I-SPY Card | Dearborn’s Art in Public Places

Dearborn’s Art in Public Places is a project of the Dearborn Community Fund (DCF) in partnership with Downtown Dearborn, the East & West Downtown Dearborn Development Authorities. Its initiative includes two murals in the East Dearborn Downtown district and permanently installed pieces of sculpture throughout the community. The initiative also incorporates sculpture pieces on loan for temporary installation and they are available for purchase. Through May of 2019, eight sculptures, created by the Nordin Brothers of the Detroit Design Center will be located in the East and West Dearborn Downtown districts and at the Ford Community Performing Arts Center. If you’re interested in purchasing one of the Detroit Design Center’s sculptures, please contact us at 313-943-5478.

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POP TEAM 4 MURAL DEDICATION 2018

All are invited to celebrate community and art at the Aug. 15, 5 p.m. dedication of the new mural painted by the Dearborn Community Fund’s “POP” student design team. Free event, free parking. The mural is at the corner of Schaefer and Osborn on the side of the Fish Market building (behind Old City Hall).

The full name of the POP project is “Pockets of Perception — We Are One Community.” It is designed as an apprentice style program to cultivate students’ creativity while encouraging multi-cultural understanding and community investment through the creation of public art.
“Students on the team collaborate with their teammates from across the city on different design concepts and, with the guidance of their instructors, come to a consensus on their project,” explains DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard. “They learn from artists and work with business professionals and city leaders to turn their collective vision into a real work of art that will permanently enhance the community.”

This is the fourth POP project since the program was introduced in 2010.

POP Team 4 will complete a mural to be installed in a public place. At the conclusion of the project, each team member will receive a stipend up to $1,000 along with great experience to list on college or job applications.

Help support this program and become a sponsor today!

Click here to learn more

This Project is made possible by the financial support of the East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority, Ford Motor Company Fund, Kosch Family Foundation, Isamay Osborne, Steven & Faye Adelson from Steven Bernard Jewelers, The Woodyard Family and Cricket Property Management LLC.

“POP” Pockets of Perception

This is the fourth POP project since the program was introduced in 2010.

Help support this program and become a sponsor today! Click here to learn more

2018 Youth Arts Festival

Enjoy an inspirational, engaging art show (4 p.m.) AND upbeat, entertaining free vocal and instrumental performances at 7 p.m. at the Youth Arts Festival and Opening to the 2018 City-Wide Dearborn Public Schools Student Art Show. Featuring visual art, vocal performances and instrumental music by hundreds of talented Dearborn students from elementary, high schools and Henry Ford College. Free admission!

Presented by: Dearborn Community Fund (DCF) and the Dearborn Public Schools.

Date: Wednesday, April 25
Time: 4:10 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn
Cost: Free

Program Agenda
4:00pm – 5:30pm – Visual Arts. Opening Reception for Dearborn Public Schools Ci…ty Wide Art Show featuring artwork from students in kindergarten through high school.

4:30pm – 5:30pm & 6:30pm – 7:30pm – Artist Demonstrations

5:30pm – Senior Spotlight. High school seniors share insights about their artwork in specially featured exhibits.

7:00pm – 8:00pm – Collage Musical Performance. Instrumental, choral and theater selections by students in elementary through high school and “Henry Ford College.

April Arts Dearborn 2018 Calendar

Dearborn Launches April Arts Month Celebrating Galleries, Artists, Cultural Events Across City

DEARBORN, Mich. – Art, music, theater – Dearborn has it all! Arts Dearborn, a month long celebration, shines a spotlight on the rich cultural life that thrives in the community and encourages all to “look, listen, learn.”

“Look” at the April calendar of events that will let you know when you can “look” at art exhibits and demonstrations across the city all month long. Find the calendar on Facebook/Arts Dearborn, pick up a copy at a Dearborn Library, the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, or a variety of local businesses.

Arts Dearborn begins with “Gallery Rally” week from April 2 – 7. Included are eight galleries and eight exhibits topped off with a self-guided gallery “crawl” on Saturday, April 7. Art galleries include the Padzieski Gallery (Ford Community & Performing Arts Center); Arab American National Museum* (AANM); Artspace; Green Brain Comics, Rotunda Gallery (Centennial Library), Sisson Gallery (Henry Ford College); Berkowitz Gallery (University of Michigan-Dearborn) and the Glass Academy. Installations include work from local, regional and national artists and noteworthy collections. Admission is free at each site. (*AANM admission ticket required.)

