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The following is a list of local museums and galleries, with information on current exhibits where available.
To list your information, email calendar@annarbor.com
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African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw Co.
3261 Lohr Road (in the David R. Byrd Center); 734-761-1717. Hours are by appointment only, call to arrange a visit. Exhibition, publications, educational programs and activities aimed at disseminating knowledge of African ancestral heritage and the communities of the diaspora.
The Museum offers Informative, educational, and enjoyable programs for the entire family:
- Bus Tours: Journey to Freedom: An Underground Railroad Tour of Washtenaw County
- Talks & Presentations: Journey to Freedom: Underground Railroad Talks
- Tours of the David R. Byrd Center: A restored 1830's house where the Museums' administrative office is located
- Legacy Presentations: We will be happy to come make a presentation to groups and organizations.
Website: www.aachmuseum.org
Ann Arbor Art Center
117 W. Liberty St.; 734-994-8004. Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., Noon-5:30 p.m.
Inherent State Exhibition February 10 - March 18, 2012
How often do you find two fiber artists with two sisters that are creative writers all generating work based on experiences rooted from their childhood in a constantly changing world? The two sets of sisters, Brooks Harris Stevens and Jennifer Harris closely connect with Sarah and Cathy Wagner through their methodologies, imaginations and experiences.
Brooks Harris Stevens and Jennifer Harris directly make works based on their childhood experiences. Brooks uses direct objects, images and materials that evoke specific ideas or memories about events from a specific time period; the same time period that inspiration Jennifer uses for her for her short stories.
Abstract works by Sarah Wagner focus on unnatural environments creating models for sisters' parallel worlds, while Cathy Wagner explores the realm of experimental poetry. Both sets in individual manners that are truly affected by their inherent characteristics as siblings. Just as there are similarities within the roots of all of the work there are all enticingly diverse.
Ann Arbor Art Center Satellite Gallery in Downtown Ann Arbor. AnnArbor.com’s Community Space, located at 301 E. Liberty, now features a satellite art gallery managed by the Ann Arbor Art Center. The gallery showcases a local artist and will rotate quarterly.
John Shultz ARTWORKS. - Now through March 5.
Artist reception will be February 16, 5-6:30 p.m.
This collection of oil paintings is a study of color and the relationship of one to another.
The Community Space at AnnArbor.com is open to public Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm. In addition to the newly installed art gallery, the Community Space features computers with free internet access, free public WiFi, and use of conference room space by reservation. Comfortable seating and locally roasted coffee are also available in the space. Coffee is provided by local coffee roasters. Your donation of $1.50 for a cup of coffee goes directly to Warm the Children.
AnnArbor.com is an online digital media company serving the people of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, Michigan. We are online 24/7 and in print on Thursday and Sunday. AnnArbor.com is located in Ann Arbor, a college town that's proud to be known for our athletics, lively entertainment scene and high quality of life. We are a whole new kind of company that combines the proud tradition of local journalism with a commitment to building a true online community providing citizens the opportunity to stay connected to local information, and to share content on whatever topics are important to them.
Website: www.annarborartcenter.org
Ann Arbor District Library - Main Library
343 S. Fifth Ave.; 327-4200. Mon., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m.
Current Exhibit:
Curriculum of Color: Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor Annual Student Art Exhibit
January 18 through February 28
This annual exhibit of student art and schoolwork from the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (Kindergarten-12th grade) returns to AADL!
In Waldorf education, the arts are an essential component of the curriculum, providing avenues for recognition and understanding of the world in which we live. This exhibit will feature student oil and watercolor paintings, drawings and mosaics on the third floor and in the multi-purpose room of the library. Of special interest this year is the student work featured in the lower level showcases, which will include woodwork, handwork, and sculpture, plus beautiful main lesson books which span a curriculum that is unparalleled in diversity and richness.
Website: www.aadl.org
Ann Arbor District Library - Malletts Creek branch
3090 E. Eisenhower Parkway; 734-327-4200. Mon., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m.
Website: www.aadl.org
Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum
220 E. Ann St.; 734-995-5439. A science center with more than 250 exhibits. Check out the Legacy Gallery. Admission: $9 (members and infants, free). Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. Museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Some of the fun exhibits on display:
- Engineers On A Roll
- Solar Energy Collection of Exhibits
- Geakiac
- Block Party
- Inverted Pendulum
- ViewSpace Exhibit from NASA
- Bernoulli Blast
- Solar Collector
- The Egg of Columbus
Website: www.aahom.org
Ann Arbor Women Artists
Independent, nonprofit group of about 300 women artists and some men. Information can be obtained by emailing: the.aawa@gmail.com
Several Ann Arbor locations:
- Ann Arbor Senior Center, 320 Baldwin Street (in Burns Park);
- Bab's Underground, 213 S. Ashley;
- Curves for Women in Westgate;
- MoonWinks Cafe, 5151 Plymouth Rd.;
- Sweetwaters Cafe, 123 W. Washington Street;
- Whole Foods, 3135 Washtenaw (upstairs);
- The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan, 2530 S. Maple
Website: www.annarborwomenartists.com
The Argus Museum
535 W. William St., Ann Arbor, located in the original Argus Building, 734-769-0770.
The Argus Museum is a non-commercial venture. It is open to the public during normal business hours Monday through Friday. There is no admission charge. Visitors are free to wander through the exhibits on their own.
Come and see what a bunch of talented photographers can do with a vintage Argus, once the largest-selling American-made 35mm camera, first produced here in Ann Arbor.
For more info, call or visit: http://arborwiki.org/city/Argus_Museum
Art and Architecture Building
College of Engineering, University of Michigan, North Campus, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor. Open to the public, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
U-M School of Engineering Website: http://www.engin.umich.edu/
Artistica Gallery
3203 Broad Street, Dexter, 734-426-1500. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Closed on Sun. and Mon.
Website: www.artisticagallery.net
ARTSearch
Showroom on 1717 W. Huron. Mon.-Sat., call for an appointment, 734-769-3223.
Since 1983, representing contemporary artist of various medias. Consults corporate, medical and residential clients. Specializes in selecting and installing artwork.
Website: www.artsearch-corporate.com
Audubon Room
U-M Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 S. University Ave. (on the Diag), 734-764-9377. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 1-7 p.m. Exhibits are FREE and open to the public.
Website: www.lib.umich.edu/gallery
Automotive Heritage Museum & Miller Motors Hudson
100 E. Cross St., Depot Town, Ypsilanti, 734-482-5200. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 1:30-5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Noon-5 p.m.
Home to the world's last Hudson Dealer. With its records dating to 1927 a priceless part of Ypsilanti automotive history is now preserved. See original Hudson dealer memorabilia and cars displayed. Admission: $5/adults, children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. The Museum is funded entirely by private contributions and is a tax exempt organization (501-C3). Donations of money and Ypsilanti Automotive memorabilia would be greatly appreciated. Free parking is available behind the museum parallel to the railroad tracks.
Website: http://www.ypsiautoheritage.org/
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Belleville Area Museum
405 Main St., Belleville; 734-697-1944. Open: Tues.-Sat., Noon-4 p.m. Admission: $1/Adults, .50 cents/Kids (ages 6-17 years old), $3/Family; Guided Tours: $1/person (school classes, scout groups, etc.).
Permanent Exhibit: The Wabash Depot & 1860 Wayne County Map. The Belleville Area Museum first opened at Old Quirk School in 1989, featuring small-scale replicas of historical buildings which once stood in Belleville, Sumpter, and Van Buren Townships. With visitors regularly promenading its “Main Street”, the Museum became a popular attraction. The Belleville Area Museum preserves and promotes the history of the community through the preservation and exhibit of historical artifacts and the presentation of historical programs and events.
Website: www.vanburen-mi.org/Museum/Belleville_Area_Museum.html
Bentley Historical Library
1150 Beal Ave., U-M North Campus; 734-764-3482. Hours: Sun., 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; Mon.-Fri., 6 a.m. - midnight; Sat., 7 a.m.-1 a.m.
Website: http://bentley.umich.edu
Biggby Coffee
539 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Ice on the Huron River - Now through March 31.
