JULIAN VAN DYKE was commissioned and awarded last year's City of East Lansing Grove Alley Mural Project: he participate in the Arts Council of Greater Lansing's Art Residency in the Schools (North School Mural), volunteers through the Junior Achievement and independently. 

This past January through March His work was exhibited at the Humanities Art Center at Kettering University Flint, Michigan, he was cast in Riverwalk Theatre's award-winning production of Bud, Not Buddy a two-week show at the Keys To Creativity that featured images from the play, paints at outside events (2018 Solstice Jazzfest and Armory Jazzfete) ending with his grand retrospective exhibition show at the META COLLECTIVE gallery near Old Town in Lansing, Ml. His mural work can be found on several buildings including the Hotwaterworks building and the Jerusalem Bakery on Michigan Avenue in Lansing, ML. He has authored children's books: The Things We Do At My School, The Music We Call Jazz, Juneteenth Celebrating freedom, and So You Think You Can Color?