CHELSEA, MI (February 22, 2012) — Poet Thomas Lux, who has received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, Mellon Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts, will read from his latest work at the 4th Annual Midwest Literary Walk on Saturday, April 21. The public is invited to enjoy sequential readings by Lux and other, internationally known poets and authors at venues in downtown Chelsea, from [...]
Employment Opportunity at Chelsea Center for the Arts
Thank you for your interest. This job has been filled. PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR (16 hours/week on afternoons & Fridays) Coordinates the administrative, logistical and other implementation aspects of CCA music, art and literary programs, to insure that educational programs run well and result in participant satisfaction; serves as a key point of contact for a broad range of program related inquiries and issues. Duties and Responsibilities [...]
Call for Artists: Chelsea Community Hospital Art Project
Project Description This project is a collaboration between Chelsea Community Hospital (CCH), a member of the St. Joseph Mercy Health System, and the Chelsea Center for the Arts (CCA), to select 25 smaller scale (24” high x 12” wide, vertical format), two-dimensional works of art (paintings, works of art on paper, and photographs) with nature subject matter, for inclusion in an exhibition to be presented [...]
Chelsea Center for the Arts presents Marianne Sachs-Iacob: Paintings of Northern Italy
Marianne Sachs-Iacob: Paintings of Northern Italy, which runs from March 5 through April 2, 2012 features works that reflect the country landscapes and buildings of artist Marianne Sachs-Iacob’s childhood. “All I remember of my childhood spent in the northern part of Italy-Brianza were the farmhouses amidst the green fields and the blue skies. The deep shadows inside these fortresses fascinated me. Light and shadow and [...]
Jazz & Chocolates Weekend Brings Jazz for All Ages!
With a line-up of diverse jazz performances and activities, Chelsea Center for the Arts hosts its annual Jazz & Chocolates scholarship fundraiser weekend March 2-3. The fun begins Friday, March 2, 6-8:30 pm, with Jazz & Chocolates at Silver Maples. CCA students and faculty serve up a delicious combination of chocolate desserts, music -themed raffle items, and performances of jazz, blues, and American Songbook Standards. [...]
Chelsea Center for the Arts Thanks its Outgoing and Welcomes New Board of Directors
The Chelsea Center for the Arts, now in its eighteenth year, would like to thank the outgoing members of its Board of Directors, whose terms finished in December of 2011, and extend a warm welcome to its new Board members. Outgoing members are Maria Jacobson, Michele McLaughlin, Kristy Myer, and Rob Riemenschneider, all of whom served a three year term. CCA Executive Director, Lisa Baylis [...]