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Janice Charach Epstein Mu-.
seum/Gallery: Celebrate Michi-
gan Artists. Artists exhibited are
Stan Megdall, glass; Moshe Gold-
bard, photography; Norman Slo-
man, sculptor; Nancy Wolfe,
painter, and Prudence Bernstein,
painter. Through Aug. 22. 11
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday;
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Maple-
Drake Jewish Community Cen-
ter, 6600 West Maple, West
Bloomfield. (810) 661-7641.
Cranbrook Art Museum:
Women in Low-Heeled Shoes: Ce-
ramics by Maija Grotell. The ti-
Art Fairs
tle alludes to the practical and
solid appearance of the artist's
work, which includes plates,
bowls, pots and vases. Through
Sept. 8. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednes-
day-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Thursday. 1221 N. Woodward.
(810) 645-3312.
Ferndale Art Fair: The fourth
University of Michigan Mu-
seum of Art: Prints and
Drawings. The Slusser Gallery
Call For Artists
presents a selection from the mu-
seum's collection spanning five
centuries. Includes works by
Egon Schiele, Max Beckmann
and Milton Avery. Through Aug.
Birmingham Temple Art
Show: The 24th juried invita-
Swords into Plowshares:
Surviving Memories: Peace
Memorial. Exhibition of artist
annual festival features over 75
artists and craftsmen, music,
theatre, children's activities, food
court and more. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun-
day, Aug. 10-11. Nine Mile, west
of Woodward. (810) 398-8478.
tional will be held Nov. 8-10. In-
terested artists should call (810)
477-1890.
and etchings of Jana B. Hanka,
a Czech-born artist who is cur-
rently a Michigan resident. Her
paintings depict her passion for
horses developed during her uni-
versity years in Prague. Hanka
believes that "to do artwork per-
taining to horses, it is necessary
to know the animals - ride
them, clean them and feed
them." The Chuck Parsons ex-
hibit continues through Aug. 31.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-8
p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-
urday. 109 N. Center, Downtown
Northville, (810) 349-4131.
Danielle Peleg Gallery: Fea-
turing contemporary fine art:
Bradley McCallum's working
drawings, models, design
notes and audio testimonies
of persons affected by vio-
lence. Opening Reception:
Meet the artist and memori-
alize the children who have
been victims of violence in De-
troit, Saturday, Aug. 10.
Through Oct. 10. 11 a.m.-3
p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday; 12-3 p.m. every sec-
ond Sunday. (313) 963-7575.
Birmingham Bloomfield
Art Association: Fifteenth
Annual Alma College
Statewide Print Competition.
T HE D E T R O I T J E WI S H N E WS
The competition showcases 44
works by 42 artists in a cele-
bration of Michigan print-
making. Through Aug. 15.
Diversity in Ceramics. A col-
lection of recent pottery by
Jan Sadowski and Sharon
Zimmerlin. Through. August.
Artist of the Month. Frances
Waring's recent watermedia
paintings will be featured
through August. Showcase
Artist. Acrylic paintings by
Shelly Zellmer. Through August.
1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birm-
ingham. (810) 644-0866.
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raphy. Through Nov. 24.
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.
Mesa Arts: Sue and Ellen
Rontal continue to represent fa-
vorite artists from the Southwest
and have embarked on a new
mission to find similarly out-
standing artists to represent
across the country. Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-
Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
32800 Franklin Road, Franklin,
(810) 851-9949.
Metro Frame Inc.: A large se-
lection of picture frames, prints
and fine art, specializing in mu-
seum conservation, needlework,
memorabilia, shadow boxes.
Local artists from the Oak
Park area, including photog-
raphy, ceramics, oil and
acrylics. Gallery Hours: 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday;
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Satur-
day. 26045 Coolidge, Oak
Park, (810) 398-4351.
Michigan Hot Glass Work-
shop: Specializing in con-
temporary hand-blown glass
and bead making. Classes
available. Call for appoint-
ment or class schedule. 29 W.
Lawrence, Pontiac, (810) 338-
3455.
Painter Prudence Bernstein's Vivace, above, a mixed water
media collage, and painter Nancy Wolfe's Of Course, Your
Partner Is Not In Any Hurry," right, an oil, are part of the
exhibit "Celebrate Michigan Artists," at the Janice Charach
Epstein Museum/Gallery in the Maple-Drake Jewish
Community Center. Also featured are the works of glass artist
Stan Megdall, photographer Moshe Goldbard and sculptor
Norman Sloman. The exhibit runs through Aug. 22.
