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Fall Arts Issue

Fall Arts List

A roundup of upcoming art exhibits, dance events, theatrical performances and literary happenings

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By MT Staff

Published: September 14, 2011

Copper Colored Mountain Arts 7101 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, 734-904-6520 Through 9/23 - Living Art: Living Process. An exhibition that explores the link created by art between ongoing or living processes and the illusion of the static art object.

Cranbrook Art Museum 39221 N. Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 877-462-7262 11/11-3/25 - No Object is an Island: New Dialogues with the Cranbrook Collection. First exhibition in the newly remodeled and expanded museum explores Cranbrook's influence in the world of contemporary art and design.

David Klein Gallery 163 Townsend, Birmingham, 248-433-3700 Through 10/22 - Cubism in America. 

Detroit Artists Market 4719 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-832-8540 Through 10/15 - Personal Visions. Showcases the work of eight artists who were selected by the DAM Exhibition Committee from the exhibiting artists of the 2010 All Media Exhibit. Artists: Micki Buksar Cecil, Brandon Burke, Dennis Guastella, Darien Johnson, Steven McShane, Jonathan Meyer, Vanessa Van Eeghen and Geralyn Vankerschaever. 11/11-12/23 - Art for the Holidays. Works by more than 150 local artists.  1/13-2/18 - DAM Design Show. The entire creative process is explored - from concept to design to creation - resulting in an artistic and functional piece. 3/2-4/7 - Annual Scholarship Awards and Exhibition. This year students will be selected from the College for Creative Studies. 4/20-5/26 - Biannual All Media Exhibition. 

Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography 1600 Clay St., Detroit 9/23 - Open Show Detroit. Free monthly social screenings give up to five curated presenters (from professionals to students) 15 minutes each to show either a 20 image story or a 4-7 minute multimedia/film project while the audience poses questions or provides project feedback.

10/1-10/15 - DCCP First Annual Juried Exhibition. Featuring photographic work exploring any theme. Guest juror Nancy Barr, associate curator, department of prints, drawings and photographs, Detroit Institute of Arts.

Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-7900 Through 9/25 - It's a Zoo in Here! Prints and Drawings of Animals. Through 3/18 - Gift of a Lifetime: The James Pearson Duffy Collection. 10/16-4/8 - Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010. 11/20-2/12 - Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus. 12/21-6/24 - Once Upon a Time: Prints and Drawings that Tell Stories. 

Downriver Council for the Arts Gallery 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, 734-720-0671 10/8 - Glow in the Dark. Works created in blacklight sensitive media.

Downtown Detroit 9/30-10/8 - Art Detroit Now: Detroit Gallery Week. Openings, exhibits and special events at galleries through Detroit and the metro area, including the Midtown Gallery Crawl on Sept. 30 which kicks off with an art parade marching down Woodward. Visit artdetroitnow.com for details.

Downtown Hamtramck 10/15 - Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival. An afternoon of open galleries and studios in and around Hamtramck.

Elaine L. Jacob Gallery 480 W. Hancock, Detroit, 313-993-7813 Through 10/21 - Lee nam Lee: A Conversation Between Sochi and Monet. Through 10/21 - Jim Hay: Go Where You Are. 11/4-12/16 - Oh Canada! Beyond Trees and Water. 1/27-3/16 - African Art Exhibition. 3/30-6/22 - NO.TOWN Beyond the Wall: Berlin Artists in Detroit. 

Ellen Kayrod Art Gallery 4750 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-1300 Thourgh 9/23 - History Story: A Retrospective of Al Herbert's Work. 9/30-11/18 - Creative Aging in Midtown. Annual intergenerational show. This year, Hannan artists collaborated with youth from the COMPAS Center for Performing Arts in southwest Detroit. 12/2-1/27 - Sight Fest, Open Invitational. 

Ford Gallery - Eastern Michigan University 114 Ford Hall, Ypsilanti, 734-487-1849 Through 10/5 - Emergence 2011. 10/12-11/9 - I Know What You Did Last Summer. A highlight show of artwork created over the spring and summer semesters at EMU from special topics classes in the art department. 11/14-11/18 - Art Video Showcase. 

Funhouse Gallery 1600 Clay St., Detroit, 248-933-0558Through 10/1 - Unfiltered VI. Sixth annual outsider art group show featuring 30 artists showcasing an ecclectic array of raw art.

Gallery Project 215 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, 734-997-7012 Through 9/18 - Imagined Communities. 9/21-10/30 - Subjective World (Umvelt). 11/2-12/11 - Food for Thought. 12/14-1/22 - Post Apocalypse. 1/25-3/4 - American Scene. 3/7-4/15 - Detroit Connection. 

Grosse Pointe Art Center 16900 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe, 313-821-1848 Through 10/22 - 73rd Members Show. 11/11-1/6 - Holiday Shop. 

Heidelberg Project Gallery 42 Watson St., Detroit, 313-974-6894 9/26-10/20 - Alexis Jasmund: High Passion. 

Lawrence Street Gallery 22620 Woodward, Suite A, Ferndale, 248-544-0394 Through 10/1 - Light. Water. Spirit. 10/5-10/29 - Candy and Eric Law and Anne vanLeeuwen. 11/2-11/30 - Dave Hardin. 12/7-12/31 - Think Small '11. 

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