August News
End of Summer Art Show, REACH is hiring (!), Neighborhood Camp, and fall classes coming soon!
End of Summer Art Show
Join us for the End of Summer Art Show in the REACH gallery on Thursday, August 17 from 5:00-7:00. Over the summer we hosted nine weeks of summer camp (with one to go!) and welcomed over150 campers to REACH. We had so much fun this summer with our REACH campers and cannot wait to show off and celebrate their hard work and amazing art pieces at the End of Summer Show. All our campers, their families, and friends are invited to join us for this fun gallery show featuring pieces created by our summer camp artists.
REACH is Hiring!
Be a part of the REACH team! REACH is seeking a passionate, detail-oriented enthusiastic worker with excellent communication skills to fill the full-time position of REACH Operations Manager (OM). The REACH OM will work collaboratively with the REACH team to advance the mission of offering equitable access to the arts. The primary responsibilities of the OM will be database entry and management, communication, and marketing coordination, managing contracts and agreements, and helping to oversee the upkeep of the REACH facility, grounds, and equipment.
Click the link below to read the full job description or to apply!
Neighborhood Camp
The second 2023 Neighborhood Camp is scheduled for August 14-17 from 1:30-3:30pm. This camp is generously underwritten by the Young Creatives Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing and is free to youth ages 7-17 who reside in the REOTown, Moores River, and Fabulous Acres neighborhoods. Each of the four days of camp will feature a unique and fun art project led by one of REACH’s teaching artists.
Click here to pre-register for camp via email—walk-ins welcome!
REACH in the Greater Lansing Area
This month REACH will be participating in several festivals and fairs around the Greater Lansing area. Look for us at the events below and stop by to learn more about upcoming REACH programs or to participate in a make and take project. We hope to see you out and about.
LASC (Lansing Area Safety Council) Community Resource and Safety Fair
Saturday, August 12 from 12pm-2pm —Lansing Community College Gannon Building & Mall
Unity in the Community
Friday, August 25 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm —Hawk Island Park
Eastside Summer Fest
Saturday, August 26 from 11:00am – 5:00 pm —Frandor Sears Parking Lot
Fall Class Schedule Coming Soon
REACH staff is hard at work planning an exciting fall class schedule for students of all ages and abilities. Our fall term will run from September 26-November 18 and classes will be posted to the REACH website in the coming weeks!
Take a Tour of REACH
Has it been a few years since you have stopped by REACH? Excited to try a class for the first time but do not know what to expect? REACH’s 10,000 square foot facility includes five art studios, a media center, a performing arts space, a gallery, and office space. It is a building that truly inspires creativity! Email us if you would like to take a tour of our facility or to stop by and learn more about our upcoming arts programs.
Programs at REACH are made possible in part through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, The City of Lansing, Capitol Area United Way, Lansing Exchange Youth Foundation, The Arts Council of Greater Lansing, the Community Foundation, MSUFCU - Desk Drawer Fund, the Mariel Foundation, and generous individual donors.
