Archive for July 17th, 2016
Day
Event Types
Group
- Gifts of Art(8)
- University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)(8)
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology(1)
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Tours(1)
- Maize Pages Student Organizations(1)
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum(1)
- Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)(1)
- Museum of Natural History(1)
- University Library(1)
- University of Michigan Detroit Center(1)
- See All Groups (10 total)
Location
New Events
Meet Me at UMMA: A Museum Arts Experience for Persons with Mild Memory Loss and Their Care Partners
To register for this program, email mdeland@alz.org or call the local Alzheimer’s Association at 800.272.3900 at any time. For more...
Drop-In Tour | Exploring the Kelsey Museum
This docent-led tour will be from 2:00-3:00 pm. The tour is free and open to the public.
Hudost with special guest Jeff Stewart
HuDost’s core musicians are Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines. They have performed at Bonnaroo, FloydFest, BhaktiFest, World Café Live,...
Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits
Tango Workshop + Live Orchestra --- Ney Melo, Jennifer Bratt, TRio de la Plata (7/16 - 7/17)
Tango Workshop + Live Orchestra --- Ney Melo, Jennifer Bratt, TRio de la Plata (7/16 - 7/17) Come for the whole weekend workshop or just...
Gifts of Art presents Abstraction: A Graphic Study
Natasha Kohli
Chicago-based artist Natasha Kohli uses abstract acrylic paintings to convey her messages of positivity and love by pouring that energy into...
Gifts of Art presents Concrete Ephemera: Street Art Captured
David Zinn
David Zinn has been drawing on sidewalks for well over a decade, using chalk and charcoal to create anamorphic 3D creatures which, when...
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Area Artists Photo Portrait Project
Donita Simpson
Donita Simpson is a Detroit based photographer who creates images of Detroit area artists in their personal creative environments. She has...
Gifts of Art presents Dimensions: Group Show
Book Arts & Mixed Media Collective
This group exhibit features a collection of contemporary artist’s books. Many different styles of alternative bindings and printing...
Gifts of Art presents Landscapes Imagined: Oil on Canvas
Victoria Veedell
Victoria Veedell creates atmospheric landscape paintings in oil on canvas, capturing the fleeting moments of light in nature. The root of...
Gifts of Art presents Portals: Fiber Art Quilts
Creative Seasons Quilters
Creative Seasons is a small yet vibrant group of non-traditional quilters from Southeast Michigan that meets monthly. The group’s purpose...
Gifts of Art presents Seriously Playful Jewelry: Mixed Media
Lisa & Scott Cylinder
Rural Pennsylvania artists Lisa & Scott Cylinder have been husband and wife collaborators in Chickenscratch Art Jewelry since 1988,...
Gifts of Art presents The Whimsical World of Bechler Pottery
Stacey & Corey Bechler
The mixed media work of Stacey and Corey Bechler is whimsical, colorful and fun. They use popular icons such as fish, birds, dogs and...
Intersections/Connections
This International Studies exhibit focuses on materials from across the world, including many nations and cultures. Rather than displaying...
Picture This!
An exhibit of photographs taken of and by young patients—many of whom were born with facial differences or cleft palates—in U-M Mott...
Catherine Opie: 700 Nimes Road
This exhibition presents new and recent work by Los Angeles-based artist Catherine Opie, one of the essential figures in contemporary...
Catie Newell: Overnight
Detroit-based architect Catie Newell’s work is focused on the tactile, sensory qualities of the materials we use to build things: their...
In Focus: Jeanne Gang
Widely acclaimed for her integrative approach to materials, technology, and ecological context, Chicago-based architect Jeanne Gang was...
Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Mexico’s Poet of Light
Manuel Álvarez Bravo spent nearly his entire career photographing his native Mexico. His style drew upon numerous international influences,...
Mira Henry: The View Inside
Before joining the faculty of the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, Mira Henry spent several years as a project...
Siebren Versteeg: LIKE II (2016)
In Siebren Versteeg’s LIKE II (2016), a computer painting program creates a composition using a continuously changing algorithm, and then...
The Connoisseurs’ Legacy: The Collection of Nesta and Walter Spink
The Connoisseurs’ Legacy: The Collection of Nesta and Walter Spink celebrates gifts to the museum from two accomplished scholars with...
24th Annual Concert of Colors
From jazz riffs to Latin rock, experience Detroit’s 24th annual Concert of Colors festival as it returns to Midtown for four days of world...
Extreme Time
Think you know all about time? What about things that happen in femtoseconds or eons? Time in the natural world is so extreme, you can’t...
Tango Workshop + Live Orchestra --- Ney Melo, Jennifer Bratt, TRio de la Plata (7/16 - 7/17)
Tango Workshop + Live Orchestra --- Ney Melo, Jennifer Bratt, TRio de la Plata (7/16 - 7/17) Come for the whole weekend workshop or just...