

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Activate Grant 101 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 04:00 pm – Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ? Want to Activate Public Space or Be Part of World of Winter?
Join our free virtual info session to learn how to bring your creative ideas to life in Downtown Grand Rapids!

? Wednesday, June 25 
? 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 
? Online – Link will be available soon! 

What’s This All About?
This session is for artists, designers, creatives and anyone with an idea to activate Downtown spaces. Whether you're new to placemaking or ready to apply for an Activate Grant, we’ll walk you through the process, show you examples of past projects and give tips to make your proposal stand out.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to apply for an Activate Grant
✅ Best practices in public space activation
✅ Time for Q&amp;A – bring your questions!

About the Speaker:
Katie Moore is the Activation Manager at Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. and an artist passionate about public art and local placemaking. She’s worked with creators from around the world to bring large-scale art to life.

About World of Winter:
World of Winter is a two-month festival that turns Downtown into a winter playground with large-scale, interactive installations and events for all ages. Last year brought over 4.3 million visits downtown!

We’re now accepting proposals for 2026. If you’ve got a big idea that lights up the night, interacts with people, and survives a Michigan winter, we want to see it.

RFP &amp; Grant Info:
? Activate Grant Info &amp; Proposal Details: https://downtowngr.org/announcements/2025/06/activate-grant-application-period-now-open

? Still have questions? Drop them in the discussion or email us at info@downtowngr.org

? Cover Art Credit: STORM by Two Eagles Marcus, a 2025 World of Winter Activate Grant recipient.
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- **Event Categories**: art, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028309559038?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids%2C+michigan-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids, Michigan
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 29 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3015, United States,Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (https://allevents.in/org/downtown-grand-rapids-inc/20963458)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 29 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3015, United States,Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Activate Grant 101  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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