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July 2008

ART

Ann Arbor Art Center: A Place at the Table: Women’s Caucus for Art and the Feminist Art Project continues through Aug. 8. 117 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor; 734-994-8004; annarborartcenter.org.

Anton Art Center: Material Matter, presenting a range of traditional and contemporary artists working in clay, fiber, and metal, continues through July 19. • Cranbrook’s annual Chair Show opens here with a reception 7-9 p.m. July 25, and continues through Sept. 6. 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens; 586-469-8666; theartcenter.org.

Art Gallery of Windsor: Walking Into the Vanishing Point: Conceptual Works by Bill Vazari continues the AGW’s investigation into conceptual art and photography. The exhibition is curated by Marie-Josée Jean and continues through Aug. 31. • I Just Want to Be Taken Seriously as an Artist… Clown Portraits by Shari Hatt is a hard-hitting, full-color still and video image gallery of stereotypical subjects. Through Aug. 31. • Charles Meanwell: Windsor Paintings continues through Aug. 24. • $3; members free. 401 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario; 519-977-0013; agw.ca.

Artspace II: Cass Corridor artist Brenda Goodman, who currently lives and works in New York, will exhibit her early Detroit work of the 1970s, including landscapes in oil, mixed-media drawings, and nature watercolors. July 1-31. 303 E. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-258-1540.

Carriage House: The Harvest Gold Club: Collecting, Creating and Clearing Out features the work of printmaker Madeleine Barkey, painter Jeanne Bieri, and sculptor Teresa Petersen in a collaborative exhibition using material found on the curbside within an environment that imitates a typical living room or clubhouse. During the three-month run of the show, the artists accept salvaged items for repair or to create art with, which they will give away upon the exhibition’s close, Aug. 10. 1350 E. Warren, Detroit; 313-899-2243; carriagehousegallery.org.

Contemporary Art Institute Detroit (CAID): The Eco Village Student Design Competition, part of the City of Detroit’s latest green initiative, includes cutting-edge solutions to vacant urban land usage generated by a faculty-led studio of architecture students from Lawrence Tech, University of Detroit Mercy, and University of Michigan. Through Aug. 10. 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit; 313-899-2243; thecaid.org.

Cranbrook Art Museum: Craft in America: Expanding Traditions is a nationally touring historical survey of the many cultures and movements that have contributed to the development and refinement of American crafts. Through Sept. 14. • Toshiko Takaezu presents the museum’s entire collection of 31 works spanning the entire career of this 1954 CAA grad and one of the foremost ceramic artists of the 20th century. This exhibition is a celebration of the recent gift of 14 pieces by the artist to CAM, through Sept. 14. • Richard DeVore: Retrospective and “Last Works” is the first major museum exhibition of the artist’s career in more than 20 years. It includes rare ceramics and mixed-media objects from the first decades of DeVore’s professional career, a wide body of vessels, and a selection of never-seen pieces created just before his 2006 death. Through Sept. 14. • Noun, Verb, Adjective: Cranbrook Defines Craft, featuring work produced by Eliel and Loja Saarinen, Arthur Nevill Kirk, Maija Grotell, Marianne Strengell, Gary Griffin, and Mark Newport, the CAM explores the ways in which artists and patrons at Cranbrook have grappled with the meanings that have been ascribed to the word “craft.” Through Sept. 14. • Tony Hepburn: The Cranbrook Years, 1992-2008 is a selective retrospective of work by the groundbreaking artist-in-residence and head of the Department of Ceramics at Cranbrook Academy of Art over the last 15 years. Through Sept. 14. • William Massie: An American House 08 , looks at the radically different structural and design techniques of the architect-in-residence and head of the architecture department at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Through Oct. 31. Free to members, seniors, and children; $4-$6 for adults and teens. 39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills; 877-462-7262; cranbrookart.edu.

David Klein: Brad Durham: After the Silence continues through July 26. 163 Townsend, Birmingham; 248-433-3700; dkgallery.com.
Detroit Artists Market: Paint by Numbers , an auction benefiting the DAM, features more than 100 artists interpreting a design by Paint by Numbers creator Dan Robins. This show continues through July 12. The auction runs through the duration of the exhibition. 4719 Woodward, Detroit; 313-832-8540; detroitartistsmarket.org.

Detroit Institute of Arts: Give It a Rest: People at Play in American Prints and Drawings 1895-1945 is a collection of about 100 prints on paper. Offering a reflection of casual times in daily life, this exhibit features images by Childe Hassam and Guy Pène du Bois, lithographs from Edward Penfield and William Carqueville, and works by artists employed through the Works Progress Administration during the late 1930s. Through Aug. 3. • Kenro Izu: Sacred Places brings more than 50 black-and-white photographs of spiritual landmarks from around the world to the DIA via the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem, Mass. July 9-Oct. 12. Among the July programs at the DIA, artist Jo Powers gives a demonstration July 19th, from 1-5 p.m. $8 adults;  $4 ages 6-17;  $6 seniors. Wed., Thur.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri.: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Mon.-Tue. 5200 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-7900; dia.org.

Detroit Zoo: A grand collaboration of the Detroit Zoological Society, celebrating the Zoo’s 80th anniversary this year, and Project S.N.A.P., celebrating the Year of the Frog, culminates in a Youth Art Competition and Mosaic Murals Exhibition that brings the 104 winning entries from Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne County students to be displayed in the Exhibit Gallery through Sept. 14. $11 adults; $9 seniors, $7 ages 2-12. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Detroit Zoo’s Ford Education Center, 10 Mile Road and Woodward; 248-541-5717; detroitzoo.org.

