Community heART Highland Park

Community heART Highland Park is an original program of ArtOps. Established in 2016, CAHP is a multi-year initiative that seeks to build and strengthen community life through the arts.

The vibrant creativity of artists and residents is apparent in every corner of Highland Park.

Over the past three years, ArtOps researched, conducted interviews and started building relationships with key stakeholders, artists, and business owners about the arts’ role in the city. 

CAHP supports and develops collaborative activities between artists, residents, non-profits, and business owners, with the intent to fuel art created by the community, for the community. ArtOps also provides access to professional development resources from our staff in order to promote the capacity of artists and creatives.

Through an annual re-granting process, CAHP assists in the implementation of arts activities led by local artists and organizations that impact youth and adults alike. Over the past two years, CAHP has re-granted $100,000 directly in the city across 22 recipients, with an emphasis on cross-collaboration and partnerships. Grantees include:

  • Angela Lugo-Thomas
  • Asia Hamilton
  • Avalon Village
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Carl Williams
  • Christine Cowan
  • Detroit Repertory Theatre
  • Highland Park Business Association
  • James Turner
  • Kemit Hoye
  • Kimberly McDade
  • Legacy of Literacy
  • Lucy Frye
  • McDonald Phelps Foundation
  • My Sister’s Keeper
  • Robert Onnes & Annex Gallery
  • Ruth Ellis Center  
  • Urban Requiem Project
  • Waleed Johnson
  • WHPR TV 33
  • William Marcellus Armstrong & Jeff Harris
  • Yvette Rock & Live Coal Gallery

ArtOps will help support an annual re-granting process for the next two years. 

Our third year of re-granting in 2020 is now launched! 

We will re-grant $50,000 to arts-based projects that directly impact Highland Park. 

ANYONE can apply. If you have an idea for the arts, we welcome your application. If you are applying as an individual, you must be 18 years or older. Check out our flyer for more information! 

Key Dates: 

  • Applications open on Thursday, March 19
  • Applications are due by Monday, April 20, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. EST *if submitting in person, the deadline is 5 p.m. EST* *disregard the April 17 deadline on the application form*
  • Awards will be announced in mid-May
  • Funded projects must occur from June 1 to December 1

Ideathons:

Join us every Thursday (March 26, April 2, April 9, April 16) to share your ideas, get advice on how to put your application together, and connect with neighbors and friends on how to collaborate! 

We are working on getting our "Ideathon" sessions set up virtually so we can stay as connected possible during the COVID-19 outbreak.

If you would like to sign up to participate in our "Ideathons," SIGN UP AT OUR EVENTBRITE PAGE.  

Matching Requirements:

The matching requirements have changed this year. 

  • If you are applying for the first time or never received funding before, you must match your grant request by at least 25%, either through cash and/or in-kind.
  • If you applied AND received funding once during a previous grant cycle, you must match your grant request by at least 50%, either through cash and/or in-kind. 
  • If you applied AND received funding during both previous grant cycles, you must match your grant request by at least 75%, either through cash and/or in-kind.

Application Materials

Applying as an individual artist? 

Complete the following: 

  1. Application form for individuals
  2. Timeline worksheet
  3. Budget worksheet
  4. Work Samples

Applying as an organization, school, business, or collective?

Complete the following: 

  1. Application form for non-individuals
  2. Timeline worksheet
  3. Budget worksheet
  4. Work Samples

*All of the materials are available to download. If you prefer to complete the application in our online portal, you can access the portal by clicking here! 

If you would like to partner with entities that serve youth, check out our info sheet.

Have any questions? Reach out to us! 

Major support for Community heART Highland Park is provided by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. 

Other new major activities comprise the formation of the Highland Park Arts & Cultural Council, a local artist-driven program championed by the Highland Park Business Association. The programming we are developing in collaboration with HPBA includes: 

  • Equipment rental sharing for events
  • Professional development workshops in fundraising, budgeting, and marketing
  • An arts internship program for high school graduates;
  • Arts education for youth and seniors; and
  • “First Fridays,” free monthly events curated by the Council that connect local businesses to artists through cultural events in the city.