Plymouth Community
Arts Council
774 North Sheldon Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone: (734) 416-4278
Fax:
(734) 416-4267
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Map
The Plymouth Community Arts Council is located at 774 North Sheldon
Road (at Junction) in Plymouth, Michigan. We are one half mile south of
M-14 and one half mile north of North Territorial on the east side of
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We're Still Here!
Sheldon Road Construction Detour
During
the Sheldon Road underpass construction, the PCAC can be conveniently
accessed from either Beck Road or Mill Street.
Directions:
>From Beck Road (going south):
Turn left onto North Territorial Road and cross Sheldon. North
Territorial becomes Penniman Avenue. Make a left turn on Sunset Avenue.
Go three blocks, Sunset Avenue dead ends at Junction Street, turn left.
PCAC's parking lot will be down on your left on Junction.
>From Mill Street
(going south): In Old Village, north of Plymouth Road, turn right
onto Farmer Street. Drive almost a mile to Sunset Avenue, turn right.
Go three blocks, Sunset Avenue dead ends at Junction Street, turn left.
PCAC's parking lot will be down on your left on Junction.
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Our
Mission,
Goals and Feature Programs
The Plymouth Community Arts Council (PCAC) was
founded in 1969 to provide quality fine and performing arts, and cultural
opportunities to the greater Western Wayne County community. Programs and
activities focus on ensuring accessibility to all the arts by all ages. The
PCAC mission is
to develop and to promote the appreciation and
accessibility of the Arts for everyone in the greater community and in doing
so, encourage and foster artistic excellence
In 1995,
PCAC acquired and totally renovated the current building on 774 North Sheldon
and then
dedicated it in January 1998 as the Joanne
Winkleman Hulce Center for the Arts. In
2001 PCAC also received a donation of a second building, The Artsco House directly
adjacent for artist studios, media center, additional classroom space and
program offices. The PCAC complex now provides
arts education classes, a theater program,
concerts, lectures & seminars, recitals, workshops, artist studio space,
community based enrichment activities & private rentals, all on site.
Education and Public Programs
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Since its inception, the PCAC has consistently provided arts programs to
its primary service area, the Plymouth-Canton Community School District.
The initial focus was to supplement and enrich the education provided at
Plymouth-Canton schools, through the exposure to the arts, with the
"picture lady" program. Today PCAC utilizes over 300 volunteers to
provide the Art
Volunteer Program (AVP)
in the fifth largest district in the state
with over 17,000 students in 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools and
an educational park consisting of 3 high schools. Over 15% of the
student population has minority designation in a community of 95,000
people total population. Other programs to all the schools, public and
private, include artist residencies, 5th grade trips to the Detroit
Institute of the Arts, Cultural Diversity programming and the
Isbister-Rotary Fine Art Competition.
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The Children's Theater Program,
Plymouth Uptown Players
(PUPs), offers school aged children an opportunity for
theater, rehearsal and performance experiences. A full schedule of summer
art workshops are also offered, exposing youngsters to a variety of art
disciplines.
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Every Wednesday for 10 weeks each summer,
Music in the Park
has taken live quality entertainers to Kellogg Park in the center of
downtown Plymouth for 20 years
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Gallery 774 is a boutique setting offering
unique, original creations on consignment, showcasing artists work in
watercolor, oils, pottery, blown glass, jewelry, fiber arts, sculpture etc.
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Ongoing, in-house Art
Exhibits are open to the public and free of
charge. Each year, at least thirty Michigan artists exhibit at the Joanne Winkleman Hulce Center for the Arts.
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Ongoing
fundraising including the annual Dinner
Auction, contributions from local businesses, corporations and State of
Michigan Arts organizations such as the MCACA, combined with program
fees and a strong membership program are
the primary source of income for
PCAC's annual budget
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A strong, on-going,
working relationship with
local partner organizations such as the
Plymouth Symphony, Plymouth Historical Museum, the P-C school district and
local governments enables PCAC to accomplish multiple program collaborative
activities yearly.
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