Fine Arts Guilded I mages embers of the Sculptors Guild of Michigan will ex- hibit their work May 23- June 22 at the Swann. Gallery, 1250 Library Street, Detroit. Showcased forms come in fired clay, cast bronze, wood and glass. The group was start- ed 44 years ago as the Ter- ra Cotta Sculptors Guild. The founding member, a Cranbrook teacher, estab- lished initiatives to spon- sor workshops, field trips and exhibitions. With the diversification of media, the name of the organization Birmingham Promenade Amble In Ann Arbor T he 19th Ann Arbor Spring Art Fair organized by Audree Levy has been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The works of more than 250 artists and crafts specialists will be fea- tured. Before organizing art fairs, Levy was an artist with a gallery in Ann Arbor. Now she arranges her events from a base in Dallas. "After several years of participating in art fairs, I really felt an art show director should have an artist's background so shows could be tailored to the needs of the artists," Levy said about her transition into the busi- ness. One-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary paintings, sculpture, glass, pottery, jew- elry and clothing will be dis- played. Debbie Metier of West Bloomfield is participating in the fair for the second time. She designs and makes knits and wool coats, giving them a more individualized look with buttons she also designs. Annette Baronof Ann Ar- bor has been selling her glass forms for three years. She had extensive training at the To- Carole Berhorst: Functional pottery. ledo Museum of Art. "I intend most to be func- tional and add to the ap- pearance by etching the rims of my pieces with rather simple designs," Baron said. "I like this fair because of the great variety of artists." he functional pottery of Bloomfield Hills artist Carole Berhorst will be among the fine art shown at this year's Birming- ham Art Fair. Berhorst, who takes her pottery to about 15 fairs each year, appreciates the big audience she finds in Birmingham, and she may see more peo- ple this spring as the annual event adds display space along Woodward north of Maple. Fifty more artists now can join the nearly 200 others showcasing their work in Shain Park. The event runs between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10, and noon and 5 p.m. Sunday, Reba Pintzuk: Shrine, weided cast iron Britto At Benefit Romero Britto: Electric, silkscreen. Neo-pop artist Romero Britto will sign posters at a Fanclub Foundation for the Arts 20/30 League benefit, which is sched- uled the day before he opens a show of his works at Gallerie Blu, 568 N. Woodward, Birmingham. Britto, who works on canvas and through sculpture, will greet guests starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Townsend Hotel. The next evening he will be at a gallery reception starting at 7 p.m. His exhibit of clean, bold and colorful designs continues through June 15. For information on the benefit, call (810) 988-0-FAN, and for information on the gallery show, call (810) 594-0472. Suzanne Chessler is a freelance writer who compiles and writes our "Hanging Around" Fine Arts pages. If you have information about art happenings you wish to have considered for our Fine Arts section, including show openings and ongoing exhibits, please send your information, including photos or slides, three weeks prior to publication date, to Gail Zimmerman, Fine Arts Editor, c I o The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034; information may be faxed to (810) 354-6069. May 11. Sponsors are the Birmingham Bloom- field Art Association (BBAA) and the Birming- ham-Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce. While the artists offer paintings, prints, sculp- ture, wood, photographs, glass, fiber and baskets, patrons also can enjoy nine restaurants in the Shain Park Food Gallery. The children's area in Shain Park fea- tures pottery wheel demonstrations, T- shirt painting, face painting, whirly flowers, puzzle pins and birdhouses. An- other children's activity center, with a program called "Arts and Scraps," will be located along Woodward. "I took my first pottery class at the BBAA in 1978 while working on my master's degree in psychology at Wayne State University," explained Berhorst, who went on to study pottery at Oak- land Community College. "My involvement with clay became a passion, and I've been working full time with it since." Berhorst makes 20 varieties of din- nerware and serving pieces and has been showing them at the Birmingham fair for seven years. Dishwasher and oven-proof, they come in soft and contrasting colors, often with carving and raised designs. On request, Berhorst has made pottery with religious themes such as seder plates and has participated in temple art fairs. Berhorst, who works out of a home studio, ex- hibits in art fairs around Michigan and stores throughout the United States. Her six- video se- ries, "How to Become a Functional Potter," is be- ing marketed worldwide. Li BiriningliamArt Fair is scheduled 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 10, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at Shain Park and along Woodward north of Maple in Birmingham. For information, call (810) 644-0866. Annette Baron: Untitled, glass. Vicki Schwager, also of Ann Arbor, has been showing her jewelry and crafts since the fair started and is impressed with the invitation- al nature of Levy's shows, where she also is a consumer, buying items that convey unusual imagination. ❑ e The 19th Ann Arbor Art Fair will run from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Washt- enaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Ar- bor-Saline Road. For information, call the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau, (313) 995-7281.