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Summer Festivals in the Ann Arbor Area

Current Staff

Monthly First Fridays Ypsi A self-guided art and culture walk around the city of Ypsilanti on the first Friday of every month. Downtown and Depot Town, Ypsilanti May...

Trusting the Process: In Conversation with Ingrid Ankerson

Ruby Schaffer

“Okay, I’m an artist!” That’s how Ypsilanti-based type artist Ingrid Ankerson describes the moment when she decided to pursue her passion for art. Today, from...

Community Art Installation and Pitch Haus Residency Coming to Chelsea This June

Noura Costany

Moxie Works Studio is launching an inclusive initiative called, “Sponsor a Stool.” This is created by local artist and community arts facilitator Eli Zemper....

The Gutman is Ready to Jump!!!

Drew Saunders

Spring is rapidly turning to summer, which is why the new Jump! show at the Gutman Gallery is so well timed. The mixed media...

Ann Arbor Prepares for Half a Million People for Upcoming Art Fair

Drew Saunders

Half a million people will crowd into 30 city blocks from July 16 to 18, should the Ann Arbor Art Fair’s predictions come true....

See the Work of Contemporary Water Colorists for Free Through May 26

Drew Saunders

Some of the best of Michigan’s contemporary water colorists officially arrived in Ann Arbor on Friday, April 17. The new show at the Ann...

Cancer Is Not Going To Get In Christopher Hack’s Way

Drew Saunders

Nothing is going to stop Christopher Hack in his quest to create an ecosystem that ensures that contemporary fine art is accessible and affordable...

Learn and Create at the A2AC Social

Drew Saunders

How many people are there in and around Ann Arbor that love both fine art and the chance to meet new people while supporting...

American Sampler: The history of American Protest Movements Comes to UMMA

Drew Saunders

It is a coincidence that the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art will spend the next 18 months dedicated...

Alex Monte Sano brings Data-Driven Sculpture to the Chris Nordin Studio

Drew Saunders

Data meets woodworking in Alex Monte-Sano’s world. Monte-Sano’s Data-Driven Sculpture In Wood show got a opening reception for a show at the Chris Nordin...

A Feast for the Eyes: The Art of Zingerman’s Comes to the Ann Arbor District Library

Donna Iadipaolo

Zingerman’s has long been known as much for its visuals as for its food. Now, the whimsical illustrations that have helped define the Ann...

Anna Gersh’s “Artists and Their Teachers” Opens at Former CultureVerse Gallery

Drew Saunders

Art galleries host opening receptions in Ann Arbor all the time. What sets the new show at the former CultureVerse gallery apart is that...