"Collective Constructions," a collaborative exhibit from mixed media artist Valerie Mann and glass artist Barbara Thomas Yerace, is on display through June 27 in the Home Gallery of the Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
The exhibit explores ideas about spiritual nurturing, potential, life transitions and humor.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Call 1-734-287-6103 for more details.
Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, is featuring "Green Bunny," a mixed- media show making use of recycled and Earth-friendly materials, which runs through June 7.
Call the gallery at 1-734-281-4779 for more details.
Artists include Rick McQuaid, Ryan Weiss, Jerome Ferretti, Jeri Hollister and Michelle Kramp.
Also displaying work are Terri Sarris, Dave Moroski, Carl Oxley III, Mrrranda Tarrow, Joan Painter Jones, Rick Pruckler, Joey Merchant, Taryn Boyd, Davin Brainard, Greg Loselle, Heather Fagan and Faina Lerman.
This photo by Bob Pope is part of "The Icon Show" at River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte through July 5.
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River's Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, is featuring "The Icon Show," a collection of works from 30 artists that define the word "icon." The show runs through July 5.
The creations range from artist SLAW's depiction of life in the 1950s to Mary Brombach's interpretation of Marilyn Monroe in glass and fur.
Other artists contributing to the show are Cass Adkins, Mark Arminski, Johnny "B" Badanjek, Amy Chenier, Joe Crachiola, Mary Ellen Croci, Nina Friday, Elayne Gross, Ryan G. Hill, Martin Hirchak, Patricia Izzo and Gwen Joy.
Also contributing are Rick Ruinner Lappin, Eric Lavoie, Adam Owen Layne, Marianne Letasi, Carl Lundgren, Mark Nischan, Niagara, Kate Paul, Nancy Pitel, Audrey Pongracz, Bob Pope, Elaine Redmond and Rudy Salazar.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
For more information, visit www.artattheedge.com or call Patt Slack at 1-734-246-9880.
Spring classes and workshops abound at the Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
Start Wednesday mornings off right with "The Art of Yoga" from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Home Gallery with instructor Cheryl Rudd.
Participants should bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. There is a $5 fee for the drop-in class
"Life Drawing" for ages 18 and older runs from 9 a.m. to noon June 7, 14 and 21.
Instructor Mark Jackson will lead all levels in developing skills in the basic and traditional drawing regimen of the male and female nude model.
Artists must bring supplies, including easels. Each session includes three classes, and classes don't have to be taken consecutively.
The fee is $10 a class for DCA members or $15 a class for non-members.
Learn fairy lore and construct your own fairy garden during a "Fairy Garden Workshop" from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at the DCA.
Instructors Andrea Irwin, Brenda Jordan and Marilyn Bomarito will help students create the whimsical delights.
The workshop is open to ages 6 and older, but an adult must accompany children.
The fee is $25 for DCA members and $30 for non-members. Supplies are included and registration is required by calling 1-734-287-6103.
Ceramist John Albert Murphy will lead a "Raku 2-Day Workshop" from noon to 4 p.m. June 7 and 14.
All skill levels are welcome. The $80 fee includes all materials. The two-day workshop includes a lecture and demonstration in addition to creating, glazing and Raku-firing pottery.
For more workshop information, visit www.downriverarts.org or call the DCA at 1-734-287-6103.
Pioneers of the German Studio Craft Movement runs through July 6 at Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit.
The exhibition, curated by Linda Ross, focuses on the careers of six artists who have been part of the German ceramic art scene since the late 1950s.
Pewabic Pottery will celebrate its 105th anniversary with a benefit House & Garden Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 7 and 8. The show is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.pewabic.org or call 1-313-822-0954.
"Waynemania: 2008 WSU Undergraduate Exhibition" concludes today in the Community Arts Gallery at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, 480 W. Hancock, Detroit, on the Wayne State University campus.
More than 200 works from undergraduate students in the department of art and art history will be on display.
Most works at the free event will be available for purchase.
"Look Close, Looking Far: A Survey of Artworks by John Torreano" runs through July 18.
Torreano's colorful, three-dimensional paintings confront viewers with the incongruous and contradictory impulses of contemporary art and culture.
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.
The Detroit Institute of Arts is offering special programs throughout the month.
Families and aspiring artists can enjoy workshops, presentations, music, films and storytelling at such weekend events as "Friday Night Live!" and "Target Family 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.
"Considering Architecture: Sustainable Designs from Detroit," is running through July 28 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
The exhibit includes the designs, architecture and products of several local architectural firms and highlights their projects that incorporate green practices.
Among the designs is a prototype of sustainable housing using discarded shipping containers created by architectural firm Steven C. Flum Inc. and Detroit developer The Power of Green Housing.
The museum is at 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Hours are noon 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.
Get a glimpse of how Americans spent their leisure time 100 years ago at "Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan School's Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925" at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, through Sunday.
The 80-painting exhibition depicts different social classes enjoying prizefights, the ballet, parks and beaches at the turn of the last century.
All works are the creations of a group of American artists led by Robert Henri known as the Ashcan School.
Much of the group's work showed the grittier side of big city life, but this unique exhibit focuses on another facet of urban existence.
Tickets, which include museum admission and an exhibition audio tour, are $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. DIA members get in free.
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 1-313-833-7971.
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