PRESS RELEASE: Give the Gift of Art and Culture

Tuesday, 22 November 2011 14:42

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, TREASURES OF ART AND CULTURE
FROM THE CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

DETROIT, Nov. 22, 2011 – The Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan invites gift givers this holiday season to consider choosing from among the extraordinary offerings of 61 not-for-profit arts and cultural institutions.

Called “Give the Gift of Art and Culture,” the Cultural Alliance program includes tickets to performances and special events, unique gift ideas, and special membership programs – all provided at a special holiday pricing. The program offers holiday shoppers selections from three categories of cultural and artistic treasures: “Things to Do,” “Unique Gifts” and “Give the Gifts of Membership.”

“The gifts of art and culture represent the finest treasures in the world,” Maud Lyon, executive director of the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan, said. “What we experience at a live event or through membership at a museum, as with a unique work of art or a special book, change our inner world. They become our inspiration, what we use to change the world ourselves.”

Events take place from Nov. 25, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2012. “Things to Do” includes live performances, special exhibits and events. “Unique Gifts” describe works of fine art and other special offers. “Give the Gifts of Membership” includes special promotions for individual and family memberships to institutions. For instance, a theater may offer a Season Subscription, a museum may offer a Family Membership, and an art center may encourage shopping at their Gift Shop with a discount.

A complete list of participating organizations and links to details about offerings are available at
www.theculturalconcierge.org/Special-Promotions/give-the-gifts-of-art-and-culture.html, as well as from the Cultural Alliance’s home page www.culturalalliancesemi.org and its sister site, www.theculturalconcierge.org. Below are some of the participating organizations and their gift suggestions.

Cultural Alliance 2011 Give the Gifts of Art & Culture Participants

Things to Do
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra
Cantata Academy Chorale
Chamber Music Society of Detroit
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Detroit Children’s Choir
Detroit Dance Collective
Detroit Opera House
Detroit Public Library
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Grosse Pointe Theatre
Heidelberg Project
Heritage Works
Macomb Center
Matrix Theatre Company
Meadow Brook Theatre
Michigan Opera Theatre
Michigan Philharmonic
Michigan Theater
Michigan Youth Theater
Mosaic Youth Theatre
Motor City Brass Band
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Performance Network
Plymouth Historical Museum
Plowshares Theatre
Purple Rose Theatre
Rackham Symphony Choir
Sphinx
The Village Theatre in Cherry Hill
Troy Historic Society
University of Michigan Detroit Center
University Musical Society
Wayne State University Department of Music
Wild Swan Theatre

Unique Gifts
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
Anton Art Center
Arts & Scraps
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Detroit Artists Market
Huron Valley Council for the Arts
Meadow Brook Hall
MOCAD
Motown Museum
Multicultural Council
Pewabic Pottery
Pontiac Creative Arts Center
Preservation Wayne
Pro Musica of Detroit
Scarab Club
The Art Experience
Wayne State University
WSU Press

Gifts of Membership
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Community House
Detroit Historical Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Public Television
Detroit Zoological Society
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Howell Nature Center
Port Huron Museum


The Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan

The Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan is a professional association comprised of more than 100 nonprofit arts and culture organizations; the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan is a vehicle for positive change through creativity, innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.

In addition to advancing the programs and services of its member organizations, the Cultural Alliance connects audiences to new experiences, funders to organizations, and member organizations to new opportunities. The organization helps member organizations adapt to the dramatically shifting economic and market conditions and represents the arts and culture community in regional planning efforts.

More information about CASM is available at www.culturalalliancesemi.org and by phone at (313) 831-1151.

Alphabetical Listing of 2011 GGAC Participating Organizations

Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
Anton Art Center
Arts and Scraps
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra
Cantata Academy Chorale
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Community House
Detroit Artists Market
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Detroit Children’s Choir
Detroit Historical Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Opera House
Detroit Public Library
Detroit Public Television
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Zoo
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Grosse Pointe Theatre
Heidelberg Project
Heritage Works
Howell Nature Center
Huron Valley Council for the Arts
Macomb Center
Matrix Theatre Company
Meadow Brook Hall
Meadow Brook Theatre
Michigan Philharmonic
Michigan Theater
Michigan Youth Theater
MOCAD
Mosaic Youth Theatre
Motor City Brass Band
Motown Museum
Multicultural Council
Music Hall
Performance Network
Pewabic Pottery
Plymouth Historical Museum
Plowshares Theatre
Pontiac Creative Arts Center
Port Huron Museum
Preservation Wayne
Pro Musica of Detroit
Purple Rose Theatre
Rackham Symphony Choir
Scarab Club
Sphinx
The Art Experience
The Village Theatre in Cherry Hill
Troy Historic Society
University of Michigan Detroit Center
Wayne State University
Wayne State University Department of Music
Wild Swan Theatre
WSU Press