Creating with Silly Shapes and Funny Forms," a TotArts class for children ages 3 to 5, will be offered for five weeks at the Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
The class will teach children how to create art using a variety of media while exploring the use of form, color and texture. The fee is $40.
The class runs from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday and Jan. 16, 23, 30 and Feb. 6. Class size is limited. Early registration is recommended.
Call the DCA at 1-734-287-6103 to register or for more information.
"An Uncommon Life: The Still Life Paintings of Margie Guyot" and "Brian Buck: Points of View" are two new exhibits coming to the Downriver Council for the Arts Thursday through Feb. 15.
Guyot, of Charlevoix, who deftly uses oil paints to depict still life paintings that evoke a lush and hyper colorful world, will have her works displayed in the Home Gallery.
Buck, of Kentwood, uses a fine-point technical pen to create intricate, detailed drawings of the natural world. Buck's pen-and-ink pointillism drawings will be displayed in the Skylight Gallery.
The exhibit is one of several events planned in celebration of the DCA's 30th anniversary.
The DCA is at 20904 North Line Road, Taylor. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays during the exhibit.
The Downriver Council for the Arts and Wayne County Community College District-Downriver will present "Culture Fest Downriver," a showcase of art and cultural organizations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Ray Mix Room at WCCCD, 21000 North Line Road, Taylor.
The showcase will include artist demonstrations and exhibits, music and dance performances, children's activities and workshops from more than 20 featured organizations, including the DCA, the Seaway Chorale and Taylor Ballet Americana.
Admission and parking are free.
The event is one of several planned in celebration of the DCA's 30th anniversary in 2008.
Visit downriverarts.org or call 1-734-287-6103 for more information.
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