The light bulb moment, by Stephen Hofgartner

Stephen Hofgartner is a Volunteer Coordinator at Art Road Nonprofit
Have you ever taught someone something?  Did you notice the moment they “got” it?
In art class we had the ultimate “light bulb moment.”  We had a mildly autistic student that is being mainstreamed and working hard to adjust to his fellow students and the different class [...]

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Countdown to the Broad
LECTURE SERIES
broadmuseum.msu.edu
Guest Speaker
Gregory Volk
Thursday, October 13, 2011
7:00PM
Room 118 Psychology Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
“Surprising Kayaks and Enthralling Volcanoes:
On the Importance of International Art”
This event is FREE to the public

Highlights from Art Class

Have you ever received a new lap top computer for winning an art competition,or had your art chosen for a holiday card that went to 3,0000 people, or had your drawing included in an 85’ mural, or had your artwork selected for the cover of a published book, or had your sketch be the inspiration for [...]

Notes on “A-Hunting We Will Go” at Re:View Contemporary Gallery

I attended the opening reception of Mark Dancey’s show at Re:View Contemporary back in September. I walked through pretty quickly, in the midst of a gallery crawl, but Dancey’s unusual, narrative-rich paintings stuck in my brain more than anything else I saw that night, bothering me because I wasn’t sure if I liked them or [...]

Be inspired: Interview with Art Road Nonprofit

As mentioned, the Art Road Nonprofit will provide thedetroiter.com with content/inspiration throughout this week.  We sat down with Carol Hofgartner, its Executive Director, to learn more about the important work of Art Road Nonprofit. Art Road Nonprofit’s mission is that children throughout Southeastern Michigan have access to art instruction. You can find out more on their website:  www.artroandonprofit.org, and by coming [...]

Creative Criticism — Congratulations to Jennifer Conlin and Dan Shaw

The Knight Foundation announced its finalist for its arts coverage and criticism grants, and it awarded Jennifer Conlin and Dan Shaw for their concept called iCritic Detroit, which will create a mobile video booth where audience members can record their video reviews of cultural events.

Patrice Erickson – SMALL WORKS – GRAND VIEWS

Local artist exhibits over 40 mini landscapes at Fieldstone Winery
 
Rochester, MI, Firebrick Gallery & Pottery Studio and Fieldstone Winery announces the exhibition, Small Works, which features over 40 new landscape paintings by Rochester Hills artist, Patrice Erickson. The exhibition will take place at Fieldstone Winery, Firebrick’s extended gallery space, from October 1 – 26. The artist’s reception will [...]

Monday Roundup – Oct. 10

Ford Arts, Beats & Eats, the Royal Oak festival, held for 4 days over the Labor Day weekend brought in $29 million!
“Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art” – a children’s book about the Heidelberg Project
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controversial art project in Detroit by NY group Artefacting
Detroit native, Tony Vitale, releases first [...]

Letter from the Editor — Questions

Is art education important? How do teachers encourage creativity? What are the building blocks for a well-rounded person? Do schools teach emotional intelligence? Can standardized test models kill creativity? What tools do student’s need to manage information in the information age? Why do we cut art classes first?  Isn’t there a Renaissance-man or Renaissance-woman ideal? [...]

Detroit Twits, 10-9

@MI_DetroitNews Detroit Michigan #News Puppets take Center Stage in December at Detroit Institute of Arts http://dlvr.it/q0yLK #Detroit #MI

@DavidJGagnon David Gagnon
Photo: #Detroit #DIA Detroit Institute of Arts Unused postcard from circa 1940, by Liberty News Detroit…. http://tumblr.com/ZZiQCyAP3Mwd

@sandysland4u Sandra Epps
Detroit Creative People representing the Arts.. Thanks Ladie Steele for including me with your photo shoot. I… http://fb.me/M4Cq2iAi

@DetroitUnspun [...]