“Listen” to the award winning Dearborn Symphony at its April 13^th “Best of Broadway” POPS concert featuring favorites from 70 years of Tony Award winning musicals along with salutes to Players Guild of Dearborn and Noretta Dunworth each marking 90 year celebrations. . Tickets prices vary and are available for the 8 p.m. performance at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center Box Office or online at www.dearbornsymphony.org

“Look, listen and learn” more about the arts and their impact on Dearborn students at the annual Youth Arts Festival on April 25 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. Hundreds of students will participate in the city-wide art exhibit that opens at 4 p.m. and collage concert at 7 p.m., offering a fast paced variety show of vocal, instrumental and theater performances. All are welcome, admission is free.

The annual Mayor’s Arts Awards on April 10 at 7 p.m. provides an opportunity to learn more about and celebrate individuals, organizations and patrons that promote and support the arts. Admission is free to attend this event coordinated by the Dearborn Community Arts Council (DCAC) in beautiful Studio A at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

A number of local businesses are promoting art in Dearborn by hosting artists in their establishments during April. The Business in the Arts-Artists in Action program provides an opportunity to observe and interact with artists working in a variety of mediums including oil and water color painting, performing music, and rug hooking.

Details about all April Arts Dearborn opportunities are included in a special calendar available after March 25 online on the April Arts Dearborn Facebook page. Printed copies of the calendar area available at Dearborn Public Library locations, the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, participating art galleries and a variety of local businesses.

Support for Arts Dearborn has been provided by the East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority, West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority, the City of Dearborn and J. Kondziela. Additional Funding has been made available from the National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs and Culture Source.

Arts Dearborn is coordinated by the Dearborn Community Fund in cooperation with community cultural organization members of the Dearborn Recreation Commission Cultural Arts Committee. Committee organizations include: Arab American National Museum; Dearborn Community Arts Council, Dearborn Community Fund, Dearborn Public Schools (Art & Music); Dearborn Recreation Commission; Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, Dearborn Youth Symphony; Friends of the Dearborn Symphony; Motor City Brass Band; and Players Guild of Dearborn. To request a printed calendar, contact the Dearborn Community Fund by phone at 313-943-5478 or email dearborncommunityfund@ci.dearborn.mi.us.

Download Your 2018 April Arts Dearborn Calendar of Events

***Note*** Print calendar on a 11 x 17 sheet of paper

GALLERY RALLY WEEK, APRIL 2 – 7

HFC ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION

Sisson Gallery

McKenzie Fine Arts Bldg. 5101 Evergreen Rd.

April 7th Crawl Hours: 10pm – 4pm

SPRING STUDIO TOURS

Glass Academy

25331 Trowbridge St.

Glassblowing Viewing

April 7th Crawl Hours: 12pm – 4pm

April 7th Hourly Tours: 12pm – 3pm

313-561-4527 | www.glassacademy.com

ZAP! POW! BAM! THE ART OF THE COMIC BOOK COVER

Alfred Berkowitz Gallery

Mardigian Library 3rd Floor UM Dearborn 4901 Evergreen Rd.

April 7th Crawl Hours: 2pm – 5pm

feat. Dave Acosta Demonstrations

313-593-5087 | www.umdearborn.edu/berkowitz

DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ART TEACHER ART SHOW

Henry Ford Centennial Library

Rotunda Gallery 16301 Michigan Ave.

April 7th Crawl Hours: 3pm – 5pm

313-943-2330 | email: briggss@dearbornschools.org

AN EXPLORATION OF ART & HUMANITY BY NABIL MOUSA

Arab American National Museum

13624 Michigan Ave.

April 7th Crawl Hours: 4pm – 6pm

313-582-2266

AN EVENING OF SPRING ART

City Hall Artspace Lofts

13615 Michigan Ave. Enter Annex Bldg off of John Nagy Dr. & Maple

April 7th Crawl Hours: 5pm – 6pm; Featuring Performance Arts

313-438-6180

ROCK – PAPER – PAINTBRUSH

Padzieski Gallery

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center 15801 Michigan Ave.

