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Quick pulse check — Never NOT a lot happening around these parts! Totally worth your time to check out, no joke. Members' shows opening, opportunities with REAL pay, spaces to learn, connect, and move
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Quick pulse check — Never NOT a lot happening around these parts! Totally worth your time to check out, no joke. Members' shows opening, opportunities with REAL pay, spaces to learn, connect, and move things forward. Tap in where you can! We'd love to see your face.
Opening TONIGHT! Reflections In Color — Pontiac Art Crawl 2026 Every Friday, April 3 – May 29 | 5–9PM 87 Station: 87 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac 4 Linkage artists exhibiting for the next 9 weeks. Come through, walk the crawl, and support your people.
[Image: Reflections In Color Install, 2026]
Linkage Spaces (Virtual)
TODAY!!! REBIRTH Exhibit Planning Meeting Zoom Link | Friday, April 3 | 9–10AM
Writers, Books & Publishing Circle Zoom Link | Friday, April 10 | 11AM–12PM (biweekly) Prompt: A strong sensory experience that brings you back to another time.
All Zoom links + sign-ups @ the LiNK Hub (no sign-up should be required): https://linktr.ee/4linkagemembers
Community Wins Huge congrats to our friend Cozine Welch on his Detroit Justice Center Artist Residency award — and all the love his work is getting. Artists lead. Always. Hear The Story! | Cozine Welch - NPR Article
PCAP Associates Gathering + 30th Art Show Share your photos HERE! Check out everyone else's. Calling ALL PCAP workshop/exhibition participants. Leave a message, reflection, or story: Sign the Guest Book (You can update your entry anytime.)
Pull Up / Upcoming
Nation Outside Kalamazoo Chapter Meeting TONIGHT April 2 | 6–7:30PM The River Church: 517 Walbridge St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Featuring Goodwill Industries (resources, GED, financial coaching, job training)
Detroit Social Impact Summit April 11 | Two Sessions (10AM–Noon; 1–3PM) Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center: 6201 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48202. Visit pistons.com/socialimpactsummit to pre-register.
Grand Rapids Expungement Resource Fair April 24 | 11AM–3PM LINC UP Gallery: 341 Hall St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Kalamazoo Expungement Fair May 8 | 12–4PM Douglass Community Association: 1000 W Paterson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
These spaces are real access points — resources, support, next steps. Share widely.
Skill Building / Support
Boundaries & Consent for Artists (Zoom) — April 9 | 6PM EST. More Info Here Online Artist Legal Café (Zoom) — April 9 | 6:30PM EST. More Info Here Loan & Financial Readiness Cohort — Starts May 12 (7-week program). Application deadline: April 24 11:59 PM EST. More Info Here
Paid Opportunities From our friends at Lions & Rabbits: - Still Here Portraits (Detroit) — $300/portrait - Storm Drain Murals (Detroit) — $250 per project (rolling) - After Dark Creative Markets (Detroit) — vendors & performers (rolling) https://www.lionsandrabbits.com/artist-opportunities
Housing + Stability Resources - (Ann Arbor) Rising Hope for Housing — support for justice-impacted households with vouchers - (Ann Arbor) Fair Chance Housing + Tenant Rights Info - (Ann Arbor) Fair Housing Source of Income Info + Events
Mentorship Opportunity Resilience Education Mentoring (Cohort 12) — Starts May 4 Get matched with a mentor, set goals, and build toward what's next. Mentee Registration | Mentor Registration
Come Hang Out With Us!
Ringing of the Bell May 7 | 12:30–1 PM Innovation Partnerships, U of M 1600 Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor This is a short, high-energy event where we'll celebrate our independence from UofM, share our story, and what's next. At the end, we'll ring the bell! It's exactly what it sounds like — a marker of something REAL beginning. Let us know if you can join! Email sunrath@linkagecommunity.org or text (734)649-058
ABW Community BBQ (Ypsi) May 15 | 3–7PM, 2 E Cross St, Ypsilanti Good food, spades, dominoes, music, community. They've shown us a lot of love — let's show it back! We'll have a Linkage table to rep'. *Transportation reimbursement not available for these events.
Want to see what's coming this year? View Full 2026 Calendar Here
[Image: PCAP Reunion & 30th Exhibition, 2026]
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