Hi, I'm Joe, your friendly neighborhood departmental technician

Greetings art and culture loving folks of Michigan,

Most of you have probably already spoken with me on the phone as I am the person who usually answers the phone. My job here, as you may have guessed by my title, has a lot to do with computers and more specifically, with the database we use to administer our grants. However, I do much more than that, due to the fact that we have very little staff and we all do more than our share of work here. In addition to the database, I check the financials for the final reports; enter payment details and print contracts; process and distribute all materials we receive; set up panelist arrangements (hotels, travel, etc.); answer the phones; prepare payment listings to go to the business office; and whatever else may be needed from me.

A lot of my posts to this blog will be the do's and don'ts for reports, GIFs, etc. I hope you find this information helpful, and at times entertaining, because that's what we are all about, right; education and entertainment. ENJOY!!!

Let's chat about arts and culture and Michigan

MCACA's executive director (AKA "Head Cheese") John Bracey had this great idea to get an arts and culture blog started were we can share thoughts and ideas about the state of arts and culture in Michigan. We'll share latest news from MCACA, highlights of recent or current arts projects, and conversation about how we can all support the arts to make a richer arts environment in Michigan. Everyone is welcome here, but please keep your comments polite.
Carolyn Damstra