"Landlines" by Larry Cressman University of Michigan Residential College art professor Larry Cressman’s line does more with less than just about any other artist's in Southeast Michigan. His River Gallery “Ground Cover/Covering Ground Drawings” in downtown Chelsea illustrate this principle through two differing kinds of art. “Line continues to be ...
“Two Boys Fighting, Gun, Red Background” by Richard Wilt. The visual arts career retrospective is always a tricky endeavor: A little too broad, and its substance is lost; a little too restrictive, and the life's work is stunted. Avoiding these errors has made “Richard Wilt: Legacy (1915-1981) A Museum Gifting ...
Untitled comic by Kasey Van Hise Patti Schwarz, co-director of Chelsea’s River Gallery, says everything you want to know about “Comic Jam!” currently on display in her gallery: “These artists are the rock stars of the comics world.” Oh, yes they are. The talents comprising this lively invitational exhibition of ...
"Spring" by Lesa Chittenden Lim Lesa Cittenden Lim’s and Meighen Jackson’s art displays supremely nuanced observations of the world. These artists’ gestural abstraction in Chelsea’s River Gallery “Observation, Gesture, Interpretation” is easily some of the most refined art we’re going to see this year. These artists’ subtly crafted art illustrates ...
"Acme Mercantile" by Jaye Schlesinger Contemplative pop art meets a meticulous photorealism in Jaye Schlesinger’s compact exhibit “Thanks for shopping here!” at Chelsea’s spacious River Gallery. The exhibit marks an interesting transition in Schlesinger’s work. Her previous March 2010 Gifts of Art exhibit, “In Praise of Physical Labor” at the ...
"Rocket Man" by Rick De Troyer. The first edition of SculptureWalk Chelsea has concluded, and the effort has swapped out its initial round of 10 large public sculptures to make room for 10 new ones. The new temporary landmarks will be on display at locations throughout downtown Chelsea for a ...
"Other Orbits" by Wendel Heers University of Michigan emeritus art professor Wendel Heers’ River Gallery-sponsored “Site and Surround” presentation is as rare as any artwork we’re going to see locally this year — or for many years to come. A large part of this is because the exhibit is at ...
Amid the stories of lost jobs and declining industries, there are encouraging signs of economic vitality. Area entrepreneurs are using their innate creativity to grow small businesses that could lead the way to a new economic flowering for the greater Ann Arbor area. Let's a take a quick tour of ...
The River Gallery in Chelsea is seeking submissions for the 2nd annual "SculptureWalk Chelsea." The selected sculptures will be placed in high-profile locations, outdoors in the heart of historic Chelsea. Artists are invited to submit up to 3 works. Each artist selected will receive a $300 compensation. A "Best in ...
The title of Vince Castagnacci’s “notes from a quarry….” fits his Chelsea River Gallery exhibit to a T. But it may also be one of those instances when the show’s title is a bit too snug. An Arthur F. Thurnau professor emeritus at the University of Michigan’s School of Art ...
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Chelsea’s River Gallery “Material Matters” is one of those enjoyably paradoxical exhibits where the minimal amount of physical matter has the maximal amount of artful effect. Featuring the work of U-M Residential College art instructors Larry Cressman and Susan Crowell, the exhibit makes a virtue out of less and less ...
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