Museums And
Art Centers
Janice Charach Epstein Mu-
seum/Gallery: Darkness into
Light: Re-Emergence of Jewish
Culture in Germany. Todd Wein-
stein photographs Jewish culture
reintegrating itself in German so-
ciety. Terrorism - A Work in
Progress. Deanna Sperka uses
photographs, personal histories
and documentation. Through Oct.
17. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-
Wednesday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs-
day; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
Maple-Drake JCC, 6600 West
Maple, West Bloomfield. (810) 661-
7641.
Paint Creek Center for the
Arts: Installments III. Temporary
outdoor sculpture. Through Sept.
13. Celebrate Michigan Artists, ju-
rored by Gilda 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.
pean Tapestry in the Detroit Insti- Kahn: An American Architect
tute of Arts. Through Sept. 29. A Abroad. Through Sept. 8. 10 a.m.-
Discontinuous Thread. Running 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-
in conjunction with Woven Splen- 9 p.m. Thursday; 12-5 p.m.
dor, this exhibition surveys non- Sunday. From Memorial Day to
European tapestries drawn from
the DIA's permanent collection.
Through Oct. 6. African Form and
Imagery: Detroit Collects. Through
Jan. 5. The Car and the Camera:
Labor Day, opens 11 a.m. Tues-
day-Saturday. University of Michi-
gan Museum of Art, 525 S. State
St., Arm Arbor. (313) 764-0395.
The Detroit School of Automotive
Photography. De Salle Gallery of
Art Fairs
Photography. 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.
Cranbrook Art Museum:
Women in Low-Heeled Shoes: Ce-
ramics by Maija Grotell . The ti-
tle alludes to the practical and solid
appearance of the artist's work,
which includes plates, bowls,
pots and vases. New Work by
Cranbrook Academy of Art Artists.
Both through Sept. 8. Saarinen
House and Garden: A Total Work
ofArt," a docent-guided, 75-minute
tour. Through Oct. 31. For
Common Ground Art in the
Park: The 22nd annual fair fea-
tures 156 artists, food and activi-
ties. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7-8.
Shain Park, Birmingham. (810)
456-8150.
Art and Apples Festival: Activ-
ities 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.
Detroit Artists Market: In-
Residence. Mary Fortuna, Bri-
an Nelson, Yayoi Sakurai,
Margaret Kaminska-Skiba
and Robert Taormina.
Through September. 11 a.m.-
5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 11
a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 300 Riv-
er Place. (313) 393-1770.
Birmingham Community
House: "Artist of the Month"
Carol Master creates impression- information, call (810) Carole Master's Grosse Pointe Festival
impressionistic
istic paintings that are both ro- 645-3323. Cranbrook Ar-
of the Arts: Music, food
mantic and evocative. Twenty of chitecture and Sculpture paintings are on and art. Trolleys will run
display through
her paintings are on display Tour, 2 p.m. Sundays,
between four locations. 10
Sept. 29 at the
through Sept. 29. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. through Oct. 27. Call for
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday;
Birmingham
Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. more information. 10 Community House. noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
Sunday. 380 S. Bates, Birming- a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-
7-8. Grosse Pointe War
Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
ham. (810) 644-5832.
Memorial, 32 Lake Shore
Thursday. 1221 N. Woo dward. Dr. (313) 886-8468.
Birmingham Bloomfield Art (810) 645-3312.
Detroit Institute of Arts: Woven
Splendor: Five Centuries of Euro-
continue to represent favorite
artists from the Southwest and
have embarked on a new mission
to find similarly outstanding
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.
Atrium Gallery: Featuring 12
Metro Frame Inc.: A large se-
artists working with clay. New
York artist Jan Jacque incorpo-
rates smoke fired patterns with
driftwood branches. The raku
pieces are by Audry Dimarco, Ann
Fisher, Kevin Kelley, Karen Mc-
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) 349-4131.
lection of picture frames, prints
and fine art, specializing in muse-
um conservation, needlework,
memorabilia, shadow boxes. Local
artists from the Oak Park area, in-
cluding photography, ceramics, oil
and acrylics. Gallery Hours: 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday. 26045
Coolidge, Oak Park, (810) 398-
4351.
Danielle Peleg Gallery: Fea-
turing contemporary fine art:
Fairchild, Boulanger, Basso, Ru-
bin, Avizedek, Shemi, Again, 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.
ranging from Cubism to contem-
porary, from the early 1900s
through today. Highlighted are
rare original oils, pastel drawings
and select sculptures from Euro-
pean and American artists.
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. 6335 Orchard
Lake Road, Orchard Mall, West
Bloomfield, (810) 855-2160.
The College of Fine, Per-
forming and Communication
Arts hosts Arts-en-Provence,
its 4th annual auction to ben-
efit the college. 6 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 6. $40/individual;
$75/per couple includes re-
ception, auction catalog and
partial tax deduction. Detroit
Athletic Club. (313) 577-5342.
Sept 6. $20fmcludes wine and hors
d'oeuvres, entertainment and auc-
tion. The First Decade: My Jour-
ney of Photography. Photographer
Mati Silk. Opening Reception: 7-
9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.
Through Sept. 30. 1516 S. Cran-
brook Road, Birmingham. (810)
644 0866.
Mesa Arts: Sue and Ellen Rontal
tile and fiber art. 'The Many Phas-
es of Urban Jupena." Opening
reception 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept.
6. Artist lecture, 2 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 14. Through Sept. 28. Gallery
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-
Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday;
or by appointment. 7 N. Saginaw,
Pontiac, (810) 335-4611.
Europa Art Gallery: With pieces
Wayne State University:
Association: Opening New Doors
Art Auction. 6:30 p.m. Friday,
The Anderson Gallery. Fine tex-
University of Michigan Muse-
um of Art: Castagnacci Works:
1968-1995. Opening Reception:
Galleries
5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Through Sept. 29, in the Slusser
Gallery. Komar, Melamid and Re-
nee. Russian emigre painters Vi-
taly Komar and Alex Melamid
collaborate with a brush-wielding
elephant named Renee. Opens
Sept. 9. Through Oct. 13. Common
Art Leaders Gallery: Featuring
Ground: African Art and Affini-
ties. Through February. Albert
today's most popular artists from
around the world: Roy Fairchild,
Kerry Hallam, David Schluss,
Hessam, Barbara Wood and oth-
ers. 10 am.-7 p.m. Monday-Thurs-
day; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday; 12-5 p.m. Sunday.
33216 W. 14 Mile, West Bloom-
field, (810) 539-0262.
Gallery Function Art: Art fur-
nishings and accessories. "In-
grained Passion - Artistry In
Wood," featuring Bishop Kenyon,
Craig Elias and Jerry McKay.
Opening reception 7-10 p.m. Fri-
day, Sept. 6. Through Sept. 30.
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: Contempo-
rary glass, featuring Stanislav
Libensky and Jaroslava Brychto-
va. Opening reception 7-10 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 6. Through Sept. 28.
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: An
artists co-operative. "Prints & Pa-
per Weaving Images," featuring
Soon Jung Hwang. Opening re-
ception 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Through Sept. 28. Gallery Hours:
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Satur-
day; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 6 N.
Saginaw, Pontiac, (810) 334-6716.
Michigan Hot Glass Work:
shop: Specializing in contempo-
rary hand-blown glass and bead
making. Classes available. Call for
appointment or class schedule. 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 Saginaw
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, Southfield. (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-Thursday;
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 7 N. Sagi-
naw, 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 outdoor
sculptures. Opening reception 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. Sagi-
naw, 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. ❑