April 7th Crawl Hours: 5pm – 7pm; Art & Appetizers

313-943-5377 | www.dcacarts.org

FORMS OF FANDOM

Green Brain Comics

Headspace Gallery 13936 Michigan Ave.

April 7th Crawl Hours: 7pm – 9pm

313-582-9444 | greenbraincomics.com

POP-UP GALLERY

Meet the Artist

3700 Monroe at Carltsle

April 7th Crawl Hours: 5pm – 8pm

313-943-5478

DEARBORN ARTIST IN ACTION

SUN, April 1; 10:30am – 2:30pm Andiamo, 21900 Michigan Ave James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

MON, April 2; 10am – 2pm Westborn Chrysler Jeep, 23300 Michigan Ave Janet Kondziela, Painting

MON, April 2; 11am – 3pm Lile’s Sandwich Shop, 13800 Michigan Ave Janet Grant, Painting

TUES, April 3; 10am – 2pm Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Tom Livo, Oil Painting Joan Smykowski, Ceramic Painting

WED, April 4; 12pm – 3pm Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave Elena Adam, Colored Pencil Painting

FRI, April 6; 5pm – 7pm Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Sawsan Chehab, Drawing

SAT, April 7; 10am – 2pm Blick Art Materials, 14339 Michigan Ave Janet Kondziela, Painting

MON, April 9; 8:15am – 1pm Village Ford Parts & Service 23403 Kean St James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

TUES, April 10; 11am – 2pm Esper Library, 12929 Warren Ave Joan Smykowski, Ceramic Painting Tom Livo, Oil Painting

WED, April 11; 10am – 1pm Green Brain Comics, 13936 Michigan Ave Peter Sutton, Acrylic Painting

WED, April 11; 11am – 2pm Bryant Library, 22100 Michigan Ave Janice Frank, Fiber Arts

WED, April 11; 11am – 1pm Dearborn Novelty Art, 3726 Monroe Ann Korinek, Porcelain Art

THUR, April 12; 10am – 2pm Village Picture Frame, 22191 Michigan Ave Janet Grant, Painting

THUR, April 12; 10:00am – 2:00pm Donutville USA, 14829 Ford Rd Janus Benda, Painting

THUR, April 12; 1pm – 4pm Henry Ford Centennial Library; Mary McLeod, Audrey Williams, Quilting

FRI, April 13; 3pm – 7pm Donutville USA, 14829 Ford Rd Janus Benda, Painting

FRI, April 13; 12pm – 3pm Great Lakes ACE Hardware 22611 Michigan Ave Kathy O’Connell, Painting Gail Churchill, Painting

FRI, April 13; 3pm – 6pm Great Lakes ACE Hardware 22611 Michigan Ave Jena Riggs, Colored Pencil Drawing

FRI, April 13; 7pm – 10pm Ford Community & Performing Arts Center 15801 Michigan Ave James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

SAT, April 14; 10am – 3pm Great Lakes ACE Hardware 22611 Michigan Ave Maria Guido, Stamp Carving Sawsan Chehab, Drawing

MON, April 16; 8:15am – 1pm Village Ford Parts & Service 23403 Kean St James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

TUES, April 17; 9:30am – 12:30pm Henry Ford Centennial Library; Peter Sutton, Acrylic Painting

WED, April 18; 9:30am – 1pm Village Picture Frame Shop, 22191 Michigan Ave Ann Korinek, Porcelain Artist

WED, April 18; 12pm – 3pm Bryant Library, 22100 Michigan Ave Elena Adam, Colored Pencil Painting

THUR, April 19; 11am – 2pm Lile’s Sandwich Shop, 13800 Michigan Ave Jena Riggs, Colored Pencil Drawing

FRI, April 20; 11am – 1pm Lolly By Golly, 3728 Monroe Street Jena Riggs, Colored Pencil Drawing 1pm – 4pm: Kathy O’Connell, Painting

FRI, April 20; 11am – 2pm Dearborn Novelty Art, 3726 Monroe Street Janet Grant, Painting

FRI, April 20; 1pm – 5pm Gordon Woodwork, 3724 Monroe Street Bill Gordon, Wood Artist

