Lansing Art Gallery seeks Lansing-based Artists/Educators

Lansing Art Gallery • 113 S. Washington Square • Lansing, MI 48933
Media Contact: Catherine Babcock • (517) 374-6400 ext. 2

www.lansingartgallery.org

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Lansing Art Gallery seeks Lansing-based Artists/Educators

Lansing Art Gallery’s upcoming expansion and relocation to 119 North Washington Square (January 2011) will offer opportunities for both on-site and off-site educational programming. The Gallery seeks Lansing-based Artists/Educators for educational programming at Lansing Art Gallery and in the Lansing Public Schools.

Students from a variety of economic and geographic backgrounds will benefit from Lansing Art Gallery’s educational programming. Educational opportunities include: Saturday workshops, Art Camp, adult education and Art in Action.

Art in Action is a three-part program that will focus on visual art education and an appreciation for the arts. The program includes: off-site classes, a docent-guided tour of Lansing Art Gallery, and a student art exhibition at the Gallery. Art in Action is supported in part by the Capital Region Community Foundation, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts and Amaco/Brent. With the support of the City of Lansing Arts & Cultural Grant Program funded through the Lansing Economic Development Corporation with help from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, Inc.

Interested Artists/Educators, please send a cover letter and resume to:
Catherine Babcock, Executive Director
113 South Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48933

For additional information contact Lansing Art Gallery at (517) 374-6400.

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Lansing Art Gallery Hours:

Tuesday – Friday 10 – 4 PM, Saturdays 1 – 4 PM, First Sunday of the month 1 – 4 PM • Closed Holiday Weekends

Lansing Art Gallery is a non-profit arts organization serving the greater Lansing and statewide communities of Michigan artists. The Gallery is located in downtown Lansing and features Michigan artists in changing exhibitions, education, and a Gallery Shop with a lease/purchase program. Lansing Art Gallery’s programs are funded in part by the City of Lansing, Ingham County, and the membership of Lansing Art Gallery. Employment programs, activities, and services of Lansing Art Gallery are provided for equally and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or handicap.