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Anton Art Center: The Michigan Annual XXXVI exhibit is an all-media exhibition juried by Charles McGee. Jan. 22-27. Reception and awards on Jan. 22. 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens; 586-469-8666, theartcenter.org.

Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW): Art for Canada: An Illustrated History is an ongoing exhibition. • Electric Avenue: Historic Streetcars of Windsor and Scott Conarroe: By Rail runs until Jan. 3. Admission: $5; members free, Wednesdays free. 401 Riverside Drive W., Windsor, Ontario; 519-977-0013, agw.ca.

Artspace II: An exhibit focuses on the work of African-American artist Benny Andrews. Through Jan. 30. 303 E. Maple, Birmingham; 248-258-1540, artspace2.com.

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

Detroit Institute of Arts: Action < > Reaction: Video Installations examines the journey of the video format as art over four decades, highlighting five thought-provoking videos. Through Jan. 3. • Photography — The First 100 Years: A Survey from the DIA’s Collection includes photographs from roughly the early 1840s to 1940 by European and American photographers, which document the aesthetic evolution of the medium as art. Through Jan. 3. • Avedon Fashion Photographs, 1944-2000 is a comprehensive collection of the photographer’s images, spanning a half-century and ranging from the unknown to the iconic. Through Jan. 17. • Government Support for the Arts: WPA Prints from the 1930s features stylistically realistic to abstract prints created by artists during the Great Depression. Through March 21. 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.

Art Department Gallery: Wayne State University’s MFA Thesis Exhibition I runs from Jan. 8 through Feb. 5. 150 Art Building, on the campus of Wayne State University, Detroit; 313-577-2423, art.wayne.edu/jacob_gallery.php.

Ellen Kayrod Gallery: The Seventh Annual Sight Fest: All Media Group Exhibition runs through Jan. 15. 4750 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-1300, hannan.org.

Flint Institute of Arts: The FIA’s permanent collection showcases works by Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and Duane Hanson. • The Fine Art of Kansas City Jazz: Photographs by Dan White features portraits of famous jazz musicians. Through Jan. 3. • Gee’s Bend Quilts and Beyond is an exhibition featuring handmade quilts from the rural African-American community of Gee’s Bend, Ala. From Jan. 23 through April 18; lecture and reception Jan 23-24. $5-7. 1120 E. Kearsley, Flint; 810-234-1695, flintarts.org.

Gallery Project: Fashion Show runs through Jan. 11. 215 S. Fourth, Ann Arbor; 734-997-7012, thegalleryproject.com.

Grosse Pointe Art Center: Holiday Shop has paintings, ceramics, jewelry, and other artworks available throughout the gallery. Through Jan. 9. • The Urban Edge exhibit runs from Jan. 22 to March 6. 16900 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Park; 313-821-1848, grossepointeartcenter.org.

Oakland University Art Gallery: The Art of the Artist’s Book runs from Jan. 8 to April 4 with a reception on Jan. 8. 208 Wilson Hall on the Oakland University campus, Rochester; 248-370-2100, oakland.edu/ouag.

Padzieski Art Gallery: The 15th Annual Photo Exhibit runs from Jan. 21 to March 13, with a reception on Jan. 21. Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan, Dearborn; 313-943-2350, dcacarts.org.

Re: View Contemporary Gallery: The group exhibit Re:Collect is open from Jan. 14-30. 444 W. Willis, Unit 111, Detroit; 313-833-9000, reviewcontemporary.com.

Sherry Washington Gallery: The exhibits Richard Lewis, Portraits of Now!, and Paintings and Drawings run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 27. 1274 Library, Detroit; 313-961-4500, sherrywashingtongallery.com.

UMMA: UMMA Projects: Heather Rowe features a sculptural installation focusing on transitional spaces where interior and exterior space collide as raw materials of construction, such as lumber, glass, and metal combine with decorative elements. Through Jan. 3. • The natural and manmade beauty of the Normandy Coast inspired such painters as Manet, Courbet, Degas, and Monet, as well as photographers Henri Le Secq and Gustave Le Gray. Their stunning creations can be seen in The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850-1874 . Through Jan. 3. 525 S. State, Ann Arbor; 734-764-0395, umma.umich.edu.

WSG Gallery: Natural Landscapes, by Michigan artist Karin Wagner Coron, runs from Jan. 5 to Feb. 21 with an artist’s reception on Jan. 8. 306 S. Main, Ann Arbor; 734-761-2287, wsg-art.com.

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