JIV Fine Arts

"Trio: Masterpieces of
Contemporary Japanese
Ceramic Art" opens Feb.
17 at the University of
Michigan Museum of Art.

Glass Vase on a Marble Ledge,

the museum's new acquisition
by 17th-century Dutch painter
Rachel Ruysch. Romancing the
American Frontier. Paintings
and sculptures from the perma-
nent collection include works by
American artists Albert Bier-
stadt, George Caleb Bingham,
John Gutzon Borgium and Jervis
MacEntee. Through April 7.

18th Century Eng-
lish Landscape Gar-
dens," 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 22.
$8. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday-Sunday;
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs-
day. $4 adults/$2 stu-
dents, children,
seniors. 1221 N.
Woodward. (810)
645-3312.

Thomas Cole: The Voyage of Life.

A series of four paintings from
the American artist. Through
April 14. Suggested donation $4
adults/$1 children. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5
p.m. weekends. 5200 Woodward
Ave. (313) 833-7900.

Cranbrook Art Museum.
Viewpoint: Gilda Snowden Se-
lects Work by Detroit-area Artist.

Through March 24. Related lec-
ture by Lila Kadaj, Jon Strand
and Peter Williams, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 29. An Autobi-

Judy Linn. Through March 24.
Dream Sites: A Visual Essay by
George Tysh. Works on paper

Henry Ford Museum and
Greenfield Village. Celebrat-
ing Black History Month, with

chosen from the museum's col-
lections by Tysh, a Detroit poet
and WSU professor. New Vi-

special activities and perfor-
mances on weekends in Febru-
ary. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $12.50
adults/$11.50 seniors/$6.25 ages
5-12. Oakwood Boulevard and
Village Road, Dearborn. (313)
271-1976.

sions /New Voices: Design at
Cranbrook lecture series con-

cludes with talk by Grant Kester
on "Property and Identity in

ography: Paintings by Thomas
Nozkowski with Photographs by

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The Art Center. Michigan Wa-
ter Color Society 49th Annual
Exhibition. Thirty-nine paintings

selected by New York artist Nan-
cy Hagin. Through Feb. 22. 125
Macomb Place, Mount Clemens.
(810) 469-8666.

Black Women: Achievements
Against the Odds, 20-poster

exhibition. Through Feb. 22.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Oak-
land Community College-High-
land Lake Campus. (810)
680-2495.

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Rontal continue to represent fa-
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Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-
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