Creative Art Society

About Us

Keeping Local Arts Alive!

Creative Art Society (CAS) is a non-profit educational art club (501(c)4 comprised of members who are artistically-focused individuals. We are artists, teachers, collectors, and just lovers of art, in general. We enjoy learning and promoting visual arts and the creative process. CAS Members are: Artists from beginners to award-winning visual artists; Art educators of all art mediums and educational levels; and Art Collectors of local and regional art. Our primary interest has been in helping to keep local arts alive in the Downriver Metro-Detroit area. As a member-supported organization, we are always interested in providing and receiving art education and are proud to offer annual visual art scholarships to Downriver area high school and college students.

Expanding Our Horizons:
With the resurgence of interest in the vibrant local art scene throughout Southeastern Michigan, Creative Art Society hopes to expand our connection to serve multiple Michigan counties including Hillsdale, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Wayne (Detroit Metro and Downriver areas), and Washtenaw. All visual art lovers at all levels of interest and artistic experience are encouraged to join Creative Art Society. Find out more about CAS membership.

On the CAS site, you will find member meeting and guest artist demonstration info, Art entry calls for CAS exhibits, shows and sales, local art classes, demonstrations and events.

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President of Creative Art Society

Maureen Cassidy Keast

About Creative Art Society

In 2018, two Downriver arts organizations, the Downriver Arts & Crafts Guild and Art Ambience merged to form the Creative Art Society. The Downriver Arts & Crafts Guild (active since 1956), provided local members a social setting to exchange art ideas, techniques, and information about current art trends in the Downriver area for over 60 years.

Today’s Creative Art Society continues to promote and serve artists and students of all mediums. As a non-proﬁt, 501(c)(4) organization, the Creative Art Society is an established visual and fine arts club, encouraging the fostering of friendships through membership emphasizing continued artistic growth. Stressing the value and importance of art in our community and throughout our world, CAS produces and hosts the Art Ambiance in the Spring in Woodhaven, MI, and the Fall Festival of the Arts in Wyandotte, MI each year. Supporting artists around Wayne County and the Downriver area, the Creative Art Society aims to foster the appreciation of art and artistic growth for its members and supporters.

Art Photo “A Penny For Your Thoughts” by Laura Mocnik; Pastel

CAS board members: Judy Nelms, Treasurer, Jackie Walock; Vice President and Maureen Keast, President — CAS board members: Judy Nelms, Founding Member, Jackie Walock, and Maureen Keast

Our Goals

To promote the appreciation of art and the continuation of artistic development through art exhibitions and educational opportunities for its members and supporters. To provide diversification and cultural enrichment to our community at large by displaying our member’s creative works at various public venues located in the southeastern Michigan region of the United States to highlight the value and importance of visual and fine art in the world. To encourage and support both the appreciation and creation of fine art.

To provide financial support through scholarship opportunities to Downriver students who wish to seek visual art degrees at colleges or pursue visual art-related instruction at other schools of higher art education. To promote and support art study in Downriver schools. To promote and support various Downriver recreation department’s art program projects.