Visual Arts Calendar

visual arts calendar

SEPTEMBER 1998

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

The National League Stadiums: U-M Museum of Art 525 S. State. Photography -of Jim Dow (thru 2 Wed). 764-0395

Sam Nadon-Nichols: A2 Art Cen-ter Exhibitions on Location Amer's Deli, 312 S. State. Landscapes and abstract seascapes (thru 8 Tue). 994-8004

Jack Olds: A2 Art Center Exhibi-tions on Location St. Joseph Hos-pital Heart and Vascular Institute, 5325 Elliot Dr., Suite 109. Mixed media (thru 18 Fri). 994-8004

Gifts of Art: U-M Hospitals Art on exhibit and for sale (thru 24 Thu): Medical Philately, collections of Dr. Jacob Shanberge, Univ. Hosp. Lobby, Floor 1; Photography by Todd Reed, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1; Nature Enamels by Norman Brumm, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1; Hand Altered Photos by Cynthia Davis, Taubman Lobby, south, Floor 1; Sculpture by Jean Adwani, Taubman Lobby, South, Floor 1; Paintings by Laurie Schirmer Carpenter, Univ. Hosp. Main Corridor, West, Floor2; Sculp-ture, Center for Creative Studies, Cancer Ctr. & Geriatrics Ctr. Main Lobby, Floor B2; Photography by Howard Garrett, Cancer Ctr. Ge-riatrics Ctr., Lobby, Floor 1. 936-ARTS

"Dreamscapes--The Surrealist Impulse":U-M Museum of Art 525 S. State. Paintings, prints and draw-ings by Adolph Gottlieb, Theodoros Stamos, Stanley William Hayter, Gerome Kamrowski, Kay Sage and other artists (thru Oct. 25). 764-0395

"New Anthropocentric Drawings": zoom gallery 212 Miller Ave. Ran-dall Veilleux's newest drawings. A glimpse onto "the empirical, whim-sical work of this emerging Detroit artist," (thru Oct. 18). 747-9944

African Arts: U-M Museum of Art 525 S. State. Objects of Power, Knowledge and Mediation (thru 1998). 764-0395

American Visions: U-M Museum of Art 525 S. State. Nineteenth-Century American Paintings (thru 1998). 764-0395

Flora and Art Work: U-M Museum of Art Matthei Botanical Gardens. Sculptures by contemporary artists from the Great Lakes region in vari-ous locations at the Botanical Gar-dens (thru 1999). 998-7061

1 TUESDAY

Artists Among Us: Arts Group, Sa-line 7 pm, Brecon Room, Saline District Library. Saline woodcarver and find woodworker, Floyd Rhadigan will give a lecture/dem-onstration on his works which range in size from full-sized totem poles to works that fit in his hand. 429-0008

"Happy Scenes/Roadside Trea-sures": Clare Spitler Works of Art 2001 Pauline Ct. Mary King's exhuberant landscapes and Vicci Veenstra's pinhole photographs (thru 20 Oct). 662-8914

2 WEDNESDAY

Rudolf Steiner's Blackboard Draw-ings: U-M Slusser Gallery School of Art & Design Mon-Sun, 11-4pm, Art & Architecture Building (thru 30 Wed.) 936-2082

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 12:10 pm, 525 S. State, Media Room. "The Powers That Be," examining post WWI art. 764-0395

3 THURSDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 7:30 pm (see 2 Wed)

6 SUNDAY

First Sundays Free: ArtVentures noon-5 pm, A2 Art Center, 117 W. Liberty. Hands-on art projects for children centered around a cultural theme. ArtVentures is also open Tue-Fri 1-6 pm, and Sat 10 am-6 pm. Cost when accompanied by a parent, including materials and in-structions, is $4. Drop-off cost (ages 5 and up) is $6/hour (2-hour time limit). 994-8004

9 WEDNESDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 12:10 pm, 525 S. State, Media Room. "Marcel Duchamp: In His Own Words," and "Hannah Hoch," the only female member of the Berlin Dada Group. 764-0395

