2015 Community Engagement Report 
Last month the DIA issued the 2015 Community Engagement Report, which includes highlights of the museum's enhanced community outreach programs from last year for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents, a result of the tri-county millage. The report also includes a cumulative summary of benefits since the millage passed in August 2012. Thanks to your generous support, the DIA offers free general admission, free school field trips, including bus transportation, and free tours for senior groups, including transportation. Also among the benefits are community partnerships with local organizations and expansion of the popular Inside|Out program. The report can be found online at bit.ly/2015DIACommunityEngagement.
 
Since August 2012, the DIA has provided free museum admission for more than one million tri-county residents, welcomed nearly 200,000 tri-county students on free field trips, hosted more than 600 visits by tri-county senior citizen groups with complimentary door-to-door bus transportation, logged more than 6,300 miles throughout the tri-county region with its mobile classroom DIA Away and installed Inside|Out in more than 65 different communities.

For Macomb County, highlights from last year include free admission for nearly 50,000 residents, free field trips and transportation for nearly 12,000 students and free group visits for more than 1,000 seniors.
Check out these upcoming county events:
 
Director's Cut talk, Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m.
Get to know DIA Director Salvador Salort-Pons when he talks about his background, gives a brief history of the museum and shares his vision for the future in the next Director's Cut talk, held at the Lorenzo Cultural Center at Macomb Community College, located at 44575 Garfield Rd. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions following the talk. The event is free and open to the public.
 
Upcoming Director's Cut talks in Macomb County:
June 9, 7 p.m., Italian American Cultural Center, Clinton Township

Becoming a Dancer, Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m. 
The DIA is bringing Michigan natives and world-class dancers Nehemiah Kish, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, and Precious Adams, a ballerina with the English National Ballet in London, to town for "Becoming a Dancer," a demonstration showcasing what it is like to become a dancer, at Mount Clemens High School, located at 155 Cass Ave. The program is in conjunction with the DIA's exhibition  Dance! American Art, 1830-1960 . The demonstration is free and open to the public. Learn more here .

Senior Thursdays, every Thursday at 1 p.m. 
This new DIA program offers tri-county seniors the opportunity to visit the museum and enjoy programs exclusively planned for them, at no cost, every Thursday. The first Thursday of each month features a guided gallery tour; the second a lecture; the third an art-making class; and the fourth a film. During months with five Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will feature a guided gallery tour. All programs will begin at 1 p.m. The May schedule is:
  • May 12: Lecture: In the Garden
  • May 19: Art-making: Tambourines 
  • May 26: Film: No Maps on My Taps 
Advance registration for individuals is preferred, but not required. Call 313-833-4005 to register. Free transportation is available for groups of 25 or more. To book a group, call 313-833-1292. 

 
The DIA is celebrating Mother's Day, May 8, with free admission the special exhibition
Dance: American Art 1830-1960. The DIA is also offering free exhibition admission on May 18 in honor of Art Museum Day.