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“The Grosse Pointe Artists Association: Over Half a Century of Artistic Excellence in the Community” by Thomas W. Brunk.  1992. Pointe Printing, Inc., Grosse Pointe.  500 copies

Following a call for a logo design, the association approved Edna Bakewicz’s logo design submission which was instituted in April.

The first summer art fair as a joint effort with Grosse Pointe area merchants held in D’Hondt Pedestrian Way.  After a hiatus, the Grosse Pointe Artists Association renewed its involvement with the Downtown Development Authority in 2014 to manage the Grosse Pointe VillageFest Art Fair held annually in September.

The first of the Annual Fall Festivals held at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial described as a family oriented, fundraising event co-sponsored with the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.  GPAA member, Corinne Dolega, organized the first and subsequent festivals for 25 years and was acknowledged in 1984 for her dedication and service to the festival. For...

President Corinne Dolega completed the first prepared History of the Grosse Point Artists Association requested by John Lake, director of the War Memorial Center.

The first of three annual art fairs held at the northwest corner of Cadieux and Kercheval.  In the same year, the Russell A. Alger Branch Museum closed its doors and the Grosse Pointe Artists Association amended its constitution and bylaws with a clear goal to continue their mission of offering classes, exhibitions, critiques, lectures.    By...

The newly formed organization of artists was dedicated to artistic excellence and sharing their abilities and knowledge with their peers and community and continued a tradition of community service especially during the war years.  Their support came by way of community art projects and contributions to the USO and Red Cross, expansion of art classes...

Russell A. Alger House “The Moorings,” now known as the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, opened to the public as a branch museum of the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1936. The Italianate mansion turned art museum became an ideal new location for the Annual Exhibition of Grosse Pointe Artists which provided more space and raised...

By the ninth year, the increasing popularity of the annual exhibition grew beyond a small community enterprise to include artists not only from Grosse Pointe but from neighboring communities such as Detroit, Wyandotte, Highland Park, and Romeo. Only eleven of the twenty-six exhibitors hailed from Grosse Pointe.  While a Detroit Free Press critic described “the...

Local artist, John L. Vogt and Mrs. Charles Hodges Jr., art chairman of the Neighborhood Club, organized an exhibition of original artwork by Grosse Pointe artists and art students. The mixed media show was held at the Neighborhood Club. Two judges from the prestigious Scarab Club and one judge from the Neighborhood Club selected four...