Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Transition Paves the Way for Business Ecosystem Initiatives While Continuing its Legacy The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is transitioning the Lansing Poet Laureate program to the Arts Council of Greater Lansing (ACGL), allowing LEAP to focus on vital business ecosystem initiatives. In 2017, LEAP...
LANSING, Mich. (July 5, 2022) – Continuing its investment in public art and artistentrepreneurs, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) awarded $20,000 for new permanent public art installations through its Public Art for Communities (PAFC) grant program. LEAP’s PAFC program, with support from the PNC...
Williamston, Lansing and Delhi Township Receive Grants to Enhance Business and Talent Attraction LANSING, Mich. – Amid the evolving economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) remains steadfast in supporting communities across the region by accessing and distributing...
$10,000 LEAP Grant Funds Interactive Permanent Art and Spurs Additional Funding LANSING, Mich. – The pendulum of success swung in favor of the community Thursday in downtown Charlotte. Sitting at the center of a momentous blight reduction project in what will be called “Timepiece Park,” a new...
Interactive Musical Instruments Unveiled in Jaycee Park LANSING, Mich. – Spun from the community’s love of nature and music, a sound garden comprised of two permanent outdoor instruments, was unveiled along the Riverwalk Trail in Grand Ledges’ Jaycee Park Tuesday, connecting downtown Grand Ledge and...
Regional Communities Invited to Apply for Funding to Enhance Sense of Place LANSING, Mich. – On the heels of seven successful years of growing a regional collection of permanent art pieces, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is pleased to announce the Request for Proposals...
$10,000 LEAP Public Art for Communities Grant Draws Community Together in Downtown St Johns LANSING, Mich. – All eyes were on downtown St Johns this morning as a new permanent public art piece funded by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) Public Art for Communities...
Colorful Mural Creates Welcoming Beacon in Downtown Lansing LANSING, Mich. – Enrobed in sweeping bursts of color, a new permanent Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) funded public art piece is transforming a drab parking lot tower into a downtown Lansing landmark. “Let Me In” is...
Lansing Poet Laureate to Engage Tri-county Community in the Literary Arts LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), the RCAH Center for Poetry at Michigan State University and the Lansing Poetry Club, are proud to announce the appointment of Laura Apol as the...
Application Period is Open for the Lansing Area’s Second Poet Laureate LANSING, Mich. – Following two years of programming and engagement from the inaugural Lansing Poet Laureate, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), the Lansing Poetry Club, and the Residential College in the Arts and...
