Creative Spirit Center, Inc

Description

Creative Spirit Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that assists community members to develop their creative process. In summer 1994, Midland arts educators Cynthia Keefe and Linda Z. Smith were awarded Alden B. Dow Creativity Center Fellowships through Northwood University. The objective of their project was to study the benefits of interrelated arts experiences in relation to the enhancement of emotional and physical wellness. After doing so, they conceived the idea of a community-based arts organization where these benefits could be realized. A pilot program confirmed that given a secure, supportive environment, the uncreative become artists, the immobile become dancers, and the inexpressive become poets, writers, and storytellers. From there, Keefe and Smith developed a plan for a center that would integrate programming in art and wellness. In September 1995, Creative Spirit Center opened its doors in downtown Midland, Michigan, a visionary organizationn launched with the goal of providing a nurturing environment in which people of all ages and all temperaments would have the opportunity to directly experience the creative process. In the first year, it offered 15 classes from 7 instructors. By 1999, the Center was offering 270 classes with 59 instructors. Currently over 180 instructors are on Creative Spirit Center's roster. But as a result of changing interests and needs in the community, the Center seeks to recruit even more. ...

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