Museums And
Art Centers
Janice Charach Epstein Mu-
selim/Gallery: Darkness into
Light: Re-Emergence of Jewish
Culture in Germany. Todd We-
instein photographs Jewish cul-
ture reintegrating itself in
German society. Terrorism -A
Work in Progress. Deanna Sper-
ka uses photographs, personal his-
tories and documentation.
Through Oct. 17. 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 Center, 6600 West
Maple, West Bloomfield. (810)
661-7641.
Paint Creek Center for the
Arts: Installments III. Temporary
outdoor sculpture. Opening Re-
ception: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
5. Through Sept. 13. Celebrate
Michigan Artists, jurored by Gil-
da Snowden, and State of Mind,
recent works by Hideki Kihata,
both through Sept. 27. 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 407 Pine
Street, Rochester. (810) 651-4110.
Wayne State University: The
College of Fine, Performing and
Communication Arts hosts Arts-
en-Provence, its 4th annual auc-
tion to benefit the college. 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 6. $40/individual;
$75/per couple includes reception,
auction catalog and partial tax de-
duction. Detroit Athletic Club.
(313) 577-5342.
Birmingham Community
House: "Artist of the Month" Car-
ol Master creates impressionistic
paintings that are both romantic
and evocative. Twenty of her
paintings are on display through
Sept. 29. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-
Saturday; 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday.
380 S. Bates,'Birmingham. (810)
644-5832.
Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Association: Opening New Doors
Art Auctiori. 6:30 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 6. $20/includes wine and
hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and
auction. The First Decade: My
Journey of Photography. Photog-
c a rapher Marji Silk. Opening Re-
ception: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
12. Through Sept. 30. 1516 S.
Cranbrook Road, Birmingham.
- (810) 644-0866.
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Detroit Institute of Arts: Wo-
ven Splendor: Five Centuries of
European Tapestry in the Detroit
Institute ofArts. Through Sept. 29.
A Discontinuous Thread. Running
in conjunction with Woven Splen-
100
dor,.this exhibition surveys non-
European tapestries drawn from
the MA's permanent collection.
Through Oct. 6. African Form and
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Imagery: Detroit Collects. Through
Jan. 5. The Car and the Camera:
The Detroit School of Automotive
Photography. De Salle Gallery of
Photography. Through Nov. 24.
Suggested donation $4 adults/$1
children. li 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:
Women in Low-Heeled Shoes:
Ceramics by Maija Grotell. The
title alludes to the practical and
solid appearance of the artist's
work, which includes plates,
bowls, pots and vases. Through
Sept. 8. Cranbrook Auto
fine-arts fair in the nation by Sun-
shine Artist magazine. Activities
include singers, dancers, pup-
peteers, apple cider, homemade
pies and more. Presented by the
Paint Creek Center for the Arts.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7-8. Munic-
ipal Park, Rochester. (810)
651-4110.
Grosse Pointe Festival of the
Arts: Music, food and art. Trol-
leys will run between four loca-
tions. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday;
noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7-8.
Grosse PointeWar Memorial, 32
Lake Shore Dr. (313) 886-8468.
Show: Michigan Artists Ex-
plore the Impact of the Au-
tomobile on 20th-century
American Culture. Through
Sept. 1. New Work by Cran-
brook Academy of Art
Artists. Through Sept. 8.
Davitt and Ed Risak. Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-
Thursday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday;
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. 109 N.
Center, Downtown Northville,
(810) 3494131.
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.
Danielle Peleg Gallery: Fea-
turing contemporary fine art:
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, Crosswinds Mall,
(810) 626-5810.
lection of picture frames, prints
and fine art, specializing in mu-
seum conservation, needlework,
memorabilia, shadow boxes. Lo-
cal artists from the Oak Park
area, including photography, ce-
ramics, oil and acrylics. Gallery
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-
Friday; 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat-
urday. 26045 Coolidge, Oak Park,
(810) 398-4351.
Art
Europa
Gallery: With pieces
Michigan Hot Glass Work-
shop: Specializing in contempo-
ranging from Cubism
to contemporary,
from the early 1900s
through today. High-
lighted are rare orig-
inal oils, pastel
drawings and select
sculptures from Eu-
ropean and American
artists. Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday.
6335 Orchard Lake
Road, Orchard Mall,
West Bloomfield,
(810) 855-2160.
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
Museum of Art: Casta-
gnacci Works: 1968-1995.
