The Michigan Glass Project
presenting a $100,000 check to Art
Road at Vernor Elementary School,
which had lacked art for over a
decade prior to the 2017 donation
that made it possible.
Live
Glassblowing
and Arts
Festival
to
Benefit
Art
Instruction
in
Detroit
Schools
2018
Proceeds
expected
to
exceed
$100,000
DETROIT
- The
Michigan
Glass
Project
is
hosting
their
glassblowing
and live
arts
festival
to
benefit
Art Road
Nonprofit,
Friday,
July
20-Sunday,
July 22,
2018.
This
dynamic
cause is
set to
occupy
the
Russell
Industrial
Center,
1600
Clay
Street
Detroit,
MI
48211.
For the
seventh
year in
a row,
The
Michigan
Glass
Project
is
offering
a chance
for the
community
to be a
part of
their
mission,
to aid
in
providing
children
with
artistic
outlets.
Art Road
is a
nonprofit
organization
that
immerses
students
from
metro
Detroit
schools,
in the
benefits
of art
instruction.
This is
the
fourth
year
that Art
Road is
the
chosen
beneficiary
of The
Michigan
Glass
Project’s
main
event.
"Our
event
space is
very
special.
There is
such
beauty
in the
ease of
which
individuals
can
contribute
to the
mission
on a
grassroots
level,
by
donating
art or
buying
art or
by
simply
showing
up to
see
music or
watch
glassblowing,”
says
Co-founder/Executive
Director
of The
Michigan
Glass
Project,
Allison
Key.
“The
huge
donation
checks
we write
to Art
Road,
each
year,
are a
testament
to what
a united
force of
people
can do
when
they
pool
their
talents
and
resources
for a
common
cause.
It's so
amazing
to see
the part
that
each
individual
plays in
art
class
for
children
in
Detroit
public
schools,
and for
those
people
who
attend
the
event to
know
that
they had
a part
in that
outcome."
Glass
artists
from all
over the
country
will
work
live
throughout
the
weekend,
creating
pieces
for the
silent
auction
that
ends
Sunday,
at 6
p.m. A
large-scale
art
gallery
will
showcase
donated
paintings,
photographs,
and
prints,
many
made by
live
painters
on site.
Attendees
will be
able to
view the
artwork
as it’s
created
and
place
bids. On
Sunday
evening,
a live
auction
will
feature
a
handful
of the
most
stellar
pieces
produced
or
donated
throughout
the
weekend.
Proceeds
from the
artwork
sold,
auctioned,
or
raffled,
will
contribute
to the
fundraiser.
Members
of the
community
are
welcome
to enjoy
the
festivities,
along
with
cuisine
from
local
food
trucks
and a
cash
bar.
Ticket
and bar
sales
will
also
benefit
the
cause.
“We
are so
grateful
to The
Michigan
Glass
Project’s
community
of glass
artists,
their
families,
and all
the
vendors
from
around
the
country
that
united
in their
belief
that art
class
matters
for
students
in
Detroit,”
says,
Executive
Director
of Art
Road
Nonprofit,
Carol
Hofgartner.
“We are
so
thankful
to
Allison
Key and
Drew
Kups,
Co-Founders
of The
Michigan
Glass
Project;
for all
their
hard
work,
making
art
class
possible
for our
fourth
school
this
year,
and
helping
us to
achieve
the
dream of
a fifth
school
next
year
through
this
year’s
event.
Thank
you for
your
amazing
event,
donation,
and
support
of Art
Road and
our
mission.”
Following
each day
of arts,
food,
music
and fun,
the
experience
will
continue
via
after
parties
at some
of
Detroit’s
hottest
venues.
Weekend
Schedule:
Friday,
July 20,
Noon-10
p.m.:
Main
Event at
the
Russell
Industrial
Center
Friday,
July 20,
10
p.m.-2
a.m.:
Marble
show at
the
Marble
Bar
Saturday,
July 21,
Noon-10
p.m.:
Main
Event at
the
Russell
Industrial
Center
Saturday,
July 21,
10
p.m.-2
a.m.:
Whitney
Garden
Party/Millefiori
gathering
at The
Whitney
Mansion
Sunday,
July 22,
Noon-Midnight:
Main
Event
space at
the
Russell
Industrial
Center
Silent
Auction
ends
Sunday
at 6
p.m.
Live
Auction
starts
at 7
p.m.
Highlights
to
enjoy:
§ 70
borosilicate
glass
artists
working
on
torches,
with 35
headlining
glass
artists
§ 84
vendors
§ 53 DJs
& live
music
acts
(local &
national)
§ 15
live
painters
§ 13
glass
beadmakers
§ 12 hot
shop
glass
artists
Tickets:
Main
Event:
$30 for
a
weekend
pass
$15 for
a day
pass
After
parties:
$10 at
the
door, or
$5 with
main
event
wristband
For
more
information
visit:
themichiganglassproject.com
and
artroadnonprofit.org.
Tickets
are
available
at the
door and
at
themichiganglassproject.com.
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About
The
Michigan
Glass
Project
The
Michigan
Glass
Project
is a
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization.
Their
mission
is to
unite
artists
through
charitable
events
that
create
and
foster
positive
change
in the
community.
They
offer a
chance
for
artisans
and
craftspeople
to give
back to
their
community
through
simply
connecting
with one
another
and
doing
what
they
love.
Since
its
inception
in 2012,
they
have
donated
$36,000
to The
Belle
Isle
Aquarium
in
Detroit,
the
nation’s
oldest
aquarium.
Proceeds
from the
2015
main
event
enabled
them to
issue a
$40,000
donation
check to
Art
Road.
The 2016
event
allowed
them to
double
that
donation
to
$80,000.
Previously,
Art Road
was only
able to
provide
art to
grades
K-5 at
Spain
Elementary,
but the
increased
funds
enabled
the
addition
of
middle
schoolers
to the
roster.
Funds
from
last
year’s
main
event
marked a
milestone
in
giving
when
they hit
a
$100,000
goal,
allowing
Art
Road’s
expansion
to a
fourth
school.
About
Art Road
Nonprofit
Art Road
Nonprofit’s
mission
is for
children
throughout
Southeastern
Michigan,
to have
access
to art
instruction.
Since
2004,
Art Road
has
brought
art
class
back to
over
12,000
elementary
and
middle
school
students.
This
past
school
year,
Art Road
provided
art
instruction,
all year
long, to
four
elementary
and
middle
schools
in metro
Detroit.
The goal
for the
2018-2019
school
year,
with the
help of
The
Michigan
Glass
Project
and all
the
artists
from
around
the
country
that
will
come to
Detroit,
is to
include
a fifth
school
that
lacks
art
instruction
in their
curriculum.
That’s
approximately
2,200
students
that
will
have a
chance
to
explore
their
own
creativity
through
art
class.
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