25. Common Ground: African
Art and Affinities. Designed to
suggest visual and thematic con-
nections between African art and
more familiar objects and images
from Western cultures. Through
February. Albert Kahn: An
American Architect Abroad. The
Michigan architect is best known
for his industrial structures, re-
Detroit Institute of Arts: Wo- ductive glass and concrete mas-
ven Splendor: Five Centuries of terpieces of expressed function.
European Tapestry in the Detroit Through Sept. 8. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Arts. Through Sept. Tuesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-9
29. A Discontinuous Thread. p.m., Thursday; 12-5 p.m., Sun-
Through Oct. 6. African Form day. From Memorial Day to La-
and Imagery: Detroit Collects. bor Day, opens 11 a.m.
Approximately 70 works of Tuesday-Saturday. University
African art acquired by local col- of Michigan Museum of Art, 525
lectors, representing cultures in- S. State St., Ann Arbor. (313)
cluding the Luba, Kongo, Fang 764-0395.
and Yoruba. Through Jan. 5. The
Car and the Camera: The Detroit
School of Automotive Photogra-
phy. De Salle Gallery of Photog-
day-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri-
day. 6 N. Saginaw, Pontiac, (810)
334-6716.
Upper Arlington Municipal
Center: Seeing Abstractly: Two
Artists. Photographs by Lawrence
Silverman, professor emeritus at
Wayne State University, and
sculpture by Betty Collings.
Through Sept. 9. Concourse
Gallery, 36000 Tremont Road, Ar-
lington, Ohio.
6th Annual Craftsmen Mar-
ketplace: Presented by West
Bloomfield Parks and Recre-
ation. Participants can sell any-
thing they make by hand. The
fair will be held on Sept. 8 at the
Marshbank Park. Sign up by
Aug. 23; spaces are limited. (810)
334-5660.
Galleries
Art Leaders Gallery: Featur-
ing today's most popular artists
from around the world: Roy
Fairchild, Kerry Hallam, David
Schluss, Hessam, Barbara Wood
and others. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon-
day-Thursday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday; 12-5 p.m.
Sunday. 33216 W. 14 Mile, West
Bloomfield, (810) 539-0262.
The Anderson Gallery:
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Friday. 7 N. Saginaw, Pon-
tiac, (810) 335-4611.
Atrium Gallery: Featuring oils
Modernage: Specializing in
20th-century decorative arts.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. 25 North
Saginaw Street, Pontiac, (810)
745-0999.
The Print Gallery: Found-
Fairchild, Boulanger, Basso, Ru-
bin, Avizedek, Shemi, Agam,
Zule, Schluss, Gutman, Gruau,
Fauchere, Fazzino, Hatfield,
Brito and many more. Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-
Saturday; 12-4 p.m. Sunday.
4301 Orchard Lake Road, Cross-
winds Mall, (810) 626-5810.
Gallery Function Art: "Art
From the Edge ... of the Coun-
try." Featuring exclusively East
Coast works. Artists include Jack
Larimore and Andrew Rouse.
Through Aug. 15. Summer
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday; 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Friday-Saturday; Monday-
Tuesday by appointment. 21 N.
Saginaw, Pontiac, (810) 333-
0333.
Habatat Galleries: Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-
Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday.
7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac, (810) 333-
2060.
Lawrence St. Gallery: Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednes-
ed by Dianne DeCillis in 1978,
the Print Gallery carries the
largest collection of original
prints, posters and reproductions
in the United States. Expert cus-
tom framing and a wide selection
of artful gifts from renowned mu-
seum collections. Unusual per-
sonal and decorative accessories.
New resource room allows you to
browse through hundreds of cat-
alogues or rent a video of your fa-
vorite artist. Gallery Hours: 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday;
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday. 29203
Northwestern Highway,
Franklin Plaza, Southfield. (810)
356-5454.
Riki Schaffer Gallery: One-of-
a-kind doll artists. Also, gifts for
the home and heart. Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-
Thursday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday.
7 N. Saginaw; Pontiac, (810) 745-
9494.
ShawGuido Gallery: Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday. 7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac,
(810) 333-1070.
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