The tour will begin at 5:30. Cost: $15.

For more information about ArtTour, visit Spearia’s ArtTour page. Please RSVP on our Facebook page so we know how many people we’ll be traveling with.

Note: ArtTour 2010 is not affiliated with ArtPrize. We’re merely a collection of art-loving chauffeurs.

We’re excited to present Art & Copy, a great film about the cre­ative rev­o­lu­tion of adver­tis­ing and
cel­e­brat­ing some of the most influ­en­tial cre­ative minds of our industry. If you haven’t seen this yet, you need to!

Ad 2 has secured the Wealthy Theatre’s Koning Micro-Cinema for the screening. The film begins at 6:15 pm. For Ad 2 members, your ticket is just $2, and for non-members it’s $7. We’re limited to 57 seats but you can reserve your spot by pre-paying for the event below. We’ll see you there!

Art & Copy Film Ticket

Member $2.00 Non-Member $7.00

Events like the AAF National conference are so important to one’s career and it’s attendees know the value of it and the education that it provides. Ad2 West Michigan just recently returned from there and we learned a few things down there that we believe will make us a much stronger club that will better serve our members, friends and community through public service, education and events. Our very own Public Service Chair has written a very insightful piece on his experience at the confrence. It was also his first time attending it. I suggest you give it a read.

In conclusion, learning and education is very important. It could be the difference between landing that job/client or “We’ve decided to look in another direction”. The reality is we work in a very competitive and always advancing field, good economy or not, so any edge you get is always a benefit.

So are you staying ahead, keeping up or did you get left in the dust?

In the past, it’s been normal practice for Ad 2 to take the summer off and resume operations in the fall. This year, we’ve decided to operate through the summer months and straight on ’til Fall. That’s right, this year Ad 2 will be having summer events beginning with a gathering at the GRAM on June 25.

We like to keep our events at the beginning of the month normally, but this month is different. From June 9-13th, select Ad 2 West Michigan board members will be packing flip flops and sun screen and taking a road trip to sunny Orlando, FL for the AAF & National Ad 2 Conferences (and yes, we’re making a stop at Disney). If you want to know more about the conferences and you can’t make it just ask us about it at our GRAM event, otherwise, there still is plenty of space for anyone who wants to come.

If you’re interested in learning more about Ad 2 on a national level or getting involved on the Ad 2 West Michigan Board, email admin@ad2westmichigan.org

Also, if you haven’t checked it out yet, Our  BRAND NEW website is up and running along with it’s new web address www.ad2wmi.org (type in the other address and you will be redirected). Our goal is to have this website be a resource for students and young professionals alike. Check it out and give us your feedback. We’d love to hear from you!

Marquay Smith
President Ad 2 West Michigan

Meet at the door at 5:30pm. See you there!

Ad 2 West Michigan is dedicated to keeping a great network here locally and as well as nationally. Ad 2 has a great national network of young professionals under the age of 32 who were all at one point fresh out school looking for a place to call home. This upcoming June, Ad 2 West Michigan is taking a little road trip down to sunny Orlando, FL for the National Ad 2 conference( actually we’re flying, but you get the point). This is actually going on at the same time and in the same hotel as the AAF national conference and the National Student Advertising Competition finals. So there will be literally hundreds of networking opportunities to discover. Will you want to take advantage? We’ve got room.

Beginning in May, Ad 2 West Michigan will be bringing back it’s monthly mixers to help build networks amongst the younger professionals and students here in West Michigan. Also a brand new Ad 2 website will be launched in the next couple of weeks that will include job postings and other available resources. Stay tuned.

And to those graduating in the next few weeks, congratulations and good luck in your search.

Marquay Smith
President, Ad 2 West Michigan

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The selection process was not easy. Every charity that applied had some form of urgent needs that needed to be addressed. The campaign co-leads communicated extensively with the applicants to determine the clubs ability to aid their respective needs. Many factors eliminated charities, including:

1. Willingness to participate in a mutual effort
2. Scope of the charity’s needs, weighted by impact to the local community
3. Timeliness – How close was the charity to a stage where the club could provide benefit

Club representatives sat down with the charities to thoroughly understand their needs and explain how Ad 2 could or could not impact them. Charities that weren’t selected were given a thorough explanation why, as well as an offer for continued contact until the next campaign. Wealthy Theatre was found to be in the most urgent need, and was chosen for to be the charity client of record for 2009–2010.

Stay tuned for updates!

The Ad 2 / AAF National Convention is June 9–12 and will be held in Orlando this year. A group of Ad 2 West Michigan members are attending, and if you’d like to join us, send an email to admin@ad2westmichigan.org

You can find more info about the AAF National Conference at http://aafconference.org. Remember, Ad 2 members are able to attend the Ad 2 portion of the convention for free!