FRI, April 20; 11am – 1pm Things We Love, 3717 Monroe Street Artistic Furniture Restoration Painted White Acoustic Band – Live

SAT, April 21; 11am – 2pm Gordon Woodwork, 3724 Monroe Street Maria Guido, Stamp Carving

SAT, April 21; 9am – 5pm Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Blvd James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

SAT, April 21; 10am – 3pm Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Blvd Gail Churchill, Oil Painting

SAT, April 21; 10am – 2pm Lolly By Golly, 3728 Monroe Street Janet Kondziela, Painting

SUN, April 22; 9am – 5pm Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Blvd James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

TUES, April 24; 10am – 2pm Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Blvd Tom Livo, Painting Gail Churchill, Painting

WED, April 25; 9:30am – 1pm Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave Ann Korinek, Porcelain Artist

WED, April 25; 11am – 3pm Green Brain Comics, 13936 Michigan Ave Janet Grant, Painting

THUR, April 26; 12pm – 3pm Village Ford Parts & Service, 23403 Kean Janet Burg, Deb Szwed, Rug Hooking

THUR, April 26; 11am – 3pm Lile’s Sandwich Shop, 13800 Michigan Ave Janus Benda, Painting

FRI, April 27; 12pm – 3pm Dearborn Historical Museum, 915 S. Brady James Rodriguez, Oil Painting

SAT, April 28; 10am – 2pm Henry Ford Centennial Library, Janet Kondziela, Painting

SAT, April 28; 11am – 3pm Green Brain Comics, 13936 Michigan Ave Sawsan Chehab, Drawing

2018 APRIL ARTS DEARBORN CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 1 thru April 3 Tour the HFCL Children’s Area (open to close). Learn about favorite picture book illustrators. Complete a passport to enter a raffle. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 2; 11am – 4pm Coloring Day: All Ages Materials provided. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 3; 11am – 4pm Name Mosaics Craft All Ages Materials provided while supplies last. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 3; 2pm Theater Workshop with 4th Wall Theatre Ages 8 -14 Learn singing, dance and acting techniques. Space is limited! Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 3; 7pm Friends of the Library-Dearborn (FOLD). Guest Speaker & book signing with Debra Ann Pawlak, co-author of Sara Emma Edmons (Solider, Spy, Heroine). No Charge. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 4; 9:30am – 6pm Friends of the Library-Dearborn (FOLD) Book & Media Sale No Charge. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 4; 12pm A Community discussion based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel: “The Namesake,” the 2018 Big Read selection (in conjunction with HFCL). Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center. No charge. RSVP at: arabamericanmuseum. org/the-namesake. Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 4; 11am – 4pm Caterpillar Craft All Ages Materials provided while supplies last. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 4; 4pm Lego Club: Ages 3+ Practice building skills with the library’s LEGO and DUPLO blocks. No registration required; space is limited! Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 5; 11am – 4pm Rainbow Craft: All Ages Materials provided while supplies last. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 5; 2pm Art Attack: 7th grade+ Transform an old painting by adding your own artistic twist. Bring your own or use one provided by HFCL. No parents or younger siblings. No registration required. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 6; 8pm GLOBAL FRIDAYS featuring: Thoom with DJ Tammy Lakkis & DJ Habibti: This performance is an Arab American Heritage Month celebration! Cost: $10 AANM Members; $15 General Public. Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi. Info: arabamericanmuseum.org

April 7; 2pm Grafitti Names: Grades 4 & up Use markers to decorate a tile “tagger style.” No younger siblings. Registration required. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 7; 8pm Players Guild of Dearborn IMPROV NIGHT; Guild Playhouse 21730 Madison St. Tickets: $15 313-561-8587

April 8; 4pm Henry Ford College Spring Band performance with the Metropolitan Symphony Band Concert Michael A. Guido Theater Tickets: $10 Adult; $7 Student/Senior | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi. 313-943-2354

April 10, 17, 24; 4pm Big Read Storytimes: Ages 2 – 6 Stories include: Indian folktales, naming stories, train stories and more. No registration required but space is limited! Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 10; 7pm MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS Studio A Hosted by the Dearborn Community Arts Council No charge. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi. Information: 313-943-3095

