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Art
with a View
Art with a View
features the
artwork of five
professional
Michigan artists
with disabilities.
The exhibit
consists of 25
pieces, 23 of which
are two-dimensional
(oils, mixed media,
watercolors,
pastels and
photographs) and
two pieces which
are
three-dimensional
(mixed media). This
exhibit illuminates
the artistic
achievements of
professional
Michigan artists
with disabilities.
Conventional
attitudes and
audience
preconceptions
about disability
are challenged.
Audiences have
opportunity to
expand their
understanding of
artistic diversity.
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Artrain
USA
Artrain USA, the
nation’s only
traveling art
museum on a train,
presents Artistry
of Space, an
exhibition from
NASA and the
National Air and
Space Museum art
collections. This
engaging exhibition
features 78
paintings, prints
and other works
from more than 50
American artists,
including Peter
Max, Robert
Rauschenberg,
Norman Rockwell,
Andy Warhol and
James Wyeth, that
reflect the
excitement and
energy of the U.S.
Space Program. This
exhibition will
travel onboard
Artrain USA through
2002. Call for
information on the
2003 exhibition.
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Between
Power and Spirit:
Sacred Spaces in
Ancient Peru
The monumental
stone architecture
of the Incas framed
the development of
one of the most
advanced and
mysterious
civilizations in
all of human
history. This
exhibit explores
these majestic Inca
creations as
expressive and
interactive
architectural
settings. Joseph
Hines drew on his
background in
Peruvian archeology
and environmental
design in producing
this exhibition of
fine
black-and-white
photography
accompanied by
insightful labels.
The Center for
Creative Studies
supported Mr.
Hines’ study of
Inca architecture
in 17 panels and
labels, about 100
linear feet. (May
accompany the slide
presentation, Between
Power and Spirit.)
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Cultural
Reflections: Inuit
Art from the
Collections of the
Dennos Museum
Center
This exhibition is
drawn from the
extensive
collection of Inuit
art held by the
Dennos Museum
Center of
Northwestern
Michigan College.
Approximately 20
stone sculptures
and 30 prints by
artists of the
Canadian Arctic are
featured. The works
reflect the
traditional culture
of the Inuit
people, including
sections related to
nomadic life,
survival, arctic
wildlife and the
spirit world. The
exhibition requires
about 150 running
feet of wall space
and secured cases
for the sculpture
but can be adapted
to fit various
sized gallery
spaces and
available cases.
The exhibition
comes with
interpretive text
panels, labels and
brochures. Teacher
education packets,
docent training and
curatorial lectures
also available.
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Elliott
Erwitt Photographer
Elliott Erwitt
(born 1928) is
known for his
magazine
photography,
documentary
projects and news
stories. He has
traveled the world
making visual
records of people
and places. This
selection of 25
images from the
1960s and 1970s,
drawn from the
Kresge Art
Museum’s
collection, takes
viewers from
America to
Afghanistan. Using
a traditional
approach to black
and white
photography, he
captures the
“indecisive
moment,” chance
witty and humorous
juxtapositions of
people and things.
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FairTime!
Series of Three
Exhibitions:
America’s Fairs,
Livestock Heritage,
and Horse Racing
This series of
three exhibits
depicts the origins
of America’s
agricultural fairs
as educational
institutions,
community
organizations and
places for
celebration.
Exhibits are
illustrated with
reproductions of
fair advertising
art, originally
created from 1880
to 1920, from the
collection of The
Fair Publishing
House, Inc. Rental
fees pro-rated for
fairs since they
typically do not
need the full month
rental. Each
exhibit includes
20–29 pieces and
runs 75–100
running feet.
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FAMILY
ALBUM: A Journey
Through Life
This exhibit of 22
two- and
three-dimensional
mixed-media art
pieces was created
over a six-year
period and in part
supported by an
ArtServe/Michigan
Council for Arts
and Cultural
Affairs Creative
Artist Grant
(1999). The work is
based on family
photographs,
letters, documents
and artifacts and
addresses universal
issues such as
childhood memory,
socialization, war,
immigration, family
tradition and
generational
turnover. Numerous
art techniques
(photo transfer,
book making,
digital imagery,
beadwork and
embroidery) are
combined in this
work.
