The City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture invites the community to participate in drop-in Art Week Brainstorming and Planning Meetings on Tuesday, February 11, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. and 5:00–6:45 p.m. at the Marquette Arts & Culture Center (lower level of Peter White Public Library).
These informal sessions provide a space to explore project ideas, find inspiration, and connect with others. Attendees are welcome to stay for any portion of the meeting—attendance is optional and not required to submit a project proposal. Sessions will focus on 2025 events, partnership opportunities, this year’s theme—STORIES, revisiting past Art Week projects, and exploring event venues.
Supported by the Michigan Arts & Culture Council, Art Week provides regrant funding of up to $400 for eligible projects that align with its mission of fostering collaboration, artist development, and audience engagement. Project proposals are due by Friday, March 7, 2025.
Additional brainstorming sessions, including evening appointments, can be scheduled by contacting Tristan Luoma at 906-225-8655 or tluoma@marquettemi.gov. More information about Art Week and project application can be found on www.mqtcompass.com/artweek

The City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture is now accepting project proposals for the final City of Marquette Art Week, set for June 23-28, 2025. Celebrating a decade of arts and community, this milestone year will center around the theme STORIES, inviting projects that spark curiosity and reflection on our community and surroundings.
Art Week has inspired countless partnerships and programs that have grown beyond the summer event and the decade-long festival will now conclude with a celebration of the stories that have shaped Marquette’s creative identity. The City Office of Arts and Culture remains committed to fostering creative opportunities in Marquette, working to integrate arts and culture into community events, building resources, enhancing public spaces, and better supporting year-round initiatives. Staff and partners look forward to collaboratively envisioning the next decade of local arts and culture with the Marquette community in the coming months.
Local artists, organizations, and businesses are encouraged to formally participate. Regrant funding is available via a generous grant from the Michigan Arts & Culture Council. Applicants may request up to $400 in financial assistance. All project proposals must be submitted by Friday, March 7, 2025. For more details, visit, www.mqtcompass.com/artweek

City offices located at Marquette City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue; the Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Avenue; the Arts and Culture Center, 217 N. Front St. (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed on Monday, February 17, in observance of Presidents’ Day. Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time. 

There will be no change in garbage pickup for City residents.

Beginning February 3 and continuing through the winter, the forestry department will be pruning along plow truck routes and major streets to allow for equipment clearance. This ongoing project will only occur during weekdays and roads will remain open.