April 13; 8pm Dearborn Symphony presents “Best of Broadway,” celebrating 70 years of Tony Award winning classics with Conductor Rich Ridenour. Ticket prices vary. Purchase at box office, online at Dearbornsymphony.org or call 313-565-2424. Michael A. Guido Theater | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 18; 10:30am Busy Bags: Ages 3 – 5 You make and take early literacy based activity bags for your child. Toys provided to entertain your child while you work. Registration required and starts April 4. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 19; 11am – 7pm Third Thursday Craft: All Ages Flower that Bloom in the Spring. Younger children may need adult assistance. Craft available while supplies last. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 20, 21; 8pm We Is American Too! A comedy entirely in Arabic presented by Im Hussein & Ajyal Theatrical Group. Michael A. Guido Theater | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi. Ticket information: 313-943-2354

April 21; 7pm Alexander Zonjic from A to Z The finest in jazz music featuring top local and national artists. Studio A Tickets available through the box office in advance or the day of performance. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi. 313-943-2354

April 22; 3pm Motor City Brass Band presents Festival of Bands IX featuring 300 musicians. Michael A. Guido Theater | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi. Ticket prices vary. 313-943-2354

April 22; 7pm Henry Ford College Spring Choral Concert featuring HFC Chorus, Renaissance Voices, Blue Fusion and Midnight Blue. Dearborn First United Methodist Church, 22124 Garrison Tickets: $10 Adult $7 Student/Senior Available at door

April 25 Youth Arts Festival 4pm Padzieski Gallery Student Exhibit & Art Demonstrations 7pm Collage performance featuring band, orchestra, choral and theater students from the Dearborn Public Schools. This event is open to the public at no charge. Michael A. Guido Theater | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

April 28; 10:30am English-Arabic Storytime Ages 2 – 6; Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center at AANM. Free with online reservation at: arabamerican museum.org/ Storytime. Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave. Dearborn Mi.

DEARBORN ART ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERS

AAUW – American Association of University Women of Dearborn Membership info: 313.563.2644

Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, U-M Dearborn: 313.593.3592

AANM – Arab American National Museum: 313.624.0200, www.arabamericanmuseum.org

ASD – Artists’ Society of Dearborn: www.dearbornart.com BombaRica: 313.689.3011

CLAVE – Community of Latino Artists, Visionaries, & Educators: 313.554.9498

DATA – Dearborn Area Theatre Association

Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce – DAC: 313.584.6100

Dearborn Community Arts Council: 313.943.3095, www.dcacarts.org

Dearborn Community Chorus: 313.943.2190

Dearborn Historical Museum: 313.565.3000

Dearborn Historical Society: 313.561.9015

DISC – Dearborn Ice Skating Center: 313.943.4098

Dearborn Symphony Orchestra: 313.565.2424

Dearborn Porcelain Artists: 313.563.4470

Dearborn Public Schools: 313.827.3000

Dearborn Recreation Department: 313.943.2350

Dearborn Senior Services: 313.943.2412

Dearborn Youth Symphony: 313.943.2354 ext. 27

DDC Dances: 810.444.4553 or 313.737.2033, www.detroitdancecollective.org

Fair Lane Music Guild: 313.593.5330

FCPAC – Ford Community & Performing Arts Center: 313.943.2354 www.dearbornfordcenter.com

Friends of Dearborn Symphony: 313.565.2424 www.dearbornsymphony.org

Friends of the Library, Dearborn – FOLD: 313.943.2336

Garden Club of Dearborn: 313.562.7524.

General Federation of Women’s Clubs: 313.562.0980

General Henry Dearborn Quilting Society: 313.240.8374

HFC – Henry Ford College: 313.845.9600, www.hfcc.edu

HFCL – Henry Ford Centennial Library / Dearborn Public Library & Rotunda Gallery: 313.943.2330, www.dearbornlibrary.org

The Henry Ford: 313.982.6150, www.hfmgv.org

Matrix Theatre Company: 313.967.0599, www.matrixtheatre.org

Mexican Patriotic Committee: 313.452.7355

Michigan Rugg Artistes: 313-310-5684

Motor City Brass Band: 586.924.6866 – www.mcbb.org

Museum Guild of Dearborn: 313.565.3000

Beaumont Healthcare System / Arts for the Spirit Program: www.beaumont.rg/patients-families/support-servies/art-for-the-spirt

