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CityofLansingIntroduces$140,000inNewCreativePlacemakingProjectsUniqueAugmentedRealityProjectComingtoLansingAlongWithTenAdditionalCreative
PlacemakingProjects
LANSING,MI–LansingMayorAndySchorwasjoinedbyLEAP,theArtsCouncilofGreaterLansing,andrecentCityofLansingArtsImpactProjectandFirstImpressionsProgramawardeesinannouncing$140,000increativeplacemakingprojectsthisafternoonatTroppoindowntownLansing.
Announcementsincludeda$75,000ArtsImpactProject,andtenFirstImpressionsProgramgrantawardstotaling$65,000tolocalartsandculturalorganizations.TheArtsImpactGrantandFirstImpressionsProgramisfundedthroughtheCityofLansingandadministeredbyLEAPandtheArtsCouncilofGreaterLansing.
“Investingintheartsisacriticalpieceofgoodeconomicdevelopment,”saidMayorSchor“Theseprojectscontributetoavibrant,visual,andculturallydiversesenseofplaceforthosewhocallLansinghome,andtheyhelpuswelcomevisitors,anddrawnewbusinessesandnewtalenttotheCity.CongratulationstoalltherecipientsandthankyoutoourgreatpartnersLEAPandtheArtsCouncilofGreaterLansingforhelpingtoadvancetheseprojects.”
TheArtsImpactProjectisasignificantopportunityforLansingresidentstoactivatespacesintheCityofLansingthroughcreativeplacemakingeffortsthatareartisticandpermanent.TheFirstImpressionsGrantProgramfundspublicprogramsthatfurtherenhancetheCityofLansing’screativeplacemakingefforts,withthepurposeofcreatingcommunity-drivenplacemakingprojectsthatcapitalizeonLansing’sassets,inspirationandpotential.Bothprogramscontributetocreatinga“senseofplace”forresidents,businesses,andvisitors.
“Placemakingprojectsandprogramssuchastheserepresentopportunitiesforfamiliesandindividualsintheregionandacrosstheglobetoexploreandgrowintellectually,”saidBobTrezise,PresidentandCEOofLEAP.“It’sthisglobalatmospherethatwillhelpusattractandretainthebesttalentandbusinessesintheworld.”
The2018ArtsImpactProjectisalarge-scalevisualartpiecetobelocatedintheheartofdowntownLansing.Usinganimation,soundeffects,filmand3-Dmodeling,lightinstallationswillbeprojectedontoprominentLansingarchitecture,perfectlymappingthefeaturesofthebuilding.Theprojection,createdthroughnewtechnologycalledvideomappingorspatialaugmentedreality,willbeseveralstoriestallandnearly5,000squarefeetintotal.TheprojectwillleveragethetechnicalexpertiseoftheCapitalCityFilmFestival,utilizingLansingPublicMediaCenterprojection-equipmentandthecreativehorsepowerofLightHarvestStudiosinNewYorkCity.
“Artinstallationssuchastheseconnectthecommunitytocontemporaryartandcanbefoundonlandmarkbuildingsallovertheworld,includingtheSydneyOperaHouse,theBrooklynBridgeandtheUKParliamentBuilding.Thislighted,animated,installationwilladdanewdimensiontoLansing’sskylinethroughouttheentireyear”saysDeborahE.Mikula,ArtsCouncilexecutive
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director.“TheArtsImpactProjectandtheFirstImpressionsProgramworktoprovidemetroLansingresidentswithaccessibleartsexperiences,andhelptobuildasenseofprideinourcommunities.”
FirstImpressionsProgramgrantsrangingfrom$5,000-$9,500havebeenawardedforbuildingasenseofplacethroughawiderangeofartisticandculturaldisciplines. Sixorganizationswillreceiveprogrammaticsupportandfourorganizationswillreceivecreativeplacemakingawards:
ProgrammaticAwards
• RiverwalkTheatre• Impression5ScienceCenter• LansingArtGallery&EducationCenter• LansingSymphonyAssociation,Inc.• R.E.OldsTransportationMuseum• REACHStudioArtCenter
CreativePlacemakingAwards
• CapitalCityFilmFestival• Impression5ScienceCenter• LansingPoetryClub• REACHStudioArtCenter
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