Partnership 2023 Annual Report

2023 Annual Report

The Partnership for the Arts & Humanities A Brief Timeline of History

Canton's Purchase of the Property

 In April 1996, Canton Township recommends the

Another milestone in the history of the Partnership was reached on December 8, 2023 when Canton Township officially purchased the Village Arts Factory complex.

 In 1998, this group forms and names themselves the

Details of the purchase agreement include:

creation of a non-profit arts organization to raise funds to build the Village Theater.

Partnership for the Arts & Humanities.

 The Village Theater opens in 2004.  In August 2012, the Partnership Board purchases the historic 14-acre parcel in Cherry Hill Village that was the site of Henry Ford's last village industry complex.

 Elimination of all outstanding Partnership debt.  Canton to lease the Arts Warehouse and Dormitory back to the Partnership for seamless continued operation.

 In March 2020, the Village Arts Factory officially

 Canton to renovate and restore the historic Ford Factory building as a new community center.

 Canton Township and the Partnership enter into a

 Partnership in a position to build capital and return to the original mission of funding and supporting local community arts organizations and programs.

opens.

formal services agreement in 2022 to bring about the revival of Cherry Hill Village.

 In December 2023, Canton Township purchases the Village Arts Factory complex, leasing the Arts Warehouse and Dormitory back to the Partnership.

Services Agreement with Canton Township Canton Township and the Partnership entered into a formal services agreement in 2022 to collaborate on bringing about a revival of the historic Cherry Hill Village District. This agreement supports operations, community event programming, and staff. This unique position remains an employee of the Partnership while also being embedded in Canton Leisure Services. The results of this new agreement between Canton and the Partnership have been profound.

Not only has Cherry Hill Village seen an exponential increase in local community programs and events, but the Village Arts Factory itself has become a regional nexus for arts, culture, and economic development.

Following the great successes of 2023, the Partnership is looking forward to the next generation of the services agreement, which will include exciting new developments for Cherry Hill Village and beyond!

The Great Flood of 2023 In the late hours of August 23, 2023, and into the early morning hours of August 24, Canton Township was hit with an unexpectedly severe summer storm that brought catastrophic rainfall and severe flooding to many areas across the community. The Village Arts Factory received devastating water damage requiring months of remediation and restoration.  Repair costs were in excess of $150,000.  Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist visited the site to offer support and encouragement.  MSA Transportation donated a semi-trailer for storage during the restoration process.  Generous donors contributed $15,000 through a member-led GoFundMe campaign.  All interior doors and 2-feet of interior drywall had to be replaced.  Most studio tenants were able to resume operations by October 2023.

Above: Images from the catastrophic storm damage and flooding at the Village Arts Factory in August 2023.

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2023 Partnership Members We are extremely grateful to each and every individual, family, and business who joined us as a member.

Aero Lift, Inc Aimee Chapman AlphaGraphics Canton Amanda Richardson Real Estate Team American 1 Credit Union Ann Conklin Ann Luke Anupam Sidhu Audrey Harvet Audrey Snow Blink Eyecare Carolyn Farmer Carolyn Hook Cassia Pan Choice Insurance Agency Christopher Tremblay Dairy Queen of Canton Dan & Ginny Durak Dan Fisher Denise Murray Denise Staffeld Donna Clack Elite Prime Care of Canton Erica Colaianne Fishbeck Engineering Great Lakes Rolling Video Games Gregory Demopoulos Herbert Scott IBEX Insurance iCode Canton IHA Medical Group Jacob Matthew Jewelers James Demmer JDog Junk Removal and Hauling Plymouth Jenna Petroskey Jennifer Christensen Jennifer Correia Jennifer Esper Jill Natalini JoAnn Haddad Jonathan LaFever Kate Borninski

Kirste Moline Kristina Natoli Laura Mortier Lindsay Buhagiar Lisa Bittner Lisa Rozum Louise Ryan Mans Lumber and Home Marianne Petersen Marion Rozum Mark Waldbauer Meghan Hanley Melissa Francis Michael Siegrist Monica Viola Nancy Eggenberger National Heritage Academies National Reality Center Oak Pointe Church Canton OHM Advisors Paul Gackenbach Rachail Laine Rebecca Shuman Rob & Katie Bovitz Ron DePentu Sarah Wozniak Saurabh Patel Schoolcraft College Steve Essig Steve Johnson Sue & Roman Osinski Supernova Swim Team Susan Harvey Teri & Jim Fry Terry Bennett The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. The Paciocco Companies Thomas & Barb Yack Van Esley Real Estate Village Grocery Wade Trim Engineers Westland Car Care

Why Become a Partnership Member?

