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Welcome to the Arts & Industry Council

The Arts & Industry Council (AIC), formerly the United Arts Council of Calhoun County, is Michigan's oldest incorporated non-profit arts council. The AIC provides marketing and technical services, professional development programs, and grants to more than 60 arts and cultural organizations and hundreds of Michigan artists. The AIC Events Calendar is the region's only one-stop source of information for arts/culture activity!

As Calhoun County's arts advocate, the AIC's mission is to improve quality of life through the arts by focusing on four strategic areas of action: 1) growing the arts and creative industries, 2) marketing the arts, 3) advocating for the arts, and 4) facilitating networks.

The AIC's new strategic plan places discernable emphasis on creative industries and cultural economic development. All of the new AIC programs and services outlined on this site have been requested by community stakeholders. We hope you'll find these tools useful and will come back to visit us often!

Featured Member

Sonia De La Torre

Sonia De La Torre is a Calhoun County artist specializing in mixed media and painting.

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Recent Headlines

	Museum gets face lift, new planetarium system	June 25,2008
	In a few months, the stars will shine in Kingman Museum's planetarium like never before. Thanks to recent grants from private donors and foundations, the museum is installing a new state-of-the-art digital planetarium system and giving a...	Read More

	West Michigan Native-Bob Rowe Inducted Into Intern	April 23,2008
	Dear Friends: In January 2008, well known folk and Christian-singer and 2006 Mother Teresa laureate Bob Rowe, was inducted into the International Museum of Peace in Uzbekistan. This is part of an international collection of autographs from...	Read More

	Battle Creek Fine Arts Academy Performs	March 28,2008
	Students from Battle Creek Central's Fine Arts Academy gave two performances during their seventh annual report at Kellogg Community College's Binda Theatre on Thursday. Perfomances ranged from music to dance to dramatic readings...	Read More


	Highlighted Events

	Community-Based Mural Paint Session
	In a matter of months, the Fort Custer Industrial Park will look a bit more vibrant and colorful. The Arts & Industry Council (AIC) is seeking input from the community regarding the theme and design of a new 60?x10? community-based mural. The mural Read More

	Restoring the Minges Homestead
	visit the restored Greek Revival Minges homestead at 156 S. Minges Road, painstakingly restored by Wendell and Peg Gates -- a rare relic of the pioneer era in Battle Creek -- part of the Heritage Monday Night series Read More

	Relay for Life
	We will be performing different styles of belly dance. Come out and see us! Read More

Featured Classifieds

	Bob Marley Acrylic painting on canvas
	25" x 31" Bob Marley Acrylic painting on canvas with black wooden frame. This is a silhoutte of Bob Marley. There are real records and guitar strings on the canvas. Read More

	Grass Lake Extravaganza
	Call for Artists Please plan to join us on September 15, 2007 for the "Grass Lake - The Little Town That Could Festival". The small farming community of Grass Lake will proudly united and present an Art Show in the Village, a 5 Run from the High... Read More

	ASCAP Foundation Grants For Music Programs
	The ASCAP Foundation is a publicly supported charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs. As part of this mission, the foundation... Read More