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.

The bike path along Lakeshore Blvd., from Mattson Park going through Founders Landing to South Beach, will not be maintained effective January 20, 2025, in preparation for the upcoming U.P. 200 race. The bike path will resume maintenance on February 17, 2025.

The Marquette City Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for January 21, 2025, has been canceled due to a lack of business. The next scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission is February 4, 2025

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on February 6, 2025, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be held on March 6, 2025

The City of Marquette provides under City Code, Chapter 2 Administration, Division 3 Finance, Public Relations; Section 2-522 Policies and Procedures a mechanism for community stakeholders to submit for waiver of City fees and/or in-kind services provided by the City and/or cash payments. Requests for Promotional Funds may include grant funding, fee relief, provision of in-kind City services, cash or a combination of any or all of these items.

Applications for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, must be received or postmarked by March 31, 2025. Any applications received or postmarked after this date will NOT be eligible for consideration. It is important to note all applications may not be funded. Funding will depend upon City priorities and available dollars. Applications and information are available on the City website at www.marquettemi.gov or at the Community Services, Parks & Recreation office located in Lakeview Arena at 401 E. Fair Avenue, Marquette. For any questions, please contact Community Service-Parks and Recreation Division at 906-228-0460

Effective immediately, the City of Marquette’s outdoor ice rinks are open to the public. The ice rinks are located in the north Marquette ball field area on Presque Isle Avenue, in the field on Spring and 7th Street, and a new site located inside Tourist Park. The rinks are open until 11:00 p.m. nightly, and porta john facilities will be available at all sites.

The ice rinks will remain open as long as the weather permits.

The Marquette Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors meeting date has changed for the month of March and will now be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Marquette Commons, 112 South Third Street. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Public Participation
There will be two options for public participation in this meeting: in person or written. Written comments can be submitted by emailing tara@downtownmarquette.org. Written submissions will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.