10 THURSDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 7:30 pm (see 9 Wed)

12 SATURDAY

"Dreamscapes--The Surrealist Impulse": New Art League U-M Museum of Art Media Room, 525 S. State. Presentation by Annette Dixon and Carole McNamara, co-curators of the exhibition. 764-0395

13 SUNDAY

Sunday Tour: U-M Museum of Art 2pm, 525 S. State. Docent-led tour of "Dreamscapes--The Surrealist Impulse." 764-0395

Opening Reception: u-M slusser Gallery School of Art & Design 2-5 pm, Art & Architecture Building. Lecture by Michael Howard on "Rudolf Steiner's Contribution to the Arts, with Special Reference to the Blackboard Drawings." Recep-tion at 3 pm. 936-2082

16 WEDNESDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 12:10 pm, 525 S. State, Media Room. "Threshold of Liberty," about the influence of surrealism on the New York School. 764-0395

17 THURSDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 7:30 pm (see 16 Wed)

19 SATURDAY

"Hopes and Aspirations: Decorative Painting of Korea": U-M Mu-seum of Art Apse and Lobby Galler'ies, 525 S. State. Ten scrolls and six large screens (thru Nov. 15). 764-0395

Opening Reception: zoom gallery 7-9 pm, 212 Miller Ave. An exhibi-tion of Randall Veilleux's New An-thropocentric Drawings (see Continuing Exhibitions). 747-9944

20 SUNDAY

Sunday Tour: U-M Museum of Art 2 pm, 525 S. State. Docent-led tour of The Curtis Gallery: African Art. 764-0395

Artists' Reception: Clare Spitler Works of Art 3-6 pm, 2007 Pauline Ct. Mary King and Vicci Veenstra with their "Happy Scenes/ Roadside Treasures," landscape paintings and pinhole photographs. 662-8914

"Hopes and Aspirations" Lecture: U-M Museum of Art 4 pm, Apse, 525 S. State. Korean Art Curator, Kumja Pik Kim will talk on the cur-rent exhibition. Limited seating. 764-0395

23 WEDNESDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 12:10 pm, 525 S. State, Media Room. "Miro: Theater of Dreams." 764-0395

24 THURSDAY

"Fragmented Bodies and Ex-panded Minds--Surrealism in Paris Between the Wars": U-M Museum of Art 7:30 pm, Apse, 525 S. State. Prof Matthew Biro will discuss Andre Breton's theories and their manifestations in the works of Man Ray, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Luis Bunuel and others. Limited seating. 764-0395

27 SUNDAY

Sunday Tour: U-M Museum of Art 2 pm, 525 S. State. Docent-led tour of "Hopes and Aspirations." 764-0395

Japanese Tea Ceremony chan-oyu:U-M Museum of Art 3 pm, Japanese Gallery. Discussion fol-lows, free ($3 suggested donation). 764-0395

30 WEDNESDAY

ArtVideo: U-M Museum of Art 12:10 pm, 525 S. State, Media Room. "The Definitive Dali: A Lifetime Ret-rospective." 764-0395

OPPORTUNITIES

The Ann Arbor Library seeks pro-posals for 2D and 3D works to ex-hibit in the Library. 994-4990

The State of Michigan is looking for innovative designs for license plates to be used to fund public art. Senator Michael Bouchard, State Capital, Lansing, MI 48913. (517)373-2523

The art League of Michigan is preparing a directory of Michigan's minority artists, art organizations and art service providers. Free list-ings. (313) 963-8526

Artists are being sought for the "Art Michigan-All Media Annual Com-petition held from Oct. 6-Nov. 5. Send up to 2 works in any medium. Deadline is Oct. 4. Lansing Art Gal-lery, Center for the Arts, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 (517)374-6400

The Ann Arbor Art Center is calling for submissions for their Annual All-Media Exhibition, "Emblems of Americana." The show is Oct. 8-Nov. 8 Delivery of works accepted Oct. 2-3, $15 fee for up to two works. (734) 994-8004 extension 104