansing helps build a strong, sustainable creative region, one that connects artists, arts organizations and communities, and fires the work they do — work that enriches the lives of our residents, nurtures the creativity of our children and excites the growth of our economy.

At the heart

Community funding of the arts, centers them as something of value in our region. That support makes Greater Lansing a place that celebrates public art and creative placemaking, advocates for arts education, provides stellar entertainment, initiates thought-provoking, arts-based conversations, addresses issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages access to the arts for all!

Hope and gratitude

We hope you will give to the Arts Council this year. It’s that simple. We need your support, and the spirit and heart of arts and culture needs it too! Can we count on you? We hope so!

Sincerely,

Thanks to the community’s generous donations,

we accomplished so many amazing things in 2025!

Funding dollars we received this year, sustained our mission to support the development of a vibrant region through the advancement of arts and culture, including, creating programs, administering grants, providing opportunities, and sharing our community’s efforts.

You helped us…

• provide funding to our members and the community
• present our monthly smARTS Workshops and Grant Chats
• produce our popular Arts Roll Call podcast
• manage the Lansing Poet Laureate Program
• provide services to our community partners in support of creative projects, such as City of Lansing Arts Impact Project, City of Lansing Arts Impact Project, and BWL’s Art Moves REO program to name just a few.

Thank you

We’re forever grateful for all you do to support the Arts Council and the arts and cultural community in the Capital Region! You help make Greater Lansing shine. We hope you will continue to contribute to our goal of being avid champions for arts and culture in Greater Lansing. We couldn’t do it without you. Donate today!