Project Name: White Cloud Celebrates 150 years ~ 1873-2023
What is your first and last name?
April Storms, City Manager
What are your preferred pronouns?
She/her/hers
What city or village do you live in?
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[535]Are you connected with anyone in your local government?
[536]Are you applying as a business owner, artist, non-profit, DDA, or Commercial Improvement District?
[280]Where will your project take place?
Corner of Williams and Wilcox St. – Downtown, City of White Cloud
Briefly describe your project idea:
Our project idea is to do a mural including the natural history of our city (train trussell) while incorporating the new image of the city which is a trail for every season. Our artist has sketched up a perfect celebration piece for the City’s sesquicentennial celebration.
How will you be involved in this project? Who will you worth with?
We would engage the public and community using social media, we would also announce this project during our sesquicentennial celebration in July 2023. This would be a great opportunity for our community to celebrate our history and 150 years of WC.
Describe the artist’s or artists’ work. This is not about credentials—what do they do as an artist?
Renae has done many community pieces in the past in Fremont and Newaygo. She has incorporated our past and our culture of a trail town that we are trying to embrace right now.
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Why does your community need this project?
Our community needs this project because our downtown area is very bland. It appears to be mostly concrete with little to no color and this town needs to be revamped, but in a way to celebrate our history as well as the current goals of a trail town.
What do you hope to achieve through this project?
I hope to achieve some faith and hope from this community. No one here has alot of faith that things can turn around and the town can be brought to life again. Instead, they have to drive 15-20 minutes to other small communities to take photos or take pride in their community. We are slowly turning things around here, but it starts with giving them something to be proud of. White Cloud hasn’t taken advantage of many grants or opportunities in the past or they have not came to fruition and I need a little help making this community believe that it can be what we imagine it to be. I plan to start a campaign this summer that will be branded #imagineWC. This would be a great piece to change that culture and imagining what our neighborhoods could look like.
How do you plan to spend the $5,000 microgrant?
Size: 8 ft tall, 24 ft long- the cost for artwork prepared, installed, clean up etc. is $7,950.00. The City would pay the remaining portion of $2,950.00
What resources do you already have to make this project successful? Resources could include things like time, partners, expertise, donated goods/materials/space, matching funds, and more. Please approximate the in-kind value if possible.
The building owner is open to signing an agreement for placement on their building and they would need to cover cost should it ever need to be moved. We have the full support of a local artist whom we paid to draw up a sketch of this mural and provide a cost estimate.
Will your project require special permits from the community you are in? For example, anything that requires a street closure or installing a permanent art piece will likely require a special permit from your local governing body or zoning board. If your project is funded, the MML Foundation is happy to help you navigate that process. Please note that all applicants must obtain any necessary permits for their projects, if selected for funding. *
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Anticipated project launch date:
July 17, 2023
Will you serve as the primary point of contact for this application?
[291]Lead Artist First and Last Name:
Renae Wallace
Lead Artist Website (If Applicable):
Business 1: Business Name:
Special Tee’s & Graphics
Business 1: Business Type:
Retail
Business 1: Business Owner First and Last Name:
Makiiya Jodway
Business 1: Physical Location Address
1120 E Wilcox Ave.
Business 1: Twitter Handle (If Applicable)
Business 1: Facebook Page Link (If Applicable)
Special Tee’s Graphics and Design, White Cloud, MI 49349
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Business 2: Business Name:
Rosenberg’s Hardware
Business 2: Business Type:
Retail
Business 2: Business Owner First and Last Name:
Bob Rosenberg
Business 2: Business Physical Location Address:
1164 E. Wilcox St.
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