By JERRY WOLFFE
The Macomb-Oakland Regional Center has received a
$2,675 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the
Anton Art Center to support the "Acting Out Your Dreams" program.
The program will provide theatre arts education to
individuals with developmental disabilities served by MORC, the state’s largest
nonprofit based in Clinton Township with an office in Auburn Hills, in
partnership with All the World's a Stage. Following 12 weeks of
instruction, program participants will stage an exhibition of their work open
to the community. The grant dollars will be matched by the Futures
Foundation, maximizing the public/private collaboration.
“We've seen the value of performance art in
helping individuals express themselves, gain self confidence and improve
teamwork,” says Project Director Teri Donaldson. “We are thrilled to
receive this grant which will offer this unique artistic experience to the
individuals with developmental disabilities that we serve.”
MORC's grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review
process and was one of 494 applications to compete for fiscal year 2015
funding. The MCACA review process allows for each grant application to be
competitively considered by a panel of in-state and out-of-state arts and
culture professionals. This ensures the taxpayers, who support this
project through legislative appropriations, and all other visitors or residents
of Michigan will have access to the highest quality arts and cultural
experiences. The program is also supported nationally by the National
Endowment for the Arts and locally by the Anton Art Center, the region 10A
regranting agency.
The
Macomb-Oakland Regional Center provides wide-ranging services to individuals
with developmental disabilities and mental illness in Southeast Michigan.
Wolffe
is the writer-in-residence and advocate-at-large at the Macomb-Oakland Regional
Center. He can be reached at 586 263-6350.
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