March 30, 2012
Motawi Tileworks on the Today Show
Motawi Tileworks, an Ann Arbor company founded by Nawal Motawi (BFA 1988), was featured on the Easter/Passover Gifts segment of the Today Show on Friday, 3/30/12.
The Motawi limited-time Today Show gift set includes one 4"x4” Cat tile in Pale Green, one 4"x4” Rabbit tile in Sand, one 4"x4” Dog tile in Pale Blue, and free UPS domestic ground shipping. All tiles are notched and edged for hanging. An $87 gift set for only $50!
March 30, 2012
Joseph Jurson Photography Featured at VandM
A collection of Joseph Jurson’s photography (BFA 1979), as curated by NYC Contemporary Art Advisor Heidi Lee, is featured on VandM.com (Vintage and Modern).
Each month the work of a select artist is highlighted in an exclusive series called inTheMOMENT for their editorial magazine DESIGNinTELL. The goal of such an exhibit is to connect artists with collectors, designers, and art enthusiasts and make it easier for each to navigate through the world of art…and make art and design a part of everyday life.
Joseph Jurson is a fine art photographer located in New York City, producing work in both traditional film and digital photography. Whichever camera he uses, his aim is always to seize that ephemeral moment, and create frames of lasting beauty. Inspired by the guiding principles of the photographic art form, the results are expressions of gesture and self.
http://designintell.vandm.com/2012/03/joseph-jurson-photography/
March 30, 2012
Aerien Kloske: Studio Manager
Brunet-García Advertising, Inc., announces the promotion of Aerien Kloske to studio manager. In addition to her duties as senior art director, Aerien will take on the responsibilities of managing day-to-day operations in Brunet-García’s creative studio. During her four years at Brunet-García, Aerien has been instrumental in developing campaigns for both private and public sector customers. In this new capacity, Aerien will leverage her well-honed design skills as well as her strategic approach and organizational proficiency. “This is the perfect opportunity for Aerien to shine,” said Diane Brunet-Garcia, vice president and partner of Brunet-Garcia. “Her creative vision and work ethic are already invaluable to the creative team as well as the agency as a whole.”
March 30, 2012
Ann Stewart: Viability Threshold
Ann Stewart (MFA 2009) will be exhibiting a new series of drawings for a solo show at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The exhibition will run from April 6th - May 25th, 2012. The opening reception is April 6th from 7 - 9 pm. For more information, please visit http://www.callanwolde.org/events/gallery/index.html or http://www.annstewart.net .
March 23, 2012
Sweet Heather Anne Moves to 920 North Main Street
Sweet Heather Anne, a boutique cake studio that combines local ingredients and imaginative artistry to create one-of-a-kind celebratory cakes, has outgrown its current space and is moving to 920 North Main in Ann Arbor. The new location will be easier to find and enables Sweet Heather Anne to be close to its community of colleagues, vendors and friends in downtown Ann Arbor. The boutique cake studio will open in its new location April 3, 2012 followed by a grand opening celebration. On April 21, 2012 from noon - 5 pm, Sweet Heather Anne will be publicly celebrating with complimentary mini desserts.
Born from a passion for food and art, Sweet Heather Anne’s one-of-a-kind cake flavors include Mexican spiced chocolate, blood orange olive oil and caramel praline crunch. Much of the quality is owed to their slew of local producers including Calder butter, Guernsey dairy, Sunrise Poultry eggs, and Farmer’s Market fruits. Sweet Heather Anne creates personalized cakes each exhibiting unique technique and form. Many cakes feature painted works of art, piped filigree and pearls, and sculpted fondant adornments. Realistic cakes are sculpted to achieve truly realistic forms. The creativity does not end there, Sweet Heather Anne’s demonstrated skill in composition and design extends to their dessert tables.
For more information please visit http://www.sweetheatheranne.com or contact us at 734.913.2025 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Learn about the Kickstarter campaign that helped to fund the new space here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1063970568/cakestarter-0
March 23, 2012
Adrianne Finelli Presents at NYU, Screens at AAFF
Adrianne Finelli (MFA 2009) will present a paper and newly restored 35mm print of a rare experimental documentary, Men and Dust (1940) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ 8th Orphan Film Symposium in April.
Finelli is also participating in the 50 SCREENS
project, a city-wide series of free video installations as part of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival. Her work is on view in the Nickels Arcade in the storefront of Parrish Fine Framing & Art.
Both projects are co-authored by Dan F Friedlaender (Temple University, Philadelphia).
http://www.adriannefinelli.com
March 21, 2012
Amanda Krugliak: Performance for Conference on Revolution
Amanda Krugliak (BFA 1984) recently performed her works as part of the UM CLIFF conference on Revolution, Post-Revolution,and Counter-Revolution, sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature.