Members work closely with the Partnership for the Arts to develop, support, and participate in community arts programming, while also enjoying a wide variety of exclusive membership benefits including:  Invitations to quarterly Members Only events and workshops.  Special discounts and freebies at select community events throughout the year.  Recognition in monthly newsletters, social media, and web publications.  Quarterly news updates just for members.  Exclusive member discounts with Village Arts Factory studio artists & businesses.  Access to hands-on member committees and volunteer opportunities.  The ability to serve on the Partnership Board of Directors.

How to Become a Partnership Member Becoming a member is easy!  Visit villageartsfactory.com/get-involved to securely purchase a membership online.  Memberships start at as little as $30.  Contact us to join by phone: 734-765-7061.

Adaptive Creative Expression (A.C.E.)

Removing barriers to creative expression so that art can be accessible and enjoyed by everyone.

The Partnership for the Arts launched the Adaptive Creative Expression (A.C.E.) program in 2023.

Designed for children ages 5 to 12 with special physical, developmental, and sensory sensitivity considerations, the A.C.E. program offers monthly adaptive arts and crafts workshops at the Village Arts Factory. Likewise, the A.C.E. program works with individual studio tenants to augment existing weekly class offerings to include adaptive options.

Generous funding for the A.C.E. program in excess of $7,500 was provided by Canton Community Foundation, Giving Hope: Women's Giving Circle, and Eagles for Children. Staffing support is provided by Canton Therapeutic Recreation.

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7,771

Number of people who attended a special event in 2023.

55

Number of special events and programs in 2023

9

Number of Small Businesses at the Village Arts Factory that are owned by women

13

Number of small businesses located at the Village Arts Factory

2

115

Number of community event hours hosted by Partnership in 2023

6

94

Number of individuals, families, and businesses who became a member in 2023

Number of art gallery exhibits in 2023

2023 Board of Directors and Staff Chair Past Chair Treasurer Veterans Liaison Director Director Director Director

Community Program Director Administrative Manager Event Programmer Custodial Support

Above: Visitors enjoy a morning working at the Village Arts Factory during a Hazel Coffee Pop-Up in Cherry Hill Village Far left: Participants enjoy a Barre Fitness Pop-Up at the Village Arts Factory Adjacent: Local families enjoy a fun evening at the first annual Science & Art Night

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Your Money At Work

2023 Community Events January Community MLK Day Event Fitness Pop-Up: Yoga

February Fitness Pop-Up: Pilates Creative Valentine's Date Night Village Theater Ushers Outing Wine Walk Charity Fundraiser March Women's Day Luncheon Fitness Pop-Up: Cardio Drumming Bracelet-Making Workshop Member Event: Paint & Pour

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April Bracelet-Making Workshop Art in Bloom: Spring Artisan Market Spring Pottery Showcase

May Fitness Pop-Up: Strength Training Meet the Artist: J. Susan Aitken Spring Planting & Cleanup Day June Liberty Fest Beer Garden Member Event: Candle Making Broken China Mosaic Workshop Yoga in the Village Bracelet-Making Workshop July Fitness Pop-Up: Barre Hazel Coffee Pop-Up Yoga in the Village Concerts & Cars August Hazel Coffee Pop-Up Concerts & Cars

Yoga in the Village Family Science & Art Night Broken China Mosaic Workshop September Scramble for the Arts Golf Outing Brews, Brats, and Bands Agent Orange Awareness 5K ARToberfest: Fall Festival October Fall Into Art Pop-Up Series Kids' Halloween Stroll November Potters Guild Holiday Sale December Christmas in the Village Grand Re-Opening Celebration Holiday Charcuterie Workshop

