Museums And
Art Centers

Birmingham-Bloomfield Art
Association: Fifteenth Annual
Michigan Fine Arts Competition,
juried by Jane Hammond. Open-
ing Saturday, April 6, through
May 4. Opening reception 2-5
p.m. Saturday, April 13, with
awards presentation at 3:30 p.m.
Experiencing Architecture, host-
ed by Joyce Laban, Thursday
seminars through April 18. 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birm-
ingham. (810) 644-0866.

Janice Charach Epstein Mu-
seum/Gallery: Emerging Artists
exhibition and sale. Through
April 25. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-
6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11
a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sunday. Maple-Drake Jew-
ish Community Center. (810) 661-
7641.

Pewabic Pottery: Mary Bar-
ringer, teapots, platters and rat-
tles. The Artful Cup, invitational
exhibition of drinking cups.
Through April 15. 10125 E. Jef-
ferson. (313) 822-0954.

Swords Into Plowshares: Out
of the Archives, works purchased
by the gallery since 1985. Humor
and War, collection of cartoons,
books, videos that speak to the
irony of war as a tool for peace.
Through April 27. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. 33
E. Adams, Detroit. (313) 965-
5422.

Southfield Civic ,Center
Gallery: Mini Works Art Show,
small paintings under 18 inch-
es. Through April 12. 26000
Evergreen Road. (810) 855-5177.

Center Galleries: Design 100:
Selections From the American
Center for Design, Chicago.
Opening Friday, April 5, through
May 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-
Saturday. Park Shelton Build-
ing, 15 East Kirby, Suite 107,
Detroit. (313) 874-1955.

Creative Arts Center: Michi-
gan artists from a private col-
lection including works by LeRoy
Foster, Roy C. Gamble and
Zoltan Sepeshy. Through April
27. Reception 6-8 p.m. Saturday,
April 13. 47 Williams St., Ponti-
ac. (810) 333-7849.

Paint Creek Center for the

Arts: The Sum of Its Parts, an ex-
hibition of multiples. Sandra
Cardew, new work. Both shows
opening 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 12.
Through May 17. The center will
sponsor a tour of the Masco Col-
lection at the company's Taylor
headquarters. The collection is re-
garded as one of the most exten-
sive collections of 19th- and early
20th-century American art in the
world. 6-8 p.m. Thursday,
April 18. $25. Center hours:
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sat-
urday. 407 Pine St.,
Rochester. (810) 651-4110.

Plein Air Society. An exhibition
and sale of works done by artists
out of doors during summer 1995.
Through April 15. Closing recep-
tion 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 15. Novi
Civic Center, Novi. (810) 647-
8938.

Henry Ford Community Col-
lege. Scholarship portfolio review,
Tuesday-Friday, April 9-12. 39th

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Somerset Collection: Doll-
houses designed by metro area
artists and architects. Opening
Thursday, April 11. Through
April 23. Live auction 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24, will
benefit Detroit Artists
Market. $50. (313) 393-
: 1770.

" Detroit Historical Mu-
seum: Elegance in Glass,
rare Victorian and early
20th-century glass from
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the collection of Paul Win-
' dorf. Through June. 9:30
a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-
- Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-
_ urday-Sunday. $3 adults/
$1.50 seniors and chil-
dren. 5401 Woodward, De-
troit. (313) 833-1805.

Detroit Public Library:
Exhibit of photographs, chil-
dren's books read 100 years
ago and storybook dolls from
the Children's Museum.
Through June 1. 9:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thurs-
day-Saturday; 1-9 p.m.
Wednesday. 5201 Wood-
ward Ave. (313) 833-1437.

The Art Center: Macomb
County Student Art Exhib-
it, grades 7-12. Through
April 19. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday; 9 a.m.-2
p.m. Saturday. 125 Macomb
Place, Mount Clemens.
(810) 469-8666.

Rembrandt van Rijn: Abraham
Entertaining the Angels is one
of the master's works in "Bold
Strokes: The Inventiveness of
Rembrandt's Late Prints," at
the University of Michigan
Milseum of Art.

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Annual Student Exhibition, open-
ing Wednesday, April 17.
Through April 26. Sisson Gallery,
MacKenzie Fine Arts Center.
(313) 845-6490.

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