BBAC, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

[ February 13, 2009; ]  

 Near and Far: Contemporary Fine Prints

Inside the BBAC -juried adult student show

The Eisenhower Dance Ensemble: Promoting An Art And Building A Community

Demetrius Tabron. Photo by Riina Ruben.
If you would have asked me a week ago about the presence of the art of dance in the metro Detroit area, I would have maybe been able to name a handful of dance schools located in strip malls out in the suburbs that I remember driving by, with fond [...]

Pure Detroit: Nine Detroiters Exhibit at Art Channel Gallery, Beijing, China

Changing Cities is a project initiated by Jef Bourgeau, director of MONA, in order to swap artists from the Detroit region with their counterparts in other cities around the world. In the latest installment of its Changing Cities artist exchange, Detroit’s Museum of New Art (MONA) will send the artwork of nine selected artists from Detroit to Art Channel Gallery in Beijing, China.

Film Review: Let the Right One In

Ah, the genre film.  That reliable, dependable, timeless tome of cinema’s greatest foolproof plot ploys—endlessly appealing to the masses with little variation over the decades.  The names and places might change but the themes and outcomes never do; it is the ultimate form of comfort in its total and complete lack of surprise.  You know [...]

Theatre: COLORS: Dream of the Masta

[ February 12, 2009 8:00 pm to February 26, 2009 8:00 pm. ] February 12- March 1

There is no better way to celebrate Black History Month than with a musical history of the African American people from before the beginning of time through Obama. Native Detroiter Rod Gailes OBC and the Y ARTS department of the metro Detroit YMCA will present “COLORS: Dream of the MASTA” weekends during [...]

Detroit Artists Market

[ February 13, 2009; ] “Hughie Lee-Smith”
Detroit Artists Market
February 13-28,
through February 28, 2009.

Hughie Lee-Smith (1915-1999) first showed at the Detroit Artists Market in
1947, and was a regular part of Market activity in the 1940s and 50s. He
was a highly regarded artist whose work is found in numerous public and
private collections. His work is included in the Detroit Institute of Arts
permanent [...]

The Ann Arbor Art Center

[ February 20, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Technology Configured
The Ann Arbor Art Center Exhibition Gallery
February 20 – March 29, 2009
Reception: Friday, February 20, 6-8 PM

The Ann Arbor Art Center presents Technology Configured, featuring artists Edward S. Johnston, Frank Pahl and Patrick Ryan Trimbath. The opening reception, which is free and open to the

public, will be held on Friday, February 20, 6-8 p.m.

Coupling [...]

2739 Edwin

[ January 31, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Once a Wall, or Ripple Remains 
Video Work by Tirtza Even 
31 January – 28 February, 2009 
Exhibition Public Reception: Saturday 31 January from 6 to 10pm 

Tirtza Even is a video artist and documentary film maker concerned with the less overt manifestations of complex, and at times extreme, social/political dynamics in specific locations.  Relying on subtle digital disruptions [...]

From Trash to Treasures @ Ann Arbor Art Center

[ February 7, 2009; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] From Trash to Treasures 
Saturday, February 7, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. 
Ann Arbor Art Center 

Designer Sara Bradstreet will be showcasing her latest jewelry collection at the Ann Arbor Art Center on Saturday, February 7, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.  A self-proclaimed scavenger, Sara combs the shelves of thrift shops, junk stores, flea markets and garage sales [...]

Works on Paper III @ Birmingham Bloom Field Art Center

[ February 6, 2009; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. February 7, 2009; 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. ]
“Works On Paper III” will, for the third year, feature Michigan’s three internationally recognized fine art dealers, The Halsted Gallery and Stewart & Stewart from Bloomfield Hills, and Paramour Fine Arts, from Franklin, Michigan. These dealers join in bringing their special expertise and inventories to the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) Commons Gallery, (www.bbartcenter.org) 1516 [...]