Thoughts about TEDx by Carol Hofgartner

In a couple of weeks, we will introduce you to Carol Hofgartner who is the Executive Director of Art Road, which is an amazing organization that brings art education to schools in need.  Carol will provide thedetroiter.com with insight about art education and she will provide us with updates about the great work her organization [...]

The Art of Fresco

    Recently, for the first time in 77 years, a fresco has been painted in the Rivera Court of the DIA.
Hubert Massey facilitated a fresco painting workshop, demonstrating this process. The original documentation of Rivera working in the DIA was [...]

Anne Fracassa Artist Talk at Grosse Pointe Art Center

Friday April 30, 7:00pm
Anne Fracassa, Detroit artist and Juror for the Green Show will deliver a talk about her work and the Green Show on Friday April 30, 7:00pm at the Grosse Pointe Art Center.
The Green Show is the current exhibition at the Grosse Pointe Art Center. Anne Fracassa will offer her views on [...]

Toyota Lecture Series on Design presents Niels Diffrient

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
College for Creative Studies

Niels Diffrient is a preeminent American designer who holds more than 48 mechanical and design patents on furniture alone. His award-winning furniture designs have been produced by Knoll International, Sunar Hauserman, Howe Furniture Company, KI International, and currently, Humanscale Corporation.
After graduating from Cass Technical High School [...]

Knoll Lecture Features Design Director Benjamin Pardo

Knoll Lecture on Design

Cranbrook Institute of Science Auditorium
Thursday, April 29, 2010- 6 pm

Benjamin Pardo, Senior Vice President and Director
of Design at Knoll
Each year, Cranbrook Academy of Art presents the annual Knoll Lecture on Design thanks to a generous gift to present prominent designers in a public forum to students and the community of southeast [...]

Christopher Ho Appointed  Critical Studies Teaching Fellow at Cranbrook

Christopher K. Ho
Cranbrook Academy of Art has announced the appointment of the critic, curator and artist Christopher Ho as the Critical Studies Teaching Fellow for the 2010-2011 academic year. Operating as a critic at-large, the fellow meets with students and faculty in their studios to promote dialogue on issues of prominence in the world of [...]

American Society Of Media Photographers at the Scarab Club

[ April 24, 2010; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Saturday, April 24th, 2010 9 am-1 pm

Do you have a nagging feeling you can manage your images better and faster? Are you insecure about your archiving and backup systems? Are you ever disappointed in the final output of your work? Join ASMP and learn about dpBestflow, the definitive digital imaging resource for gaining [...]

RoseLee Goldberg at DIA

[ April 21, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wednesday, April 21, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

RoseLee GoldbergAcclaimed art historian, author, critic and curator RoseLee Goldberg will provide an authoritative introduction to the history of performance art on April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). The talk is free and will take place in the DIA Auditorium (John R Entrance).

In [...]

Tim Flattery: Film and Television Production Artist at CCS

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 6 p.m.

College for Creative Studies will host a Toyota Lecture on Design by film and television production artist and CCS Alumnus Tim Flattery on Tuesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. In a landmark and unique career that has spanned over two decades, Tim Flattery is a modern day renaissance man [...]

“Drift”: John Corbin at Susanne Hilberry Gallery

[ March 13, 2010 11:00 pm to April 24, 2010 11:00 pm. ] 13 March – 24 April 2010
Artist Talk Saturday 3 April 1 pm

John Corbin

Susanne Hilberry Gallery
www.susannehilberrygallery.com
700 Livernois Street
Ferndale, MI 48220-2307
(248) 541-4700