Brand New Gallery Event Coming to REO Town
Media Contacts
Tom Stewart
President, The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity
Phone: (517) 862-3251
E-mail: info@neocenter.org
Paul Jaques
Vice President, The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity
Phone: (517) 256-9285
E-mail: jaques@msu.edu
PRESS RELEASE
Brand New Gallery Event Coming to REO Town
Exhibition brought to downtown Lansing by a new non-profit business incubator.
Lansing, Mich. – June 30, 2010 – The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity (NEO Center) announces the opening of the Art Alley in downtown Lansing with a series of gallery events. The first event will take place on Friday, July 9, 2010 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The inaugural will feature local photographic artist Lewis Smith, a retired UPS driver, Smith is creating his business in Lansing, both as a portrait and art photographer. He has exhibited in galleries throughout mid- Michigan and his work is on permanent display at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University offices. He has studied at Lansing Community College, Jackson Community College and the prestigious Rock Mountain School of Photography in Montana.
“This is a start at bringing REO Town, this once beautiful part of Lansing, back to what it used to be,” said Tom Stewart, president of The NEO Center. “Our goal is to expose the community to the community of creative entrepreneurs in Lansing.”
The public is welcome to attend the free showing and networking event. There will be a $5 suggested donation at the door. Free parking, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar are available. The address for Art Alley is: 1133 S. Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48910. Visitors are also invited to join the group afterwards at Izzo’s Pub and Pizzeria to further explore the all that the neighborhood has to offer.
NEO Center was formed in Lansing, Michigan in response to the growing need for an environment that supports a small business ecology and that is unhindered by the existent boundaries. The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity will promote sustainable economic development and prevent community deterioration. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, “incubators generate up to 20 times more jobs than any other federally funded community infrastructure project”.
The mission is to foster creativity and entrepreneurship by offering an environment and infrastructure that cultivates small businesses through unique collaboration opportunities, affordable space, and support services for growing ventures to expand to the Greater Lansing community. The NEO Center hopes that by providing this assistance, they are able to create a community that both supports the ideals of entrepreneurship and sustains a high level of economic activity.
Information about the Center for New Enterprise Opportunity is available at: www.neocenter.org. Event details are also available through Facebook.
Tom Stewart
President, The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity
Phone: (517) 862-3251
E-mail: info@neocenter.org
Paul Jaques
Vice President, The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity
Phone: (517) 256-9285
E-mail: jaques@msu.edu
PRESS RELEASE
Brand New Gallery Event Coming to REO Town
Exhibition brought to downtown Lansing by a new non-profit business incubator.
Lansing, Mich. – June 30, 2010 – The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity (NEO Center) announces the opening of the Art Alley in downtown Lansing with a series of gallery events. The first event will take place on Friday, July 9, 2010 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The inaugural will feature local photographic artist Lewis Smith, a retired UPS driver, Smith is creating his business in Lansing, both as a portrait and art photographer. He has exhibited in galleries throughout mid- Michigan and his work is on permanent display at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University offices. He has studied at Lansing Community College, Jackson Community College and the prestigious Rock Mountain School of Photography in Montana.
“This is a start at bringing REO Town, this once beautiful part of Lansing, back to what it used to be,” said Tom Stewart, president of The NEO Center. “Our goal is to expose the community to the community of creative entrepreneurs in Lansing.”
The public is welcome to attend the free showing and networking event. There will be a $5 suggested donation at the door. Free parking, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar are available. The address for Art Alley is: 1133 S. Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48910. Visitors are also invited to join the group afterwards at Izzo’s Pub and Pizzeria to further explore the all that the neighborhood has to offer.
NEO Center was formed in Lansing, Michigan in response to the growing need for an environment that supports a small business ecology and that is unhindered by the existent boundaries. The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity will promote sustainable economic development and prevent community deterioration. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, “incubators generate up to 20 times more jobs than any other federally funded community infrastructure project”.
The mission is to foster creativity and entrepreneurship by offering an environment and infrastructure that cultivates small businesses through unique collaboration opportunities, affordable space, and support services for growing ventures to expand to the Greater Lansing community. The NEO Center hopes that by providing this assistance, they are able to create a community that both supports the ideals of entrepreneurship and sustains a high level of economic activity.
Information about the Center for New Enterprise Opportunity is available at: www.neocenter.org. Event details are also available through Facebook.
