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WMCAT receives National Endowment for the Arts grant
Teen Photographer Julio. Our photography studio is supported by NEA grant. WMCAT received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support its Teen Arts + Tech program,...
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WMCAT’s Kim Dabbs part of international residency
The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology’s Executive Director Kim Dabbs has been invited to participate in a three-month international residency at Stanford University’s d.school focused on...
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Big News! WMCAT launches new social enterprise
The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT) is acquiring Ambrose, a Holland-based after school program and screen printing business. Ambrose Founder Adam Weiler is joining WMCAT as project...
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WMCAT’s Winning Ways! 20 Scholastic Art Awards this year
WMCAT Teen Artists are up to their amazing ways again! Our teens received 20 awards at this year’s regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, including three Gold Keys which are moving on to the...
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Join us for Studio Open House Jan. 22
THIS EVENT WAS RESCHEDULED DUE TO A SNOW STORM ON JANUARY 8. NEW DATE IS JANUARY 22, 2015 Start your new year off creatively by joining us at the WMCAT Studio Open House on Thursday, January 22 from...
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iBall 2015: Celebrating A Decade of Opportunity
Wow! What a Night. Thank you to all who supported and attended iBall 2015, where we celebrated a decade of opportunity. iBall 2015, presented by Fifth Third Bank February 21 at the J.W. Marriott...
View ArticleWMCAT in the News: Take Notice!
There have been some great things happening here at WMCAT and various media outlets have taken notice. From Michigan Radio, Grand Rapids Business Journal and Rapid Growth Media to WZZM and MLive, we...
View ArticleWMCAT Finalist for White House Award Again
WMCAT was named a 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (NAHYP) Finalist by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. This is the second consecutive year our Teen Arts +...
View ArticleSpring Teen Art Exhibit May 19
Join us for our annual Spring Teen Art Exhibit on Tuesday, May 19 between 6 and 7:30 p.m. at WMCAT, 98 E. Fulton Street. Our 12 design teams will present their year-long projects addressing social...
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WMCAT partners with The Rapid on public photo essay
A team of photography students at WMCAT have installed a new exhibit at The Rapid’s Central Station in downtown Grand Rapids and will be showcasing their work inside buses this summer. Two photography...
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10th Annual Adult Graduation
A decade of opportunity. Join WMCAT in celebrating the 10th graduating class in our Adult Career Training Program on Thursday, June 25 at 6 p.m. at St. Cecila Music Society. A reception will follow...
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WMCAT Hosting Global Youth Forum
Our friends from Mexico being welcomed at the airport by WMCAT teens and staff The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology is welcoming students from Monterrey Mexico and Cluj Romania to Grand...
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Leadership transition at WMCAT
Daniel Williams and Kim Dabbs at WMCAT’s iBall 2014. Change may not always be easy, but it is constant! Especially at an innovative organization like the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology....
View ArticleMichigan Bright Spot October 22
WMCAT’s 7th Annual Michigan Bright Spot: Your opportunity to learn, connect and invest Join friends, colleagues and other WMCAT supporters in getting an update on our mission, hearing from our new...
View ArticleBack to School Resources
Yes, it’s time to start thinking about school! Here are some great fairs and resources we’ve learned about that can save you time and money. Back to School Health Fair Where: Cherry Health, Westside...
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Teens Create Mini Murals Downtown
Damian working Jimi Hendrix mural at Division and Weston In partnership with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., six teen artists from WMCAT painted murals on utility boxes in the downtown core to honor...
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Meet our Ambrose Apprentices
Ambrose, WMCAT’s first social enterprise, is all about opportunity! This commercial screen printing business is fostering entrepreneurial skill building as a new kind of urban leadership model. Meet...
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Teen alum gives “award” to WMCAT
Keegan Wright, a 2015 graduate of City High and WMCAT, wrote the following piece as an assignment in her honors communication class at Ferris State University. The assignment was to make a ceremonial...
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Robots are here! Volunteers needed for GRPS
The 2015 Robotics team from C.A. Frost In Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) students are building robots, competing and winning. Robotics goes way beyond science fiction today and has become an...
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iBall 2016: Design Your Impact
Clear your calendar now for Friday, March 18, 2016. From 6 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. you can design an incredible evening of impact and inspiration at the Ambassador Ballroom in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in...
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