Michigan
Facts and Figures
In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $18,787,636 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Michigan.
In the most recent information (2022) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Michigan...
- Added 3 percent or $18.4 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
- Employed 120,714 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling more than $10.4 billion
More than 54 percent of Michigan’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while nearly 30 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the past five years:
Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 121 participating museums in Michigan.
An average of more than 5,837 students from 105 high schools in Michigan participated in Poetry Out Loud annually.
The NEA Big Read initiative generated 484 community events in the state involving more than 39,348 adults and students.
Michigan Fact Sheet
On this page, find information on the arts and culture for the state of Michigan, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. Below are highlights of just some of Arts Endowment grantees and artists working in Michigan.
To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Michigan, go to our Recent Grant Search.
State Highlights
![Girl wearing sunglasses and blue shirt drumming on stage outdoors.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/accentpontiac-photo2-300cmyk.jpg?h=ada05aa9&itok=kFc25Ul7)
![The Gathering Orchestra jamming on stage at the Detroit School of Arts, following a week-long residency.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/TheGatheringOrchestra-OnStagePerformance.jpg?h=50c2aed3&itok=XjNUGBoh)
![Black woman in orange jacket playing a violin.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/Regina%20Carter%20Photo%202%20Credit_Jeff_Dunn.jpg?h=c3abf20e&itok=a-ZMBu6g)
![Black man wearing glasses and skullcap in blue shirt holding saxophone sideways in front of red background.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/NEA%20Publicity%201.jpg?h=197483aa&itok=PnfCGwW_)
![Older Black man in a white suit outside in front of a house with a tree nearby.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/louis_dscf4960-1-1024x682.jpg?h=c880a9db&itok=DLBzFGjn)
![Smiling African-American man standing with arms crossed](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/NA-Dworkin1_1.jpg?h=52605a11&itok=n1QHR7Is)
![Young African-American youth standing next to his artwork; young African-American girl in red hat.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/Audio%20Collage2.jpg?h=35331598&itok=1ns_KLva)
![Gold car hanging from ceiling in museum.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/NA-DisArt-LameCar-web.jpg?h=5dadc7d2&itok=Qr1YQfq0)
![Man standing and talking to group of seated teens](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/NA-Teaching1.jpg?h=52605a11&itok=0fYvAVEO)
![headshot of smiling Asian man in half-profile against background of weathered wood siding](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/tung_hui_hu_april_23_15.jpg?h=52605a11&itok=y8H3-4gg)
![Two dancers in pas de deux](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/2013-14-Spring%20Dance-Interlochen.jpg?h=26a52353&itok=bsNW2XBT)
![Marquee](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/Marquee.jpg?h=22336096&itok=3l_MjP5i)
![Dean Bakopoulos](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/Bakopoulos110.jpg?h=52605a11&itok=oaR1_rfR)
![Headshot of a woman.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/heritage2018-Kelly-Church-bio.png?h=04d92ac6&itok=_TGy_wZ_)
![Portrait of Ron Carter](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/Ron_Carter.jpg?h=bfcc50c4&itok=ayhJmuxx)
![Portrait of Hank Jones](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/HANK%20JONES_E003%20copy.jpg?h=1f0437f0&itok=b_TY6kUN)
![US Map](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_square_scale_250x250_/public/images/US-Arts-SD.png?h=bd9181e9&itok=TS8seMGS)
State & Regional Contacts
Michigan Arts and Culture Council
702 West Kalamazoo
P.O. Box 30705
Lansing, MI 48909-8205
517/241-4011
artsinfo@michigan.gov
Arts Midwest (Regional Arts Organization)
2908 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55408-1954
612/341-0755
TT/Voice: 612/341-0901
general@artsmidwest.org