Padzieski Art Gallery: 313.943.5377 www.dcacarts.org

Players Guild of Dearborn: 313.561.tkts playersguildofdearborn.org

Raices Mexicanas de Detroit / Ballet Folklorico Silver Strings Dulcimer Society: www.silverstrings.org

Sweet Adeline’s Michigan: 734.455.0333

University of Michigan – Dearborn: 313.593.5000

Vanguard Voices: 313.845.6474 – www.vanguardvoices.org

WCCAHH – Wayne County Council for Arts, History & Humanities: 734.216.0753

Westside Theater Project: 313.274.9092, gp¬viscomi@aol.com

April Arts Dearborn is coordinated by the Dearborn Community Fund Sponsored by Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, Cultural Source, The Dearborn Community Fund, East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority, West Dearborn Downtown Authority, City of Dearborn & J. Kondziela

April Arts Dearborn 2018 | Dearborn Gallery Rally

Arts Dearborn begins with “Gallery Rally” week from April 2 – 7 2018. Included are eight galleries and eight exhibits topped off with a self-guided gallery “crawl” on Saturday, April 7. Art galleries include the Padzieski Gallery (Ford Community & Performing Arts Center); Arab American National Museum* (AANM); Artspace; Green Brain Comics, Rotunda Gallery (Centennial Library), Sisson Gallery (Henry Ford College); Berkowitz Gallery (University of Michigan-Dearborn) and the Glass Academy. Installations include work from local, regional and national artists and noteworthy collections. Admission is free at each site. (*AANM admission ticket required.)

HFC ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
Sisson Gallery, McKenzie Fine Arts Bldg., 5101 Evergreen Rd.
Crawl Hours: 10pm – 4pm

SPRING STUDIO TOURS
Glass Academy 25331 Trowbridge St.
Glassblowing Viewing
Crawl Hours: 12pm – 4pm
Hourly Tours: 12pm – 3pm
313-561-4527
www.glassacademy.com

ZAP! POW! BAM! THE ART OF THE COMIC BOOK COVER
Alfred Berkowitz Gallery Mardigian Library, 3rd Floor UM Dearborn 4901 Evergreen Rd.
Dave Acosta Demonstrations
Crawl Hours: 2pm – 5pm
313-593-5087
umdearborn.edu/berkowitz

DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ART TEACHER ART SHOW
Henry Ford Centennial Library, Rotunda Gallery
16301 Michigan Ave.
Crawl Hours: 3pm – 5pm
313-943-2330
briggss@dearbornschools.org

AN EXPLORATION OF ART & HUMANITY BY NABIL MOUSA
Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Ave.
Crawl Hours: 4pm – 6pm
313-582-2266

AN EVENING OF SPRING ART
City Hall Artspace Lofts
13615 Michigan Ave.
Enter Annex Bldg off of John Nagy Street
Performance Art
Crawl Hours: 5pm – 6pm
313-438-6180

ROCK – PAPER – PAINTBRUSH
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Art & Appetizers
Crawl Hours: 5pm – 7pm
313-943-5377
dcacarts.org

FORMS OF FANDOM
Green Brain Comics, Headspace Gallery 13936 Michigan Ave.
Crawl Hours: 7pm – 9pm
313-582-9444
www.greenbraincomics.com

POP-UP GALLERY
Meeting the Artist
3700 Monroe at Carltsle
5pm – 8pm
313-943-5478

Sponsored by The Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs, Cultural Source, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Dearborn Community Fund, East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority Dearborn Community Fund J. Kondziela.

SCULPTING DEARBORN’S VIBRANT FUTURE 2018

A BENEFIT FOR THE DEARBORN COMMUNITY FUND & THE DEARBORN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 6-9 P.M.

