MI Creative Potential
MI Creative Potential is a collective impact initiative that advances equitable access to quality K-12 arts education in Michigan through data collection, implementation of resources, strategic partnerships, and a statewide arts education action agenda.
Pillars of our Collective Impact
View the MCP Conceptual FrameworkUse Data as a Guidepost
The Michigan K-12 Arts Education Survey pointed to inequities in arts education. The data analysis embedded in the MI Creative State Report establishes a guidepost for our next steps, including a Roadmap and Toolkit for advancing arts education in our state.
Build an Equitable Future
MI Creative Potential offers statewide arts education data and networking, which enhances opportunities to connect, engage, learn, and grow. It helps provide tailored resources and relevant professional learning for K-12 arts instruction, assessment, and continuous improvement planning.
Transform Learning Experiences
K-12 and community arts providers create transformative learning experiences for students. Through MI Creative Potential, we envision a state fabric woven with equitable vibrant arts events, field trips to arts and cultural venues, plentiful art supplies, instruments, and space for all students. Join your Regional Arts Ed Network.
Innovate in Arts Instruction and Assessment
The Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project offers resources to bolster classroom practice:
artLook Michigan
Connecting Schools, Communities, and Funding
artlook® Michigan is a statewide arts education data dashboard that connects schools with teaching artists and local arts and cultural organizations, expanding creative opportunities for Michigan students.
Whether you are a school, teaching artist, or arts organization interested in working with schools, artlook® Michigan is designed to help make the many people and resources supporting arts education more visible—and more connected.
How do you get involved in artlook® Michigan?
K-12 Schools: We are in year two of a four-year statewide rollout. Districts invited to participate to date are listed here. Access the artlook® Michigan Guide for Schools here. If your school has not yet been invited, and you are interested in the 2027-28 cohort, please contact us here.
Participating in artlook® Michigan and completing the annual Michigan K-12 Arts Education School Survey helps state leaders support districts in providing:
- more and better arts learning for your students through an arts education ecosystem model.
- high-quality district-provided arts instruction and assessment resources.
- arts-specific resources and professional learning for educators, administrators, and community arts partners.
- valuable district data and insights to help inform arts education continuous improvement planning, policy, and decision-making at local, regional, and state levels.
- school and community partnerships (e.g. school residencies, field trips, out-of-school time programming).
- connections to arts education funding and resources.
Teaching Artists and Community Arts Organizations:
Here’s your invitation to join! Create a free public profile on artlook® Michigan to showcase your work, connect with schools, and expand opportunities for arts learning in your community.
Your participation in artlook® Michigan helps districts providing students with:
- Supplemental arts learning in disciplines and genres that expand school offerings
- Professional mentorship
- Career exposure and readiness
- Durable skills introduced through the creative process
- Creating connections, offering a sense of belonging that in school and in the community
Together, we are building a stronger arts education ecosystem, network, and creative sector to advance Michigan’s creative potential.
Additional Resources
- Watch a video about artlook® Michigan!
- artlook® Michigan: Guide for Arts Organizations
- artlook® Michigan: Guide for Teaching Artists
- MI Creative Potential Overview
- MI Creative Potential Conceptual Framework
- MI Creative Potential Logic Model
- Map of Regional Arts Education Networks
- Arts for America’s Students: A Shared Endeavor
Meet Our Partners
MI Creative Potential is led by the Michigan Assessment Consortium (MAC) in partnership with Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) and support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Statewide arts associations convene to align goals, mutually reinforcing activities, and consistent communication.
Letters of Endorsement
Realize Michigan’s Creative Potential
Access to quality K-12 arts education helps Michigan foster vibrant communities, a dynamic workforce, and improved quality of life across the state. As arts opportunities increase, Michigan’s workforce will be filled with creative minds who solve problems with teamwork and innovation.
Use the MI Creative Roadmap and Toolkit to create change
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Meet the MCP Team
A team of arts and project management professionals at the MAC spearheads MI Creative Potential and works with colleagues and partners to advance K12 arts education in Michigan.
Use Your Voice
You can join thousands of others in championing arts education through multiple channels.
To learn more, please contact us.