Let's Save Michigan announces poster contest winner

And the winner is... Michigan! That seems to be the general consensus from the recent poster contest sponsored by Let's Save Michigan and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Tany Nagy won for her poster that features a number of hands and wind turbines. See the rest of the runners-up and other contestants' work here. The pieces will be on display at the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit's New Center neighborhood through the end of March.

"We're using this as a way to push forward advocacy for arts funding," says Sean Mann, director of the Ann Arbor-based Let's Save Michigan campaign.

More than 300 posters were submitted and more than 20,000 people voted for their favorite. Most had an art deco style, reminiscent of WPA art produced during the Great Depression. Think the Diego Rivera murals in the DIA.

The idea behind the contest is to leverage the state's creativity to show why its cities are attractive communities and what can be done to improve the quality of life here. One of the principals, Let's Save Michigan, is pushing to increase arts funding, seen as key to making the Great Lakes State a place with a high quality of life.

"The arts are a key asset for desirable communities," Mann says, adding that Michigan ranks No. 48 when it comes to arts funding per capita.

Source: Sean Mann, director of Let's Save Michigan
Writer: Jon Zemke

Let's Save Michigan announces poster contest winner

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