Photo exhibit of natural ice formations taken along the Huron River near Zeeb Rd., in March 2011, for five consecutive days. See their amazing forms and surprising variety! 20 large photos are on the east wall at Biggby's. Contact Ann Flowers and Fred Ringia ringiaflowers@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.biggby.com/
Brighton Art Guild
Located in the CoBACH Center (the Old Town Hall), 202 W. Main St., in downtown Brighton, 810-225-8197. Winter Hours: Wed.-Sat., 2-8 p.m.; Sun., 2-5 p.m.
Each month the Guild will feature the work of three or four local artists in a variety of mediums. Exhibits are open to the public at no charge.
Website: www.brightonartguild.com
Brighton District Library
100 Library Drive, Brighton; 810-229-8924. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1-5 p.m.
Library Website: www.brightonlibrary.info
Burns Park Senior Center
1320 Baldwin, Ann Arbor, 734-794-6250. Office hours: M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Cafe Verde (at the People's Food Co-op)
216 N. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor. 734-994-9174. Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Website: http://www.peoplesfood.coop/store/cafe.php
Cafe Zola
112 W. Washington St.; 769-2020. Brunch Hours: 7 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Dinner Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m. and Fri. and Sat. 5-11 p.m.
Website: www.cafezola.com
Chelsea Center for the Arts Center Gallery
400 Congdon St., Chelsea; 734-433-2787. Gallery hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., Noon-2 p.m.; Sat., 3-6 p.m.; Closed Thur. & Sun.
Website: www.chelseacenterforthearts.org
Chelsea Collection
6065 Sibley Road, Chelsea; 734-433-3300. Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Featuring antiques, art & fine estate jewelry.
Website: http://www.thechelseacollection.net/
Chelsea District Library
221 S. Main St., Chelsea; 734-475-8732. Winter Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri.,10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.
The Chelsea District Library and Chelsea Center for the Arts are pleased to announce cartoonist Jerzy Drozd as the Artist-in-Residence for 2010-2011. Jerzy Drozd began his comics illustration career at 19, self-publishing his own comic books. He has also worked for Antarctic Press on their flagship title 'Ninja High School'. While at Antarctic Press, he and writer Tom Root (of Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken) co-created the mini-series 'PPV: Pay-Per-View'. He is one of the artists behind 'Make Like A Tree Comics', a self-publishing comics company that specializes in all-ages comics serialized online and collected in print. This venture caught the attention of Glencoe McGraw-Hill, who contracted Drozd to co-create and illustrate a series of pro-social and educational comics stories for their Backpack Reader series of books. In 2006 he completed his 197-page online graphic novel, 'The Front', a retelling of the first comics story he self-published.
Website: www.chelsea.lib.mi.us/
Chelsea Toy Museum
Inside the Chelsea Teddy Bear Co., 400 N. Main St., Chelsea; 734-433-5499.
Showcase of rare and valuable toys that trace the history of toys around the world, including the teddy bear, which was invented by Jackson resident Richard Steiff. Factory tours also available.
Website: www.chelseateddybear.com/toy_museum
Clay Gallery
335 S Main St.; 734-662-7927. Gallery Hours: M-Th. 11-8, Fri. and Sat. 11-9, Sun. 12-5.
Cups of Fire - January 29 - March 3
A national, juried, exhibition of hand crafted ceramic cups will be on display for purchase at the Clay Gallery of Ann Arbor. Prizes will be awarded.
Website: www.claygallery.org
(William L.) Clements Library
909 S. University Ave.; 734-764-2347. Open to the public, Mon.-Fri., 1-4:45 p.m. and by appointment. Closed Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
“So Once Were We: Death in Early America"
October 17 - February 17
Mortality is a useful lens through which we may view many aspects of early American society. So Once Were We explores American practices and traditions for coping with death, from the early years of European exploration and discovery to the early 20th century and the burgeoning modern funeral industry.
"So Once Were We" is a partial line from a once-common verse, which has many variations. One, from a Civil War-era tombstone in St. Clair County, Alabama, is "Remember us, as you pass by / as you are now, so once were we." The title embodies several themes in the exhibit: the transatlantic movement of ideas and traditions, the universal experience of death, and personal and collective remembrance.
The exhibit is organized topically and holds primary resources related to changing religious and social practices; illness, disease, and medicine; practical aspects of post-mortem care; etiquette and fashion; funerals and cemeteries; memory and commemoration; and the professionalization of death industries.
Website: www.clements.umich.edu
Copper Colored Mountain Arts
Red Barn, 7101 W. Liberty Rd. 734-904-7487. Hours: Saturdays 10am-4pm. We are also open during scheduled classtimes and performances as well as by appointment. Call for details and directions or email info@ccmarts.org.
Website: http://ccmarts.org/wordpress/
The Common Cup
1511 Washtenaw Ave; 734-327-6914. Summer Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. - Closed, Sun. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Open to the public.
Website: www.commoncupcoffee.com
DAAS Gallery
Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (formerly the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies-CAAS)
G648 Haven Hall, 505 S. State St., 734-764-5514. Open to the public, Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/daas/
Dexter Area Historical Society & Museum
3443 Inverness St., Dexter, 734-426-2519. Open to the public from May-December, Fri. & Sat., 1-3 p.m.
The museum is housed in the former St. Andrew's United Church of Christ, built in 1883. The building was moved one block to the corner of Inverness and Fourth streets, to allow the construction of the current St. Andrew's. The museum contains a large display area, a genealogical library, a local history library, and the Corner Gift Shop.
Website: www.hvcn.org/info/dextermuseum
Dexter District Library
3255 Alpine St., Dexter, 734-426-4477. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.
Website: www.dexter.lib.mi.us
Doug Price Photographs
113 W. Liberty St.; inside West Side Bookshop, 734-995-1891. Hours: Mon., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Vintage photography by Edward S. Curtis, pictorialism from Camera Work, and travel photography from the 19th century to 1930, with images of early Ann Arbor.
Downtown Ann Arbor Historical Street Exhibit
Various locations. 16 sites with stand-alone markers highlight parts of Ann Arbor’s history, some with wall displays and/or artifacts. Full map at website: www.aadl.org
Dreamland Theater
26 N. Washington St., Ypsilanti; 734-657-2337. Theater, Gallery, and Curiosity Shop. Children’s Puppet Shows, Every Sunday at 3:30 p.m. All children’s shows are $5 general admission with children 3 and under free.
Website: www.dreamlandtheater.com
Duderstadt Center Gallery
U-M Media Union, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd.; 734-93-MEDIA, reception desk: 734-763-3266. Regular Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri., Noon-6 p.m.
Website: http://www.dc.umich.edu/gallery/index.htm
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EMU Ford Gallery
114 Ford Hall, EMU campus, Ypsilanti; 734-487-0465. Gallery Hours: Mon. and Thur. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tue. and Wed. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Website: http://art.emich.edu/
EMU University Art Gallery
210 Student Center, 900 Oakwood Ave., Ypsilanti; 734-487-0465. Gallery Hours: Mon. and Thur., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue. and Wed., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Website: http://art.emich.edu/
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Foggy Bottom Coffee House
7065 Dexter Ann Arbor Rd, Dexter 48130. 734-424-9630.
Website: http://foggybottomcoffee.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Front Porch Textile Studio
1219 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor, 734-662-7134, frontporchtextiles@me.com - Open by appointment only.
Located in a studio behind the historic Amos Corey house. Handspun yarn, custom yarn design, contemporary and historic handwoven articles. Spinning and weaving instruction offered. Trunk shows may be arranged for yarns, handwoven products, and Mongolian and Bhutanese textiles. Individual and group lessons in spinning and weaving. Tours for knitting or fiber-related guilds or groups are welcome (adults only please). Please contact Front Porch to be included on a mailing list for shows, classes, and events.
(Gerald R.) Ford Presidential Library
1000 Beal Ave., U-M North Campus, Ann Arbor 48109; 734-205-0555. Free parking. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Permanent exhibits include: “Eventful Lives,” presenting stories of President and First Lady Ford, and “Art of Diplomacy,” including official gifts presented by China, Russia, Egypt, Italy and Indonesia.
Current Exhibit: Gerald Ford in Mao's China, on display in the lobby; featuring photos, artifacts, and especially documents, some newly declassified, from five dramatic years in U.S.-China relations. Congressional leader Ford visited China in 1972 at the behest of President Nixon. He returned to Beijing in 1975, as President himself, just months before Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong died and China entered an unpredictable transition.
