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Annual Ann Arbor Schools Art Show, April 1965 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Annual Ann Arbor Schools Art Show, April 1965 image
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1965
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Ann Arbor News, April 21, 1965
Caption:
Student Art To Be Displayed. Mrs. Joan Montour (left) and Mrs. Bette Szonyi, Forsythe Junior High School art teachers, examine one of several hundred student art works to be displayed at the Ann Arbor Schools Art Show which opens at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the University's Rackham Building. The show, sponsored annually by the Ann Arbor Art Association, features works by local students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The show will run through May 7 with showings daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Forsythe Junior High School Students Prepare For Youth Art Exhibit, May 1973 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Forsythe Junior High School Students Prepare For Youth Art Exhibit, May 1973 image
Year:
1973
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 10, 1973
Caption:
Preparing For Youth Art Exhibit. Preparing for the Ann Arbor Annual Youth Art Exhibit are Cindy Brooks, left, JoAnn Glysson, John Schwarz, Cathy Patterson and Regina Salamin, all students at Forsythe Junior High School. Opening night for the annual exhibit being held at the University Rackham Building will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. The show will be open daily except Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through June 7. Over 1,000 pieces of art work will be on display. The art has been done by kindergarten through 12th graders in the public schools. The show is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Art Association.
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AADL Talks To: Steve Gilzow, Ann Arbor Observer Cover Artist

Steve Gilzow, May 2024
Steve Gilzow, with June 2024 Observer Cover

In this episode AADL Talks To Steve Gilzow, a prolific cover artist for the Ann Arbor Observer, retired teacher, and writer. Steve talks about the inspiration behind his art, the people and places captured within his covers, and how his work with the Observer has allowed a deeper understanding of the community.

 

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AADL Talks To: Peter Sparling, Lecturer, Poet, Essayist, Dancer, and Filmmaker

Peter Sparling
Peter Sparling

In this episode, AADL Talks To Peter Sparling. Peter is a lecturer, poet, essayist, dancer, and filmmaker. He is the Rudolf Arnheim Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Dance at the University of Michigan. Peter talks with us about his career, from his start as a member of the José Limón Dance Company and principal dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company through his time in Ann Arbor as director of his own Peter Sparling Dance Company. Peter talks about his activism, the changes in the Ann Arbor dance community over the years, and his current work after retiring from the university 6 years ago.

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