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Festival of the Arts (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 402
Abstract The Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids was a nonprofit arts group in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Arts Council promoted the arts in Grand Rapids and supported local arts organizations through fundraising, grants, workshops and other services. Festival of the Arts was initially organized by Arts Council members and was operated under the Arts Council through 2002. The Arts Council closed in 2012 after a strategic plan found no compelling reason for the organization to continue. The...
Dates: 1967-2012

Festival of the Arts (Grand Rapids, Mich) collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 236
Abstract The Festival of the Arts (Festival) is held annually in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is said to be the largest all volunteer arts festival in the country. This collection documents some of the business and events of the Festival from 1964 to 1991. Documents include correspondence, reports, forms, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, programs, various graphics and images, sheet music and a few audio tapes and films. A variety of different Festival years are represented, as well as...
Dates: 1964-1994

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Arts in education -- Michigan -- Kent County 1
Voluntarism -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 1