A few months ago, the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation presented a $1,000 cash grant to artist Lea Bult for the establishment of a small, 24-hour micro gallery in what had been a vacant shop window looking out on Ashley Street, near the intersection with Liberty, in downtown Ann Arbor. And, now that it’s up and […]
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Introducing Ann Arbor’s Aquarium Gallery
Posted in A2Awesome, Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor Art Center, Ashley, Ben Saginaw, Blimpy Burger, Brian Spolans, contemporary art, domestic slavery, Ellen Wilt, Heather MacKenzie, Lea Bult, Liberty, Linh Song, Lisa Dengiz, MacDowell Artist Colony, micro-gallery, Omari Rush, residencies, Robin Wilt, slavery, Work Collective 8 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, pop-up galleries, purses, Spur Studios, Sylvania, Toledo, University of Michigan, Ypsi immigration interview 12 Comments