Around the country, several communties have what are referred to as First Friday events, where, on the first Friday of each month, various venues coordinate new art installations and the like, encouraging people to come out, stroll between them, etc. Well, for the past several months, things have been ramping up locally, and, this past […]
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First Fridays Ypsilanti to grow with A2Awesome grant
Posted in Art and Culture, Awesome Foundation, Ypsilanti Also tagged AmeriCorps, art crawl, art students, art walks, Arts Alliance, Beezy's, Bona Sera, Caleb Zweifler, Community Rebirth, Deb Ennis, Depot Town, dishdogs, dishwashing, dishwolfing, DIYpsi, Eastern Michigan University, Elize Jekabson, fiber art, First Fridays, First Fridays Ypsilanti, FLY Children's Art Center, illustrations, Kayj Michelle, micro-philanthropy, paintings, photography, pop-up retail, public art, Riverside Arts Center, Riverside Park, San Jose, sculpture, Shadow Art Fair, Teresa Gillotti, Ugly Mug, vacant storefronts, Washtenaw Community College, workshops, Ypsilanti Art Incubator 11 Comments
Mary Ayling, on immigrating to Ypsilanti from Chicago, and opening an art gallery in her home
Late last year, I received a cryptic note from the wife of an old friend in Seattle, alerting me to the fact that a woman was moving from Chicago to Ypsilanti with the intention of opening an art gallery in her apartment. As Linette was just about to give birth, I didn’t do anything with […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged alternative art venues, art galleries, Bridgeport, Cabinet, Chelsea Cossu, Chicago, clutch, Clutch Gallery, Cranbrook, Fill in the Blank Gallery, forensics, glass, glass blowing, Krampus Ball, Kristen Althoff, Laura Bernstein, Leon Bernstein, Mark's art ideas, Mark's big ideas, Mary Ayling, medicine cabinet, Midas Eyes, Ohio, Parlour Room Gallery, Pilsen, purses, Spur Studios, Sylvania, The Gallery Project, Toledo, University of Michigan, Ypsi immigration interview 12 Comments