Editor's Note: Because of the
Rosh Hashanah holiday, the
JN Fine Arts Calendar reflects
events from Sept. 15-19.

Museums And
Art Centers

Janice Charach Epstein Mu-
seum/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
histories 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: Celebrate Michigan Artists,
jurored 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.

The Art Center: Common
Ground. Sculpture exhibit cu-
rated by Joseph Wesner.
Through Sept. 27. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday. 121 Macomb Place,
Mount Clemens. (810) 469-8666.

Detroit Artists Market: In-Res-
idence. Mary Fortuna, Brian Nel-
son, Yayoi Sakurai, Margaret
Kaminska-Skiba and Robert
Taormina. Through September.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Satur-
day; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. 300
River Place. (313) 393-1770.

Birmingham Community
House: "Artist of the Month"
Carol Master creates impres-
sionistic paintings that are both
romantic and evocative. 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.

Swords into Plowshares: Sur-
- viving Memories: Peace Memori-
) al. Bradley McCallum's working
F drawings, models, design notes
and audio testimonies of persons
affected by violence. Through Oct.
2 10. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday,
; - Thursday and Saturday; 12-3
1 7,
s p.m. every second Sunday. 33
I, East Adams, Detroit. (313) 963-
; 7575.

I.

Detroit Historical Museum: A
Brush with Satire: 25 Years of Po-

litical Cartoons by Draper Hill. 1968-1995. Through Sept. 29, in
The work of Detroit News politi- the Slusser Gallery. Komar,
cal cartoonist Draper Hill looks Melamid and Renee. Russian
with a sense of humor at the emigre painters Vitaly Komar
foibles and posturing of local, and Alex Melamid collaborate
state and national political fig- with a brush-wielding elephant
ures. Through Nov. 30. $3/adults; named Renee. Through Oct. 13.
$1.50/seniors/children 12-18; Common Ground: African Art
free/under 12. Closed Monday and Affinities. Through Febru-
and Tuesday; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ary. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sat-
Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 urday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday;
p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Kresge 12-5 p.m. Sunday. University of
Gallery, 5401 Woodward at Kir- Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S.
State St., Ann Arbor. (313) 764-
by, Detroit. (313) 833-1805.
0395.
Detroit Public Library: It's
US: A Celebration of Who We Are
in America Today. A photo-
graphic exhibition of immigrants'
contributions to "American" cus-
toms. Through Sept. 28. 9:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday-Saturday; 1-9 p.m.
Wednesday. 5201 Woodward, De-
troit. (313) 833-1000.

hibitors. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday;
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21-
22. $3. Shotwell Gustafson Pavil-
ion on the Oakland University
campus, Rochester. (810) 370-
3318 or (810) 370-3305.

Call For Artists

The Paint Creek Center for
the Arts: Rochester's center
seeks artist entries for its up-
coming exhibitions, 8 Inches x 8
Inches and Suspended in Space.

Birmingham Bloomfield Art
Association: The First Decade:
My Journey of Photography. Pho-
tographer Marji Silk. Through
Sept. 30. 1516 S. Cranbrook Road,
Birmingham. (810) 644-0866.

Detroit Institute of Arts: Guest
Lecturer: Janet Fish. The artist
has been commissioned to create
a print, in collabortion with print-
makers Stewart & Stewart, for
the Graphic Arts Council of the
DIA. Wine and hors d'oeuvres re-
ception at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7
p.m.; slide lecture at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 19. Reservations
required; call (313) 833-9830. Wo-
ven Splendor: Five Centuries of
European Tapestry in the Detroit
Institute of Arts. Through Sept.
29. A Discontinuous Thread.
Running in conjunction with Wo-
ven Splendor, this exhibition sur-
veys non-European tapestries
drawn from the DIA's permanent
collection. Through Oct. 6.
African Form and Imagery: De-
troit Collects. Through Jan. 5. The
Car and the Camera: The Detroit
School of Automotive Photogra-
phy. De Salle Gallery of Photog-
raphy. Through Nov. 24.
Suggested donation $4 adults/$1 Painter and fine prints artist Janet Fish will be the guest lecturer for a special
children. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednes- reception and dinner on behalf of the Graphic Arts Council at the DIA Thursday.
day-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. week-
ends. 5200 Woodward Ave. (313) Kelsey Museum of Archaeol- Slides must be received by Nov.
ogy: View the permanent collec-
833-7900.
tion of ancient sculpture, glass, 26. For more information, call
Cranbrook Art Museum: pottery, inscriptions and mosaics (810) 651-4110.
Saarinen House and Garden: A in the Greek and Roman Gallery. Birmingham Temple Art
Total Work of Art," a docent-guid- Free admission to museum. 9 Show: The 24th juried invita-
ed, 75-minute tour. Through Oct. a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 tional will be held Nov. 8-10. In-
31. For information, call (810) p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 434 S. terested artists should call (810)
645-3323. Cranbrook Architec- State, Ann Arbor. (313) 764-9304. 477-1890.
ture and Sculpture Tour, 2 p.m.
Sundays, through Oct. 27. Call
Detroit Festival of the Arts
for more information. 10 a.m.-5
Banner Competition: Add col-
p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; 10
or and a festive atmosphere to
a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. 1221 N. Spotlights: Meadow Brook The- the festival route. Deadline for
atre
Guild's
4th
annual
juried
Woodward. (810) 645-3312.
arts and crafts show, featuring a entries is Sept. 15. For informa-
University of Michigan Mu- Broadway theme and more than tion and an entry form with re-
seum of Art: Castagnacci Works: 100 artisans and culinary ex- quirements, call (313) 577-5088.

Art Fairs

1996 Focus on Michigan Pho-
tography Contest: Photographs
taken at a public park, recreation
facility or public festival or fair
may be submitted in one of three
age divisions: youth (17 and un-
der), adult (18-54) and senior (55
and older). Local winners will be
selected by a panel of judges from
Oakland County Parks. Entry
deadline is Nov. 15. To obtain en-
try form and information sheet,
call (810) 858-1086.

Merles

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. Fri-
day and Saturday; 12-5 p.m.
Sunday. 33216 W. 14 Mile, West
Bloomfield, (810) 539-0262.

The Anderson Gallery: Fine
textile and fiber art. "The Many
Phases of Urban Jupena."
Through Sept. 28. Gallery Hours:
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday;
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; or by ap-
pointment. 7 N. Saginaw, Ponti-
ac, (810) 335-4611.

Atrium Gallery: Featuring 12
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.

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.

Europa Art Gallery: With
pieces ranging from Cubism to
contemporary, from the early
1900s through today. Highlight-
ed are rare original oils, pastel
drawings and select sculptures
from European and American
artists. Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 6335 Or-
chard Lake Road, Orchard Mall,
West Bloomfield, (810) 855-2160.

Gallery Function Art: Art fur-
nishings and accessories. "In-
grained Passion - Artistry In
Wood," featuring Bishop Kenyon,