Friends of the Center
In May of 1971, Alden B. Dow dedicated the Midland Center for the
Arts saying:"This Center helps to satisfy the creative drives
that exist in all of us."
Today, over 30 years later, Midland Center for the Arts offers
a unique environment among the many cultural centers that populate
the landscape of America. "Some of the time we create and some
of the time we appreciate," he said, unveiling the inspiration
that would, to this day, drive the Center’s continuing development,
programming and mission.
Midland Center for the Arts embodies the dream of being a
world-class venue for the presentation of the finest expressions
of human creativity, while concurrently being a place where ordinary
citizens and their families can explore and develop their own
creative potential.
The Center’s structure houses the staffs for MATRIX:MIDLAND,
Music Society, Midland Symphony
Orchestra, Theatre Guild, Midland County Historical Society and
the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art. Our combined mission
is to provide resources for the education, entertainment and inspiration
of the mid-Michigan region through art, science, history, performances
and exhibits.
The Development Office partners with each of the Member
Groups to help preserve and strengthen existing programs while
discovering funding for the development and implementation of
new programming. Together, we seek to reinforce the vision of
Mr. Dow by providing the best that can be offered in the performing
and visual arts as well as art and science education. This would
not be possible without the widespread help from the community.
We are indebted to the hundreds of generous donors who, through
volunteer or financial commitments, make the Center what it is
today. Support from private, corporate, foundation and government
sources is vital to the Center's future.
Won’t you take a moment to make an investment that will
have immediate impact on the entire Center and lasting benefits
for the member groups that make up this extraordinary organization?
The following are some opportunities for all of us who recognize
Midland Center for the Arts as one of the area’s most valuable
assets to be part of something extraordinary.
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