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Experimental
Visual Art & Installation of The EBB Project Visual Art & Installation of The EBB Project
The EBB Project is an interdisciplinary exploration of the life and work of Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A published scholar, Ms....
Tom Woodruff: Great Lakes Illustration Workshops Tom Woodruff: Great Lakes Illustration Workshops
Tom is an artist, children’s book illustrator, and storyteller, who shares his love for Michigan and the Great Lakes Region in schools throughout the...
Gallery/Museum Exhibition
Art on the Wing: The Bird in Art Art on the Wing: The Bird in Art
Art on the Wing: The Bird in Art is an exhibit that is appropriate for all ages, especially upper elementary to adults. It includes four centuries...
Artrain USA Artrain USA
Artrain USA is America’s Hometown Art Museum. Housed in vintage railcars and traveling via the railways, Artrain USA brings art exhibitions and art ...
A Community between Two Worlds: Arab Americans in Greater Detroit A Community between Two Worlds: Arab Americans in Greater Detroit
The photographs in this exhibit celebrate the cultural and historical complexity of southeast Michigan’s Arab American community. Detroit...
Cultural Reflections: Inuit Art from the Collections of the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College Cultural Reflections: Inuit Art from the Collections of the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College
This exhibition features 23 stone sculptures and 28 prints by artists of the Canadian Arctic reflecting the traditional culture of the Inuit people...
El Arte Popular Mexicano: Folk Art of Mexico El Arte Popular Mexicano: Folk Art of Mexico
This traveling exhibition highlights the rich history of Mexico, its art, people, and culture from the 19th century to the present day. Mexico’s...
FairTime! Series: America’s Fairs, Horse Racing, and Livestock Heritage FairTime! Series: America’s Fairs, Horse Racing, and Livestock Heritage
This series of three exhibits depicts the origins of America’s agricultural fairs as educational institutions, community organizations, and places for...
“Freedom” “Freedom”
“Freedom” is an exhibition of fine art that celebrates, commemorates, and illustrates the struggles and triumphs of diverse groups of people in...
Great Lakes Native Quilting Great Lakes Native Quilting
The first exhibition devoted to North American Indian quilting in the Great Lakes region, it examines the historical introduction of quilting as well...
Images of Human Rights: South African Prints Images of Human Rights: South African Prints
Featuring 29 fine art prints created by artists representing the 9 provinces of South Africa, this print portfolio was conceived of and released in...
The International Print Portfolio: Artists’ Expressions of Universal Human Rights The International Print Portfolio: Artists’ Expressions of Universal Human Rights
In 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To commemorate the document’s 50th anniversary and to raise...
Memory Struggle Affirmation: Expressions of the African American Artist Memory Struggle Affirmation: Expressions of the African American Artist
Memory Struggle Affirmation presents 21 original and compelling works by three generations of 20th century African American artists. These...
Michigan’s Heritage Barns: An Artist’s Perspective Michigan’s Heritage Barns: An Artist’s Perspective
The great variety of barns in Michigan reflects our diverse agricultural heritage. Through 22 black and white portraits by photographer Mary...
Quilting Sisters: African-American Quilting in Michigan Quilting Sisters: African-American Quilting in Michigan
This exhibition represents the diversity of quilting traditions found within historical and contemporary African-American communities in Michigan...
Rock My Soul: The Black Legacy of Rock and Roll Rock My Soul: The Black Legacy of Rock and Roll
Rock My Soul . . . a visual arts exhibition tells the story of Rock and Roll and the ongoing influence of Black culture on the music. The 21-piece...
Sisters of the Great Lakes: Art of American Indian Women Sisters of the Great Lakes: Art of American Indian Women
This landmark exhibit addresses the ways American Indians, specifically women in the Great Lakes region, visually address the complexities of...
Storytelling Through the Mail: Tall Tale Postcards Storytelling Through the Mail: Tall Tale Postcards
Imagine a land . . . where corn grows to the size of tree trunks; where the lakes are so cold that the trout have fur coats; where deer have...
Graphics
Artists Portray Artists: 19th-Century Selections from the Kresge Art Museum Artists Portray Artists: 19th-Century Selections from the Kresge Art Museum
The selection of 28 portraits of writers, actors, dancers, and self-portraits includes many still familiar to audiences, such as James Mc...
Artists Portray Artists: 20th-Century Selections from the Kresge Art Museum Artists Portray Artists: 20th-Century Selections from the Kresge Art Museum
These portraits of artists range from traditional to less obvious representations. Artists have been resourceful in the ways they picture...
Maritime Odysseys & Woodland Encounters Maritime Odysseys & Woodland Encounters
“Odysseys” is an exhibit of 30 illustrations accompanied with a dozen journalistic didactic panels describing the circumnavigation of Lake...
Paradise Lost: John Martin’s Sublime Universe Paradise Lost: John Martin’s Sublime Universe
Complete set of 24 prints illustrating Milton’s “Paradise Lost” by the 19th-century British printmaker, John Martin. His series of original mezzotints...
Painting
Ancient Legends as Art Ancient Legends as Art
Artist Barbara Weisenburg has created life-sized figures that represent characters from myths and legends around the world. The exhibit is...
Photography
Great Lakes Multimedia Presentations by John & Ann Mahan Great Lakes Multimedia Presentations by John & Ann Mahan
Experience the Great Lakes through images, music, recorded sounds, and poetic, informative narrative. John and Ann Mahan are widely published...
 

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