Elaine L. Jacob: Looking Close, Looking Far: A Survey of Artworks by John Torreano, through July 18. On the campus of Wayne State University, 480 W. Hancock, Detroit; 313-993-7813; art.wayne.edu.

Ellen Kayrod: Ordinarily, the gallery showcases artists who are age 60 and over. But once a year, the gallery invites artists of all ages active in the Detroit arts community to exhibit their work. The Fifth Annual Intergenerational Community Exhibit, highlighting works by Matthew Hanna, Scott Hocking, Evan Larson, Frank Paul, Catherine Peet, Clinton Snider, Vito Jesus Valdez, Ron Zakrin, and more, continues through Aug. 8. 4750 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-1300, ext. 18; hannan.org/gallery.aspx.

Grosse Pointe Art Center: Summer Sessions is a members’ show, non-juried. It hangs through July 12. 15001 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Park; 313-821-1848; grossepointeartcenter.org.

Ladybug Gallery and Studios: The Curator’s Choice exhibit includes paintings, sculpture, photography, and video. The CAID curatorial committee members are Jenevieve Dotterer, Oneita Porter, Dennis Summers, and Hugh Timlin. It’s their intent to give viewers an idea of “where they are coming from and where they are going to” with the four CAID-owned galleries: the Ladybug, the Carriage House, the MassiV and the CAID. Through Aug. 10. 1250 Hubbard, Detroit; 313-899-2243; ladybuggallery.org.

Lawrence Street: The gallery’s new competition, Fill the Frame, involves providing identical 14-inch by 21-inch frames to artists who use them for the launching point or finishing touch on their creations, which are then subjected to the juried eye of Nora Venturelli. The exhibition runs July 2-25. Meet the artists at a reception catered by Woodward Avenue Brewers and Emory restaurants 6-9 p.m. July 11. 22620 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-0394; lawrencestreetgallery.com.

MassiV: The latest addition to the CAID family of galleries, the inaugural exhibition is Chido Johnson: Domestified Angst — First Recording. Born in Nyadiri, Zimbabwe, and current chair of sculpture at the College for Creative Studies, Johnson’s work explores his own state of cultural negotiations. Exhibition remains through Aug. 10. Russell Industrial Center, 1604 Clay, Detroit; 313-899-2243.

Museum of New Art (MoNA): Changing Cities: Berlin is the third installment of the museum’s Changing Cities exchange, The MoNA is hosting artists from Galerie Eva Bracke in Berlin. Olivia Berckemeyer, Christoph Dettmeier, Andrew Gilbert, Franziska Hufnagel, Florin Kompatscher, Alexej Koschkarow, Joe Neave, Max Schulze, and Astrid Sourkova bring their drawings, paintings, video works, and photographs to be displayed alongside works by Detroit artists Dietmar Krumrey, Rachel Hunt Cyrus Karimipour, Alison Wong, Dick Goody, Hartmut Austen, Stig Eklund, Mary Fortuna, Marla Karimipour, Kelly Frank, Jacque Liu, Vagner Whitehead, and Kyohei Abe. Meet the artists from 6-9 p.m. on July 5. Continues through Aug. 9. 7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac; 248-210-7560; detroitmona.com.

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MoCAD): The first exhibition in a series documenting the last 40 years of art in the Detroit area, Considering Detroit launches with six artists and one collective selected on the merits of their work and for their various connections to the place. Ellen Cantor, Maurice Greenia, Jim Gustafson, Allie McGhee, Heather McGill, Gordon Newton, and Time Stereo were chosen for 2008. Through July 28. 4454 Woodward, Detroit; 313-832-6622; mocadetroit.org.

Pewabic Pottery: Six Ceramic Artists: Pioneers of the German Studio Craft Movement is curated by Linda Ross (formerly of the Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak) and features Görge Hohlt, Beate Kuhn, Karl Scheid, Ursula Scheid, Gerald Weigel, and Gotlind Weigel. These six potters had a tremendous influence on other German potters in the decades following World War II. Runs through July 6. 10125 Jefferson, Detroit; 313-822-0954; pewabic.org.

River’s Edge: In The Icon Show, a group of artists define the word “icon” through their art. Artists include Johnny “Bee” Bedanjek, Mary Brombach, Amy Chenier, Nina Friday, Ryan G. Hill, Patricia Izzo, Audrey Poncracz, Jeanne Poulet, Slaw, and more. Through July 7. 3024 Biddle, Wyandotte; 734-246-9880; artattheedge.com.
Sherry Washington: Mary King’s colorful acrylics on paper in the form of Lifescapes: New Drawings and Paintings celebrate the Chicago-based artist’s first return since a 2004 Self Portraits exhibition here. This show continues through July 12. 1274 Library, Detroit; 313-961-4500; sherrywashingtongallery.com.

UMMA Off/Site: Paul Outerbridge: Color Photographs from Mexico and California presents 50 images taken in the 1950s that are representative of the photographer’s revolutionary late work with color. Through Sept. 7. Free. 1301 S. University, Ann Arbor; 734-763-8662; umma.umich.edu.

Woods Gallery: Contemporary quilts by Mary Bajcz and Cyn Geist through Aug. 14. 26415 Scotia, Huntington Woods; 248-581-2696; woodsgallery.org.

WSG Gallery: Gardens of Love and Fire: Light into Object, Poetry into Number, Thought into Landscape is the title of a one-woman show for the painter of abstractions of color and light, Michelle A. Hegyi. Meet her at an artist’s reception 7-10 p.m. July 11. Through Aug. 10. 306 S. Main, Ann Arbor; 734-761-2287; wsg.art.com.