At the Nuveen Center, we want art to be a part of everyone's lives! We currently have
two ongoing community programs that bring art to the lives of our community
members.
The first is Reflections of White River - Its People, their Stories. This program
has three parts, involving the advanced placement English class at Montague High
School, 16 local artists, and the Nuveen Center. The English students will write about
local history in the literature style of their choice, and then be paired up with
professional artists, who will illustrate a component of the students’ writing. The
professional artwork and student writing were on display at the Nuveen Centerfrom
February 17 - March 14. The artwork is now on permanent display in the Crescent
Room of Montague Area Public School Center for the Arts, providing a lasting legacy
for area artists and student writers. Reflections of White River - Its People, their Stories is
funded in part by the Michigan Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Please see the Exhibitions page for more information!
In October of 2008, we began a program called Art on the Road that is bringing after
school art to children in six elementaries and four districcts around White Lake:
Benona, New Era, and Thomas Read Elementaries in the Shelby District, Oehrli
Elementary in Montague, Ealy Elementary in Whitehall, and McMillan Elementary in
the Reeths Puffer District. Benona Elementary, Thomas Read Elementary, and New
Era Elementary currently do not have an art program available for their students.
This program has been received positively by parents and students alike. Donna
Heiftje, Principal at Benona Elementary, is excited about Art on the Road because it
“provides an experience for our children that they don’t get in the classroom. It’s also
great to see children working together in multi-age groups and using their creative
energy to create beautiful things.” Elementary student, Alexis, enjoys the program
because “I love art and you get to do all kinds of neat arts and crafts.”
We are delighted with the response to the program, and are hoping to make after
school art a permanent fixture in our area schools.
Plans are in place to have an exhibition of the art created by Art on the Road
participants at the Nuveen Center in May of 2009.
The programs at Montague, Whitehall, and Reeths Puffer are offered in partnership
with the Lights On! Program of White Lake Area Community Education, funded by
the United Way of the Lakeshore.
Funding for the program comes from several sources. Art on the Road is made possible
in part by a grant from the Oceana Youth Fund of the Community Foundation for
Oceana County, the People Fund of Great Lakes Energy, the Michigan Council for Arts
and Cultural Affairs and the Holland Area Arts Council, as well as several private
donors.
Members of Great Lakes Energy support the People Fund by voluntarily rounding up
their bills to the next highest dollar. The rounded up amount is distributed to non-
profit organizations and charitable activities that benefit people in communities
served by the cooperative. Please contact GLE for details.
two ongoing community programs that bring art to the lives of our community
members.
The first is Reflections of White River - Its People, their Stories. This program
has three parts, involving the advanced placement English class at Montague High
School, 16 local artists, and the Nuveen Center. The English students will write about
local history in the literature style of their choice, and then be paired up with
professional artists, who will illustrate a component of the students’ writing. The
professional artwork and student writing were on display at the Nuveen Centerfrom
February 17 - March 14. The artwork is now on permanent display in the Crescent
Room of Montague Area Public School Center for the Arts, providing a lasting legacy
for area artists and student writers. Reflections of White River - Its People, their Stories is
funded in part by the Michigan Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Please see the Exhibitions page for more information!
In October of 2008, we began a program called Art on the Road that is bringing after
school art to children in six elementaries and four districcts around White Lake:
Benona, New Era, and Thomas Read Elementaries in the Shelby District, Oehrli
Elementary in Montague, Ealy Elementary in Whitehall, and McMillan Elementary in
the Reeths Puffer District. Benona Elementary, Thomas Read Elementary, and New
Era Elementary currently do not have an art program available for their students.
This program has been received positively by parents and students alike. Donna
Heiftje, Principal at Benona Elementary, is excited about Art on the Road because it
“provides an experience for our children that they don’t get in the classroom. It’s also
great to see children working together in multi-age groups and using their creative
energy to create beautiful things.” Elementary student, Alexis, enjoys the program
because “I love art and you get to do all kinds of neat arts and crafts.”
We are delighted with the response to the program, and are hoping to make after
school art a permanent fixture in our area schools.
Plans are in place to have an exhibition of the art created by Art on the Road
participants at the Nuveen Center in May of 2009.
The programs at Montague, Whitehall, and Reeths Puffer are offered in partnership
with the Lights On! Program of White Lake Area Community Education, funded by
the United Way of the Lakeshore.
Funding for the program comes from several sources. Art on the Road is made possible
in part by a grant from the Oceana Youth Fund of the Community Foundation for
Oceana County, the People Fund of Great Lakes Energy, the Michigan Council for Arts
and Cultural Affairs and the Holland Area Arts Council, as well as several private
donors.
Members of Great Lakes Energy support the People Fund by voluntarily rounding up
their bills to the next highest dollar. The rounded up amount is distributed to non-
profit organizations and charitable activities that benefit people in communities
served by the cooperative. Please contact GLE for details.
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