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A Detr . - based studio Arts
program began in 1983 in High­
land Park's Northern
Y.W.C.A, here· pair of
eager haDds met the chaDenge
of two . rlJ'St Federal
B invited Y Artis to
their, first six wee
- after their doors opened. They
have continued to inspire and
sho with reqularity since that
day at the Michiga-n State
Capitol, Morr· own College,
Kellogg Foundation, Channel 4,
Ferndale Public Lbrary to name
a few.
Sho cases in 1989 included
Wayne County Executive Ed­
ward Me am ra, Children's
Museum, Children's Day and
the Museum of African
American History, Oak Park. ·
Chamber of Commerce "Art In
The Park.
Rotating Exhibitions can be
viewed the remainder of 1989
through 1990 at New Detroit
- and United Community Ser­
vice.
Class enrollment today is •
over 80 students, with 80% of
those being the community's
young men, proving discipline
and talent in their wiUingness to
learn.
" 0 many negative things arc
eing said about Detroit',
youth," tate Director In true­
tor Joyce Ivory, but they arc
doing ju ( fine in thi program
and proud I m of the
youngsters' productivit y."
FE DALE LOCATIO
Young Arti ts has seven'
cia offerings for young people
and . dults at a facility located at
162 W. Hazelhurst in coopera­
tion with Ferndale Adult and
Community Education Center.
CI s rooms located on the
second floor in the St. James
Community Center Building
demonstr tc "Creativity in
progress." Classes include an
assortment of . gnment to
foster artistic professionalism
for ages 4to 17. "Some ofthcse
children re receiving positive
recognition for the fir time,"
. ys Ivory, prof ional Fine
Artist of reput ble notice. "My
art too the long route tbro
nursi career to an oppo -
tunity to do Commercial Art."
"I h ve nted to dr since
childhood bu my pare did't
have money to send me to ex­
clu ive art schools to nurture my
talent," she smiles tbro IarJe
dark eye . "CounseJers in schoo
to d me art a bobby and had
no concept of the importance 0
dr win and design a the
beginnlng of all thinp vie
d d in the world. In realiz-
ing my ent God's gift I fel
I d to share it. To me it' .
giving birth; you start from
nothing; it develops by . .
with i ,. e beams. With the
drive that compe her to be a
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aeative artist. Ivory built
orking entity whereall
produce with enth' _ and
joy.
ART AS US) SES
Through this creative
process, Ivory is also teaching
- art as a business to her pupils.
Requirements for various art
careers are discussed. Prepar­
ing a portfolio; a resume with
exhibition history is kept for-
- each artist; the sale of art; what
goes -into pricing artwork.
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dent. work;:j develop fro
everything fro pencil to pai .
Individual pro: _
...tructo�··:Kevin Davidson
and Joyce ·Ivot:y. Kevin is vice
chairman of Young Artists and
has been a program supporter
since 1983� He is a graduate of
CCSando eoftheDetroit' ex­
.ecutive staff at Museum of
African American History.
PaiatiDg: Instruction in
painting the abstract to realism­
Color mixing and tools used in
art aining. The company is
pr tly looking a site on
Det�it's eastside to do after
school or ohps. Another
goal cited is reproduction of
. e work into print. "This
oul enable the kids! dults to
raise lmoney for themselves and
also proYide fundraising for the
orpnization through percent­
age: she states.
There is variety of instruc­
tio Classes currently offered
include:
Already a waiting list as class
size must be kept small for max­
imum benefit of udent and
teacher. Experimentaion en­
couraged in all media to em­
_phasize drawing favorite things,
Parents are invited to share
class experience with kiddies.
�ctor:JoyceIvory
W ra Arts: Know-how
in fun things to wear: jewelry, t­
shirts. (Fall cl will be in­
cluded with painting class.)
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Ivory h' seen many return to
visit w 0 ha\'e go e onto career
pat in technical, gr phic and
fine art. An example is Cathie
Tenttoopen, her instructor'. -
. ant. Cathie, now t Wayne
S te· . me in all areas of
instrudio exhi .. on d
she's good, • ys lYOf)'. "Cathie
started 'th Y A and C when she
15.·
Y Artists and Company
became a non-profit in 1987 d
has administrator , educator ,
civic leaders, state ents and
make up the bo d.
g Artists recived
fun' fro ew Detroit, The
Skillman Foundation and
United CommunitY Service for
exhibition nd equipment
provisio
Do' .
to help keep f I . An
immediate goal for Y A and C .
to tellite more art centers
throughout Detr-oit for . uaI
ca g � approached
froni the mec�cs of anatomy,
action, penmanship and gram­
mer. History of comic rt is dis­
cussed; how to develop a strip to
unde d re for a con-
. ent style for comic carica­
tures � explained. -Instructor:
Bill Bryan.
C d : How to
use . mediumtocapturerea1-
De OD paper. I ruetio by
demoastratiOD and 0 e on one.
Subjects of still life and photos
reference.
I or: Joyce Ivory
VVII .... .,..: A medium based 0
IID&IIDI' lall' and fou d objects
to express a total compostional
idea. Instructor: Mike Ragins, a .
sculptor, painter and gr du te
of Center for Creative Studies.
e to the taft' he offers ver­
satility to . instructional ap-
p�oach.
Ma.letrs: A c for the con-
d a1r�dy exposed u-
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paintng are discu ed and
taught.
I . Donald Ander-
son owne-r of "Reflections"
Studio David Whitney Bldg.,
Detroit
II: Instruction in use of
mary types of art pencils. S ill
life of form, light and line. n­
structor : Qonald Anders n,
Kevin Davidson
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class is geared to 4-7 year olds.
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�tlaDtic City, N J. - Resi­
dents of AtlaDtic City, New Jer­
seywere shocked recently when
they e up to learn tha their
Mayo JamesL. Usry, tbreecity
council members and nine.
other prominent local citize
h d beea arrested in· bribery
and miscon char:
cepted no for faU cl th t
begin S turday, September 9,
1989. C run for 8 wee )
nd m t in morning or after­
noon sessions e ch Saturday.
Class fee is $60 per class.
S44-402O for registr . on form,
do tion or general informa­
tion.
Mailing ddr for Yo
Artists and Co., Inc.' P.O. box
20411, Femdale, Mi 48220
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The 67-year-old Usry i also
president of the National Con- .
ference of Black Mayors. He is _
accused of ccepting a $6,000
bribe. Usry, once a member of
� famed Harlem Globetrot-:
ten b etball team, pie ded
not guilty.