Archive for November, 2011
Thank You Forgotten Harvest
This past summer I toured Forgotten Harvest’s headquarters. It is an impressive facility, and I learned a lot during my short walk through. Most importantly, I learned that they do a critical service for our neighbors: they rescue food. They rescue food that would otherwise go to landfills and because of their actions this food nourishes our community.
I [...]
Monday Roundup — 11/21
Rembrandt’s Jesus
Cranbrook Art Museum re-opens on 11/11/11 (and HuffPost Detroit launches on 11/17)
Kunthalle Detroit’s second exhibition opens
Detroit artists invade Plymouth
Poetry Slam in Dearborn
Praise for Mosaic Youth Theatre
DSO Director Leonard Slatkin signs new 3 year deal
More National Endowment for the Arts Grants to Michigan Organizations
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Letter from the Editor — Thanks
It is a simple and important phrase, yet often neglected: Thank you. In Detroit, it is easy to see the problems and give opinions about how to fix the problems. But it is another thing altogether to give more than just opinions. The highest praises should fall to those who—day in and day out—give of [...]
Detroit Twits — 11/20
@knightfdn — @nytimes profiles @diadetroit & @themintmuseum in article about #art museums exploring new marketing avenues http://kng.ht/uwdPWC
@EasternMarket Eastern Market–Great travel article highlighting #Detroit’s arts institutions c/o the @latimes: http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-detroit-20111113,0,3242102.story (and a shout out to Russell St Deli!)
@ DIADetroit–RT @FreepEnt How do you market an art exhibit about Jesus? @DIADetroit talks new “Rembrandt and the Face [...]
DIA Photo Essay Roundup and Quotes
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Thedetroiter.com: Why do you love the DIA?
Cedric Tai: When I worked there I really liked how many simple gestures put in place engaged people in meaningful ways. For example, having artwork reproductions strategically placed outdoors around metro Detroit, increasing [...]
Art Detroit Now Newsletter – November 17
Your online guide to great contemporary art in Detroit.
November 17, 2011 – News, exhibitions, openings and events.
Cranbrook
Grand Reopening: Eleven Days of Events
The second half of the eleven days of programs to help celebrate the Grand Reopening of Cranbrook Art Museum.
Through Monday, November
11am: No Object Is an Island Exhibition Tour
1pm: Collections Wing Tour
2pm: Saarinen House Tour
Thursday, [...]
Sneak Peek of the Face of Jesus
“Jesus wept.” That singular sentence is one of the most moving sentences in history. It shows Jesus’ humanity. The Detroit Institute of Arts is the starting point and the ending point for an exhibit that highlights Rembrandt van Rijn’s affecting pursuit to capture this humanity: Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus. The DIA conceived of [...]
Outside Inspiration: Stephen Maine
To thrive, the arts need deep thinkers. While some individuals fall to the simple opinion that all art is subjective and so all opinions are valid, the reality of art practices and art writing trump that simple opinion time and time again. This is because, like all worthy endeavors, art takes hard work, and it [...]
Artist Spotlight: Sarah Innes
Sarah Innes is a student of life. She was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI, where she currently lives and works. She earned her MFA at the University of Michigan, and taught there for several years. I first knew her when I was a student at the U of M School of Art and [...]
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