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Hours
Tues - Sat: 12 noon - 6 pm
Closed Sunday + Monday
16900 Kercheval
Grosse Pointe
MI 48230
313 821 1848
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Summer Classes and Workshops!
CLICK HERE to view the class and workshop offerings.
Phone 313-821-1848 with questions or to sign up. For a class registration form please click here.
Be creative this summer and check out the Grosse Pointe Art Center's summer art activity list. Click here for our event schedule.
ATTIC TREASURE SALE
This Friday (July 30) noon - 9 pm and Saturday 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Attic treasures 2010 in conjunction with the Grosse Pointe Village association sponsored Side Walk Sale and Street Festival.
Please bring us your unwanted gently used items; household items, art work, atiques, bikes, art supplies, etc. No Clothing or perishable items please.
We are collecting now and will continue to do so until July 29th!
Donate today! Thank you!!
Juror Russell Taylor and his muses
Best of Show: Kevin Martin "Roller Coaster"
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Humor Me
June 25 - July 31, 2010
Performance artist Sartori Circus, that is. Friday, June 25, a bustling crowd gathered under the big top (a.k.a the Grosse Pointe Art Center) to celebrate the opening of the “Humor Me” show. Sartori Circus (Russell Taylor) juried the show and provided a show of his own. Made-up as one of his classic characters, he stirred the imaginations of the party patrons by climbing through the art space horizontally using only his brute strength and toilet plungers. Adding another splash of color to the evening, several of the art association members came in costume and it is rumored that even Elvis was in the building.
This show is obviously all about having fun and showing the artists’ senses of humor. It is sprinkled with double entendres, quirky images, and humorously thought-provoking ideas. As you browse through the show, you will find many of the pieces are funny at first glance while with others it is important to look closely to find some of the subtler, hidden insights. This was particularly true for the show’s top picks:
Best of Show:
Kevin Martin’s “Roller Coaster”
Second Place:
Birgit Huttemann-Holz’s “Burn In-encaustic”
Third Place:
Leslie Rentschler’s “I’m more of a spud than Ken will ever be”
Honorable Mention:
Jack Summers’s “Man to Man”
Marcia Bonahoom’s “Untitled 6”
Nina Goebel”s “Self-Reflection”
Corey Scillian’s “When She Thinks With Her Little Head”
Special Award:
Deborah Marlowe Kashdan’s “Sartori Circus”
The laughs will remain installed at the Grosse Pointe Art Center through July 31.
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72nd Annual Member Show
May 14 - June 12, 2010
On Friday May 14th the Grosse Pointe Art Center was the cultural focus for the Grosse
Pointe community. Well over 100 persons gathered at the Art Center to view the opening of the 72nd Annual Member Show and await the presentation of awards to the winning artists. Pam DeLaura, Juror for this show, worked hard to select the winners
from the large number of quality entries.
When the crowd quieted and the awards were announced, the winners were:
Best of Show - Nobuko Yamasaki, “ The Cascades of Time”
Wood Block Print
2nd Place - Alonzo Edwards, “Tashif”
Oil Painting
3rd Place - Kathleen McNamee, “Waxed Floor”
Water Color
Honorable Mentions went to:
Jeff Cancelosi, “The Understanding” - Ink Stamp Print
Tony Shopinski, “Hopewell” - Mixed Media
Roselyn Rhodes, “Morning Light with Sammy” - Oil Painting
Jake Steenholdt, “Fibonacci Kinetic Ring”
Paper and Bamboo
Special awards are provided for the Annual Member Show. They went to:
Gene Kyle, “Yellow Still Life” - Prisma Pencil
Virginia Thibodeau Memorial Award
Jan Nutting, “Buch Farm” - Photograph
Prosperity Gallery
Lori Zurvalec, “There was help along the way”
Mixed Media - Rainy Day Art & Framing
Special congratulations to all of the entrants for the Annual Members Show. Many
thanks also to the members who generously contributed beverages, food and time to
this important community event. The exhibition committee deserves massive applause
for their hard work.
The Grosse Pointe Artists Association is forever grateful to the Edward Frohlich Trust for
its continued support of the arts in the Grosse Pointe Community.
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Nobuko Yamasaki and her winning piece
above
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Grosse
Pointe Artists Association
Mission
Statement
The Grosse Pointe Artist Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and promoting artistic talent and art education through the actions and participation of a diverse membership. The GPAA is committed to show casing a wide range of artistic styles and media through various community outreach activities, including exhibitions, lectures, and art classes. It is devoted to continuing its legacy of support for the arts by maintaining and operating space known as “The Grosse Pointe Art Center.”
Vision Statement
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The Grosse Pointe Artist Association envisions working with individuals and organizations to cultivate an environment which stimulates, encourages, and promotes artistic interest and talent in all of the arts.
Grosse Pointe Artists Association is a 501 (c ) (3) nonprofit organization. |
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