CulturePop

Outdoor, audience-building arts programming in Downtown Detroit

Applications for the 2022 CulturePop program are open!

CulturePop funds simple, engaging arts and culture activations in Downtown Detroit spaces in an effort to help CultureSource member organizations build new audiences and share their talents.

CulturePop will feature outdoor, engagement-driven arts and cultural programming and is presented in partnership with the Gilbert Family Foundation and the Downtown Detroit Partnership.

Eight grants of $4000 will be issued to organizations to support their activation.

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Applications for the summer 2022 cycle of CulturePop will open Thursday, August 11, 2022.

Deadline: Monday, August 22, 2022 at 5pm EST.

Process

August 11: CulturePop application opens

August 22: CulturePop application closes at 5pm EST

Week of August 22: CulturePop applications are reviewed by a panel of artists and public spaces professionals.

Week of August 29: All applicants are notified of the status of their application. Successful applicants receive communication about logistics for payment processes and program details/coordination.

September 13-23: CulturePop activiations will take place from September 13-23 between 11am-3pm in downtown Detroit parks. The activation schedule will be posted on this webpage and at culturesource.org/calendar.

Note: Activation dates coincide with the North American International Auto Show taking place in Downtown Detroit.

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Previous CulturePop Schedules

Winter 2021 Activations

All activations took place from 1–3 p.m in Cadillac Square, Downtown Detroit.

Saturday, Nov. 20

Motor City Street Dance Academy

Saturday, Nov. 27

Arts & Scraps

Sunday, Nov. 28

Baira

Saturday, Dec. 4

Sidewalk Detroit

Sunday, Dec. 5

TeMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture

Saturday, Dec. 11

Detroit Sound Conservancy

Sunday, Dec. 12

Black & Brown Theatre

Saturday, Dec. 18

Mint Artists Guild

Summer 2021 Activations

Schedule

All activations taking place in Capitol Park, Downtown Detroit

Rescheduled Activations:

Thursday, July 1 from 5–7 p.m.

Pewabic Pottery

Saturday, May 29 from 3–6 p.m.

Detroit Sound Conservancy

Friday, June 4 from 5–7 p.m.

Motor City Street Dance Academy

Saturday, June 5 from 5–6 p.m.

Motor City Brass Band

Thursday, June 10 from 6–7 p.m.

Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Friday, June 11 from 5–6:30 p.m.

Black & Brown Theatre

Saturday, June 12 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Art as Healing Foundation

Saturday, June 26 from 5–7 p.m.

CMAP

Sunday, June 27 from 2–3 p.m.

Audivi

Saturday, July 10 from 1–3 p.m.

Arts & Scraps

Summer 2019 Activations

Motor City Street Dance Academy
Heritage Works
Signal-Return
Garage Cultural
Concrete Oasis
MSU Community Music School – Detroit
Pewabic
Eisenhower Dance Detroit
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Summer 2018 Activations

Akropolis Quintent, Inc.
Ann Arbor Art Center
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Focus: HOPE Community Arts Department
Motor City Street Dance Academy
Opera MODO
Pewabic
Seafoam Palace Museum Inc.
Heritage Works
InsideOut Literary Arts Project
The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
Signal-Return
Motor City Brass Band
Girls Rock Detroit

More Information

The CulturePop program funds simple, quick arts and culture activations in Downtown Detroit spaces in efforts to help arts and culture organizations build new audiences and continue their work in public space. Each year, the program serves as a challenge for CultureSource membership to adapt in-person programming to various parameters.

Proposed projects should be logistically-simple, encourage physical-distancing, and focus on what would make a passerby stop, watch, learn, and participate. Proposed projects can be adapted tried-and-true programs or newly developed, innovative programs.

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Questions?

For questions about application content, eligibility, and events please contact CultureSource at grants@culturesource.org

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