A benefit for two community organizations working together to enrich the cultural vibrancy of Dearborn. On stage at the Michael A. Guido Theater, Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

TICKETS $75 PER PERSON

Sponsorships Available; see below

6:00 P.M. Maquette Sculpture
Champagne Reception

6:45 P.M.
Dinner & entertainment
on stage at the
Michael A. Guido Theater
In the Ford Community &
Performing Arts Center

SPONSOR LEVELS**

Dinner Sponsor, $1,250

Includes 8 dinner tickets
Lobby signage
Table signage
Podium and printed program recognition

Table Sponsor, $1,000

Includes 8 dinner tickets
Lobby signage and printed program recognition

Beverage Sponsor, $750

Includes 4 dinner tickets and printed program recognition

Musical Entertainment Sponsor, $500

Includes 2 dinner tickets, printed program recognition

Program Sponsor, $250

Includes 1 dinner ticket and printed program recognition

To secure your sponsorship or reserve event tickets, please contact the Dearborn Community Fund office at 313.943.5478

Click Here to Make a Donation Today

HONORARY COMMITTEE
Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr.
First Lady Christina O’Reilly
Wayne County Commission Chair Gary Woronchak
Mrs. Vivian Woronchak
Honorable Gene Hunt and Mrs. Carol Hunt
Ms. Renee Aloe
Mr. Sam Baydoun
Mr. Paul Butler & Mrs. Sandy Butler

**All sponsors will be included in press/media materials

Dinner and entertainment on stage at the Michael A. Guido Theater Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn Community Fund and Dearborn Community Arts Council are both 501(c)3 non-profit organizations organizations.

Dec. 6 “Glitter, Glass, Giving” Benefit for Dearborn Community Fund

The Dearborn Community Fund invites YOU to explore an impressive glass gallery, see glass blowing demonstrations, and enjoy live music and hors d’oeuvres at its first-ever “Glitter, Glass, Giving” fundraiser at Dearborn’s fascinating gem, the Glass Academy, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.

General admission donation is only $5!
* Glass blowing demonstrations
* Shop at the Holiday Glass Gallery
* Hors d’oeuvres
* Live Entertainment
* Hands-on glass making opportunities
* Cash bar featuring wine and locally crafted beer made by Dearborn Brewing.
* Additional benefits with donations $25 and above including beverage tickets and the opportunity to win door prizes. (Details below)

RSVP:
Please call 313-943-5478 or purchase ticket online at https://dearborncommunityfund.org/give-online/ — check the “DCF EVENT” box and select your donation below.
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(click image to download flyer)

Donation Level Benefits:
Donations of $25 and above include additional benefits such as beverage tickets and the opportunity to win door prizes. More creative or inquisitive guests can make an additional donation to try their hand at glass blowing through a “Big Bubble Blow” experience or they can make a glass paperweight or flower to take home.
$5 = General admission
$25 = Admission plus 1 beverage ticket, 1 door prize ticket
$50 = Admission plus 2 beverage tickets, 2 door prize tickets
$100 = All of the above plus a stamped glass Dearborn Community Fund medallion
$250 = All of the above plus a “Big Bubble Blow” glass blowing experience (20 available)
$500 = All of the above plus a hands-on glass blowing experience in which you make a flower or paperweight to take home (8 available)

10% of Glass Academy Gallery sales benefit the Dearborn Community Fund*

* The DCF is a 501c3 charitable organization, so all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Presenting Sponsor:

Additional Support:

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“We’re excited to invite guests to join us in the creative environment of the Glass Academy’s 14,000-square-foot studio. It’s the perfect venue to raise public awareness and support for the Dearborn Community Fund which focuses on supporting innovative projects that add to the vibrancy of our city,” noted DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard.

“Whether you’ve been to the Glass Academy before or it’s your first visit, it’s always fascinating to watch the glass artists at work,” Woodyard said. “And especially during their holiday glass exhibit, you’ll find a bounty of beautiful, one-of-a-kind hand crafted glass pieces.”

The Gallery will be brimming with beautiful hand-carafted items, perfect for home decorating or holiday gifts. In addition to hand blown glass ornaments and signature glass icicles, handcrafted custom works such as paperweights, beer mugs, and signature piece Detroit Puddle, created by pouring hot glass over a sewer cap, will be available for purchase.

To learn about the nonprofit Dearborn Community Fund projects that will be supported by funds raised at “Glitter, Glass, Giving,” visit www.DearbornCommunityFund.org.

For more information about the “Glitter, Glass, Giving” event, call 313-943-5478.
*The DCF is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, so portion of all donations are tax deductible.