2023 Exhibitions in the Fine Art Gallery Art for All of Us The fine art gallery at the Village Arts Factory offers visitors the opportunity to experience art in an immersive environment that serves as a bustling point of connectivity and one-of-a-kind gallery space. In 2023 the gallery hosted six unique art exhibitions, each featuring local, regional, or nationally renowned artists: Jan/Feb: "Second Glances" featuring the award-winning art and artists from Canton's 2022 Fine Arts Exhibition Mar/Apr: "Nature's Splendor" featuring the Three Cities Art Club May: "Fusion of Light & Color: A Stained-Glass Inspiration" featuring local artist J. Susan Aitken June/July: "Juneteenth" featuring the collage art of Carl Davis August: "Celebrating the Motor City" featuring the photography of studio artist Chad Schwartzenberger November: "Drawings" featuring local artist Chuck Schroeder

Above: featured collage works from "Juneteenth" by artist Carl Davis

Artist Featurette: Lidia Natanail Sometimes an artist can find their muse in the most unexpected of places, or in the midst of great personal upheaval. So it is with Bloomfield Hills artist Lidia Natanail, whose work was showcased at the Village Arts Factory in January 2024. Born and raised in Romania, Natanail did not have a formal art education, but says she has been captivated by art, fashion, and interior design from a young age.

Natanail left Romania to escape political instability, taking an enormous chance on creating a new life for herself here in the Photo: (c) 2024 Jeff Cancelosi United States. Her signature fluid art became a great source of personal comfort and introspection, which she claims as the ultimate expression of freedom and creativity. An engineer by trade, Natanail says that her art is a perfect counterbalance to the precise, calculated nature of her career profession.

Above: guests attend the opening reception of "Nature's Splendor"

What started out as a fun creative outlet a few years ago recently turned into something much more when her abstract fluid art piece, titled "The Importance of Being Yourself", won Third Prize at the 29th Canton Fine Arts Exhibition hosted at the Village Theater in Cherry Hill Village. Natanail was then invited to exhibit more of her artwork at the Village Arts Factory as part of the "Second Glances" group art show, featuring the award-winning artists from the aforementioned Fine Arts Exhibition.

The Village Arts Factory was proud to be part of this important chapter in Natanail's artistic journey and wishes her well as her new career as an artist continues to find success and abundant opportunity! To learn more about the artist, visit her website: Inmodernart.com.

"My art is not intended to capture anything concrete, but rather a fleeting moment, an emotion, a random unspoken feeling." --Lidia Natanail

Above: Chuck Schroeder and family at the opening of "Second Glances"

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Meet the Artists of the Village Arts Factory Studio 1 Jump-A-Rama Movement & Fitness Center is the newest addition to the Jump-A-Rama family. We offer parent child classes, kid and adult fitness classes, drop in play times, summer camps, birthday parties and special events! www.jumparamalittlegym.com Studio 2 Personal Pilates & Fitness offers students the unique experience of a boutique fitness studio. Our studio offers small group classes: Pilates Reformer/ Tower, Pilates Suspension (Bodhi), Barre, Strength Training, and Cardio-Fitness classes. We feel confident that our team can teach you how to build your core strong, become more flexible, improve balance, reduce chronic pain and become more body aware in order to apply Pilates to your everyday life. We welcome physical abilities of all levels: athlete, fitness enthusiast, beginner, senior, pregnancy, post rehab, post surgery, pre-surgery and injured. www.personalpilatesbyliz.com Studio 3A D & M Art Studio offers art classes for all ages.

Our owner and director, Sharon Lee Dillenbeck, is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. As an award-winning artist, her works hang in private homes nationwide and she is a frequent exhibitor throughout Southeastern Michigan. She loves to teach students of all ages, including preschool children and senior citizens, and is very active in the local communities of Canton and Plymouth. Let her help you define your inner artist! www.dmartstudio.com Studio 3B Schwartzy Photos is a full fledged portrait studio and the personal gallery of owner Chad Schwartzenberger. From nature to landscapes, beautiful photographs are on display for sale and your viewing pleasure. For Chad, capturing the world around him is a passion, specifically nature and landscapes.

