Layers, Solo Art Exhibit, by ILham Badreddine Mahfouz October 2 to November 30, 2018 at Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Rd , Southfield, Michigan (248)786-4200 Meet the artist Friday October 5 th from 1:00-3:00 , there will also be a book signing for Whispers from the East. Library hours: Monday &Wednesday 1:00-9:00 pm Tuesday, Thursday, SaturdayContinue reading “Layers, Solo Exhibit, by Ilham Badreddine Mahfouz”
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Community Conversation on gun violence prevention, Saturday, May 19
Join us at Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery on Saturday, May 19, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. for a conversation on how we can reduce gun violence. It will be held in the gallery in conjunction with the current show, Guns: Artists Respond, sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Michigan chapter. AContinue reading “Community Conversation on gun violence prevention, Saturday, May 19”
Change This Picture
Artists have a unique role to play within the global struggle for peace & the elimination of gun violence in our own country. This exhibit is presented by the Women’s Caucus for Art (WCAMI) & sponsored by Moms Demand Action (MDA). Exhibition dates:Continue reading “Change This Picture”
Year of Resistance Book Available Online
Our book, made in partnership with the Ann Arbor Women Artists and the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, is now available here: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1412451?__r=1082995 A year of turmoil sent women artists in Michigan into action. This book is a record of their anger, hopes, fears, disgust, dreams, nightmares and acts of resistance. 2017 willContinue reading “Year of Resistance Book Available Online”
Rustbelt Arts
It’s that time of year–gray, dreary, damp and dark–when gallery hopping feels like a chore. But the art is out there and it must be seen, polar vortex notwithstanding. An encounter with Geometrix at Galerie Camille until February 24, can make the effort seem worthwhile, and might just get you through the worst of winter, […]Continue reading “Rustbelt Arts”
Second Workshop for ‘Year of Resistance” book
At Ann Arbor Women Artists space, 4844 Jackson Road Suite 100 Ann Arbor, MI 48103. On Saturday, November 18, from 10 am to 1 pm. Join us to make artwork for the WCAMI book project, “Year of Resistance 2017: Artists Moved to Action”. Or you can bring finished work to be photographed and formated. A completeContinue reading “Second Workshop for ‘Year of Resistance” book”
Rep. Dingell and Sen. Udall support arts funding through their new CREATE Act
Michigan and New Mexico have thriving arts economies and Rep. Debbie Dingell(MI) and Senator Tom Udall(NM) want to keep it that way. Their new funding proposal works to reverse deep cuts to the arts proposed by the Trump administration. They deserve our support. http://bit.ly/2n7Lqb5
“Out There” 3 minute animation competition winners
“Out There” was a three minute animation competition for women artists in Michigan, sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Michigan, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Animators were asked to show what’s off the grid, in outer space or inner depths, and what is normally invisible, unspoken or off limits. This compilation of theContinue reading ““Out There” 3 minute animation competition winners”
Corrected link for “Out There” animation submission – due Jan.23
“Out There” Submission form
Project Consciousness -Challenging Ingrained Perceptions Artistically
Meet up this Sunday at Margaret Parker’s studio with Mary Foster, project coordinator, to finish the murals which are a community response to racial tensions. Sunday, Oct. 30, 1 to 3:00, 210 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor, MI.