kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: A New American Dream, Small and Resilient Cities, and Art for Children


Our Friday update here at kickstART farmington highlights some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make our community even better! 1. Top 10 Reasons for a New American Dream: Contrary to conventional wisdom, urban streets are significantly safer than leafy suburbs and … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: A New American Dream, Small and Resilient Cities, and Art for Children

Creating a Vibrant Arts Scene in Farmington/Hills: It’s Time for a Performing Arts Center in Downtown Farmington


Last week we noted the 23 characteristics of a vibrant and healthy arts scene, as formulated by Renny Pritikin. Today we’ll start the first in a series identifying some ideas to enhance the vibrancy of the Farmington/Farmington Hills arts scene. BUILDING A PERFORMING ARTS SPACE The most complex, expensive, and time-consuming addition (but perhaps the most … Continue reading Creating a Vibrant Arts Scene in Farmington/Hills: It’s Time for a Performing Arts Center in Downtown Farmington

There Will Be Art … on March 23rd


We spent some time this evening preparing for the art show & auction to be held on Saturday, March 23rd, at Ginger’s Cafe and we can tell you this: There is a lot of art … a lot of great art! We hope to see you Saturday!