Michigan 4-H Youth Development: Arts - 4-H Arts Programs

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4-H Performing Arts

A 4-H performing arts project can give kids the chance to explore and express themselves creatively. Watch young people unfold as they dance, clown, act and make music. 4-H performing arts includes clowning, dance, drama and music.

Training & Events

For upcoming training and events in this area, check the 4-H Volunteer Workshops web site, the MSU Extension Calendar and the 4-H Exploration Days web site.

“4-H Crafts, Visual Arts and Performing Arts Workshop” Kettunen Center, Tustin, Michigan, October 24-25, 2009
For Michigan 4-H volunteers, both adults and youth (aged 13 years by January 1, 2010 and older) and 4-H staff and other adults who work with youth. Register with your county MSU Extension office by October 9, 2009.
- 4-H Crafts, Visual Arts and Performing Arts Workshop Flyer (Adobe PDF format)
- 4-H Crafts, Visual Arts and Performing Arts Workshop Announcement (Adobe PDF format)

Learning Materials

For more information on these learning materials, contact your county MSU Extension office.

Discover Chinese Dance Activity Kit for Grades K – 6
Part of the Michigan 4-H China Project, the Discover Chinese Dance activity kit is filled with silk dance costumes, papier-mache masks, rice straw hats, ribbon sticks and music for the Chinese Children's Ribbon Dance. The materials help young people learn about classical and folk dance in China. A study guide is included to maximize the program's effectiveness.
Chinese Children's Ribbon Dance for Grades K – 6
Part of the Michigan 4-H China Project, this kit consists of 12 ribbon wands and an audiotape of music and dance instructions. The dances are easy to learn for dancers and nondancers alike. The ribbon sticks are also fun for children to use to create their own dances.

Resources – General

Organizations:

Art Serve Michigan
Riley Broadcast Center
1 Clover Court
Wixom, MI 48393
Phone: 248-912-0760
Toll Free: 800-203-9633
Fax: 248-912-0768
https://www.artservemichigan.org/index.asp
·Mission is to cultivate the creative potential of Michigan's arts and cultural sector to enhance the health and well-being of Michigan, its people and communities.

Detroit Area Film & Television (DAFT)
Digital Arts, Film & Television
P.O. Box 1443
Royal Oak, MI 48068
Phone: 248-547-0847
Email: areyoudaft@hotmail.com
http://www.daftonline.org/
· Mission is to promote media literacy through the creative use of film and video.

Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA)
702 West Kalamazoo
P.O. Box 30705
Lansing, MI 48909-8205
Phone: 517-241-4011
Fax: 517-241-3979
Email: artsinfo@michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/arts
· Serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of artistic, creative, cultural activity in Michigan.

Michigan Humanities Council
119 Pere Marquette, Suite 3B
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: 517-372-7770
Fax: 517-372-0027
Email: contact@mihumanities.org
http://www.michiganhumanities.org/
· Mission is to connect people and communities by fostering and creating quality cultural programs.

Michigan Traditional Arts Programs
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan State University
West Circle Dr.
East Lansing, MI 48824-1045
Phone: 517-355-0368
http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/MTAP/
· Mission is to advance cross-cultural understanding and equity in a diverse society
through the documentation of folk arts and folk life in Michigan.

Very Special Arts/Michigan (VSA of Michigan)
P.O. Box 02805
100 West Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48202-2805
Phone: 313-832-3303
Fax: 313-832-3387
Email: info[AT]vsami.org
http://www.vsami.org/
· Provides art experiences for children and adults with disabilities.

Resources – Clowning

Organizations:

Clowns of America International Inc.
P.O. Box C
Richeyville, PA 15358-0532
Phone: (888) 52—CLOWN
http://www.clownsofamerica.org/

World Clown Association
Roger Martin
P.O. Box 77236
Layton, UT 84041-9400
Phone: 1-800-336-7922 or 801-543-2019
Email: wcaadmin@utahwisp.com
http://www.worldclown.com/

Supplies:

Freckles Theatrical & Clown Supplies
5517 Roosevelt Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32244
Phone: (904) 388-5514
Orders Only: 1-888-700-2792
Fax: 904-388-5556
Email: frecklesup@aol.com
http://www.frecklesupplies.com/

Theatricks
2136 Plainfield, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
(616) 363-4259

Resources – Drama and Theater

Organizations:

Community Theatre Association of Michigan
4619 West Van Buren Road
Alma, MI 48801-9556
Phone: 989-463-1252
Email: info@communitytheatre.org
http://www.communitytheatre.org/
·Mission is to foster a closer relationship among members; to encourage high standards of theatrical productions; to stimulate interest in theatre in Michigan, and to provide a means for the exchange of ideas or information about theatrical production, acting, playwriting, and the theatre arts.

Theatre Alliance of Michigan
16832 Veronica Ave
Eastpointe, MI 48021-4511
Email: (Roger B. Ellis, President) ellisr@gvsu.edu
http://www.theatreallianceofmichigan.org/
· Complete list of Michigan resources for theatre educators, including community theaters, Children’s theaters, colleges and universities with theatre programs, sources for theatrical supplies, and Michigan Playwrights

Contact Information

For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:

Betsy Knox, Program Leader
4-H Youth Development
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA

Phone: 517-432-7603
Fax: 517-355-6748
Email: knoxe@msu.edu