Website: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/
Gallery 55+
Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, 734-998-9353. Gallery 55+ exhibits two-dimensional art by artists over the age of 55, some who are professional and some who have never exhibited their work until now. Open to the public, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 734-998-9353.
Website: www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/tsrc
GalleryOne
Student Center Building, 1st floor, Washtenaw Community College campus, 4800 E. Huron River Drive; 734-477-8512. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-noon.
Website: www.wccnet.edu/resources/otherresources/galleryone/
Gallery Project
215 S. Fourth Ave.; 734-997-7012. Closed on Mondays; Tue.-Sat., noon-9 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. Donations to Gallery Project are tax deductible.
Founded in April 2005, Gallery Project is a fine art collaborative directed by Rocco DePietro and Gloria Pritschet. Its mission is to provide a venue for contemporary art that is culturally aware, individualistic, courageous, and thought provoking.
Amish at Walmart by Seder Burns
A multimedia exhibit in which 29 local, regional, and national artists explore how hopeful narratives of the American experience are changing.
In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
The American Dream has been credited with helping to build a cohesive American experience, but has also been blamed for over-inflated expectations. Despite a deep-seated belief in the egalitarian American Dream, the modern American wealth structure still perpetuates racial and class inequalities between generations. Advantage and disadvantage are not always connected to individual successes or failures, but often to prior position in a social order.
As a national ethos, the American Dream can be interpreted as a quest for material wealth, leading to the overindulgence in personal possessions for the assertion of a perceived identity. Moreover, this “dream” can act as a facade cloaking the reality of the American experience for many individuals.
The American Dream investigates this reality, as well as asking for visions of a new ideal. With the myth of an egalitarian America largely dispelled, we look for new definitions of success and fulfillment that take into account past failures and work to build in a new direction.
Contributors include: Adrian Aguirre, George Awde, Carolyn Reed Barritt, Stephanie Beck, Anna Beeke, Lea Bult, Seder Burns, Matthew Cusick, Rocco DePietro, Dan Farnum, Jay Fernelius, Alisa Henriquez, Jesse Howell, David Katz, Christopher Lee, Joe Levickas, Tom McMillen-Oakley, Janice Milhem, Tim Pewe, Erica Podwoiski, Gloria Pritschet, Meagan Shein, Scotty Slade, Eric Smith, Alan Vanderkaay, Mario Wagner, Michael Wells, Robin Wilt, and Haewon Yoo.
Website: www.thegalleryproject.com
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Halle Library
955 West Circle Drive, EMU campus, Ypsilanti; 734-487-0020. Mon.-Thurs., 7:30 a.m.-midnight; Fri. and Sat., 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, noon-midnight.
Website: www.emich.edu/halle
Hamburg Historical Museum
7225 Stone St., Hamburg 48139; 810-986-0190. Wed., 4-7 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Featuring an exhibit on Hats - Shoes - Purses. Remember the "good old days" when we wore stiletto heels to work and to shop? What about having a hat for every occasion? Or matching our purse to our shoes? Come in and see the history that many of us lived.
Also on display: The History of Lingerie; take a step back through time and view the history of lingerie.
Website: www.hamburg.mi.us/hamburg_historical_museum/index.html
Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
U-M Central campus, 913 S. University Ave, (on the Diag), 48109. 734-764-0400. Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-2 a.m., Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Exhibits are FREE and open to the public.
The Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library is the University of Michigan's primary research collection for the humanities and social sciences. It has extensive holdings in literature, history, political science, economics, among many other subjects. Its collection numbers approximately 3.5 million volumes -- this includes access to:
- 10,000 journals
- Over 1,000 daily newspapers in a variety of formats
- More than 20,000 online periodicals
- 500 licensed online databases.
“U-M Library Celebrates Language” Exhibit - February 1 through April 30
Opening reception Tuesday, February 7, at 4:00 pm.
We invite you to browse panels about the scripts of ancient Egypt, indigenous languages of Central and South America, languages of Southeast Asia, and more - including the English language and language used in graffiti and comics.
This exhibit highlights the possibilities for exploration and discovery within the library’s collections, which are impressive on many levels. The sheer number of materials, including more than 8.5 million volumes in locations all over campus, and access to millions of digital books, journals and images, makes it one of the largest university library systems in the United States. The collection encompasses ancient documents written on papyrus, electronic journals reporting on the latest advances in science and medicine, and materials from nearly every period, culture, and way of thought in between.
Within these collections are materials in over 430 languages, which, along with library subject and language specialists, make the U-M Library an outstanding international resource for all fields of scholarship.
“The breadth of language materials available from the University of Michigan Library is astounding,” says Karen Jordan, Director of Programming and Community Engagement for the library. “Specialists are available to help scholars and community members navigate the collections and find exactly what they need to advance their research.”
Website: www.lib.umich.edu/grad/
Heavenly Metal
207 E. Ann St.; 734-663-4247. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Heavenly Metal is a gallery/gift shop in downtown Ann Arbor featuring recycled-metal artwork, jewelry, purses, books, scarves, clothing, shoes, homegoods, and unique gift items. Most work is handcrafted by artists locally and around the globe. The gallery also has a new online store.
Website: http://heavenlymetal.com
Hollander's
410 N 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor, 734-741-7531. Open Weekdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Hollander’s offers workshops year round in bookbinding, book arts, paper arts, printmaking, and other related topics. In addition, a partnership with the American Academy of Bookbinding brings us professional level workshops in fine binding and book conservation.
Website: www.hollanders.com
Outdoor Canvas Collage Series, by Anne Schulte.
A vehicle entry permit is required to enter any Metropark and is only $25 annually for regular admission, $15 annually for seniors or $5 daily for 2010. General information can be found on their website or by calling 1-800-47-PARKS.
Located along the Huron and Clinton rivers, the Metroparks provide a natural oasis from urban and suburban life as well as year-round recreational activities and events. The Metroparks consist of 13 beautiful parks covering 24,000 acres, ten spectacular public golf courses and two marinas on Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, respectively. The parks also offer scenic nature trails, breathtaking beaches, educational activities and exciting winter sports.
Current Exhibit: U of M art students use the Huron-Clinton Metroparks as their canvas. How do you take art out of the classroom and into the outdoor world? For University of Michigan art professor Michael Rodemer, creating a whole new course centered on the Huron-Clinton Metropark system was a perfect opportunity to get his students out of the classroom and into the field, literally. Using nature as the cornerstone of the course “Metroparks: Engaging the Environment,” Rodemer paired up with Metroparks staff to offer students the opportunity to use their artistic talent to showcase important commentaries on the environment, preservation, ecological issues and more, while at the same time drawing attention to the park system and all it has to offer to the surrounding communities.
For their coursework, 20 students developed 13 projects at three Metroparks on display both indoors and outdoors. The projects range from a canvas collage to woven willow branches, and feature a wide variety of materials, shapes, sizes and messages.
Hudson Mills, Kensington and Indian Springs Metroparks are playing host to these pieces of art. Most are on display or are in the process of being installed. Some pieces will remain as permanent exhibits while others will be left to be “reclaimed by nature” as intended by students who used natural materials for their outdoor art.
Website: http://www.metroparks.com/
JCC’s Amster Gallery
2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor. 734-971-0990. Hours: Sun., 9 a.m.-noon; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday - hours vary - contact the JCC.
Elana Weissman’s Eye Wonder - Now through February 29.
The exhibit Eye Wonder is a breathtaking collection of photographs taken mostly in Michigan. Through the camera, Elena has brought us a story of the natural wonders of nature in color and texture. She uses shadow, shapes and captured beauty to please our eyes.
Website: http://www.jccannarbor.org/
John Shultz Artworks
206 S. Main St., second floor; 734-665-5988. Oil paintings, pastels, cards, fine art photography and prints. Hours: Tue.-Sat. by appointment.
Website: www.johnshultzart.com
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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
University of Michigan, 434 S. State St.; 734-764-9304.
More than 100,000 artifacts from civilizations around the Mediterranean. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 1-4 p.m.; closed Monday and University holidays. Admission is free, but donations are welcomed.
The Museum's permanent exhibition of artifacts, a collection of nearly 100,000 ancient and medieval objects from the civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Near East, is carefully chosen and presented by Kelsey curators to represent and explain the range of objects in the collections. In addition to mounting exhibitions, the Museum sponsors research, educational programs for children, and fieldwork projects, as well as housing the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology.
