Blurred Boundaries:  Phase 2

In June, the Blurred Boundaries grant will enter Phase 2.  The grant allows for the expansion of Raven Hill’s Ancient World!  Two professional artists’ megalith interpretations will be constructed and the three winning miniliths will be enlarged in the Ancient World. The structures will join the Easter Island Head, the cairn, the neolithic house and the Obelisk, along with other existing exhibits. The Grand Opening of the Blurred Boundaries will be September 16, 2012.  Come join us.

Please support Blurred Boundaries with a contribution.  The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts grant award of $6000 must be matched with $6000 of monetary or in-kind contributions.  Call 231.536.3369 or email info@ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org for more information on Blurred Boundaries or to see how you can help.  A donation form can be found below.

Important Dates

June 2012:  Artists megaliths will be constructed.  The winning three miniliths will be enlarged in Raven Hill's Ancient World.

September 16, 2012:  Join us for the Grand Opening of Blurred Boundaries in Raven Hill's Ancient World. 

Click here for a Blurred Boundaries Phase 2 Flyer

Click here for a Blurred Boundaries Phase 2 Flyer with Donation Form

Click here for a Blurred Boundaries Donation Form

Blurred Boundaries Invitational: Phase 1

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, has announced a 2012 award to Raven Hill Discovery Center for Blurred Boundaries:Ancient to Modern Megaliths. This is the twelfth consecutive grant awarded to Raven Hill by MCACA and is for $6,000 and must be matched with another $6,000 in cash or in-kind contributions. The grant will allow Raven Hill to expand its Ancient World area with five new megaliths. Megaliths (big rocks) are large stone sculptures or groupings of rocks originally placed for sacred celebrations or to honor something or someone.

Blurred Boundaries will create awareness of ancient cultures and their celebrations and interpretations of their world. It will bridge gaps between:

•  Past & present
• Art & history
• Natural & manmade
• Decorative & purposeful.

It will be a celebration of our earth and our cultural history.

Two professional artists will create and install their modern interpretations of well-known ancient megaliths. The other three megaliths will be chosen from submitted miniliths created by students and community members. All five new megaliths will be created in large scale for permanent display in Raven Hill’s Ancient World.

Students and community members are invited to submit miniliths, which will be their modern interpretations of ancient megaliths. Raven Hill staff will be available in March for presentations to groups about this special project and the information will be available on the Raven Hill Web Site. Call 231.536.3369 for more information or questions or to book a presentation. Miniliths should be on a base and all items should be firmly attached to the base and to each other. Miniliths are due April 21, 2012. All submitted miniliths will be on display starting April 22nd at Raven Hill. A committee of experts will choose three miniliths to be “enlarged” and installed in the Ancient World exhibit in June. All five new exhibits will be unveiled at a grand opening September 16, 2012.

Important Dates

• Month of March Power Point presentations at your site or on Raven Hill Web Site
• Month of April Miniliths created at your site 
• April 21st Miniliths due and juried at Raven Hill
• April 22nd Blurred Boundaries Exhibit opens at Raven Hill
• May 1st Pick up Miniliths, except for 3 chosen for re-creation
• Month of June Top 3 Miniliths "enlarged" in Ancient World 
• September 16th Grand Opening of Blurred Boundaries in the Ancient World

Click here for a Blurred Boundaries Information Flyer and Guidelines

Click here for a Blurred Boundaries Glossary and References

Click here for the Blurred Boundaries Powerpoint

Click here for the Blurred Boundaries Powerpoint Note: This is a PDF version

Click here to donate and support Blurred Boundaries