The Michigan Arts and Culture Council as an endangered species

The Michigan House proposed a complete elimination of funding for the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC). If the MACC becomes disenfranchised, then museums, historic sites, and other cultural organizations will lose out on $11 million. 

MACC gives grants to creative projects across the state. They stand for economic development, education, and engagement, while they also form strategies for leadership, research, and most of all, money with arts and culture. 

Executive Director of the Michigan Museums Association Lisa Craig Brisson and Arts Education Program Manager Chad Swan-Badgero join The Metro to discuss the history of funding from MACC being threatened despite the impact they have on museums and other public spaces where arts and culture flourish.

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