The Downriver Council for the Arts Home Gallery, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor, is ushering in thenew year with two drawing exhibits.
"Drawn In/Drawn Out: Drawings of Jack Johnson, Robert Sestok and Steven Zatto" is featured in the Main Gallery, with "Figuratively Speaking: The Work of Eugene Clark," in the Skylight Gallery.
The exhibits will run through next Friday.
"Drawn In/Drawn Out" showcases three Detroit-area artists seekingto push the boundaries of the drawing media, exploring issues of style, materials and subject matter.
In "Figuratively Speaking," Clark uses atraditionally academic approach to drawing the human form.
As part of this drawing exhibit, the DCA will host "The Great SaturdayDraw In" from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. tomorrow. Mark Jackson will run a life drawing session that is open to artists of all skill levels, 18 years and older, from 9 a.m. - noon. Eugene Clark will conduct a workshop from 12:30 - 2 p.m. that teaches artists traditional techniques to draw the human head. All ages and skill levels are welcome. The cost for each class is $8, or $15 for both classes.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon - 3 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call 1-734-287-6103.
River's Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, presents "Loveart," featuring artwork, handmade cards, coloring books, hand-painted furniture and paper weavings by Irene Will and Pietro Di Giorgio's new book of poetry, "Lover's Walk."
The gallery will have a Valentine's party from 6 - 9 p.m. today, and a "meet the artists" night with more poetry readings from 6 - 9 p.m. next Friday.
Meanwhile, the gallery has three more exhibitions running simultaneously.
On the first floor is a collection of photorealistic wildlife oil paintings by Nancy Byrum.
Byrum's technique creates images of animals that look as though they could leap or fly right off the canvas.
On the gallery's mezzanine level, "Kindred Spirits" shows works by the late Arnold Dreifuss and the late Jim Slack.
Slack, founder of River's Edge Gallery, used a series of paintings that reflected aspects of his life. He also was a poet, and examples of both his art and poetry will be in the exhibit.
Dreifuss was a community activist whose work consisted of primitive figures in a surrealistic world. He held a doctorate in education and psychology, and his paintings were metaphors based on his patients' dreams.
On the third floor, the two halves of Patricia Izzo's "20/20" exhibition that have been showing concurrently at River's Edge and Arianna Gallery in Royal Oak come together as "20 Plus 20."
The exhibitions will run through March 9.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 1-734-246-9880 or visit www.artattheedge.com
Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, presents "The Home Show," opening today and running through March 6, featuring handmade furniture, pottery, glass, paintings, sculpture, clocks, tile and other home accessories by nearly 100 Michigan artists, including David Scherer, Jeri Hollister, Rosalyn Tyge, Rick Pruckler, MuNiMuLa, Susan Morosky, Graceann Warn and Motawi Tileworks.
The gallery also is showing pottery by Elenor Wilson. Her porcelain and stoneware pottery made for everyday use, centerpieces and special occasions, are inspired by the curves and proportions of the human body. Surface details and edges are inspired by her love of textiles, fashion and garments, accented with stitching, darting and patterns.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call 1-734-281-4779 or visit www.biddlegallery.com.
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