March 21, 2012
Alyse Solomon - Symmetry In Motion
Alyse Solomon (BFA 2000) presents Symmetry In Motion at Rogue Space in New York from May 3-4, with a reception on May 3rd from 6 - 9 pm.
Exhibition: Thursday May 3 through May 4, 10 am - 6 pm
rogue space
526 west 26th street, floor 9 e - f
new york, ny 10001
To join in this event please RSVP to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
March 21, 2012
IRMA in Ann Arbor
IRMA, a movie by Charles Fairbanks (MFA 2010), will screen in the opening night program of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival. Michigan Theater, 8pm Tuesday March 27.
March 21, 2012
Biannual All Media Exhibition 2012
Work by Yvette Rock (MFA 1999) is featured at the Detroit Artists Market’s Biannual All Media Exhibition 2012, opening with a reception from 6 - 9 pm on April 20.
The Biannual All Media Exhibition is a juried show featuring a wide range of artwork.
Exhibition runs from April 20-May 24, 2012.
Detroit Artists Market
4719 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
313.832.8540
March 13, 2012
Out Here: New Paintings by Cathy Barry
Work by Cathy Barry (BFA 2000) is featured in Out Here, an exhibition at the Kerrytown Concert House from April 3 - May 2.
Kerrytown Concert House
415 N. 4th Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI
April 3 - May 2, 2012
Reception: Tuesday, April 10, 5-7 p.m.
http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com
March 13, 2012
Lucy Arai-Abramson Exhibits at Arthur Ross Gallery
Japanese-born artist Lucy Arai (MFA 1983), currently based in California, apprenticed in the practice of sashiko, a decorative stitching process which she re invigorates and applies to handmade paper and mixed media. Her work is featured in an exhibition entitled, In Material: FIBER 2012 at the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania, 220 South 34th Street inside the Fisher Fine Arts Building. The exhibition continues through March 25, 2012.
March 2, 2012
Chrisa Craig Exhibits at Mallett’s Creek Library
A solo exhibition of work by Chrisa Craig (BFA, ‘62, MFA, ‘68) opens at Mallets Creek Library on Saturday, March 17. The exhibition features mixed media paintings on canvas that explore ideas about division of the picture plane, using primarily monochromatic palettes. The intersections are metaphors that are up for personal interpretation.
The exhibit will run at Mallets Creek Library from Saturday, March 17 - April 30, 2012. You can meet Chrisa Craig on Saturday, March 17, 11:AM - 1:PM.
Malletts Creek Library is located at 3090 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, 48108
Library hours: Mon.: 10am-9pm, Tues. - Friday: 9am-9pm , Sat.: 9am-6pm, Sun.: noon-6pm
Devil’s Dream, mixed media on canvas
March 1, 2012
Andrew Millner: Ellen Miller Gallery
Drawing is at the root of Andrew Millner’s (BFA 1989) exploration of the ubiquitous rosebush. Hand drawing each petal, each leaf, each stem into a computer, he incorporates multiple views of different plants to create hybrids that test the boundary between the idea and the actuality of what we call “rose.” Mark upon mark, layer upon layer, his plants grow in size and complexity not by repetition, but by accumulation. Projected onto canvas, these drawings become the basis for paintings whose drips, variations of line, and exposure of bare linen further celebrate the idiosyncracies of nature.
“Andrew Millner: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” will be on view at Ellen Miller Gallery from March 3 through March 28, 2012. Please join us for the artist’s opening reception on Saturday, March 3, 2-5 pm.
Ellen Miller Gallery
38 Newbury Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
February 15, 2012
Steve Coy Receives Coleman Fellowship, Knight Foundation Grant
Steve Coy (BFA 2001) has received Coleman Fellowship and Knight Foundation Grant to fund “Minipreneurs” in Detroit.
Students from Lawrence Technological University will be paired with a group of youth from Detroit to explore principles of entrepreneurship in art and design disciplines. This will emphasize group-based interdisciplinary collaboration and model projects after real-world business scenarios. Projects are based around an entrepreneurial opportunity rooted in the many community needs of Detroit. Students are expected to promote and market their project and find the appropriate venue to deliver their product to market. Projects will be funded based upon business proposals. The program operates out of PonyRide, a community creative business incubator space purchased by Detroit entrepreneur Phillip Cooley. The program space has been named, by the particpants, Nelo (short for Neon Lounge): Bright Ideas!
Our mission statement reads: A creative collective empowering community through micro-entrepreneurship in the discipline of art and design. Through this creative collective, formed by the students and Detroit youth, new businesses will emerge.
All lectures take place at 5 pm on Thursdays at the historic Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.
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