STN Fine Arts

a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 27.
Through January 5. The Car and
the Camera: The Detroit School of
Automotive Photography. Detroit
photographers created new ways
of shooting — and seeing — au-
tomobiles 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.
The DIA is seeking Art to the
Schools and Gallery Service vol-
unteers; A Gallery Service train-
ing session will be held 10
a.m.-noon Saturday, August 3.
Suggested donation $4 adults/$1
children. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednes-
day-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. week-
ends. 5200 Woodward Ave. (313)
833-7900.

Cranbrook Art Museum: Cran-
brook Auto Show: Michigan
Artists Explore the Impact of the
Automobile on 20th-century Amer-
ican Culture. The exhibit focuses
on the role the automobile has had
on our lives and society, rather
than the design of cars. Through
September 1. New Work by Cran-
brook Academy ofArt Artists. Fea-
turing the work of 24 artists,
architects and designers repre-
senting the creative output of the
1996 graduating class. Each artist

represented completed two years
of graduate-level study at the
academy. Through September 8.
Saarinen House and Garden: A
Total Work of Art," a docent-guid-
ed, 75-minute tour limited to 12
people each, will run through Oct.
31. 11 a.m., 1, 1:30, 2:30 and 3 p.m.
Thursdays; 1, 1:30, 2:30 and 3 p.m.
Sundays. For private group tour
information, call (810) 645-3323.
Cranbrook Architecture and
Sculpture Tour, 2 p.m. Sundays,
through Oct. 27, a two-hour walk-
ing tour featuring private areas
usually not open to the public.
Tour tickets (available at and in-
cluding admission to the Cran-
brook Art Museum) are $6
adults/$4 full-time students and
seniors (65+)/$2 children under
7/free to Art Museum members.
Purchase day of tour only, at the
Art Museum. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9
p.m. Thursday. 1221 N. Wood-
ward. (810) 645-3312.

University of Michigan Muse-
um of Art: Common Ground:
African Art and Affinities. De-
signed to suggest visual and the-
matic connections between
African art and more familiar ob-
jects and images from Western
cultures. Beaux-Arts Visions: Ar-

chitectural Renderings by Herbert
W. Johe. Twenty-eight works by
the U-M emeritus professor of ar-
chitecture are shown. Previously
exhibited at the American Insti-
tute of Architects Gallery in Wash-
ington. Through August 25. Albert
Kahn: An American Architect
Abroad. The Michigan architect
is best known for his industrial
structures, reductive glass and
concrete masterpieces of expressed
function. Through Sept. 8. The
New American. Detroit artist Carl
Demeulenaere replicates the
house and barn from Grant
Wood's American Gothic; inside
the replica is a series of Demeu-
lenaere's own paintings which ex-
plore issues concerning the
contemporary American family.
Meet the Artist: 2-4 p.m. and 7-9
p.m. Saturday, July 27. Through
August 18. Sol LeWitt. 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 ob-
tained along with a drawing board
and bag of crayons at the muse-
urn's information 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 Labor
Day, opens 11 a.m. Tuesday-Sat-

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Kelsey Museum of Archa -
ogy. David Roberts: AVictorian
Passion for Egypt. Over 1,000
sketches, lithographs and paint-
ings of ancient Egypt and the
Near East. Through August 1.
(313) 747-0441. Free admission to
museum. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-
Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sun-
day. 434 S. State, Ann Arbor. (313)
764-9304.

Art Fairs

Ann Arbor Art Fair: The 26th
annual fair features three art fairs
in one. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday; 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 26-27.
(313) 995-7281.

Call For Artists

Arad Arts Project: This subsi-
dized program offers visual, per-
forming and literary artists, 25
and older, the opportunity to live
and create in Israel, at the WUJS
Institute in Arad. The program
begins Oct. 15 and includes a six-

month stay in Israel. Applications
will be accepted through July 31.
For information and registration
materials, call the WUJS Insti-
tute, U.S. Office, at (888) 985-7467
or (617) 784-5269.

1996 Holly and Hearth Coun-
try Craft Show. Tables are avail-
able for crafters to participate.
Show to be held Saturday, Nov. 9.
OCC Highland Lakes Campus,
7350 Cooley Lake Road, Water-
ford. (810) 553-5920.

6th Annual Craftsmen Mar-
ketplace: Presented by West
Bloomfield Parks and Recreation.
Participants can sell anything
they make by hand. The fair will
be held on Sept. 8 at the Marsh-
bank Park. Sign up by Aug. 23;
spaces are limited. (810) 334-5660.

Our Town XI: Michigan artists
are invited to submit work for ex-
hibition and sale interpreting any
hometown and its meaning to
them. Applications must be post-
marked July 31 (810) 644-5832.

1996 Focus on Michigan Pho-
tography Contest: Photographs
taken at a public park, recreation
facility or public festival or fair

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