Featured Object: An Egyptian mummiform coffin (685-525 BC) of the priest Djehutymose will be prominently displayed in the new Upjohn Wing. Learn more about the Coffin of Djehutzmose on their website, www.lsa.umich.edu.
The Kelsey Museum cosponsors a number of special on-line exhibitions in collaboration with other University units. To visit these exhibitions, go to their website www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/exhibitions/onlineexhibitions.
Special Exhibition
Statue of an Egyptian priest, 50-100 AD
Jan. 27 through May 6
This special exhibition explores the story of the site’s excavation, which was initiated by the University of Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s. It will illuminate the historical records of a single village community, located 80 kilometers southwest of Cairo in the Egyptian countryside, during Egypt’s Graeco-Roman period.
Part II will follow the changes that took place in Karanis with the beginning of the Roman occupation of Egypt and then later with the advent of Christianity. The displays - all but a few will be new -- include collections of Roman glass, tax rolls on papyrus, and the leather breastplate of a Roman soldier.
Everyday life in ancient communities is often obscured from modern eyes due to the erosion of evidence over the centuries. The archaeological process, however, allows scholars to reconstruct an understanding of past societies from the surviving artifacts. Through Karanis Revealed, museum visitors will have the opportunity to unearth the daily life of a rural village more than 2,000 years old and retrace the steps of the scholars who discovered it.
Part I of the exhibition looked at aspects of village life during the community’s early centuries, including the site’s agricultural cultivation, the role of pagan religions, and evidence of more esoteric magical practices.
Website: www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/
Kempf House Museum
312 S. Division St.; 734-994-4898.
Tour the 1853 Greek Revival home of the musical German-American Kempf family, and learn about the early history of Ann Arbor. Sundays 1-4 p.m., admission is Free, Donations Appreciated.
Kempf House is open for guided tours on Sundays, from 1-4 p.m. (except holidays), Sept.-Dec. and March-May, or by appointment. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.
Website: http://kempfhousemuseum.org
Kerrytown Concert House
415 N. Fourth Ave.; 734-769-2999. Open during performances.
Exhibits are available for viewing Monday - Friday from 9:30 am to 5 pm, during public concerts and by appointment. For more information or to make an appointment, call 734-769-2999.
Website: http://kerrytownconcerthouse.com
Kreft Center for the Arts
Concordia University campus, 4090 Geddes Road; 734-995-7591. Tues.-Fri., noon-4 p.m., Sat. and Sun., 1-5 p.m. The Gallery is FREE and open to the public.
Website: www.cuaa.edu/kreftarts/
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LePop
In the Comerica building, 101 N. Main St., Ann Arbor.
Hours: Mon.-Wed., 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 12 p.m.-9 p.m. Sundays are being reserved for appointments and special events. LePop is a traveling pop-up art gallery intended to breathe new life into underutilized corporate spaces available for lease or sale. For the next several months Charlie LaCroix will present a series of art exhibitions in the former MyBuys space in the Comerica building. These shows feature the work of up and coming artists who specialize in cutting edge art across a variety of media. Charlie LaCroix invites the community to inquire about holding your next business meeting, yoga class, marriage proposal and more at LePop.
Livingston Arts Council
The Opera House, 123 W. Grand River Ave., Downtown Howell, 517-540-0065.
Hours: Mon.-Fri., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Please note that The Opera House doors are not open unless an event is taking place or an appointment has been arranged. If you are stopping by without an appointment, please call the office first so that someone can meet you at the door.
Website: http://www.theoperahouse.us/livingstonartscouncil.html
Manchester District Library
912 City Rd. (M-52), Manchester, 734-428-8045. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. Parking is available both in the front and rear of the building.
Website: www.manchesterlibrary.info
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, University of Michigan
1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, 734-647-7600. Hours: Mon., Tue. & Thurs., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (with free admission noon-8 p.m.); Fri., Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas day, and New Year’s Eve. Adults over 18, $5; children 5-18, $2; under 5, free. Trails and gardens at Matthaei are free and open 7 days a week sunrise to sunset.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Celebrating 50 Years on Dixboro Road
Spring Exhibit & Display - Feb. 25 - April 8, 2012
The University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens is 50 this year! Come and celebrate a half century on Dixboro Road by travelling back in time to see images of the Botanical Gardens' buildings and conservatory as they were being built in the early 1960s; enjoy a display of spring bulbs and flowers; discover historic plants in the conservatory; and experience the Botanical Gardens as one of the best places in town discover, learn about, and connect with nature.
Website: www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg
Michigan Firehouse Museum
110 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti; 734-547-0663. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun., noon-4 p.m. Closed Mondays. Admission: $5/Adults, $3/Children 2-16, Under 2/Free.
Original 1898 firehouse plus a new 12,000 sq. ft. exhibit area with lots of antique and classic fire trucks, as well as numerous collections of historical fire equipment and memorabilia on display. Recently Arrived, see it in the Old Firehouse: Ladder Wagon and a 1878 Ahrens, Rebuilt in 1910 by American-LaFrance.
Currently on display: One of the largest collection of fire vehicle sirens and lights anywhere.
Website: www.michiganfirehousemuseum.org
Michigan League
University of Michigan, 911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0446. Hours: Open Daily, from 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
Website: http://uunions.umich.edu/league/
Michigan Union Art Lounge
University of Michigan, 530 S. State Street, 1st Floor. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 7 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-2 a.m.
U-M Union Website: http://uunions.umich.edu/munion
Milan Public LIbrary
151 Wabash St., Milan, 734-439-1240. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Milan Public Library serves the City of Milan, Michigan along with the contract areas of York, Pittsfield, and Augusta Townships.
Website: http://www.milanlibrary.org/
Moonwinks Cafe
5151 Plymouth Road; 734-994-5151. Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: www.moonwinkscafe.com
Museum on Main Street (Washtenaw Co. Historical Society)
500 N. Main St.; 734-662-9092. Sat. & Sun., noon-4 p.m. and weekdays by appointment. Admission is Free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Bad Habits: Drinks, Drags, and Drugs in Washtenaw County History
February 4 through April 29, 2012
In this exhibit you will see medicine bottles from historic local pharmacies, memorabilia from local bars, and recipe books with popular cure-alls, historical photographs, posters, news articles, and documents. Write notes and bring pictures, help us collect a record of your favorite local watering holes, past and present and include your own memories of bar culture in the county.
This exhibit is a collaboration with the University of Michigan LSA Research Theme Semester titled: “Hooked: Addiction, Society, Culture” in conjunction with the UM Substance Abuse Research Center and the Washtenaw County Historical Society - Museum on Main Street.
Washtenaw County Historical Society's website: http://washtenawhistory.org/
My Favorite Cafe
101 S. Ann Arbor St., Saline, 734-944-4054. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri., 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Coffees, teas and fruit drinks with light lunch menu items, pastries and desserts. Free Wi-Fi.
Art at the Cafe is sponsored by Two Twelve Arts Center and My Favorite Cafe
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The Oaken Transformations Sculpture & Poetry Walk
6893 Grand River Road, Brighton. The Oaken Transformations Art Walk is open weekdays year-round, with the exception of holidays, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can enter the Art Walk from Grand River Avenue, through the gates leading to Dr. Bonine’s office. Parking is located at the top of the hill. Once in the parking lot, follow the signs for specific points of entry to the walk and for a complimentary brochure cataloging the art & artists on the tour.
The Oaken Transformations Art Walk is an out-of-doors art tour, free to the public, where they may enjoy art by local and nationally renowned artists. Part nature walk, part meditative footpath, part art installation, the Art Walk takes you through the wooded trails surrounding Dr. Bonine’s office, where artists can display work for sale or consignment.
Website: http://michiganartwalk.com/
Palmer Commons, University of Michigan
100 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-615-4444. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Website: www.palmercommons.umich.edu
Paloma Gallery
500 Detroit St., Ann Arbor; 734-213-3575. Paloma Gallery is currently open for private showings and artwork appraisals by appointment only.
Website: www.palomagallery.com
Pierpont Commons, University of Michigan
Administration Office, 2101 Bonisteel Blvd. Information: 734-355-9851 or 763-3202. Pierpont Commons Building Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-midnight; Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m.-midnight. University Unions Arts and Programs (UUAP). Two exhibit areas, the Atrium Gallery and the Gallery Wall, feature works by students and others from the University community each month. If you are interested in exhibiting artwork, please call 734-647-6838.
