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."
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.
Jim Slack's intellectualism and humor can be seen in this painting based on Edvard Munch's "Between Clock and Bed." Slack has replaced Munch's self-image with his own alter-ego, "Flying Boy," and a screaming pope.
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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 are 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, is running "The Home Show," 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.
Handmade furniture is among the art on display at Biddle Gallery of Wyandotte.
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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. ñ 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. ñ 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call 1-734-281-4779 or visit www.biddlegallery.com.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., will present "Ansel Adams ñ America's Treasures from an American Treasure" March 4 ñ May 27.
From powerful mountain majesties, to a serene moonrise, to the urban landscape and architecture of mid-20th century America, the exhibition includes more than 100 black-and-white photographs made during Adams' long career. It includes his early works at Yosemite National Park; soft-focus and romantic photographs from the 1920s; large-format pictures from the 1930s; Western landscapes; and lesser-known works, including abstract studies, still life, urban and architectural views and portraits of his friends and fellow artists.
Tickets, which include an audio tour and general admission, are $10 for adults, $9 for adult groups of 20 or more and $5 for ages 5 - 17. DIA members are admitted free.
The University of Michigan Museum of Art is undergoing an extensive renovation. The museum is operating a temporary exhibition space at 1301 S. University, Ann Arbor, next to the university's central campus.
The gallery is showing the photographic exhibition "Embracing Eatonville."
Founded in 1886, Eatonville, Fla., is the oldest black incorporated town in the United States. The exhibition features photos by Dawoud Bey, Lonnie Graham, Carrie Mae Weems and Deborah Willis.
The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Admission is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. Call 1-734-763-8662 or visit www.umma.umich.edu for more information.
"American City: Detroit Architecture 1845-2005," a photographic tribute to 160 years of great architecture, is on display through March 31 at the Brown and Juanita Ford Gallery on the Wayne County Community College downtown Detroit campus, 1001 Fort St.
The exhibition includes 80 large photographs of Detroit's most famous buildings, including Fort Wayne, Michigan Central Railroad Station, Wayne County Building, the Penobscot Building, Orchestra Hall and the Fox Theatre.
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