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Great
Lakes Native
Quilting
The first
exhibition devoted
to North American
Indian quilting in
the Great Lakes
region, it examines
the historical
introduction of
quilting as well as
the contemporary
use and meaning of
quilts made by
Oneida, Odawa,
Potawatomi, Ojibwa,
and Mohawk
quiltmakers. The
exhibit includes
photographs,
biographical
sketches,
explanatory text
panels and
contextual settings
which visually
demonstrate uses of
quilts in Great
Lakes Native
communities.
Requires 850 square
feet, plus 200
linear feet of wall
space.
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Images
of Human Rights:
South African
Prints
Featuring 29 fine
art prints created
by artists
representing the
nine provinces of
South Africa, this
print portfolio was
conceived and
released in 1996,
commemorating the
newly
post-Apartheid
nation’s Bill of
Rights. This set of
prints is
circulated in North
America as one of a
series of
activities between
Michigan State
University and a
consortium of
agencies in South
Africa. Requires
75–100 running
feet for display.
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Manuel
Alvarez Bravo’s
Mexico
Manuel Alvarez
Bravo (born 1902)
has been
photographing his
native Mexico for
over 70 years.
Called the grand
old master of
Mexican
photography, Bravo
observes Mexican
life with an
involved and
compassionate eye.
His seemingly
simple compositions
include landscapes,
anonymous figures,
daily life and
carefully cropped
details. Often
surreal in quality,
Bravo’s
technically
brilliant art is
revealed in these
15 photographs from
the Kresge Art
Museum collection
from one of his
portfolios, printed
in 1979.
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Michigan
Surface Design –
10 Years
Michigan Surface
Design presents 25
pieces of work
involving color,
pattern, line and
texture. A display
of virtuosity and
ethnic diversity
focusing on
decorative and
functional fabrics.
This includes
weaving, quilting,
printing, painting,
embroidery, felting
and dying,
techniques that
have been and still
are an integral
part of the
American aesthetic.
Adaptable to
exhibition space.
Easily installed,
each piece is
equipped with its
own hanging device
and an
exhibit-ready,
informative label.
Lectures and
workshops
available.
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Michigan’s
Heritage Barns: An
Artist’s
Perspective
The great variety
of barns in
Michigan reflects
our diverse
agricultural
heritage. Through
22 black-and-white
portraits by
photographer Mary
Keithan, barns are
presented as works
of art. This
exhibition also
includes labels,
written by members
of the Michigan
Barn Preservation
Network, that help
visitors understand
how barns reflect
the state’s
agricultural
history and the
cultural diversity
of the individuals
and communities
that built them.
Requires 40–60
running feet for
display.
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Rags,
Rugs, and Weavers:
A Living Tradition
The process of
weaving rags into
beautiful and
useful household
items came to
Michigan with
immigrants from
northern Europe.
Today,
Finnish-Americans
in the Upper
Peninsula continue
the tradition,
participating in a
shared cultural
activity learned
from family members
or neighbors. This
exhibition explores
this textile
tradition through
the work of eight
accomplished
weavers. Rugs,
descriptive panels,
sample materials,
tools and
photographs
illustrate all
aspects of this
art. Requires
125–150 running
feet.
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Storytelling
Through the Mail:
Tall Tale Postcards
Popular since the
advent of
photography,
“tall tale”
postcards rely on
techniques that
combine
photographic images
of different
relative sizes into
a single picture,
generally depicting
exaggerated objects
and humorous,
outrageous lies.
Many in Michigan
are related to
hunting and
fishing, gigantic
vegetables and
animals. This
exhibition of over
40 “tall tale”
postcards explores
photographic art
and its
relationship to
localized oral
storytelling and
cultural tourism.
Requires 75–100
running feet for
display.
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