Website: http://uunions.umich.edu/pierpont/
Pierre Paul Art Gallery
3370 Washtenaw Ave.; 734-975-1050. Contemporary oil and acrylic paintings are regularly on display. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Closed daily for lunch and major Holidays. Available by Appointment.
Website: www.pierrepaulartgallery.com
Plymouth Historical Museum
155 S. Main St., Plymouth; 734-455-8940. Permanent exhibits include the “Images of Lincoln” collection. Admission: $5 (children ages 5-17, $2; family rate, $10). Wed. and Fri.-Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Website: www.plymouthhistory.org
Power Center
121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor, 734-763-3333. Open during performances. Gallery Exhibitions are located in the Power Center Lobby.
Website: www.music.umich.edu/about/facilities/central_campus/power/index.htm
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Raymond James and Associates
350 S. Main St., Ste. 100 (corner of Main and William), Ann Arbor, 734-930-0555. Raymond James and Associates has created a large display space for local artists to show their work in their newly renovated offices. The gallery is open daily Mon.-Fri., from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Website: www.raymondjames.com/Mainstreet
Recycle Ann Arbor ReUse Center, Re-Art Gallery
2420 S. Industrial Hwy., Ann Arbor, 734-222-7880. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The ReUse Center, with more than 20,000 square feet of retail space, accepts donations of reusable household goods, office supplies, and building materials that it resells to the general public at affordable prices. Donations are accepted until one hour before close.
Website: www.recycleannarbor.org
Rentschler Farm Museum
1265 E. Michigan Avenue, Saline, 734-769-2219. Open for tours May-(early) December on Saturdays. Groups larger than ten require a reservation. Call 734-769-2219. Located one mile east of Downtown Saline and near Industrial Drive (traffic light) and next door to the Sauk Trail Shopping Center. There is a driveway off Michigan Avenue, but the farm property can also be reached by turning into Sage Court and using the back entrance to the museum.
Four generations of Rentschlers lived and worked on this homestead between 1901-1998. Volunteers from the Saline Area Historical Society developed the property with a focus on farm living between the years 1900-1950. These are the years that reflect a time of great change in agriculture and family living. There was the transition from horse to tractor, from kerosene to electricity, from an agriculture-based economy to a manufacturing economy. All of these are visible in the history of this farm, which we dedicate to all farm families of this area. Many of the artifacts that appear quaint today were actually innovative in their own time.
New in 2010 at the farm is a gift shop located in a restored barn. The barn was moved to the Rentschler Farm from the Cody Farm located on Textile Rd. Formerly, the gift shop was in the basement of the farm house.
Website: http://salinehistory.org
River Gallery
120 S. Main St., Chelsea.; 734-433-0826. Sun., 12-4 p.m.; Closed Mon.; Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
A rare opportunity for museums to select artworks for their permanent collections. Richard Wilt was generous with his art. If a friend or colleague while visiting his studio remarked, "I like that", Richard was quick to make a gift of it. Now the Wilt family seeks to share with the public artworks by this American painter who always followed his own bent and spent his life pursuing and mastering diverse subjects and altering his approach in inventive ways.
Richard Wilt was a prolific and versatile artist. Born in Pennsylvania in 1915, he graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1938. Wilt served as a pilot during WW II publishing artwork and illustrations in military publications. He joined the University of Michigan as an educator in 1948 and held a position as Professor of Art from 1962 until 1980. He had 63 solo exhibits. The range of subjects is astonishing, from figures pieces to portraits, through landscapes and social commentary to crucifixions. When he undertook a particular assignment - like the shores of Maine or a tropical island in the Caribbean, he was directed and obsessed. While on these extended stays he developed his "instant image" technique placing shells, stones, and seaweed on wet pigment and paper. Richard Wilt died at age 65 in 1981 leaving an extensive collection of his work.
River Gallery in Chelsea, MI will host this unprecedented and fascinating gifting exhibition of Wilt's art ranging from the 1940's until later works completed in 1981. The exhibit will include paintings, watercolors, drawings and illustrations. All the works in the exhibit will be gifted to museums at no charge.We are thrilled to announce that selections have been made by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Kalamazoo Institute of Art. The Wilt family looks forward to sharing this collection with visitors during the exhibition and is happy to know the artworks will reside in museums to be enjoyed by many for years to come.
12 Artist: All Collage Exhibition - January 21 - February 25.
Featuring Southeast Michigan Artists: Jide Aje, Janice Stevens Botsford, Karen Gallup, Aviva Kleinbaum, Brenda Miller, Brigette Neal, Bill Lewis, David Patrias, Joyce Petrakovitz, John Schwarz, Gayle Skerritt-Sanchirico, and Leslie Sobel.
During March and April. Reception to meet the artist March 10, 5-8 p.m.
Well known in Michigan and surrounding region for his site specific installations composed of foraged raspberry cane, daylily stalks and dogbane, this artist will create a number of new installation pieces and framed botanical artworks for the 1600 sq foot exhibition space. Cressman also plans on showing new drawings created from postcards which have been sanded by hand and reworked by drawing on their surfaces while traveling by train through the Italian landscape.
Website: www.chelsearivergallery.com
Riverside Arts Center Gallery
76 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti; 734-480-2787. Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sat., 3-9 p.m., and Sun., 1:30-4 p.m.
Free parking in the lot adjacent to the building; additional parking in the city lot across the street. For more information write to RACgallery@yahoo.com or call.
Website: www.lib.umich.edu/science
The Side Door Gallery
Inside The Dexter Picture Frame Co., 8063 Main St., Dexter; 734-426-1581. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Closed on Sunday.
Website: www.thesidedoorgallery.com
100 Silver Maples Dr., Chelsea, 734-475-4111.
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Silver Maples is a locally owned, not-for-profit Senior Living Community; jointly sponsored by the Chelsea Area Wellness Foundation and United Methodist Retirement Communities.
Website: www.silvermaples.org
16 Hands Gallery
216 S. Main St.; 734-761-1110. Handcrafted furniture, lighting, jewelry, garden art. Store Hours: Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed on Holidays.
Website: www.16handsgallery.com/store/home.php
Stone Arch Arts & Events
117 S. Ann Arbor St., Saline, 734-678-4551. Open during events, call for details.
Website: http://www.stonearchevents.com/
Tecumseh Area Historical Museum
302 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh; 517-423-2374. Sat., 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Located in a 1913 gothic stone church located in historic downtown Tecumseh. The Tecumseh Area Historical Society preserves and interprets the history of the communities around Tecumseh, Michigan, including Macon, Ridgeway, Tipton and Britton.
Website: http://historictecumseh.org
Two Twelve Arts Center
216 W. Michigan Ave., Saline; 734-994-2787(ARTS). Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-Noon; or by appointment.
After five years of operation at 212 W. Michigan Ave., Two Twelve Arts Center of Saline is relocating to 216 W. Michigan Ave. to accommodate their continuous growth. Their new home is just a short walk from the original location. Be sure to stop by and check out the full schedule of classes offered, as well as special programs and monthly exhibits.
Website: http://www.twotwelvearts.org/
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U-M Art Lounge
Located on the 1st floor of the University of Michigan: Michigan Union; 530 S. State St., Ann Arbor, 734-763-5750. Gallery Hours: Daily from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free Admission.
Website: http://www.umich.edu/~uuap/programs/exhibits/unionlounge.html
U-M Detroit Observatory Museum
1398 E. Ann St., 734-763-2230. The Detroit Observatory is the oldest in America to retain its original telescopes in their mounts. Call 734-763-2230 for tour schedule.
Website: http://hvcn.org/info/gswc/society/musobservatory
U-M Hospitals Gifts of Art
The University of Michigan Health System: Nine galleries located throughout the University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 734-936-ARTS (2787) - gallery information and directions available at all reception desks.
Four galleries in the Taubman Health Care Center and three galleries in the University Hospital are open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Two galleries in the Comprehensive Cancer Center are open Mon.-Fri. from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Artistic Trappings: Fiber & Beadwork by Madeline Navarro
December 12-April 9
Brighton, Michigan based artist Madeline Navarro expresses herself through the exploration of color, texture and space. Her wearable art is meant to blend and enhance the persona of the individual. She sees creativity as the sport of life, and animal fibers and other products of the earth as the best choice of medium. Navarro believes that engaging with the elements of Mother Nature, such as, silk, wool and stone on a daily basis helps the wearer to be nourished by artistic beauty.
