Archive for October, 2011

Halloween Treat

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Monday Roundup

5 Questions with Detroit Photographer Corine Vermeulen by Mark Styker of the Free Press – she is part of the group show “Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010″ at the DIA and has a solo show at the Susanne Hillberry Gallery in Ferndale titled, “Your Town Tomorrow”.
Very unfortunate art world news about a Detroit gallery owner, Sherry [...]

Letter from the Editor — Creative Collaboration

In the dialogue about positive change in Detroit, individuals routinely emphasize the need for collaboration.  Instinctively, we know that collaboration is a good thing — two heads are better than one (of course there can always be too many chefs in the kitchen and too many cliches for an article).  But what are the keys [...]

Detroit Twits, 10/30

@MetroParent Metro Parent, The halls of the DIA are haunted this weekend. Check it out: http://ow.ly/7cu9s
@ArtServeMI Artserve Michigan, TODAY IN #Detroit Decorate Sugar Skulls at The Detroit Institute of #Arts http://j.mp/sVOBZ9
@PureDetroit313 Pure Detroit, #Art scene #Detroit article “Arts Motors On” http://bit.ly/sllDw0 http://Wmagazine.com 
@michiganblogger: Detroit, the Arts, Jerry Paffendorf and Dennis Leary by @DetroitLIVES http://bit.ly/tXf6ni
@DetroitPlaces Detroit Places, [...]

Artist Spotlight: Austin Brady

With our last spotlight, we wanted to showcase an up and coming artist.  Austin is a student at CCS who draws with great dexterity, and shows a spirit for experimentation and a passion to learn more and to grow as an artist.  So he is someone you should keep on your radar because he has the right [...]

On the Business of Art…A Financial Education Series

Being a business owner complicates your life exponentially. Tracking revenue and expenses is a daily chore, and complying with all the various forms, rules and regulations of owning a business is a hassle. Nevertheless, there is something very liberating and gratifying about building your own business, or doing your own thing, that just about makes-up [...]

Artist Spotlight: Darcel Deneau

Darcel’s artwork reveals the pulsating heart of Downtown Detroit.  She creates painterly cityscapes of Detroit that capture the energy of the streets of Detroit during different times of the day.  She gives us just enough detail so that the details inform us that we are Downtown, yet the details do not restrict her spirit and passion for this City. 
Looking at her paintings you [...]

Artist Spotlight: Ron Zakrin

I thought this image would be a good one for the Halloween weekend.  This image is what greets you when you visit Ron Zakrin’s website — I believe it is a wild monkey, with gold teeth, some gold chains, a lizard’s body, and some wings … it’s a little terrifying.  It is also a good [...]

And so it begins again — Conversations by Robin Grearson and Colin Darke

Colin:
I apologize for that awkward silence. I had an influx of ideas and then . . . pop, my head exploded. It happens. For those who forgot where we left off, click here to read our previous posts.
 Your last post opens the door to a lot of questions – a lot of questions. How do [...]

Scary Stuff — Halloween Weekend Events

I will update this with more events tomorrow, but I wanted to give you a head’s up to some great events this weekend.
First and foremost (Editor’s Note: the Editor is a member of New Wave):
Horror Movie: a party to benefit MOCAD
Viewer beware, here is a collection of some of our favorite and most disturbing Horror [...]