Mission
CREATIVE MANY MICHIGAN IS THE STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION ADVANCING CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN MICHIGAN. OUR MISSION IS TO "DEVELOP CREATIVE PEOPLE, CREATIVE PLACES, AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY FOR A STRONG AND RESILIENT MICHIGAN." OUR PORTFOLIO OF WORK INCLUDES RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC POLICY, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT, AND MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS. WE RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE TO FRAME THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND ARTS EDUCATION AS PRIORITIES FOR MICHIGAN, AND INTEGRAL TO THRIVING COMMUNITIES. WE EMPOWER AND INVEST IN CREATIVE PEOPLE - MICHIGAN'S CREATIVE MANY - THE FULL SPECTRUM OF ARTISTS, MAKERS, DESIGNERS, ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, ART EDUCATORS, CREATIVE ENTREPENEURS AND BUSINESSES WHO COMPRISE MICHIGAN'S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. WE CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES, NEWORKS, FUNDING, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE. A POWERFUL FORCE FOR MICHIGAN, CREATIVE PEOPLE STIMULATE OUR CULTURE, COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMY. CREATIVE MANY IS THE DESIGNATED MICHIGAN REPRE