Felt, Paper, Cloth and Canvas: Works by Anne Flora, Marion Melody, Marilyn Prucka and Kay Lister opens with a "Meet the Artists" reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
Each of the four artists manipulates natural fibers to create unique artwork that demonstrates contrasting texture, color and form.
Flora incorporates dyed silk gauze, yarns and ribbon into merino wool felted pieces in her wearable art, floor and wall pieces.
Melody uses Belgian flax processed in a Hollander beater to create crisp, thin papers influenced by the Asian concept of simplicity and color.
Inspired by rivers and landscapes, Prucka combines a variety of design techniques to create fabrics for quilts.
Lister transforms text and nature imagery into thoughtful and colorful floor cloth patterns.
The exhibit runs through Oct. 17. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
The DCA also will offer several one-day workshops taught by three of the artists.
Prucka will teach Introduction to Textile Paint Techniques on Sept. 13.
The hands-on workshop will introduce color mixing and various application techniques such as stamping, stenciling, direct application, monoprint and tied resist.
Flora will teach Hats Off to Felting! Making a Felted Cloche Hat on Sept. 27. Participants will make a cloche hat using Merino batt fiber and various types of embellishments.
Melody will teach Wired & Bound Wire Edged Binding Book on Oct. 11. Participants will make a small book using a wire edged binding method developed by book artist Daniel Kelm.
All workshops run from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., and cost $45 for DCA members and $50 for non-members.
Register by calling the DCA at 1-734-287-6103.
The Wayne County Council for Arts, History & Humanities is seeking nominations for its annual recognition awards.
The awards ceremony will be held in late October and recognizes individuals, businesses and organizations that contribute to the cultural environment in Wayne County.
Nominees must live in the county, attend an educational institution in the county or be involved with a county-based cultural or humanities organization.
Award categories include international artist, artist/performer, patron, arts educator, history, humanities and volunteer.
Nominees may be submitted in only one category.
Nominations must include the nominee's full name, address, phone number and designated nomination category.
A biography, letters of support, press releases and other information may be included.
Nominators also should include their name, phone number and e-mail address.
Submit nominations by today to EmmaJean Woodyard, c/o Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor, MI 48180.
For more information, call 1-734-287-6103 or e-mail ewoodyard@downriverarts. org.
Modern technology meets art in the work of artists Lee Vanderwalker and Ted Johnson, on display through Sept. 13 at River's Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte.
The art of Lee Vanderwalker is on display at River's Edge gallery in Wyandotte.
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Detroit-based Vanderwalker uses bright colors on hand-painted silk to reflect the atmosphere of her Caribbean home.
Johnson, who works mainly as a digital painter, creates "original inkjet paintings" depicting men, women and children.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
For more information, visit www.artattheedge. com or call Patt Slack at 1-734-246-9880.
The 13th annual Climate Controlled Art Fair is in the spotlight through Sept. 12 at Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte.
Avoid the heat by shopping for handmade pottery, jewelry, handbags, furniture, paintings, glass, photography and home, garden and fashion accessories from a variety of local artists in a cool setting.
Artists include Davin Brainard, Carl Oxley III, Dave Moroski, Ryan Weiss, David Scherer, Sarah Burger, Julia Stephenson, Susan Crowley, Jerome Ferretti, Furnace Hot Glass, Jeri Hollister, Cheryl English, Kaiser Suidan, Rick McQuaid, John Albert Murphy, Taryn Boyd, Kyle Raetz, Lisa Harrison and James Freeman.
Call the gallery at 1-734-281-4779 for more information.
Start Wednesdays off right with "The Art of Yoga" from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with instructor Cheryl Rudd in the Home Gallery at the Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
Participants should bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. There is a $5 fee for the drop-in class.
For more information, visit www.downriverarts.org or call the DCA at 1-734-287-6103.
Two special exhibits will be highlighted this fall at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn.
The SURA Arts Academy Student Photography Exhibition features more than 50 color photos taken by middle school students from southwest Detroit focusing on cultural diversity in their communities.
The exhibit runs Sept. 13 through Nov. 16 and is free with museum admission.
Utopian Visions showcases the work of four female artists living across the globe as they explore the concept of a perfect world.
Abstract and figural works, along with projected images, will encourage viewers to consider their own utopian visions and record them on a gallery wall.
The exhibit runs Sept. 25 to March 29 and is free with museum admission.
Visit www.arabamericanmuseum.org or call 1-313-582-2266 for more details.
The 27th annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition has taken over the Sisson Art Gallery in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Building at Henry Ford Community College, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, through Sept. 30.
The exhibition consists of 34 prints chosen by Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
An opening reception is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 8. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Call 1-313-845-6476 for more information.
The Octane Photographic Annual Unfiltered Art Show runs through Sept. 21 at Octane Photographic Studio/ Gallery, 22750 Woodward Ave., Ste. B1, Ferndale.
The artist-run show emphasizes self-taught artists outside the mainstream, including local creators Chris Bell, Mike Kelly and Denise Rieck; national artists Tricia Anders, Jason Prather and Josh Slavin; and international artists Dan Casado, Franco Meloni and Abdulah Jones.
Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment.
Call 1-248-399-2355 for more details.
The 32nd annual Staff, Student and Faculty Exhibition runs through Sunday at Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, and features the latest creations from Pewabic's staff and students in a variety of mediums.
The work on display includes pieces from artists Erica Allen, Myla Chaput, Dondo de la Mancha, Whitney Kenniburg, Cherie Lucas, Dave McGee, Abbie Rodriguez, Alice Schnieder, Maria Stotland, Alex Thullen, Jane White and Kay Willingham.
For more information, visit www.pewabic.org or call 1-313-822-0954.
"Leader of the Pack: 2008 WSU Faculty Exhibition" opens with an artists' reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Community Arts Gallery, 150 Community Arts Building, Detroit, on the Wayne State University campus.
The show, which runs through Oct. 17, is a sampling of work by faculty in WSU's Department of Art and Art History and includes paintings, sculptures, ceramics and photography among other mediums.
For more information, call 1-313-993-7813.
The Detroit Institute of Arts is offering programs throughout the month.
Families and aspiring artists can enjoy workshops, presentations, music, films and storytelling at such weekend events as "Friday Night Live!" and "Target Family Sunday."
All programs are free with museum admission unless otherwise noted. The DIA is at 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. For more information, call 1-313-833-7900.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit reopens next month with two new exhibitions, both running Sept. 12 to Dec. 21.
"Becoming: Photographs from the Wedge Collection" explores themes of black identity throughout the African Diaspora by American and Canadian artists.
The exhibition, which features photographs from the collection of Toronto art collector Kenneth Montegue, poses historical as well as contemporary responses to the question of identity.
"Broadcast" looks at ways in which artists since the late 1960s have engaged and critiqued themselves into official channels of broadcast television and radio.
The exhibition features 13 works from the early 1970s to the present, including single-channel monitor-based videos, video-projection works, photography, installations and interactive broadcasting projects.
Artists include Dara Birnbaum, Chris Burden,Gregory Green,Doug Hall, Chip Lord, Jody Procter, and Christian Jankowski.
The museum is at 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call 1-313-832-6622 or visit www.mocadetroit.org.
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