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By KATHLEEN RICKE
For a city of only 100,000 resi-
dents, Ann Arbor is quite for-
tunate to have seven art gal-
leries within walking distance of
campus. The galleries represent
a wide variety of art styles and
specialties from classical an-
tiquies to multi-media shows.
Andro-Media
Gallery
"An automated environment"
is the theme of this new gallery
on State St., according to man-
ager John Palmer.
When you walk up the stairway
leading to the gallery, tapestries
and incense hint that this is an
unusual "house of art." It could
more appropriately be called a
multi-media exhibit. The owners
believe that art should tie in
with the environment of the
home, so they plan to carry some
home furnishings soon. At the
present time they have a water-
bed and tapestry store next door
to the gallery.
They plan to have a few local
artists, but mostly out-of-town
artists will be featured in their
shows. They emphasize the fact
that their contributing artists are
young.
Ce ntico re
The Centicore bookstore on
Maynard St. features some con-
temporary prints along its walls.
Exhibition posters, calendars, re-
productions, and numerous art
books can also be found. It's a
nice place to browse through
some graphics while shopping for
your books.
Collectors
House of Art
This gallery on Liberty St.
specializes in wildlife and nature
subjects. All of their prints are
parts of limited editions with
fluctuating value. These are of-
ten of interest to collectors who
sell them when "the price is
right."
The gallery also carries some
gift pieces such as jewelry and
small prints, again related to
themes in nature. Framing is a
big part of their business be-
cause they do it right in their
shop, which makes the service
faster.
Prices range from $15 to $60.
Forsythe Gallery
Located in the Nickels Arcade
above the post office, this gallery
offers a wide variety of art to
Ann Arbor. They have on display
paintings, ceramics, sculpture
and graphics. Both Michigan and
international artists are repre-
sented, primarily in one-person
shows which rotate every few
weeks. The art is "mostly con-
temporary in terms of time and
style" according to employe-
Nancy Netterstrom.
Prices range from $4$3,000.
Gull Gallery
The Gull Gallery's slogan "Art
for everyone" can be a bit mis-
leading in the traditional sense
of "art galleries." They don't
specialize in anything in par-
ticular, but carry a wide variety
of artifacts mostly for home
decoration.
Their stock includes pottery,
clocks, antiques, etchings, ink
washes, sculpture, commission
paintings and restoration paint-
ings.
One-person shows are a rarity
at the Gull, as is abstract art.
They don't believe there is any
market for it, so they stic to a
general catch-all policy.
Prices range anywhere from
$2-$1,000.
Lantern Gallery
The Lantern Gallery is housed
in a quiet white room in a small
shopping complex near the Farm-
ers Market. Its large collection
of art includes graphics, oil paint-
ings, sculpture, and ceramics.
One-person shows 'are usually
featured.
"We look for young artists,"
s a ys gallery owner Jackie
Wright. Mostly international and
national artists are sought to dis-
play their works, though some
local artists are represented.
Some shows to look forward to
in the fall are a watercolor ex-
hibit by Swiss-born Jean Wein-
baum, and a sculpture show.
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Pyramid Gallery
This gallery is probably the
most diverse in terms of types of
art displayed and in how its
owner sees its 'role defined in
Ann Arbor. The two large rooms
are filled with contemporary
sculpture, paintings, watercolors,
wall hangings, prints and photo-
graphs.
Martin Nyrkkanen, Lantern's
owner sees his role as more than
providing an art gallery of paint-
ings in Ann Arbor. His sense of
community has led him to open
the exhibit area to localpoery
readings which will continue this
fall, art lecture series (free), and
a gallery exchange program
which provides its members with
a variety of art works with the
intent of finding what is "right"
for them.
The works are priced at $25-
$185.
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By ERIC SCHOCH
supplement co-editor
When the time arrives this year
when you sit back, tired of every-
thing that you have been doing
the last few weeks, and decide
that there is nothing to do today,
that will be the day to go to one
of the University's three major
museums: the Museum of Nat-
ural History, Kelsey Museum of
archeology, and the Museum of
Art.
Natural History
Museum
The museum of natural his-
tory, located across the street
from the C.C. Little building, is
the largest at the University, and
is often visited by schoolchildren
from the Detroit metropolitan
area.
