The Downriver Council for the Arts Home Gallery, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor, presents "Our Rivers, Our Lakes," a collaborative exhibition with the Grosse Pointe Arts Center, through Aug. 30.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays during exhibitions.
For more information, call 1-734-287-6103.
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Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, is giving summertime browsers a chance to come in from the heat with the Climate Controlled Art Fair through Aug. 31.
Get away from heat by coming inside Biddle Gallery for an art fair featuring pottery, glass, furniture, home accessories and fine art by more than 100 Michigan artists.
Dreaming Through Reincarnation, new paintings by Ryan Weiss dealing with dreaming and a consciousness of an afterlife, will be on display starting Monday through Aug. 31, with an artist's reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 17.
Currently, the gallery is featuring "Vessels," slip-cast porcelain vessels by international award-winning ceramic artist John Albert Murphy, through Aug 31.
Murphy casts thin wall forms to accentuate the translucent qualities of porcelain.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call 1-734-281-4779 or visit www.biddlegallery.com.
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River's Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, welcomes international artist Jerzy Werbel with a reception from 6 - 10 p.m. Aug. 17.
The exhibit will include paintings from Werbel's recent trip to Italy as well as landscapes of San Francisco, still life and florals. Many of his still life paintings are mounted in his hand-painted frames.
The mezzanine continues the show to commemorate the "Summer of Love," including works by Jem Targel, Leni Sinclair, Gary Grimshaw, Mark Arminski, Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, Irene Will, Patricia Izzo and Carl Lundgren.
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
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Energie, 3203 Biddle, Wyandotte, is showcasing its latest exhibition, titled "On Emergence," featuring works by Adelina Fuentes, Vince Orbaczewski, Adam Russell, Amy Stegner and Kevin Stoddard, five artists of diverse backgrounds and styles.
The exhibition runs through Thursday.
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Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E. Jefferson, Detroit, is currently showing "Architectural Aspects Tiles and Murals," an exhibition exploring Pewabic Pottery's contributions to architectural landmarks in the Detroit area and elsewhere.
The exhibition runs through Aug. 31.
Pewabic Pottery will have a one-day Festival of Tiles from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 12.
Tile makers will display and sell a large assortment of ceramic art tiles. Historic and fine handcrafted contemporary tiles, tables, trivets, planters and other items will be available.
There will be tile-making and tile-installation demonstrations, free appraisal services, door prizes and a silent auction. Admission is $3. No strollers, please.
The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m.
For information, call 1-313-822-0954.
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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 opening a new exhibit, "Out of the Ordinary/Extraordinary: Contemporary Japanese Photography," through Sept. 16.
This exhibition of works by 11 photographers challenges conventional Western assumptions about Japanese aesthetics and culture. The images are both puzzling and provocative.
Michiko Kasahara, one of Japan's leading curators of contemporary art, has chosen artists whose work probes the many layers of moral and social anxiety that underlie a surface of prosperity and well-being.
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.