On display in the Gifts of Art Gallery - Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1
Inspired by the Masters: Fiber Art by Aussome Study Group
December 12-April 9
The Aussome Study Group is a collaborative forum used to exchange ideas, give critiques, and study materials and techniques. These Ortonville area artists are award-winning, international artists whose work has been commissioned, published and exhibited worldwide. This exhibit is a collection of diverse ideas and techniques inspired by master artists such as Van Gogh and Hundertwasser. Group members are Mary Andrews, Lois Ann Fulton, Karen Kiley Olson, Robbie Payne and Carol Tamasiunas.
Where Furrows Run Deep: Black and White Photography by Jeffrery Sauger
February 13-April 9
Jeffrey Sauger has been a professional photojournalist for 22 years. In 2000, he was named Photographer of the Year by the Michigan Press Photographers Association. He was given honorable mention for the same award in 2003. Sauger, who is based out of Royal Oak, has a master's degree from the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University. He also attended the Eddie Adams Workshop and Maine Photographic Workshops with William Albert Allard. His ongoing project, Where Furrows Run Deep, documents the plight of African American farmers and their disappearing lands in the rural South.
It Takes A Village: Porcelain by Heider Fahrenbacher
February 13-April 9
Although Heidi Fahrenbacher’s designs look like mere decorations, there is a story behind every piece. When creating her work, Fahrenbacher’s primary influences stem from the environment around her. One day it could be the picket fence around her strawberry patch or the simple structure of a fire escape along the outside of a building. Each of these viewing experiences is essential to capturing a moment in time, and Fahrenbacher’s work embodies that initial fascination.
Mind Maze: Computer Manipulated Photography by Donna Cyrbok
February 13-April 9
Dearborn artist Donna Cyrbok creates photographs that are visual puzzles. These images are based on the concept of image constancy. Her work is inspired by the idea that the human brain is hardwired to make sense of the world around it by seeing recognizable forms, such as seeing images in the clouds or in a piece of marble. Using urban scenes with linear patterns, shadows, reflections and multiple textures, she doubles, repeats and reverses one image to create a group of four final photos. Each piece contains four to 36 images.
Folded Paper Trains by Rodger Despres
February 13-April 9
Rodger Despres was a small child when his father first loaded him into the car to chase locomotives rolling out of Big Rapids, Michigan. "We didn't have the money to buy a model train for me when I was little, so I decided to make one of my own from paper," Rodger explains. He made his first folded paper train at the age of 10 out of popcorn boxes from the movie theater. Now, almost 50 years later, Despres’ intricate craftsmanship astounds viewers. His folded paper trains and tracks, each a structural design, are engineered entirely with folds and interlocking paper tabs. Despres does this without glue, tape or any other kind of adhesive, utilizing a technique he developed himself.
Colors at Play: Textured Acrylic on Canvas by Brian Zupanick
February 13-April 9
Michigan and New York based artist Brian Zupanick explores textured acrylic on canvas that allows you to feel the art. The work produces different effects depending upon the placement of light and the location of the viewer. At first glance, the work as a whole will reach out to you, and upon further study, the textures seem to rise off the canvas, imploring you to touch them.
Beyond The Velvet: Photography from the Czech Republic by James Fassinger
February 13-April 9
In classic documentary style, Michigan based photojournalist James Fassinger has assembled a collection of black and white images that span the 16 years (1992-2008) he spent living and working in the Czech Republic after the country’s Velvet Revolution and during the presidency of Vaclav Havel. These scenes depict the interesting and often overlooked lives of ordinary Central Europeans and the places that surround them during the years following the fall of communism. Fassinger’s work has been published in the Guardian, Times of London, European, National newspaper, the Czech Lidove Noviny and El Pais of Spain.
Friends: Found Object Sculpture by Karen K. Gallup
February 13-April 9
Karen K. Gallup adapts common and uncommon found objects and materials into metaphors for human attributes. Finding inspiration in the form and shape of found objects that suggest human features, Gallup utilizes her training as a metalsmith to create delightfully whimsical yet beautifully crafted “people.” These fabricated and constructed "people" are manifestations of her three-dimensional explorations of shape and design, finding connections between the expected and unexpected. Gallup, from Ann Arbor, has an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and works from her studio at home.
Website: www.med.umich.edu/goa
U-M Institute for The Humanities Gallery
202 S. Thayer St., Ste. 1111, Room 1010, 734-936-3518. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
February 15 - March 28
Reception February 15, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Video installation by Charles Atlas exploring time-based portraiture, the body, fragmentation, and movement of Merce Cunningham.
In the 1970, a twenty-something Charles Atlas went to work as an assistant stage manager for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and before long began an ongoing collaboration with Cunningham. Atlas coined their new way of working as “media dance,” where the choreographer created dances specifically for video interpretation.
Joints4tet Ensemble is an homage of sorts to Cunningham, created after his death in 2009. Super-8 film close-up images of Cunningham’s body articulated connect and disconnect like points on a map. These pictographs in motion are presented on individual monitors perched atop stark black stands, wires dangling. The various pieces of equipment become figurative elements of the work like stick drawings in space. Sounds recorded by Cage, Cunningham’s life partner and often his inspiration, also accompany these captured movements.
Joints4tet Ensemble has been shown in different versions, most recently at the New Museum, in an expanded version entitled, “Joints Array, and soon in the Institute Gallery.
These revisions are fluid, liquid, one leading to the next, seemingly unconcerned about the polemics of preservation, performance, or ushering the legacy of artists like Cunningham. Rather, it seems miraculous they exist at all, unto themselves, marks and movements in time.
April 5 - May 31
Artist Joanne Leonard's "momentary collages" contrasting the historical weight and relative durability of books with fleeting news images carefully propped up on the book's open pages.
These new works are what the artist describes as momentary collages, contrasting the historical weight and relative durability of books with the fleeting news images she’s carefully propped up on the book’s open pages. These thoughtfully orchestrated assemblages exist only in real time… performative, here and gone once the books are closed and the clippings put away. Yet, the photographs serve as record to preserve them despite their inherent impermanence.
As a final layer, these large scale trompe-l’oeill prints become objects for the viewer, the datelines and newspaper clippings readable, suggestive of an oversized diary or journal, marking the comings and goings and accumulations over time.
Website: www.lsa.umich.edu/humin
University of Michigan Lane Hall Exhibit Space
204 S. State St. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Women's Studies Department website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/women
U-M Museum of Art (UMMA)
525 S. State St., 734-764-0395. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 12-5 p.m.; Closed on Mondays. Admission to the Museum is always free. $5 suggested donation is appreciated.
Mark di Suvero: Tabletops
October 8 through February 26
Preeminent American sculptor Mark di Suvero (b. 1933) is best known for his dynamic and monumental works made of industrial steel and salvaged materials that populate museum grounds, landscapes, and urban environments around the world. In addition to countless exhibitions and awards, in March 2011 di Suvero was honored with the National Medal of the Arts by President Obama in a White House ceremony. This exhibition, organized by UMMA and on view exclusively in Ann Arbor, features approximately fifteen of di Suvero's rarely exhibited smaller scale pieces, or tabletops, from the 1950s to the present. The tabletops are not maquettes of larger-scale works but an expressionistic and engaging genre all their own, an outlet for exploring ideas relating to the calligraphic nature of form, balance, proportion, and movement. Drawing from numerous private collections as well as the artist's studio, the exhibition offers the opportunity to experience this intimate work in the Museum's ground level, glass-walled Irving Stenn, Jr, Family Project Gallery, adjacent to the two di Suvero outdoor steel sculptures on the Museum's grounds—Orion (2006) and Shang (1984-85).
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Office of the President of the University of Michigan, the University of Michigan Health System, and Laura Lynch and Hugh McPherson.
