This Week @ the DIA, May 2-6, 2012

in the galleries

music

especially for families

lecture

Drop-in Workshops

Smoothie (Jacqueline Hunter, Renaissance High School)
from the 75th Annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition

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Once Upon a Time: Prints and Drawings that Tell Stories 
Through May 13, 2012  

Telling stories through prints and drawings is the subject of this exhibition consisting of works from the DIA’s collection. It [...]

Art Therapy in the News and Online

Ann Hood: Knitting, grief and the power of story – If Ann Hood had never learned to knit, she may never have been able to read and write again. She’d lost those talents after the sudden death of her 5-year-old daughter, Grace.
Can creativity calm an anxious mind? – Professionals offer advice on how to control [...]

Found: Compelling new art center in Detroit (introduction to Passenger)

We respond well to the familiar. Our brains reward us with endorphins when we hear or see the familiar. We also respond well to the unfamiliar. We like to learn. Our brains similarly release endorphins when we hear or see something new. So maybe the best way for an artist to speak to his or [...]

This Week @ the DIA, April 25-29, 2012

detroit film theatre

dia moment

music

especially for families

lecture

museum shop

in the galleries

Drop-in Workshops

detroit film theatre
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The Island President 
Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. / Sunday at 2 p.m. 

(USA/2011-directed by Jon Shenk) The Island President is the astonishing story of the first year in office of 41-year-old President Nasheed of the Maldives, a dedicated man confronting a problem [...]

Art Detroit – Now, art events in Detroit

Your online guide to great contemporary art in Detroit.

April 26, 2012 – News, exhibitions, openings and events.

Re:View Contemporary Gallery

Greg Fadell:  Nothingness
In this body of work, Fadell’s large black and white canvases serve as a container for both his physical painting process and his liberating mental exploration of “nothing.”  With self-created brushes [...]

Art Therapy in the News & Online

Breast cancer patients find creative ways to cope – …All three women use creative techniques to deal with their diagnosis of breast cancer — and the fear and uncertainty that come with it.”
Using Art To Enhance Health Care In Rural Communities – Community agencies in Southwest Florida are starting up an initiative to improve [...]

Go Home to Find Yourself — Review of Beverly Buchanan’s Show at The N’Nambdi Center for Contemporary Art

A picture of a home is a powerful symbol.  It represents a childhood, a wish, a castle, a refuge; it is a complicated structure to hold the countless stories of an individual’s life lived.  Bo Bartlett is a figurative painter who purchased his childhood home to use as a studio.  He uses it so that [...]

Art Detroit Now – April 19, 2012

Your online guide to great contemporary art in Detroit.

April 19, 2012 – News, exhibitions, openings and events.

Cranbrook Academy of Art

2012 Graduate Degree Exhibition   This weekend celebrate the opening of  the “2012 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art,” one of the largest and most exciting exhibitions of art and design in the country.
The galleries [...]

This Week @ the DIA, April 19-22, 2012

detroit film theatre

especially for families

music

lecture

museum shop

Drop-in Workshops

Detroit Revival, photo by Sylvie Shain

detroit film theatre
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Monsieur Lazhar
Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. / Sunday at 2 p.m.

(Canada/2011-directed by Philippe Falardeau) In Montreal, the unexpected death of an elementary school teacher comes to the attention of Bachir Lazhar, a 55-year-old Algerian [...]

Monday Roundup – 4/16 — News, Art Events, and Call for Artists

News:

Is the Opera House in trouble?!?
Moon beams over Detroit Institute Arts
Winners of Michigan Fine Arts Competition

Art Events:
Beauty Debate artist Brian Barr change to Detroit’s art landscape begins with PASSENGER, Lost and Found
Beauty Debate artist Geno Harris hosts Art, Life and Self Expression! April 27th at Liberal Arts Gallery (click for more info)
Call for Artists:

The Heidelberg [...]