“Perspective changes perception”, this statement is so true in photography and art in general. Chad is constantly scanning his environment for small (or large!) stories and moments that he can capture in one frame. With most photographs the window of limitless interpretation opens with every viewing. This is the magic that photography brings. Please come stop in and enjoy the world through Chad’s eyes! www.schwartzyphotos.com Studio 4 The Cherry Hill Potters Guild is a diverse community of clay artists, sharing a love of clay. We spread knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of handmade pottery through classes, community events

and exhibitions. We accomplish this in a collaborative, harmonious and supportive work environment; encouraging individuality while promoting the sharing of expertise. www.cherryhillpotters.org Studio 5 Sheila Morales is the chief baker and decorating artist with Cookies & More LLC at the Village Arts Factory. At Cookies and More LLC, she will bake and decorate beautiful, custom sugar cookies from scratch for your next special event, holiday gathering, gift, or just to satisfy your sweet tooth. It is her mission to bring to life any cookie idea, to make that special occasion memorable. Cookies and More LLC can make anything you could possibly imagine and more. She’s here for her customers, and wants each one of you to have a unique, one-of-a-kind experience. cookiesandmorellc.wixsite.com/cookiesandmorellc Studio 6 and 7 Mod Market is an enterprise of the Living and Learning Enrichment Center, a 501(c)3 organization in Northville, Michigan.

Mod Market, which opened in September 2019, is an inclusive artist's market boasting every style and medium of art and handmade goods. You will find a unique gift for anyone on your list and something for every budget!

In addition, Mod Market provides a supportive working environment where individuals with autism or related challenges are employed in an inclusive environment in order to develop critical job skills necessary for them to generalize their experience in a variety of work places. modmarketnorthville.org // (248) 719-7619 Studio 9 and 10 Shanell Douglas is the owner and product developer of SkinCare SocialClub, a bath and body care boutique and lab that focuses on small batch handcrafted skincare products. Her studio offers whipped body butters, body scrubs and a host of other products that encourage self care and evoke joy.

Make & Take sessions, workshops, parties, and tutorials are available for small groups or private events. www.skincaresocialclub.com

Studio 11 Good Vision Studios We are a photography and arts studio and offer services such as studio portraiture, i.e. family sessions, weddings, portfolio building, infant, and children sessions, etc. We also offer paint and sketch classes. www.bookgoodvision.com Studio 12 SmokeyCitrine is a dynamic and creative duo of artists, Citrine LaCroix and Craig Blackmoore, that share a passion for gemstones, natural lifestyle, spirituality, jewelry making, and virtually all kinds of artistry. Through SmokeyCitrine limited quantities of handmade jewelry, rare gemstones, unique gifts and one of a kind artworks will be released. All made with the intention of bringing peace, protection, excitement, and love to your personal collections and spaces. We believe that life is meant to be celebrated and enjoyed to the fullest. SmokeyCitrine jewelry, artworks and gifts will make you ‘feel good and spread love’ with peak optimism.

Studio 13 Flowing Script is an ever-growing journey of incorporating Islamic, Arabic, and English calligraphy into different mediums in different ways. Painting calligraphy onto canvases, adding an Islamic twist to Western farmhouse pieces through calligraphy, burning calligraphy onto natural woods through pyrography, and incorporating Islamic/Arabesque geometric patterns to the calligraphy are what Fatima Siddiqui specializes in.

She offers both ready-made and customized canvases, coasters, farmhouse signs, and functional art flowingscript@gmail.com Studio 14 and 15 True 2 You is an art marketplace and blend bar. We are an art marketplace carrying creative pieces from art and jewelry to home accessories for sale. Our blend bar allows you to create your own custom fragrance blends for wear or use in your home. Many of our pieces provide a faith and positive focus, that in turn may inspire you to create a fragrance blend to compliment your True 2 You find! www.true2you.shop Studio 16 Reigning Motion Dance Company (RMDC) strives to build a foundation of technique and stage presence to allow a dancer to Reign on stage. Our mission is to provide professional dance instruction and instill an appreciation for the art of dance in a safe, highquality studio environment. RMDC is home to dancers of all ages! www.reigningmotion.com

For more information, please visit www.villageartsfactory.com or email admin@partnershipforarts.org