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. 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.
A "Craft Uprising" is in the works for 6 to 9 p.m. next Friday at Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave., during the City of Wyandotte's Third Friday event.
Local vintage artist Joey Merchant will be among the indie crafters showing their wares at a "Craft Uprising" from 6 to 9 p.m. next Friday at Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave., during Wyandotte's Third Friday event.
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Area indie crafter Joey Merchant, along with Taryn Boyd and Jeremy Rich of Talking Squid, will sell their wares crafted from vintage and recycled materials.
Items range from handmade plush monsters and bags to recycled T-shirt rugs and revamped vintage ties adorned with tattoo flash embroidery.
Performances by indie electro-pop bands Rogue Satellites and Perfect Summer also are on tap.
Call the gallery at 1-734-281-4779 for more information
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.
Dancers from Taylor Ballet Americana will demonstrate their ballet technique during Jan. 19's "Culture Fest Downriver," a first-ever showcase of more than 20 art and cultural groups sponsored by the Downriver Council for the Arts.
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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.
"Seeing and Drawing People," a three-hour workshop with a professional, live clothed model, will be offered in the Home Gallery of the Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor, from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 2.
Beginning and intermediate level artists can improve their figure drawing skills and develop observation skills under the guidance of instructor Mark Jackson.
The workshop will emphasize basic drawing concepts including gesture, contour, measurement of proportion and simple rules for drawing the head and body. Artists must provide their own supplies.
Preregistration is required and there is a $15 fee to participate. Call the DCA at 1-734-287-6103 to sign up.
"An Uncommon Life: The Still Life Paintings of Margie Guyot" and "Brian Buck: Points of View" are two new exhibits at the Downriver Council for the Arts through Feb. 15.
Guyot, of Charlevoix, who uses oil paints to depict still life painting 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 Detroit Institute of Arts is offering special holiday programs throughout January.
"Friday Night Live! features a drop-in workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. today to teach the art of making artist trading cards.
Drawing in the Galleries for children and adults runs from 6 to 9 p.m. with instructors helping participants create pencil drawings.
Adventures in Drawing teaches children to explore creative expression through drawing with help from museum instructors.
The Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble will provide a unique mix of jazz and classical music at 7 and 8:30 p.m.
Also at 7 p.m., the Detroit Film Theatre will show "Man From Plains," which explores the public and private lives of former President Jimmy Carter. General admission is $7.50, and DIA members, students and senior citizens pay $5.
From 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, a drop-in workshop will teach participants how to make a simple mosaic while artist Mark Sengbusch demonstrates his combination of ancient designs using space-age materials from 1 to 5 p.m.
The showing of "Man From Plains" will repeat at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Target Family Sunday runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and features a drop-in workshop to teach the art of making a bookmark.
Drawing in the Galleries for children and adults runs from 1 to 5 p.m. while Adventures in Drawing, designed just for children, runs from 1 to 5 p.m.
Storyteller Jenifer Strauss presents thought-provoking, playful stories for the whole family at 2 p.m. during "All That is New."
The showing of "Man From Plains" will repeat at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
All programs are free with museum admission unless otherwise noted. The DIA is at 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. For more information, call 1-313-833-7900.
"Soup to Nuts: Special Dishes for Everyday Use" featuring the work of artists such as Lucy Breslin, Scott Lykens and Gwen Yoppolo opens today at Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit.
An opening reception runs from 6 to 8 p.m. today. The exhibit is free and open to the public through March 7. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Visit pewabic.org or call 1-313-822-0954 for more information.
"Drawing in Space: An Installation by Sheila Pepe" and "Weaving With Light and Shadow: Paintings by Janet Hamrick" will be shown today through March 7 at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, 480 W. Hancock, Detroit, on the Wayne State University campus.
New York artist Pepe creates knotted, crocheted, tied and draped domestic and industrial materials to initiate profound interrogations of sculptural space while engaging the viewer in the process of her art.
Hamrick, a Detroit artist, will exhibit 12 abstract oil paintings weaving intricate patterns in monochrome fields reminiscent of woven jacquards.
Call the gallery at 1-313-993-7813 for more information. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays.
A gallery talk featuring Jonathan Flatley, assistant professor of English at Wayne State University, is on tap for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
Flatley will discuss "Art and Melancholia or Why Dwelling on Loss is Not Necessarily Depressing."
"Words Fail Me," an exhibition of art by 18 contemporary artists exploring the permeable and indefinite state of language, is being featured at the museum through Jan. 20.
ReFUSING FASHION: REI KAWAKUBO, an exhibit of the unique clothing by Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, runs Feb. 8 to April 20 at the museum. The installation will include more than 40 key pieces, along with photographs and runway footage.
The museum is at 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call 1-313-832-6622 or visit www.mocadetroit.org.
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