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Yearly Archives: 2016

From the blog of Julie Renfro

Artist Julie Renfro process Aquarium Gallery Ann Arbor Art Center
TITLE TBD – PART 2 The debate in my head went something like this: Julie1: you can’t do a “part 2” post yet, you haven’t done very much, there’s nothing to write about. Julie2: but that’s part of the process, right? I want to write about the wholeprocess of creating this installation. Julie1: well, you’ve…
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From the blog of Julie Renfro

Julie Renfro Ann Arbor Art Center
TITLE TBD – PART 1 Gotta love a deadline. I may be procrastinating on all my other projects, but on one, at least, I have a due date. Can’t get around it, someone is expecting something creative from me, delivery and assembly to be done on a specific date. Three months from today, on Sunday,…
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Are you a potter?

Are you a potter AD Lenhardt
By: AD Lenhardt - Few things make me cringe as much as this question. I went to school at a time when Clay Artists (the term I prefer) were struggling to be respected in the fine arts community. The old argument of Craft vs Art can raise ire and hurt feelings, but is actually quite understandable from…
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New Metalsmithing & Jewelry Studio

Jewelry Studios Before and after Ann Arbor Art Center
The Ann Arbor Art Center Reopens Newly Remodeled Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studio "The space is beautiful, the tools are new, and specialized ventilation has been implemented to enable us to add a full suite of encaustic painting classes unique to the Ann Arbor community." - Marie Klopf [hr] The Ann Arbor Art Center is pleased to announce…
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A Beautiful Collision of Art and Design

Opening reception MW Furniture ZOKU at the Ann Arbor Art Center
By: Clark Malcolm Design solves problems. Art inspires and provokes human emotion. The Ann Arbor Art Center’s Mid-West Furniture ZOKU exhibition exemplifies the two impulses and a charming variety of arresting combinations of the two.  Beauty, wit, and function join in wonderful ways throughout the upper two rooms at the Art Center on Liberty. Curated by…
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