“Erratic Tendencies” @ Burton Theater

By:  Ian Swanson
“Erratic Tendencies”, curated by Cristin Richard (under the House of Raw moniker), is the first in a proposed series of exhibitions at Detroit’s Burton Theatre. Featuring the work of artists Wendy Ross and Frank Synowicz, this show stands as a strong statement on what are certain to be a [...]

190 Artists Highlight 29th Annual BBAC Art Fair

May 15, 10AM- 6PM and Sunday, May 16, 2010. 10AM-5PM

Mike Moats
Despite the chill spring events are blossoming. One event that is a true harbinger of the season is the 29th Annual Art Birmingham, the award-winning fine art fair. This year it will kick it up a few notches by taking the celebration to the streets [...]

“Homophobia & Me”

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7:00pm
Through Monday, May 17 at 11:00pm
Windsor Pride, 422 Pelissier

Rainbow Bridge, oil on canvas by Gabrielle Pescador
Pride in the City Committee of Windsor Pride presents a multimedia art exhibit in celebration of International Anti-Homophobia Day on May 17th, 2010. The exhibit includes “Homophobia & Me”, a postcard quilt project, teen [...]

Downtown Redford’s Strolling Art Gallery

[ May 14, 2010 8:00 pm to May 23, 2010 8:00 pm. ] Friday, May 14, 2010 at 9:30pm
Through Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 11:30pm
Downtown Redford

Walk downtown Redford and enjoy the work of over 20 artists (photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, ceramic, glass and fashion) displayed in buildings and businesses. Walk-in and walk-by and don’t forget to vote for your favorite display.

Artist & Business Coordinator: Jenny Mergos
Contact jmergos@hotmail.com [...]

Melissa Bryan: One Woman Show at Grosse Pointe Art Center

Preview Party on Friday, May 14, 2010 – 6:30 – 9:00 pm.

In collaboration with Grosse Pointe South High School’s Art Fest, the Grosse Pointe Art Center sponsored 9 awards for the Fest. The GPAC Director, 2 Board members and a long standing member of the organization served as jurors for the [...]

Artistic Director From Breathe Art Directs “The Lonesome West” at Planet Ant

[ May 14, 2010 8:00 pm to June 5, 2010 8:00 pm. ] Opens May 14th through through June 5th, 2010

Planet Ant Theatre proudly presents The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh. From the same playwright that brought us The Pillowman (produced with great reviews by Breathe Art Theatre Project in 2007), and A Beheading in Spokane which is currently running on Broadway. The Lonesome West [...]

Mark Arminksi’s “Processional of The Not So Ordinary” at 323East

A Solo Exhibition Opens Friday May 15, 2010

323East presents “Processional of the Not So Ordinary” a rare exhibit of artwork by renowned artist Mark Arminski. The show opens on Saturday May 15, 2010 with an artist’s reception from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m., and runs through June 10, 2010. Both the opening reception and [...]

William Gropper and More: Dissent and Satire at Elaine L. Jacob Gallery

Friday, May 14, 2010
A full and mature human life means both agency and responsibility— the capacity to think about and question needless suffering, indignity and injustice, and the commitment to struggle for change.” -
Invited Exhibiting Artists:
Carol Jacobsen,
Kristin Kurzawa,
Joanne Leonard,
Tequila Minsky,
Eric Mesko,
Karen Sanders,
and the Wayne State University collection
of works by William Gropper

Nocturnal Emissions or Something Like That

Artist Explore the Dreams of Detroit Writers, Thinkers & Entrepreneurs
Friday, May 14, 2010, 6:30pm – 11:00pm
Dreams fascinate. We think about them. We tell our friends about them. We try to assign meaning, believing that hidden somewhere within them is a little key to who we are. If we could just understand the damn things we [...]

Ann Arbor Public Art Commission Seeks Public Perspective

Public Art Survey Gives Citizens a Voice
he Ann Arbor Public Art Commission has launched a survey to gather input from the community on public art. The Commission invites the public to respond by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWGBJ8V and completing the survey.
At the end of the survey period, the commission will tabulate the data and use [...]