Art Detroit Now Newsletter – February 3, 2012

Your online guide to great contemporary art in Detroit.

February 2, 2012 - News, exhibitions, openings and events.

Arab American Museum

Fighting for Democracy: Who is the “We” in We the People?

This exhibit highlights the stories of seven diverse individuals, their service to their country and their civic engagement that helped to [...]

Art Therapy in the News

Art as therapy growing in acceptance
An Rx Based on Artistic Expression
UNC Hospitals using iPads, art to treat children
Cotuit Center for the Arts and Debra Hope Colligan present ‘Healing Through Art’
The exhibit opens February 15 and the opening reception is on Feb. 18 from 5-7 pm.
“What is Art Therapy?”: On Asking Van Gogh to Play the [...]

Local Rocker is a Top 10 Finalist for Singer-Songwriter Contest

Detroit rocks. That is a given, but the trouble I have is finding out about all of the Detroiters that rock. There are just so many great musicians popping up all of the time, it is hard to keep up. Detroit Rock City’s reputation as a breeding ground for creative, talented, and [...]

This Week @ the DIA, February 1-5, 2012 (Rembrandt is leaving, so get over there)

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IN THE GALLERIES

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Detroit Revealed on Film: After the Factory
Thursday at 7 p.m.

(USA/2011-directed by Philip Lauri) Former industrial towns are asking the question, ‘What comes after the factory?’ Detroit has been running on fumes since the fall of the auto industry and Poland’s [...]

Silent Watch: Contemporary Prints from Finland at Elaine Jacob Gallery and American Dream at Gallery Project

Two scalp-tingling shows opened this weekend in the Detroit area. One, “American Dream” at Gallery Project in Ann Arbor, culls a diverse bunch of artists contemplating how that mysteriously pervasive idea, the American dream, has disintegrated and rebuilt itself over the last century. The other, “Silent Watch: Contemporary Prints from Finland” brings the work of [...]

Monday Roundup — 1/30

Put a bird on it

Fela! scores big

Kresge eminent artist= poet, editor, and educator Naomi Long Madgett

Detropia is not good

Detroit Academy of Arts music video

During Rembrandt exhibit, DIA’s membership has grown by 40,000 (that’s a lot)

Where is the outrage — Detroit Science Center looks for funds while bank looks towards liquidation

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Detroit Twits — 1/29

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@Dig Downtown Detroit @DigDowntown Eastern Market shop brings antique art [...]

Art Detroit > Now 1/27/12

Art Detroit Now Newsletter – January 26, 2012

Your online guide to great contemporary art in Detroit.

January 27, 2012 - News, exhibitions, openings and events.

Long-Sharp / Curis Modern + Contemporary Fine Art

Before They Were Famous: Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy
American fine art photographer William John Kennedy’s exhibition of newly published prints of Andy [...]

Art Therapy in the News

Artist, heal thyself
Tapping into the power of creative expression to restore mind, body and soul
Art Brings Back Memories “It’s not about the art. At the art therapy class for people with Alzheimer’s at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, it’s about accessing memories and feelings and expressing them.”
Families Concerned As APA Attempts To Redefine Autism
some adults [...]

We are still talking to each other! The conversation continues

It might stop and stutter, but it hasn’t stopped … too much to talk about. In our last conversation we were talking about Honesty in Art, and you discussed this from the perspective of a viewer as well as someone who makes art. (Click here to see our last conversation.)Your ideas got me thinking [...]