Late
Night Dancing 1st Fridays
at the CAID
Funk
Night is not the only opportunity
to dance all night. Join
us on the first Friday of
every month for late night
dancing with DJ Bouget and
DJ Disapproval on the turn
tables. $3 includes a free
cupcake! Doors open at midnight.
Friday,
December 12, from 5:30pm to
9pm
I
would like to invite you
to a special artist reception
for the Ladybug's current
exhibition.
You
will have an opportunity
to see this exciting new
exhibition, share some drinks
and refreshments with me
and the featured artists,
and tour the Ladybug ceramic
studios. The exhibition
will feature the work of
various artists working
in film, installations,
performance art, painting,
drawing and ceramic sculptures.
Featured artists include
Russell Orlando, Ed Janzen,
Dennis Jones, Julie Russell
Smith, Freddie Harris, Jennifer
McCandless, and Tom Humes.
The Ladybug Gallery and
Studios are located at 1250
Hubbard. Guests are encouraged
to enter through the gallery
entrance off of Porter Street.
This event is free and open
to the public. Feel free
to call me if you have any
questions or concerns or
e-mail.
-Aaron
Timlin, board chairperson
CAID
(313) 899-2243 ext 151
aaron@thecaid.org
Call to artists - exhibition
opportunity
The Contemporary Art Institute
of Detroit will be opening
its first exclusively online
exhibition in January 2009.
The exhibition will give
you an opportunity to view
new work by local and internationally
based artists and attend
an actual reception where
you can nibble on some peanuts
and sip on a drink all from
the comforts of your own
home. You will also be able
to engage in a virtual chat
with other guests during
the opening reception, discuss
the work with the artists
and more. Artists interested
in exhibiting their work
in this 100% virtual exhibition
may send files (image files,
video or music/audio files)
to info@thecaid.org between
December 10 and December
15, 2008. Submissions made
before December 10 will
not be considered by the
selection committee. With
your e-mail submission please
limit the number of files
to not more then 10 images
and 5 video or music/audio
files. Please also include
a description of the work
being submitted. This could
simply include titles, mediums
and dimensions. Also ensure
that name and contact information
of the artist are included
on the artwork description
document.
Please direct any questions
to info@thecaid.org. We
will respond to all inquiries
by December 10, 2008.
The selection committee
looks forward to the opportunity
to review the work of sculptors,
filmmakers, bands, painters,
architects, photographers,
writers and more. Work will
be featured in a unique
virtual gallery and we hope
to show both audio, 2d and
3d work.
December 11 meeting reminder
Before the close of this
year, major decisions will
be made that may significantly
affect programming at the
Contemporary Art Institute
of Detroit (CAID), specifically
as they relate to our facility
on Rosa Parks Blvd. The
small building in the Woodbridge
Historic District has been
a home for the arts for
over 10 years. The decisions
may have a direct and immediate
impact on CAID's future
at this place and on the
members and community it
serves there.
The hard choices CAID now
faces are of such significance
that the board of directors
finds it necessary to solicit
the input and guidance of
CAID members and any other
interested and concerned
individuals. We feel strongly
that CAID should never exist
to serve merely the visions
of a few. Its primary purpose
is and always will be to
promote the dreams and creative
ambitions and curiosities
of the many.
Therefore, we respectfully
request your presence at
a general meeting on Thursday,
December 11 at 5:30PM at
CAID's Rosa Parks location.
We will invite you to voice
your ideas and concerns
in response to a report
of the past year, a summary
of our programs and plans
for the future and a presentation
of the choices that will
need to be made regarding
our Rosa Parks facility.
I can not emphasize enough
how important it is to me
that you attend this meeting.
Dress is casual and we will
be providing refreshments.
Funk
Night every Last Friday
Music
and art exhibitions at CAID
The
Ladybug Gallery in the Whitdell
Building are located at:
1250 Hubbard Street (Hubbard
and Porter Streets) Detroit
48209
The
Contemporary Art Institute
of Detroit is a community
based non-profit organization.
CAID fosters and promotes
the essential link between
contemporary arts and contemporary
society through its exhibitions,
performances, critical and
public discourse and the funding
of contemporary arts and art
related activities.
5141
Rosa Parks Blvd, 313.899.CAID
