2009 Michigan Downtown Conference in Search of Michigan Artist to Design Awards

           
Lansing - The Michigan Downtown Conference Partners announced today they are seeking Michigan-based artists to design the 2009 Michigan Downtown Conference Awards. The conference is September 15 ? 16 at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing, Michigan.

This year, the Michigan Downtown Conference theme is "The Three C's of Prosperity: Creativity, Collaboration and Competition". In keeping with the theme, the conference awards committee is seeking exceptional, hand-crafted, Michigan-made awards to present at the conference awards ceremony.

According to Jodie Willobee, Promotion, Arts and Culture Specialist for the Michigan Main Street Center, Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) "We are looking for a Michigan-based artist to craft awards that will reflect the positive image of our downtowns"

The deadline to file a letter of interest is May 15, 2009. Request for proposal (RFP) details and information is available at www.michigandowntownconference.org. Click on the 2009 Downtown Awards Conference RFP link. Any questions, please contact Jodie Willobee at willobeej@michigan.gov .

The Michigan Downtown Conference Partners include the Michigan Downtown Association(MDA), the Michigan Municipal League (MML), Michigan Main Street Center @ MSHDA, the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM), the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, Main Street Oakland County and the State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO). 

The Michigan Downtown Conference is an annual conference to help community leaders create successful strategies and case studies to revitalize their downtowns.

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