Archive for June, 2010

INSIDE/OUT EXHIBITION OPENING

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

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INSIDE/OUT ART SHOW. Featuring local artists, INSIDE/OUT is an artistic exploration of the relationship between Space & Self and Environment & Personality.  The opening will include work from almost 30 artists (amateurs, students, professionals). Artwork will include paintings, photography, sculpture, songs, papercraft and performance art.  Following the opening, only a handful of select works will be chosen to remain in the conservatory until Friday, July 2.

The June 24th event will be held in Belle Isle’s Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory from 5 until 8 pm. Music will be provided by Gardens with Citizen Tmain.

A donation of $5.00 is suggested for this event.

DPS “SCHOOL PRIDE” : VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

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A new reality series, “School Pride”, is debuting this fall on NBC at 8:00pm on Fridays.  This reality based television series has chosen Detroit’s Communication and Media Arts High School (CMA) to receive a makeover. The television show intentionally utilizes local businesses, skilled local labor, and the community to renovate classrooms, public spaces, athletic facilities, art rooms, and music halls. Built in 1959, CMA was most recently slated for closure until the school became a finalist in the NBC competition. (more…)

LANGUAGE. POWER. DIFFERENCE. @ Re:View Contemporary Gallery

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

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LANGUAGE. POWER. DIFFERENCE. @ Re:View Contemporary Gallery
Works by Joe Namy
June 17 – July 24, 2010

Opening Reception:
Thursday, June 17
7pm – 11 pm

In his first solo exhibition in Detroit, language. power. difference., artist Joe Namy explores the issues born out of the space between languages, the codes that are used to translate, and the loss of context and meaning that occurs within translations, both internal and external.

THE ALLEY PROJECT

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

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TAP Gallery will occupy one residential garage in the alley and 2 vacant residential lots located across the alley. In the lots, there will be space with a variety of surfaces spread throughout for youth to create and display their artwork. The project will also include a walkable 10-garage display of high-quality, multi-color aerosol murals. Through a participatory design process with professional architects, youth and local residents will guide the design and creation of the entire TAP Gallery grounds.

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