The Big Picture

Lester Johnson, Nelson Mandela, 2009, mixed media, 55”h x 44”w

Detroit’s Lester Johnson’s Solo Exhibit, Clarion Calls

June 30, 2019

This thoughtful mini-retrospective of the artist’s work traces his visual journey as an African American contemporary artist from the 1970’s until today.

Takahara

Experimental Artist Learned The Rules, Then Broke Them

May 31, 2019

Master printmaker and experimental artist Takeshi Takahara is a restless spirit. Rather than working comfortably within established print traditions, he prefers to skate near the edge of the unknown.

Helen Gotlib with “Water Garden VII” - woodblock, acrylic paint, india ink and gold leaf on paper. 2018. Photo by K.A. Letts, March 27, 2019.

Helen Gotlib

April 30, 2019

A visit to the artist’s studio and her “Secret Beaches”

Gallery Installation of work by Karen Anne Klein for Ecological Fiction, 2019 detail (previously published.)

The Art of Paying Attention

March 31, 2019

Mother and son make high art of “the tiny majority” We live in an age of attention deficit disorder, surrounded and distracted by devices, games, apps, and ads competing for our eyeballs and mouse clicks. But if we pay attention, a pair of artists, Karen Ann Klein and her son Barrett Klein, show us the

Wendy Red Star (American, Apsáalooke [Crow] Nation, born 1981), Four Seasons Series (Spring). Four archival pigment prints 2006.

Historical And Contemporary Indigenous Art At Toledo’s Museum Of Art

March 1, 2019

The “Expanded Views: Native American Art in Focus” exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) runs through April 28.

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An Uncomfortable Collision

February 8, 2019

UMMA’s “Art in the Age of the Internet: 1989 to Today” “Art in the Age of the Internet: 1989 to Today”, an exhibition in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery I at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, features artists from around the world, with works centered on, and influenced by, the Internet. On display

The Quick Sketch

Ypsi Heritage, Arts, and Entertainment Festival

July 31, 2019

YpsiFest is going all out this year, with a three-day festival with something for everyone. Vintage car enthusiasts can stroll through the Classic Car Show while eating barbeque hot off the grill from the BBQ Competition. Trivia geeks can go head-to-head for prizes at My Trivia Life booth, aeronautics buffs can take a helicopter ride

Glaze A Frog

June 30, 2019

Learn how to glaze a tile from the experts at Motawi Tileworks.

The Blind Pig Welcomes Tim Meadows

April 30, 2019

Saturday Night Live alum Tim Meadows brings his comedic act to The Blind Pig. Perhaps best known for his character “The Ladies Man,” in both the SNL skit and movie of the same title, Meadows earned his improv chops at Chicago’s Second City with Chris Farley, then went on to join the SNL cast for

Exercise your brain at the Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo

April 30, 2019

Get crafty at the 2019 Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo with a chance to exercise the left and right sides of your brain. Whether you are a creative type or love all things STEM, there’s something for you here: robotics, DIY science experiments, projects, demos from community organizations, and activities brought to you by

A Decade at the The Grand Rapids Art Museum

March 31, 2019

The Grand Rapids Art Museum closes out a yearlong celebration of the Museum’s first decade at 101 Monroe Center with an exhibition featuring works of art and design acquired through gift and purchase in commemoration of this auspicious anniversary. A docent guide will share insight into these amazing works of art as well as how