Welcome!
This is the online home for the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan. We are a professional association comprised of 130 organizations serving the region as nonprofit enterprises for the arts and culture.
We work to advance the missions and works of each of our members by helping them connect with new people and audiences, with each other, and with new opportunities.
Working together as the Cultural Alliance, we act as an engine for positive change through creativity, innovation, collaboration and advocacy.
We also serve as a resource for Michigan’s residents and visitors by helping them engage with our region’s arts and cultural treasures.
We thank you for visiting us and we hope you join us. We think you’ll find what you’re looking for, from music and the stage to the galleries and exhibit halls and all points in between. To discover how you can be part of organizations like the Detroit Institute of Arts or Arts & Scraps, click here.
Our Staff
Maud Lyon
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Maud Lyon has a passion for revitalizing Detroit's arts and culture sector that has defined her career. She is a catalyst for change, connecting CASM member organizations to each other, and to funding opportunities and community initiatives in other sectors.
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What is the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan?
We are an agent for positive change through the arts and culture. Cultural Alliance members are nonprofit organizations in a seven-county region representing tremendous diversity of every size and scope.
Our membership represents the arts ecosystem...
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Our Strategy
The Cultural Alliance is a vehicle for change. We work to connect audiences and funders to arts and culture organizations and member organizations to opportunities. We are pursuing four strategies that will help our member organizations adapt to the...
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Our Programs
Culture Education Connects educators and families to hundreds of educational programs in the region. Designed to serve educators looking for field trips or professional development...
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Our Region
The Cultural Alliance is comprised of arts and culture organizations in seven counties of Southeast Michigan:
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Please Join Us!
Cultural Alliance membership is open to organizations that meet these three criteria:
Classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit for at least two years, or a cultural institution operated by a university or government entityLocated in Wayne...
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Why is your Cultural Alliance membership so important?
It connects you to a powerful network of professionals in the arts and culture community. You get ideas, professional development opportunities and access to other resources that make the programs of your organization better and more...
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