AROUND TOWN
Artist Matthew Shlian of
Connecticut explains his
concepts to Barbara
Kratchman of Bloomfield
Township.
STUDIO HOPP NG
Cranbrook benefit
gives guests a glimpse
into the creative life
of emerging artists.
BY RONIT PINTO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
ANGIE BAAN
Dinner was served with 150
graduate students taking part.
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hilanthropic-minded art
lovers got a behind-the-
scenes look at the artists' stu-
dios of the Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook
Academy of Art and Art Museum
thanks to the Cranbrook Educational
Community's FanFare '04.
More than 250 collectors, support-
ers and donors to the arts gathered at
the annual fall fund-raiser. Patrons
had a rare opportunity to delve first-
hand into the heart of the Cranbrook
Academy, an independent graduate-
degree program.
The evening began with a recep-
tion, where guests engaged the
esident artists, whose job is to mentor
students.
Treated to the Moneo-designed
New Studios Building and the
p