Arts Commission
Arts Commissioners
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Keera Allen
Eric De luliis
Mark Fike
Kim Hadlock
Sharon Novasel
David Wilber
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The Dimondale Village Council approved an Ordinance creating an Arts Commission to oversee the implementation of public art throughout the Village. The six-member Commission was created in 2020 and is awarded its first project, art at the park next to the basketball court on the corner of Bridge and Jefferson streets.​
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Donations may be made to the Dimondale Arts Commission for the acquisition of public art by contacting the Village Office at 517-646-0230 or emailing dimondaleoffice@gmail.com. Please review our Donation Policy and contact the Village Manager with any questions.
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To apply to be a member of the Arts Commission, complete the citizen involvement form.
The Village of Dimondale Arts Commission is hosting its first Storytelling Event this fall. The first in the series, 'Fish Tales’ will take place on Tuesday, October 1 beginning at 6pm at Danford Island Park (near the fish sculpture on West Washington Street).
The Arts Commission is looking for individuals who would like to share true, fish-related stories with the larger audience (approximately 5 minutes long per story). These individuals will be followed by Chad Pipkens, a Professional Fisherman on the Bassmaster Elite Series who regularly fished the village as a child. Chad will surely entertain the audience with fantastic fishing stories and will conclude with a Q & A session.
Click Here to register your story. The deadline to submit your entry is September 15.
If you’re not a storyteller but know of someone who has some great fishing stories, please refer them to us. Feel free to reach out to the Village Office or Sharon Novasel of the Dimondale Arts Commission at 517.230.8777 or snovaselart@gmail.com.
Join us at Danford Island Park for a live band, food truck and several local artists for a fall community music event.
Bridge Between Banks [MAP]
Artist Ivan Iler evoked an image of the community’s earliest days with this sculpture. Made from multiple layers of corten steel, the trees and bridge shift as you move by it honoring a scene found in a photo from this same area ca. 1907. The piece sits at the corner of the pocket park on Jefferson and Bridge. Installed September 2022.
The River (Runs Through Us) [MAP]
Artist Richard Tanner had fond memories as a child fishing in the village of Dimondale. For this sculpture, he drew on inspiration from the smallmouth bass he used to catch and used a combination of rocks found in the river and metal that was installed near the river in Danford Island Park. Installed June 2022.