Archive for March, 2010

Call For Entry: 2010 Silver Medal Exibition Deadline Extended

Scarab Club
Deadline, Saturday, March 13th, 5 pm
An extraordinary number of artists have asked for a bit more time to turn in their entries for the Silver Medal exhibition, so the deadline has been extended to Saturday, March 13th, 5 pm.
The purpose of the exhibition is to recognize the diversity and achievement of artists whose work [...]

URGENT CASTING: Male/ late 30’s to 50’s /Ann Arbor / Rehearsals Underway!

Searching for an actor for Sir Willful Witwoud in The Way of the World
It’s The Way of the World by William Congreve, the classic Restoration comedy. I’m the director. I’m tackling it as the story of Mirabell and Millamant, two arch-libertines of a society of libertines who decide to find a way out of that [...]

QUE / CARR / HAMRICK at Lemberg Gallery

[ March 13, 2010 5:00 pm to April 24, 2010 5:00 pm. March 13, 2010 5:00 pm to April 24, 2010 5:00 pm. ] Opening Saturday, 13 March 5 – 8 pm
Through April 24, 2010

Sharon Que: Wanderlust,
Project Room – Diane Carr
Project Space – Janet Hamrick 

Lemberg Gallery
23241 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, Michigan 48220 USA
Tel: (248) 591-6623
Fax: (248) 591-6628
Tue – Sat 11 am – 5 pm and by appointment
Directors: Corrine Lemberg/Darlene Carroll
www.lemberggallery.com
 

John Corbin: “Drift” at Susanne Hilberry Gallery

Saturday March 13, 2010 – 6-8pm
Hilberry Susanne Gallery
www.susannehilberrygallery.com
700 Livernois Street
Ferndale, MI 48220-2307
(248) 541-4700

Joan Belgrave featuring Sullivan Fortner at Virgil Carr Center

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:00pm – 10:30pm

Joan Belgrave – Vocals
Marcus Belgrave- Trumpet
Gayelynn McKinney- Drums
Marion Hayden-Bass
and Featuring: Sullivan Fortner- Piano
Sullivan Fortner, A native of New Orleans, was a member of the Oberlin Jazz Septet (OJS), the Conservatory’s elite student jazz ensemble. Two tours with the OJS (in January 2006 and January 2007) included performances as part of [...]

Glass, Cinder & Thorns Show at 323East Gallery

[ March 20, 2010 2:00 pm to April 18, 2010 2:00 pm. ] Opens Saturday March 20 – Reception from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Runs through April 18, 2010

Megan Frau, birds nest pinkWith more than fifteen female artists from Detroit, Montreal, Portland, New York, France, Australia and elsewhere, “Glass, Cinder and Thorns” explores the dark side of fairy tales and their impact on identity. “As children, our parents [...]

Made in Detroit, with Love

I‘ve decided to devote the entire blog this month to one of my passions, art. I want to tell you about some of my favorite exhibits, artists, curators, educators, lectures and venues that I’ve discovered over the past month.

Love Talk: I’ll begin with a timely and thoughtful project Let’s Talk About Love, Baby by artist [...]

Thomas Frank Photography at University Commons, Ann Arbor

[ March 11, 2010 4:00 am to May 28, 2010 4:00 am. ] Through May 28, 2010

Thomas Frank continues his exploration of non-referential photography with a current solo exhibit at University Commons in Ann Arbor. Twenty six new works are included, many in square formats and multiple squares. He has been making images filtered through a glass block since 2000. The newest work heightens color [...]

Spring Classes at the Grosse Pointe Art Center

Spring Classes are again offered in a wide variety of subject matter. Offerings include; Teen and Adult painting, Drawing for Kids, Teen and Adult Drawing, Experimental Painting, Watercolor for Kids, Clay Jewelry, Manga illustration, Woodblock prints, Water media, Portfolio Presentation review, Fiber arts/Soft sculpture, Fine Art for Kids, Sculpture, plus three workshops on bookmaking, [...]

Free Film: Point of Least Resistance by Fischli and Weiss at MOCAD

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
The Point of Least Resistance (1981, 29 min.)
Dir. by Fischli and Weiss (courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York)
This short film, the first collaboration by the playful Swiss duo of Fischli and Weiss , presents an offset, noir-ish Los Angeles, in which two animal [...]