Opens Sept. 6. Opening Re-
ception: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 10. Through
Sept. 29, in the Slusser
Gallery Function
Gallery. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Art: Art furnishings
10
Tuesday-Saturday;
and accessories. "In-
a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 12- Valerie Mann's Grandma's Attic is a first-place entry in the 10th
grained Passion -
5 p.m. Sunday. From annual "Celebrate Michigan Artists," an exhibit of 71 works by 54 Artistry In Wood,"
featuring Bishop
Memorial Day to Labor Michigan artists juried by Gilda Snowden, associate professor of
Kenyon, Craig Elias
Day, opens 11 a.m. Tues- fine arts at the Center for Creative Studies. At the Paint Creek
and Jerry McKay.
day-Saturday. University Center for the Arts through Sept. 27.
Opening reception 7-10 p.m. Fri-
of Michigan Museum of
day, Sept. 6. Through Sept. 30.
Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
(313) 764-0395.
Tuesday-Wednesday; 11 a.m.-8
p.m. Friday-Saturday; Monday-
Art Leaders Gallery: Featur- Tuesday by appointment. 21 N.
ing today's most popular artists Saginaw, Pontiac, (810) 333-0333.
Hamtramck Art Festival: Fea- from around the world: Roy Habatat Galleries: Contempo-
turing art booths, children's ac- Fairchild, Kerry Hallam, David rary glass, featuring Stanislav
tivities, food booths and more. 11 Schluss, Hessam, Barbara Wood Libensky and Jaroslava Brychto-
a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1. Zuss- and others. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon- va. Opening reception 7-10 p.m.
man Park, on Evaline Street day-Thursday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri- Friday, Sept. 6: Through Sept. 28.
day and Saturday; 12-5 p.m.
across from City Hall.
Sunday. 33216 W. 14 Mile, West Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Bloomfield,
(810) 539-0262.
Art On The Green: Seventy-five
Friday. 7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac,
artists from seven states will par-
The Anderson Gallery: Fine (810) 333-2060.
ticipate in the 17th annual art
textile and fiber art. "The Many
show on Labor Day in Franklin.
Phases of Urban Jupena." Open- Lawrence St. Gallery: An
A Labor Day Round-Up and noon
ing reception 7-10 p.m. Friday, artist's co-operative. "Prints & Pa-
parade are included in the fes-
Sept. 6. Artist lecture, 2 p.m. Sat- per Weaving Images," featuring
tivities. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday,
urday, Sept. 14. Through Sept. 28. Soon Jung Hwang. Opens Sept.
Sept. 2. Franklin Road between
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 4. Opening reception 7-10 p.m.
13 and 14 Mile roads.
Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Through Sept. 28.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Common Ground Art in the Friday; or by appointment. 7 N. Wednesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8
Saginaw,
Pontiac,
(810)
3354611.
Park: The 22nd annual fair fea-
p.m. Friday. 6 N. Saginaw, Pon-
tures 156 artists, food and activi- Atrium Gallery: Featuring 12 tiac, (810) 334-6716.
ties. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 artists working with clay. New
a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7-8. York artist Jan Jacque incorpo- Mesa Arts: Sue and Ellen Rontal
Shain Park, Birmingham. (810) rates smoke fired patterns with continue to represent favorite
456-8150.
driftwood branches. The raku artists from the Southwest and
have embarked on a new mission
Art and Apples Festival: The pieces are by Audry Dimarco, Ann to find similarly outstanding
Fisher,
Kevin
Kelley,
Karen
Mc-
fair has been rated the eighth-best
Galleries
Art Fairs
Metro Frame Inc.: A large se-
rary hand-blown glass and bead
making. Classes available. Call
for appointment or class sched-
ule. 29 W. Lawrence, Pontiac,
(810) 338-3455.
Modernage: Specializing in
20th-century decorative arts.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. 25 North Sag-
inaw Street, Pontiac, (810) 745-
0999.
The Print Gallery: Founded by
Dianne DeCillis in 1978, the Print
Gallery carries the largest collec-
tion of original prints, posters and
reproductions in the United
States. Expert custom framing
and a wide selection of artful gifts.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday. 29203 Northwestern
Highway, Franklin Plaza, South-
field. (810) 356-5454.
Riki Schaffer Gallery: One-of-
a-kind doll artists. Also, gifts for
the home and heart. Featuring
dolls by Gregg Ortiz. Opening re-
ception 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Through Sept. 28. Gallery Hours:
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thurs-
day; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 7 N.
Saginaw, Pontiac, (810) 745-
9494.
Sculptura: A Baltic gallery. 7 N.
Saginaw, Pontiac, (810) 334-
1004,
ShawGuido Gallery: Contem-
porary and historic ceramics and
contemporary metals. Featuring
Tom Phardel's indoor and out-
door sculptures. Opening recep-
tion 7-1- p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Through Sept. 28. 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.
The Art Experience: Art Stu-
dio and art therapy. Opening re-
ception 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Hours by appointment. 17 W.
Lawrence, Pontiac, (810) 332-
3920. El