Art Detroit Now — 12/2

Your online guide to great contemporary art in Detroit.

December 1 – News, exhibitions, openings and events.
 

MIDTOWN DETROIT, INC.
39th Annual Noel Night

Over 60 Midtown venues open their doors to the public FREE of CHARGE during this Cultural Center-wide holiday “open house.” Activities include horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday shopping, family craft activities and performances by over 120 area music, theatre, and [...]

Spring Classes at the BBAC Start April 12th

For some it is the brackets of March madness and for others it is the sprouting of buds. But sure signs of spring are also evident at the BBAC where the season of creativity blooms April 12 with a new crop of classes designed to refresh and reinvigorate the artist in us all.
Spring art classes [...]

Joseph Winterhalter: “Painting/Paperwork” at the BBAC

Closing Reception Thursday 11 February 2010, 5 to 8 pm
F.o.R. # 14, 2009, 24″ x 20″
Latex, acrylic, chalk, powdered graphite, oil, wax on canvas.
Photo: Steve Paszt
Joseph Winterhalter’s exhibit “Painting/Paperwork” could easily be called “Architecture/Poetry”; words that filled my mind as I viewed Winterhalter’s large scale canvases and ‘Text Works’. Putting industrial materials to [...]

WANTED: ARTISTS FOR 2009 REGIONAL ART FESTIVAL

Deadline February 15, 2010
As winter settles over the region, artists are readying for spring’s thaw and the many art festivals that it brings. The first and foremost in Southeast Michigan, artBirmingham, is calling all artists to apply January 1 through February 15 for the 2010 event.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and The Guild [...]

BBAC: Unleash Your Creativity At Summer Sundays

There are only so many weekends in a summer, and the next four offer the chance to break out of one’s routine and have some creative fun. During Sundays @ the Center, the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center is open with free exhibits and the distinctive Studio 1 Drop-In Workshops where creativity gets unleashed.
On Sundays between [...]

ArtBlast ‘09 at the BBAC

[ July 3, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm. ] Celebrate Summer! artBLAST ‘09 is a beach-themed evening of art workshops for all ages, grilled picnic supper, music, and Birmingham’s annual fireworks shot off right next door to the art center. And when the “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” are over, settle into afterBLAST for a retro beach-blanket movie, coffee, and dessert while traffic clears.

All [...]

Four Exhibits Open At BBAC On June 12

[ June 12, 2009 6:00 pm to July 10, 2009 6:00 pm. ] June 12 through July 10, 2009
free reception with the artists Friday June, 12, 6pm-8PM .

The exhibits opening June 12 at the BBAC are like a great summer read. Each transports you to a different place. The shows cover a range of subjects including a glimpse into a South American culture; book arts; a photographic look [...]

Famed Fiber Artist at BBAC for Three Day Workshop

June 18th, 19th and 20th Daily Sessions from 9AM-3:30PM.
Lanny Bergner at BBAC
“Space Botanical 4” by Bergner
An artist is like a magician because he takes materials that might otherwise be cast away and transforms them into a work of art. Internationally-renowned artist Lanny Bergner transforms industrial screening, wire, silicone and monofilament into organic [...]

Writers Find Summer Retreat At BBAC

This summer, writers of song, story, memoir and script will find room to grow their craft alongside painters, potters and weavers at the Birmingham  Bloomfield Art  Center.  The inaugural Writer’s Retreat Series features award-winning presenters in four workshops through the summer and culminates in a panel discussion.
In creating the series, the BBAC researched what local [...]

Community Foundation Funds Initiative Improving Art Access

Access to creating art is not democratic. Many do not have access and the reasons are varied. From mental and physical challenges to lack of exposure or scheduling conflicts, a lack of financial resources or a variety of special needs. And yet research is building to support what the BBAC has known for years: art [...]