East Lansing Scene Metrospace Director Creating Sense of Place

Tim Lane, the director of the artistic space called Scene Metrospace in downtown East Lansing, has created a hot spot for area artists and musicians.

 According to excerpts from the article:

Scene Metrospace, the walls of which are frequently covered with a diverse variety of art, was born out of funds allocated to East Lansing in the wake of its Cool City designation in 2004. It began life inside an old bank building on Abbot Road that was scheduled for demolition. In the fall of 2007, it moved to its present 1,500-square-foot location on Charles Street, just down from the Secretary of State’s office.

Lane, who graduated from Michigan State University in 1989 with a degree in English education and taught for three years, returned to the Lansing area for graduate school and settled in the area.

When his wife got a job teaching in the Lansing School District, Tim became a stay-at-home dad for about ten years, during which time he did freelance artwork, wrote art columns for “What's On” in the Lansing State Journal, and became increasingly involved in the local art scene. He now works for the City of East Lansing, and having been active in Scene’s renovation following its move, eagerly accepted the director job when it became available in September 2008.

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