Call For Artists: West Park Artwork

Request for Qualifications: West Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan

The City of Ann Arbor Public Art Commission (AAPAC) and the Park Advisory Commission are seeking a Michigan artist or artist collaborators to create artwork(s) for permanent inclusion in a renovation project in West Park.
West Park is a 23 acre park located close to downtown Ann Arbor, [...]

Call For Entries: The Michigan Nonprofit Association

The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) is accepting submissions of artwork that embodies a sense of collaboration, connection and community transformation. More information can be found at the MNA Blog,
http://mnaonline.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/calling-all-michigan-artists/
Please direct any questions to:
Rachel Klegon
AmeriCorps* VISTA Program Manager, MCC & VCM
517-492-2450
Registration Open for Feb. 9-10 Institute: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference www.micampuscompact.org/institute.asp

“Women Image” at The Scarab Club

[ January 6, 2010 1:00 pm to February 14, 2010 1:00 pm. ] January 6th – February 14, 2010
Opening reception Friday, January 8th 6-9 pm
Crone Celebration Friday, February 12th 6-9 pm
Featuring:
Carole Harris, Kelly Hornfeld, Linda Mendelson, Sherry Moore, Lucille Nawara, Marcia Pollenberg, Patricia Quinlan, Marie Woo, Elizabeth Youngblood
For the Women Image Exhibition Curators, Gail mally-mack and Marilyn Zimmerman have pulled together a diverse [...]

Petrova Giberson: “I Never Thought You’d Come in Winter”

[ January 23, 2010 4:00 pm to February 14, 2010 4:00 pm. ] Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 7:00pm
Through Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 6:00pm
at Cave

Cave announces an exhibition by Petrova Giberson titled “I Never Thought You’d Come in Winter”. This new work is a product of adjacent seasons and a still formed desire to know distance, time, and our ghost like presence therein. Sometimes, somehow, things [...]

“Bilal’s Stand” at The Michigan Theatre

A Locally Produced Sundance Film
Sunday, January 31, 2010, at 6 p.m.

Bilal’s Stand, a feature film written and directed by local filmmaker Sultan Sharrief and selected for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT category, will be screening at the Michigan Theater on Sunday, January 31st, at 6 p.m.
The film tells the story of Bilal, a Detroit [...]

Bryant Tillman

‘Self-Portrait, at Work’ acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20”
Name(s): Bryant Tillman
Mediums known for: Acrylics, pastels and collage
Years in Detroit: 50 and counting
Affiliations: A former student of Bradley Jones, The Secret Hideout, The Ben Franklin Project
Contact: bryanttillman@yahoo.com, 313-655-6668
 
‘Woodbridge’  acrylic on bedlinen, 8.5” x 11”
 
‘Bug’ acrylic on bedlinen 6” x 8”
 
‘15 Mike’  acrylic on projection [...]

Castagnacci: Notes From A Quarry… at River Gallery Fine Art

[ January 23, 2010 7:00 pm to March 20, 2010 7:00 pm. ] Paintings, collage and works on paper
Opening reception: Saturday, January 23, 5-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday February, 21, 2pm
January 23 – March 20, 2010

The art of Vincent Castagnacci discloses, over thirty years’ development, its own unmistakable rhetoric, like that of a familiar composer. A few lines, a few measures, and familiar textures are set in motion. [...]

reVIEW: Alumni Selections at CCS’ Center Galleries

[ January 23, 2010 6:00 pm to February 20, 2010 6:00 pm. ] January 23 – February 20, 2010
Opening reception: Friday, January 22, 6 – 8 p.m.
Juror: Syd Mead

Exhibition juried by Syd Mead, internationally renowned artist, futurist, illustrator and conceptual designer. Proceeds from art sales will support the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Exhibition organized by the CCS Alumni Council.



Syd Mead is an internationally renowned artist, illustrator, conceptual designer and [...]

Shereena Osai: “No Doubts” At The Paramount Gallery

[ January 5, 2010 3:00 pm to February 15, 2010 3:00 pm. ] January 5, – February 15, 2010

“No DouBts” will be on display through February 15, 2010 and features the art of Shereena Osai. A woman with many interests, her art explores the meanings and representations of many elements of American culture today. Beauty, movement and humanity greatly influence her modern, contemporary work. Her collection includes [...]

Cranbrook Academy of Art [SPRING] Edition Lecture Series

Reflecting the current variety of contemporary creative practices, the [SPRING] Edition Lecture Series presents a series of evenings with all forms of innovative inquiry.  A part of the academic program at Cranbrook Academy of Art, the lectures are open to the public – inviting the community to share in the ideas and discussions of the [...]