Recent Acquisitions: Curator's Choice, Part I - Through March 18
This is the first part of a two-part exhibition introducing exciting, recently acquired works from UMMA's collections gifted to the museum during the past five years. Recent Acquisitions: Curator's Choice, Part I presents a first look at artworks, mostly prints, drawings, and photographs by artists as diverse as Annie Leibovitz, Edward Steichen, and Rembrandt van Rijn. Carole McNamara, Senior Curator of Western Art, chose works that focus on some of the enduring and compelling themes that have occupied artists in Europe and America. One is the preoccupation with the human form as an expression of ideas, feelings, and sensations. This selection begins with the tradition of the academic nude study and progresses to embrace different genres, from both secular and religious contexts. Another selection—landscapes and cityscapes—are each opportunities for artists to speak to our relationship to the natural world—both in how we experience landscape as well as how we construct our own urban environments.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.
Robert Wilson: Video 50
January 7 through April 29
The tiny dramas that comprise Robert Wilson’s Video 50 contain aspects of his hallmark aesthetic: surreal or dream-like imagery, the absence of a linear narrative, the conflation of seemingly unrelated characters and micro-stories, and a mesmerizingly slow pace. Video 50 consists of a randomly arranged set of 30-second “episodes,” a few of which feature notable French personalities of the 1970s—perfumier Helene Rochas stares down a mugger, culture minister Michel Guy struggles to open a dresser drawer—and Wilson thought of these as miniature portraits or character studies. The creator and director of aggressively experimental theater, Wilson first came to prominence with works from the mid-1970s such as The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin (1973) and Einstein on the Beach (1976). These lavish, unusually long productions broke and then redefined every convention of theater. In Video 50 his shorter time- based portraits explore the intersection of narrative and still-life, seductively dissolving the distance between viewer and subject.
This project is made possible in part by Prue and Ami Rosenthal.
Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life
February 25-May 20
Fluxus emerged in the early 1960s as a loose, international network of artists, composers, and designers—"led" by Lithuanian-born American artist George Maciunas (1931-1978)—that was noted for blurring the boundaries between art and life. Fluxus artists like Maciunas, Nam June Paik, George Brecht, and Yoko Ono, among many others, challenged the notion of high art by creating unassuming, often humorous objects and performances that redefined the terms of artistic production by demonstrating the idea that "anything can be art and anyone can do it." Because of their disregard for traditional artistic media, many of the objects in the exhibition are—often by design—acutely resistant to conventional forms of museum display. Variously conceived as carriers of ideas, absurdist send-ups of consumer products, and invitations to direct, playful participation by the viewer, these works attempt to undermine the idea that art is separate from the activity of living one's life. Through 116 works, Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life will introduce visitors to the study and appreciation of art as an exciting and intellectually rewarding experience, and to the notion that art is something that can play an active role in their own approaches to life's essential questions.
This exhibition was organized by the Hood Museum of Art and was generously supported by Constance and Walter Burke, Dartmouth College Class of 1944, the Marie-Louise and Samuel R. Rosenthal Fund, and the Ray Winfield Smith 1918 Fund. UMMA's installation is made possible in part by the University of Michigan Health System, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Arts at Michigan, and the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.
Website: www.umma.umich.edu
U-M Museum of Natural History
Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 12-5 p.m. (Closed on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day, Dec. 26, Dec. 31 and New Year's Day). Admission: Free to individuals & groups of 10 or less. Suggested donation is $6 per person. Please note the Museum's main elevator is out of service. An alternate elevator is available and assistance will be provided.
The Invisible World of Mites - Through February
Does dust make you sneeze? You might not realize it, but many dust allergies are caused by dust mites. Mites are tiny insects that live all around us. There is plenty we don’t know about mites because a microscope is usually needed to see them.
The exhibit will feature a large panel display and a video kiosk highlighting the research of U-M biologist Barry OConnor. Professor OConnor is Curator of Insects and Arachnids in the Insect Division of the U-M Museum of Zoology and Professor in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He has been studying the evolution and life styles of mites for several decades, and is particularly interested in how mites co-evolve with other organisms.
Find out exactly how dust mites cause allergies in humans. Discover the whole sickening story!
Back to the Sea: The Evolution of Whales
On display starting April 9, 2011.
There’s a whale of a new display opening at the University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History. A complete, 50-foot-long skeleton of the extinct whale Basilosaurus isis hangs from the ceiling of the museum’s second floor gallery, and will reign over an updated whale evolution exhibit. Basilosaurus and its companions represent decades of paleontological detective work by a team led by Philip Gingerich, director of the U-M Museum of Paleontology and the Ermine Cowles Case Collegiate Professor of Paleontology. Since the 1980s, Gingerich and colleagues have located and mapped the remains of more than a thousand whales in an area of the Egyptian desert known as Wadi Hitan (“valley of the whales”), a UNESCO World Heritage site. Their work there was the subject of an article in the August 2010 issue of National Geographic. In addition, Gingerich and colleagues have made significant fossil whale discoveries in Pakistan. The finds have helped piece together the story of how whales evolved from typical land-dwelling mammals to creatures that spend their whole lives in the sea.
Evolution & Health
February 3 - January 13, 2013
Ever wonder why so many people have knee problems and backaches? Or why we crave sweet and fatty foods? A new exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (UMMNH) explores these and other questions about our health.
Evolution & Health explores how the ways in which we humans evolved promoted our survival, but not always our health. Featuring interactive components and videos, the exhibition explores how evolutionary factors contribute to contemporary health issues including low back pain, skin cancer, lactose intolerance, and obesity.
The U-M Museum of Natural History is the first venue for the exhibition, which will travel nationally. Audience research will help the exhibition developers refine the exhibition. Additional exhibit components will be added in Fall 2012.
Evolution & Health was developed by the New York Hall of Science and was made possible by a Science Education Partnership (SEPA) grant from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health.
The field of evolutionary medicine got its start at the University of Michigan twenty years ago. Now a National Institutes of Health-funded travelling museum exhibition created by the New York Hall of Science, Evolution & Health, will have its national opening with a public lecture and reception.
Randolph Nesse, Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychology, and one of the founders of the field of evolutionary medicine, has been a consultant for the creation of the exhibition. He will speak briefly about the growth of the field, the examples in the exhibition, how medical and public health professionals can apply evolutionary knowledge, and the mistakes made by those who have not had had a chance to learn evolutionary biology.
Three other U-M experts in evolutionary medicine will also make brief comments. Betsy Foxman, Professor of Epidemiology, relies on evolutionary principles for her research on infectious disease, and co-teaches a course on evolutionary medicine at the School of Public Health. Kenneth Pienta, a physician at the U-M Cancer Center, uses evolutionary principles in his research on cancer. Gilbert S. Omenn, Director of the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, is a leader in applying evolutionary principles in genetics and public health.
A public reception will follow, with time to visit the exhibition gallery.
Attention dinosaur fans!
At 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, there are free, 30-minute docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tour. Limit: 15 people. Made possible with support from the University of Michigan Credit Union.
Archaeology! Current Research in the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology. Fourth Floor Gallery. Ongoing Exhibit. Among the many topics featured in this exhibition are: recent archaeological research under Lake Huron, studies of the remains of 19th century Ann Arbor, excavations of ancient village communities in northern Arizona, the analysis of ancient ceramics from Asia and Mesopotamia, and how archaeologists study the diets of ancient peoples.
Permanent exhibits include: The Hall of Evolution, which houses Michigan's largest display of prehistoric life, traced through fossils, models and dioramas. The Michigan Wildlife Gallery has a large collection of native Great Lakes birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, with taxidermy mounts, habitat scenes, and the largest mastodon trackway on display in the world. There are also displays about some of the environmental problems faced in this region today. The Geology Displays on the fourth floor offer a large selection of rocks, minerals and gems. Gift shop.
Planetarium Shows: admission, $5 adults, seniors & children:
"The Sky Tonight: Star Talk" Saturdays at 11:30, 1:30 & 3:30; Sundays at 1:30 & 3:30
Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky will be discussed in this live “star talk.” Then leave Earth and “fly” out into space to examine the planets in the current sky.
Cosmic Colors - Saturdays at 12:30
Journey across the entire electro-magnetic spectrum and discover the many reasons for color—such as why the sky is blue and why Mars is red. Take a tour within a plant leaf, and journey inside the human eye. Investigate x-rays by voyaging to a monstrous black hole. See the actual color of a dinosaur, based on recent evidence. Get ready for an amazing adventure under a rainbow of cosmic light!
Natural Selection: Darwin's Mystery of Mysteries Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30.
In Victorian times, it was still not known exactly how new species evolved. Join the young Charles Darwin on a voyage of exploration on the HMS Beagle as he fills in the pieces of the scientific puzzle to find the mechanism that explains the evolution of life.
