Arts & Entertainment

May 2009

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ART

Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW): Investigating themes of rebellion and alienation in youth culture, artists Chris Down, David Poolman, and Roman Tkaczyk present Bring Our Curses Home.  Through May 31.
• University of Windsor MFA grads Justin A. Langolis, Henrjeta Mece, and Steven Leyden Cochrane have organized Without, an exhibition of diverse arts. Through June 14. • The Windsor Biennial exhibits recent accomplishments in the field of contemporary art. Through July 5.
• $3; members free. 401 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario; 519-977-0013; agw.ca.

Art Leaders Gallery: Enlighten your senses with Art in Bloom, featuring a large variety of floral art in the fields of photorealism to Impressionism, with original and limited editions exhibited. 33030 Northwestern Hwy., West Bloomfield; 248-539-0262.

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC): The work of Anthony Vasquez runs through May 29. New Geometry High School Competition is a student-juried competition of all media. Through May 29. 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham; 248-644-0866;
bbartcenter.org.

College for Creative Studies: Every year at about this time, the CCS campus is converted into one large gallery with more than 3,500 pieces of student artwork, including sculptures, jewelry, ceramics, hand-blown glass, paintings, and photography. All pieces will be available for purchase and will directly benefit the student artists. Collector’s opening May 15. $350 (includes preview 5:30-7 p.m. and private reception 5:30-10 p.m.). $50 general exhibition opening, 7-10 p.m. Free on public days, May 16-29. 201 E. Kirby, Detroit; 313-664-7464, collegeforcreativestudies.edu.

Community Arts: Waynemania: 2009 Undergraduate Exhibition.  Through May 22.  150 Community Arts Building, Detroit; 
313-577-2423.

Cranbrook Art Museum: 2009 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art. Through May 10. $10 adults; $4 students and teens; free for members and children under 12. 39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills; 877-462-7262; cranbrookart.edu.

Detroit Institute of Arts: Master Pieces: Chess Sets from the Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection includes two dozen chess sets featuring an array of materials and designs from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Through May 17.
• The DIA focuses on one of America’s most iconic artists in American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. The exhibit details every Saturday Evening Post cover, as well as many of Rockwell’s paintings during his six decades of work. $15 adults; $14 seniors; $8 ages 6-17 (Ticket price includes museum admission). Through May 31.
• In the 1930s, Polish photographer Roman Vishniac was commissioned to chronicle the lives and stories of Jewish communities throughout Poland. In 1996, Jeffery Gusky set out to photograph what remained of Jewish culture throughout those same towns. Of Life and Loss: The Photographs of Roman Vishniac and Jeffrey Gusky brings their work together. Through July 12 with special lecture by Karen Sinsheimer, curator of photography at The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, on May 17.
• Uniting approximately 100 drawings from the museum’s permanent collection, arranged thematically, Learning by Line: The Role of Drawing in the Eighteenth Century traces the styles and techniques of the period’s artists. Through June 15. Admission: $8 adults; 
$4 ages 6-17; $6 seniors. Wed., Thur.: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri.: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Mon.-Tue. 5200 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-7900; dia.org.

Elaine L. Jacob: Time and Place: Art of Detroit’s Cass Corridor from the Wayne State University Collection runs through June 26. 480 W. Hancock, Detroit; 313-993-7813. 


Ellen Kayrod Gallery: Patricia Lay-Dorsey exhibits her photos of seniors at the Hannan Center for Senior Learning in Active Elders: The Photography of Patricia Lay-Dorsey. Through May 8.
•  The Sixth Annual Hannan Spring Open: All Media Group Exhibition will display the works of Detroit area artists age 60 and over. Opens May 15. 4750 Woodward, Detroit; 313-833-1300;hannan.org

555: Thursday’s View offers a new featured artist each week in the First Floor Gallery, 7-10 p.m. Thur. and Fri.; Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 4884 Grand River, Detroit; 555arts.org.

Forum: This student-run gallery offers an opening every week of the Cranbrook Academy of Art’s academic year. Graduate students present work to their peers and the community. From 5-9 on Friday nights. Free. On the Cranbrook campus, New Studios Building, 39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills; 877-462-7262; cranbrookart.edu.

Gallery Project: Graphic Story Telling runs through May 24. • Race opens May 27.  215 S. Fourth, Ann Arbor; 734-997-7012; thegalleryproject.com

Lawrence Street: Artist Rene Lichtman exhibits his paintings. Opens May 6. 22620 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-0394. 

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MoCAD): More than 20 African-American and non-African-American artists come together in Black Is, Black Ain’t, highlighting the issues of race, gender, sexuality, representation, and language. Through May 3. • In I Repeat Myself When Under Stress, artists Ceal Floyer, Hans Schabus, and Tris Vonna-Mitchell display their works, reflecting upon repetition throughout the city with a focus on the assembly line. Through May 3. 4454 Woodward, Detroit; 313-832-6622; mocadetroit.org.

Oakland University Art Gallery: Idée fixe: Senior Thesis in Studio Art II runs through May 17. 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester; 248-370-2100.

Paint Creek Center for the Arts (PCCA): Rochester Community Schools Exhibit runs through May 9. • The works of artist Amy Sacksteder runs through May 9 and reopens May 29. • PCCA presents Student and Faculty Show. Opens May 29. 407 Pine St.; 248-651-4110; pccart.org. 

Sherry Washington Gallery: Russell and Nancy Thayer, a husband-and-wife duo hailing from Saginaw, mesh their original works in Our World: Painting and Sculptures. Russell, the sculptor of the two, takes influence from art history, a subject he has taught for many years. Nancy uses her paintings for metaphysical expressions of environment and atmosphere. Through July 4. 1274 Library, Detroit; 313-961-4500; sherrywashingtongallery.com.

The Starkweather Society: Watercolor and collage artist Janus “Virginia” Benda and clay artist Katy Greenbauer present their work. Opens May 1. 219 N. Main St., Romeo; 586-752-5700; starkweatherarts.com.

Susanne Hilberry Gallery: Established in the Swiss art scene for her abstract drawings, Anne Lise Coste’s works are on exhibit through May 30.  700 Livernois, Ferndale; 248-541-4700.

UMMA Off/Site: Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings  explores UMMA’s expansion and restoration. Through May 3.
• Expressions of Vienna: Master Drawings by Klimt and Schiele from the Pulgram-McSparran Collection highlights a recent gift of Austrian Expressionism from two University of Michigan professors. The exhibition shows the transition from 19th-century Viennese art to the period of Expressionism following World War I. Through May 31.
• UMMA Projects: Walead Beshty focuses on global contemporary art production through monumentally scaled photograms and tattered Fed-Ex boxes. Through June 14. Free. 1301 S. University, Ann Arbor; 734-763-8662; umma.umich.edu.

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