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Ariana Gallery: Pieces normally considered to be trash become works of art in the exhibit Trashformations, starting Aug. 28. 119 S. Main, Royal Oak; 248-546-8810, arianagallery.com.

The Art Center: Celebrating Martha Rock Keller’s 50 years in the art business, Remembering the Days features a collection of more than 50 works taken from various periods of the artist’s life. Through Aug. 8. • The 2010 Annual: All Media Exhibition gives the opportunity for 4,000 emerging and existing media artists all over the state to showcase their work. The juror for this year’s exhibition is Mark Nielsen, director of the Slusser Galleries and the Intersections Program at the University of Michigan. Opening reception: Aug. 13, 6-8 p.m. 117 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor; 734-994-8004; annarborartcenter.org.

Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW): Elements of Being: Women and the Number 3 is an exhibition that brings together works that, at first glance, are different until digging deeper to find the sameness in each. Through Aug. 22. • The southwestern Ontario-style craft exhibition Masterworks Southwest- connects artists and the public to celebrate craft as an art form. Through Sept. 5.  401 Riverside Dr. W., Windsor, Ontario; 519-977-0013.

Artspace: Anniversary Suite displays a portfolio of prints celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cranbrook Art Academy from the heads of the art departments.  Works are by Daniel Libeskind, Jun Kaneko, Gerhardt Knodel, and Michael Hall — under the supervision of Steve Murakishi. Aug. 3-31.  303 E. Maple, Birmingham; 248-258-1540.

Biddle Gallery: Made in the Mitten is an ongoing multi-media exhibition of works by more than 100 Michigan artists. 2840 Biddle, Wyandotte; 734-281-4779, biddlegallery.com.

David Klein Gallery: Summer Selections runs until Aug. 31. 163 Townsend, Birmingham; 248-433-3700, dkgallery.com.

Detroit Institute of Arts: Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1550-Present explores 500 years of artwork made by Africans in response to the “varied and dynamic cultural exchanges” with Europeans. Through Aug. 8.  Admission: $8 adults; $6 seniors; $4 ages 6-17; children and members free. Wed.-Thur.: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri.: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mon.-Tue. 5200 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-7900, dia.org.

Ellen Kayrod Gallery: • The Seventh Annual Intergenerational Community Exhibition, features works by Itchel Kia Arriaga, Mira Burack, Faina Lerman, Rick Vian, Sue Carmen Vian and Graem Whyte. Aug. 27 until Oct. 8. 4750 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-1300, hannan.org.
Flint Institute of Arts: Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art runs in the Johnson and Rabiah Galleries through Aug. 15. • Recent Acquisitions to the FIA’s Permanent Collection is on display in the Ford Graphics Gallery until Sept. 26. • Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass exhibit runs in the Hodge & Temporary Exhibition Galleries until Aug. 22. 1120 E. Kearsley, Flint; 810-234-1695; flintarts.org.

Gallery Project: Faux Real, created by Sarah Buckius, Lea Bult and Lynn Galberaith, is an exhibit displaying fake and real art that are similar in concept and material. Through Sept. 5. 215 S. Fourth, Ann Arbor; 734-997-7012; thegalleryproject.com.
Halsted Gallery: Summer Sizzle and David Williams run until Aug. 31. 3658 Pheasant Run, Bloomfield Hills; 248-745-0062, halstedgallery.com.

Lawrence Street Gallery: Michigan Sculptor’s Guild features sculpture in different types of media and styles.  Aug. 4-Aug. 28.  Opening reception: Aug. 6 from 6-9 p.m. 22620 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-0394; lawrencestreetgallery.com.
Padzieski Art Gallery: From Mocha to Latte: the Arab World runs through Aug. 15. Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan, Dearborn; 313-943-2190, DCACarts.org.

River’s Edge Gallery: Michigan artists Eddie Thiel, Dennis Jacobs, Rudy Salazar III, and Jeremy Hansen show new works through Aug. 31 with a street painting demonstration and citywide wine-tasting to benefit the Josephine Ford Cancer Center Downriver on Aug. 20. • Audrey Poncracz and Ryan G. Hill use the dark-and-light method in paintings to show the act of balancing one’s perceptions with realities in Balancing Act. Through Aug. 13. 3024 Biddle, Wyandotte; 734-246-9880, artattheedge.com, riversedgegallery@wyan.org.
Scarab Club: In the Main Gallery, Balthazar Korab runs until Aug. 15, and Welcome to the Cop Shop starts Aug. 18 and is up until Aug. 29. 217 Farnsworth, Detroit; 313-831-1250, scarabclub.org.

UMMA: Turning Point: Japanese Studio Ceramics in the Mid-20th Century focuses on the creativity and lasting influence of this period in the Japanese studio pottery movement. Closes Aug. 22. • In an exhibit of 44 prints, Sister Corita: The Joyous Revolutionary explores the Catholic nun’s work, from the late 1950s to the “Love” stamp created for the U.S. Postal Service. Through Aug. 15. • Paper representations of the artist’s graphic perspective of North America named On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler opens Aug. 21. 525 S. State, Ann Arbor; 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.

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