Project Name: Village Arts Mosaic: A Tapestry of Community, Culture, and the Arts
What is your first and last name?
Jeanette Aiello
What are your preferred pronouns?
She/her/hers
What city or village do you live in?
[534]Does your neighborhood have a name? If so what is it?
[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?
The project will be created in the Shaw Gathering Space at the Village Arts Factory located in the historical downtown Cherry Hill Village. 50755 Cherry Hill Rd., Canton MI 48188.
Briefly describe your project idea:
Canton will oversee the grant for the creation of the mosaic, created by three local artists who will participate by expressing their own perspective in the creation of an individual tile, which will then be added to the mosaic to create an piece that showcases Canton’s unique ethnography.
How will you be involved in this project? Who will you worth with?
The mosaic will be a spotlight in the Shaw Gathering Area which is located in the entryway of the Village Arts Factory. This is a community gathering spot open daily to the public and is regularly used to host a wide variety of events and programs. With the new partnership between Canton Township and the Partnership for the Arts, the Cherry Hill Village area has blossomed into a vibrant and active downtown area filled with activities for all ages.
Describe the artist’s or artists’ work. This is not about credentials—what do they do as an artist?
The Cherry Hill Potters Guild is a diverse community of clay artists, sharing a love of clay. They spread knowledge, appreciation, and enjoyment of handmade pottery through classes & community events.
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Why does your community need this project?
One of Canton Townships main goals is to provide a Welcoming Community to its residents. In doing so, a partnership was built between the Township and the Partnership for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) organization. The Partnership for the Arts acquired the historic Henry Ford Factory in the heart of the Cherry Hill Village, an up-and-coming downtown area filled with history, culture, and arts, and created an Arts Warehouse filled with 12 local small business offering goods and services from dance to pottery to baked goods. The designed mosaic will not only support a collaboration between three of our Village Arts Factory vendors but will serve as a spotlight piece in the Cherry Hill Village downtown area in hopes to draw people from all over to visit and experience the arts hub of Canton.
What do you hope to achieve through this project?
We hope with the addition of the mosaic serving as a spotlight in the Village Arts Factory, that the Cherry Hill Village Area will continue to grow as the arts hub of Canton bringing businesses to Canton and residents visiting from all over to appreciate and enjoy all the amenities we have to offer. This project will allow our local artists an opportunity to collaborate and build partnerships with one another while giving the community a visual piece that symbolizes collaboration, diversity, culture, and creativity all while revitalizing the downtown Cherry Hill Village
How do you plan to spend the $5,000 microgrant?
Material costs to include tiles, paints, fabrics and other materials to create this piece, Kiln Firings costs, Installation cost to safely mount the mosaic, and Labor/Artist Fees to include the costs of the artists time and professional output.
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 project will be completed by artists and arts organizations that are already established at the Village Arts Factory and have proven themselves as successful partners and participants in local arts programming.
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 15, 2023
Will you serve as the primary point of contact for this application?
[291]Lead Artist First and Last Name:
Jen Christensen
Lead Artist Website (If Applicable):
https://www.cherryhillpotters.org/
Business 1: Business Name:
Smokey Citrine
Business 1: Business Type:
Service
Business 1: Business Owner First and Last Name:
Citrine LaCroix
Business 1: Physical Location Address
50755 Cherry Hill Rd., STE. 12, Canton MI 48188
Business 1: Twitter Handle (If Applicable)
Business 1: Facebook Page Link (If Applicable)
https://www.facebook.com/smokeycitrine
Business 1: Instagram Handle (If Applicable)
https://www.instagram.com/smokey.citrine/
Business 2: Business Name:
D&M Art Studio
Business 2: Business Type:
Service
Business 2: Business Owner First and Last Name:
Sharon Dillenbeck
Business 2: Business Physical Location Address:
50755 Cherry Hill, Suite 3, Canton, MI 48188
Business 2: Twitter Handle (If Applicable)
Business 2: Facebook Page Link (If Applicable)
https://www.facebook.com/DMArtStudio/
Business 2: Instagram Handle (If Applicable)
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[326]Business 3: Physical Location Address
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[383]Please list the names of any additional partners:
[336]Image Caption 1 (if any): Village Arts Factory Blank Canvas
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Image Caption 2 (if any): Village Arts Factory Blank Canvas #2
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Image Caption 3 (if any): Village Arts Factory Blank Canvas #3
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Image Caption 4 (if any): Village Arts Factory full wall
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Image Caption 5 (if any): Village Arts Factory full wall #2
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