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The major exhibits on the sec-
ond, third and fourth floors stay
relatively the same, with some
additions from time to time. The
second floor features fossils and
evolution, the third floor looks at
Michigan wildlife, and the fourth
floor exhibits on minerals. In-.
dian culture, the planetarium,
the Hall of Life and TAM, the
Transparent Anatomical Mani-
kin.
Public showings of TAM, an
automated life-size model used
to demonstrate human anatomy,
and planetarium programs take
place on the weekends, with a
charge of 25 cents.
The most popular exhibits are
probably those dealing with fos-
sils and evolution, because they
include exhibits of those fasci-
o nating beasts, the dinosaurs.
Towering above the visitor's
heads are the bones of the vi-
cious allosaurus. Though not a
dinosaur, the bones of the mas-
todon are just as impressive.
MANY OF THE cases are
filled with models of various pre-
historic scenes from various
ages, all realistically detailed, as
are scenes depicted on the other,
floors. The diagrams and expla-
nations for all the exhibits are
not only informative but sim-
ple enough that anyone who reads
them carefully may feel like an
expert when leaving.
Perhaps the most enjoyable
way of touring the natural his-
tory museum is to follow around
one of the many visiting groups
of young children that regularly
pile out of yellow school buses to
invade the museum.
Young museum guides, usually
University students, do their best
to give complete, if simple ex-
planations of the various exhib-
its. Following these tours around
can not only be informative, but
amusing as well. The guides try
their best to keep the young-
sters interested, and in the pro-
cess often come up with some in-
teresting answers from the kids.
Recently, one guide patiently
explained that once long ago fish
were the most important "ani-
mals" in the world. What are the
most important animals nowa-
days; he queried.
One bright'young girl had the
information. " rorses," she said.,
Museum of A rt
One of the most fascinating as-
pects of the art museum is that it
changes continually, not only as
individual works. are changed,
but also as new exhibitions of
artists or art genres are pre-
sented. The museum of art, like
the natural history museum, is
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By DIANE LEVICK
supplement co-editor
You wouldn't normally expect
to hear a baroque trio or watch
a production of Edward Albee's,
The American Dream at an art
gallery, but then the UnionfGal-
lery isn't a conventional 'affair.
Located on the first floor of
the Michigan Union, the Union
Gallery serves a purpose dif-
ferent than most commercial
galleries. Director Sherryl Shaw,
a graduate of the University's
School of Architecture and De-
sign, sees the gallery as an aid
to local emerging young artists,
especially in linking recent art
4 school graduates with the pro-
fessional world.
Displaying art forms from
photography toapaintingsto pot-
tery, the gallery "juries" all its
work. That is, once a month
Shaw invites three local artists
in various fields to judge the
works submitted. Those accepted
go on display immediately.
ARTISTS NEEDN'T offer their
work for sale, but Shaw prefers
that they do. "Our commission
is 20 per cent-most galleries
take from 40 to 50 per cent-so
we help keep the art prices
down," Shaw explains.
"Ann Arbor has a flood of
talent," Shaw continues. "The
gallery pulls artists together."
She considers the gallery's pur-
pose is also to "encourage people
to begin early the habit of pur-
chasing art instead of the com-
mercial decorator objects, to get
them to appreciate originality
rather than reproductioit."
In addition, the Union Gallery
has been expanding the popular
conception' of "art gallery" with
musical concerts and drama. This
past year, two folk and four
classical performances were pre-
sented free or for a small dona-
tion. "Three of the classical con-
certs were baroque trios," Shaw
says. "I like to get them for
receptions for exhibit openings.
It's a kind of background music
. you can walk around looking
at the art while you listen to
them."
SHAW EXPECTS to have more
baroque trio performances this
fall and maybe a one-act play.
"I'd like to get together some
sort of rap session on the arts
here, too, but .it's hard to find
someone who can ready lead a
discussion," she says..
Meanwhile, the Union Gallery,
a non-profit venture sponsored
by the University Activities Cen-
ter,. will start a patron system to
obtain the money needed to main-
tain its present quality.
"We need support from the Uni-
versity and Ann Arbor commun-
ity," Shaw explains. She projects
a "friends of the gallery" sys-
tem whereby contributions of $5,
$10, and $15 would be solicited.
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