Website: www.ummnh.org
U-M Rackham Graduate School
915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor. Open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Website: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/
U-M Residential College Art Gallery
701 E. University Ave. Closed for the summer. Gallery is open for Fall. Gallery Hours: Wed. - Sat., Noon-6 p.m.
The approximately 500 square-foot exhibit space hosts two professional and one RC student exhibit in both the fall and winter semesters. The Gallery opened in 1997 in conjunction with the RC’s 30th Anniversary celebration with a photo exhibit of the acclaimed international photojournalist (and 1977 RC alumnus), David Turnley.
Website: www.rc.lsa.umich.edu/html/1_3_5_3_1art_gallery.htm
U-M School of Art & Design Slusser Gallery
1st floor Art & Architecture building, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd.; 734-936-2082.
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., Noon-7 p.m. The Jean Paul Slusser Gallery is the primary north campus exhibition venue for the School of Art & Design. The gallery hosts an annual major exhibition of prominent contemporary work, along with the School’s annual faculty, student, and alumni exhibitions. Open call and juried exhibitions, selected from A&D student, faculty and staff proposals, round out the yearly calendar.
Website: http://art-design.umich.edu
U-M School of Art & Design Warren Robbins Gallery
2nd floor Art & Architecture building, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd.; 734-936-2082.
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., Noon-7 p.m. This Gallery is designed to provide exhibition and curatorial opportunities for Art & Design MFA candidates.
Website: http://art-design.umich.edu/exhibitions/venues
U-M School of Art & Design Work
306 S. State St.; 734-998-6178. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., Noon-5 p.m.
Standing Heat - Now through February 10
Curated by Holly Hughes and featuring the work of internationally acclaimed artist Kathy High and New Orleans based Lee Deigaard (A&D MFA ’02), Standing Heat maps the boundary between animal and human.
Website: http://art-design.umich.edu/galleries/index.php?cat=4&aud=e&menucat=ga
U-M School of Social Work
1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor; 763-6886. Open to the public; hours: Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun., 1-6 p.m.
Website: http://www.ssw.umich.edu/
U-M Special Collections Library
7th floor, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, U-M Central campus, 913 S. University Ave, (on the Diag); 734-764-9377. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-noon, Closed on Sun.
Online Exhibits and Digital Collections also available for viewing online at www.lib.umich.edu/special-collections-library/online-exhibits.
Collections and Subject Areas:
- Ancient Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
- Literature
- Theatre, Drama, Television & Film
- Armenian Studies
- Jewish Culture and History
- Labadie Collection
- Children's Literature Collection
- Transportation History Collection
- History of Mathematics & Astronomy
- Social Sciences
- Power Collection for the Study of Scholarly Communication and Information Transfer
U-M School of Music
1100 Baits Drive (off Broadway), Ann Arbor, 734-764-0583.
Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 1-5 p.m.One of the nation’s few notable archives of musical instruments, including more than 2,000 items.
Website: www.music.umich.edu
U-M Taubman Health Sciences Library
1135 E. Catherine St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 734-764-1210.
Hours: Sun., 11a.m.-11:45 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-11:45 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-7:45 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m.
Courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
February 3 - April 13
The exhibition illustrates how Nazi leadership enlisted people in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, to legitimize persecution, murder and, ultimately, genocide.
Accompanying the exhibition will be an opening reception and closing refl ections panel discussion. Event details will be announced at a later date.
“Deadly Medicine explores the Holocaust’s roots in then-contemporary scientifi c and pseudo-scientifi c thought,” explains exhibition curator Susan Bachrach. “At the same time, it touches on complex ethical issues we face today, such as how societies acquire and use scientifi c knowledge and how they balance the rights of the individual with the needs of the larger community.”
Deadly Medicine is based on the acclaimed exhibition of the same name that opened at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., in April 2004. An online version is viewable at www.ushmm.org/deadlymedicine.
The Nazi regime was founded upon the conviction that “inferior races” and individuals had to be eliminated from German society so that the ttest “Aryans” could thrive. By the end of World War II, six million Jews and millions of others—among them Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), people diagnosed as hereditarily ill, homosexuals, and others belonging to ethnic groups deemed inferior—had been persecuted and murdered. Join us as we explore this dark chapter in history and its legacy on the health profession today.
Website: www.lib.umich.edu/thl
Vault of Midnight, Basement Gallery
219 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, 734-998-1413. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Website: www.vaultofmidnight.com
Voices Art Gallery
U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Level B1 Reception Area C. Phone: 734-936-9583. Artwork by and about people experiencing cancer.
Website: www.cancer.med.umich.edu/support/voices_art_gallery.shtml
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Weber-Blaess School
520 Woodland Drive, Saline. Placed on the National Schoolhouse Register in May 2009.
Have your next birthday party at the Weber-Blaess One Room School House! The cost of a package is $100 for a 4 hour party. Package includes: old fashioned indoor/outdoor games and a posed group photo. Upgrades are available: $30 for a decorated cake or cookie, $5 for gift bags with old fashioned games, plus plates, napkins, and utensils. You may bring your own drinks, pizza, other snacks, and decorations. Facility includes a fenced in one acre yard, indoor restroom, microwave, refrigerator, and a sink. Call Community Education at (734) 429-8020 for more information or to schedule a party!
Supported by the efforts of the Saline Area Schools Historical Preservation Committee. The schoolhouse is used by elementary classes to re-create the experience of attending a one-room country school. The building is also available for meetings and other functions. Please Contact Us for more information. The facility is handicap accessible and is fully heated throughout the year. A docent can be provided.
Website: http://salinehistory.org
West of the Moon Cooperative Gallery
112 E. Middle St., Chelsea; 734-475-8725. Ceramics, glassworks, jewelry, vintage bags, paintings. Hours: Tuesday, noon-4 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m.
Whole Foods Market, "Art That Is Local Gallery"
3135 Washtenaw Ave., (734) 975-4500. Open for viewing daily, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Website: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
WSG Gallery
306 S. Main St.; between Liberty and William in downtown Ann Arbor, 734-761-2287. Hours: Tues.- Wed. Noon-6pm; Thurs. - Sat. Noon-10pm; Sun. Noon-5pm. Closed Monday.
Francesc Burgos - “New Year/New Work”
January 3-February 11
Francesc Burgos showcases his latest work in sculptural earthenware and porcelain.
Website: www.wsg-art.com
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47884 D Street, Willow Run Airport, Belleville; 734-483-4030. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., Noon-4 p.m.
The Yankee Air Museum unveiled their new Collections & Exhibits Building in style with aviation and military demonstrations. Website: www.yankeeairmuseum.org
Yourist Studio Gallery
1133 Broadway; 734-662-4914. Hours: Tue., noon-6 p.m., Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 4-8 p.m.
Offering:
- Diversified inspiring ceramics and sculpting classes/workshops for advanced and introductory level student
- Bright modern fully equipped community studio workspace available to experienced ceramic artists and students
- Comprehensive selection of pottery and clay sculpting tools for sale
- A gallery exhibiting the works of celebrated clay artists, potters, printmakers, sculptors and painters
- A first Sunday video screening series, FREE to all
- And last but not least, this is the location of Kay Yourist's working studio and completed ceramic works
Website: www.youristpottery.com
Ypsilanti District Library
5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti; 734-482-4110. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Permanent Exhibit: "The Language of Art", Exhibition featuring works by some of the artists whose works are part of the permanent collection and highlighted in the catalog.
Lively Arts @ YDL: Ann Arbor Area Pastelists Exhibit
January 14-March 15
Enjoy the variety of pastel work created by members of the Ann Arbor Area Pastelists.
Website: http://www.ypsilibrary.org/
Ypsilanti District Library
229 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti; 734-482-4110. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Featuring a life-sized bronze statue of Harriet Tubman in the Library Park Plaza downtown adjacent to the library.
Website: http://www.ypsilibrary.org/
Ypsilanti Historical Museum
220 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti; 734-484-0080. Hours: Tue.-Sun., 2-5 p.m. No Admission Charge. Donations Gratefully Accepted.
The Ypsilanti Historical Museum is a museum of local history which is presented as an 1860 home. The Museum and Fletcher-White Archives are organized and operated by the Ypsilanti Historical Society.
Website: www.ypsilantihistoricalsociety.org/
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