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Looking for public art around Lansing? There’s an app for that

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Scott Pohl
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WKAR
Matt Penniman (left) of Message Makers and Debbie Mikula of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing visit the Robert Busby memorial in Lansing with the help of the 517ARTsearch app.

A new app is making it easier to find interesting works of art in the Lansing area. Current State’s Scott Pohl has the story of the 517ARTsearch app.

Art lovers have lots of options in the Lansing area, from the Broad Art Museum at MSU to the Lansing Art Gallery to public works of art. Now, there’s an easy way to explore art that you may have never seen around town.

Current State’s Scott Pohl talks with Debbie Mikula of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing and Matt Penniman of Message Makers in Old Town Lansing about the 517ARTsearch app.

Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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