JN Fine Arts
for promising minority artists.
Runs through June 30. 10 a.m.-
4 p.m. Saturday. 47 Williams St.,
Pontiac. (810) 333-7849.
Paint Creek Center for the
Arts: Photo Transitions. Innov-
ative photography. Watershed
Investigations II. Solo show of
photographer Mark Abraham-
son. Through June 28. The Sum
of Its Parts, an exhibition of mul-
tiples. Celebrate Michigan
Artists, a fine-arts competition,
is open to all state artists over
18. Entry deadline is June 22. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
407 Pine St., Rochester. (810)
651-4110.
Detroit Historical Museum:
Elegance in Glass, rare Victori-
an and early 20th-century glass
from the collection of Paul Win-
dorf. Through June. 9:30 a.m.-5
p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. $3
adults/$1.50 seniors and chil-
dren. 5401 Woodward, Detroit.
(313) 833-1805.
Detroit Institute of Arts:
African Form and Imagery: De-
troit Collects. Approximately 70
works of African art acquired by
local collectors, representing cul-
tures including the Luba, Kon-
go, Fang and Yoruba. Through
December 31. The Car and the
Camera: The Detroit School of
Automotive Photography. Detroit
photographers created new ways
of shooting - and seeing - auto-
mobiles in the 1950s, breaking
away from the graphic illustra-
tions that were the standard in
car ads. De Salle Gallery of Pho-
tography. Through November
24. Surrealist Vision and Tech-
nique: Drawings and Collages
from the Pompidou Center and
the Picasso Museum, Paris. The
surrealist movement was a re-
action to the modernist art of the
early 20th century. Through July
7. Glenn Ligon: To Disembark,
an installation adapted from the
American artist's 1994 solo ex-
hibition at the Hirshhorn Muse-
um in Washington, D.C.,
examining the relationship be-
tween history, race and identity.
Through June 23. Drop-in Work-
shops: African Prints, 12-3 p.m.
Sunday, June 23; Names Pro-
ject/AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1-3
p.m. Sunday, June 23. The DIA
is seeking Art to the Schools vol-
unteers. Suggested donation $4
adults/$1 children. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
11 a.m., 1, 1:30, 2:30 and 3 p.m.
Thursdays; 1, 1:30, 2:30 and 3
p.m. Sundays. Purchase day of
tour only, at the Art Museum.
For private group tour informa-
tion, call (810) 645-3323. Cran-
brook Architecture and Sculpture
Tour, 2 p.m. Sundays, through
Oct. 27, a two-hour walking tour
featuring private areas usually
not open to the public. Tour tick-
ets (available at and including
admission to the Cranbrook Art
Museum) are $6 adults/$4 full-
time students and seniors
(65+)/$2 children under 7/free to
Art Museum members. 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; 10
a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. 1221 N.
Woodward. (810) 645-3312.
Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5
p.m. weekends. 5200 Woodward
Ave. (313) 833-7900.
Cranbrook Art Museum:
Cranbrook Auto Show: Michigan
Artists. Explore the Impact of the
Automobile on 20th-century
American Culture. The exhibit
focuses on the role the automo-
bile has had on our lives and so-
ciety, rather than the design of
cars. Through September 1. New
Work by Cranbrook Academy of
Art Artists. Featuring the work
of 24 artists, architects and de-
signers representing the creative
output of the 1996 graduating
class. Each artist represented
completed two years of graduate-
level study at the academy.
Through September 8. Art of the University of Michigan
Eye: An Exhibition on Vision. School of Art and Design:
The work of 27 visually impaired Mignonette Yin Cheng. Oils and
contemporary American artists watercolors completed during the
are displayed. Through July 7. artist and U-M instructor's peri-
Saarinen House and Garden: A od of teaching in Italy will be ex-
Total Work of Art," a docent-guid- hibited. Through June 27. 11
ed, 75-minute tour limited to 12 a.m.-4 p.m. every day. Slusser
people each, will run through Gallery, North Campus, Ann Ar-
Oct. 31. $6 adults/$4 full-time bor. (313) 936-2082.
students and seniors (65+)/$2
children under 7 and Art Muse- University of Michigan Mu-
um members (includes admis- seum of Art: American Pho-
sion to Cranbrook Art Museum). tographs. Examines the rich
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diversity of American photogra-
phy in four categories: land-
scapes, cityscapes, figures and
still lifes. Includes Stieglitz, Paul
Strand and Edward Steichen.
Through June 23. The Weddige
Collection: A Gift to the Univer-
sity. Highlights from the muse-
urn's extensive collection of
20th-century and old-master
prints. Through July 7. Sol Le-
Witt. Five new wall drawings.
Through Aug. 4. Crayons and the
Masters. Let kids experience art.
Coloring sheets with outlines of
works by Picasso, Pissarro and
others can be obtained along
with a drawing board and bag of
crayons at the museum's infor-
mation desk. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-9
p.m., Thursday; 12-5 p.m., Sun-
day. From Memorial Day to La-
bor Day, opens 11 a.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. Closed July
4. University of Michigan Muse-
urn of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann
Arbor. (313) 764-0395.
Kelsey Museum of Archaeol-
ogy. David Roberts: A Victori-
an's Passion for Egypt. Over
1000 sketches, lithographs and
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