Youth Arts Festival Spotlights Talented Dearborn Students

April 25, 2018, Showcase Highlighting Dearborn Students’ Talents Opens City-Wide Art Show

Dalia Elmokadem, a senior at the Michael Berry Career Center, was one of four Senior Artists selected to exhibit a collection of their artwork in the Padzieski Gallery during last year’s Dearborn Public Schools City Wide Art Show. Other exhibiting seniors: Tyler Bankey, Edsel Ford; Juliana Sanroman, Fordson HS; and Nadia Aboumourad, Dearborn High. To see more photos from the 2016 Youth Arts Festival, visit the photo album on the Dearborn Community Fund Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/zjnjykp.

The 2018 Youth Arts Festival, a showcase highlighting the creative talents of over 400 students from Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) and Henry Ford College, takes place on Wednesday, April 19 from 4 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

The Festival, a colorful and high energy event, features visual, instrumental, choral and theatrical offerings and the opening of the DPS City Wide Art Show, which runs through mid-May. Admission is free and open to the public to enjoy and show support for the students.

The Youth Arts Festival is a project of the nonprofit Dearborn Community Fund (DCF).

“This event is truly a festival—not just a concert—because of the variety and high spirited energy of the art and the performances by Dearborn students,” explains DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard. “It’s exciting for everyone involved because this is the only time during the year that all of the schools in Dearborn showcase their arts initiatives at one time, in one place, demonstrating how many of our young people are involved in the arts. It’s also offers a unique opportunity for the students to see and hear what their peers are doing.”

Festival activities begin at 4 p.m. with the opening of Dearborn Public Schools City Wide Art Show at the Center’s Padzieski Gallery. The exhibit, which remains in the Gallery through mid-May, includes selected works from K-12 students. Opening art awards occur at 4:10 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater followed by Senior Talks in the Gallery at 5:30 p.m.

Between the art awards and the 7 p.m. collage concert, patrons can view the student art in the lobby and Gallery, participate in a variety of interactive art demonstrations, and enjoy music performed by a students. Representatives from the Dearborn Symphony and Friends of the Dearborn Symphony will host an information table.

A Collage Performance begins at 7 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater. Choral and instrumental performances include groups from the Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford College.

The Youth Arts Festival is a co-operative project by the DCF, Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford Community College with valuable support provided by the City of Dearborn/Parks & Recreation Department, Dearborn Community Arts Council and additional sponsors.

For more information about the Youth Arts Festival, other DCF projects or how to contribute to the Fund, call 313-943-5478.

POP Team 3 Students Sculpture on Exhibit in Artspace City Hall Lofts

High school students from across Dearborn collaborate to design and make public art through the Pockets of Perception-We Are One Community (POP) project. POP is an initiative of the nonprofit DCF as it supports programs that enrich the Dearborn community.

POP is an acronym for Pockets of Perception – We Are One Community, focusing on young people, encouraging multicultural understanding, while cultivating their creativity and investment in the community through the creation of public art. Through the apprentice-style program, the group of ten 11th grade students on POP Team 3 worked together every Saturday in the 2015-16 school year to work with teachers, artists and professionals to design and build a sculpture for permanent display in the Dearborn City Hall Artspace Lofts. Their sculpture, made from original doors from Dearborn’s historic City Hall building, was “unveiled” during a public open house in October 2016.

The students on POP Team 3 (shown above): Conaire Donelson, Tyler Platz, and Emma Clare Scott from Dearborn High School; Corey McDonald, Edsel Ford High School; Fatma Almachy, Khalood Altahesh, Zeinab Elmoussaoui and Nour Jamalaldin from Fordson High School; and Steven E. Gonzalez, Jad Hamdan and Lakiya Pickens from the Henry Ford Academy.

Dearborn art teacher Mohamad Bazzi and Wendy Sample, a former Art Resource teacher for the Dearborn Public Schools, provide professional guidance for the team.

The inaugural POP team in 2010 designed two complementary stainless steel sculptures that are now displayed at Dearborn City Hall Park and the West Dearborn Pocket Park. POP Team 2 made ceramic tiles and designed a mosaic mural that was unveiled last spring in the new John D. Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn.

Students must complete their year-long commitment to participate on the team in order to receive a stipend when their project is finished.

The POP project is funded completely by donations. Additional donor support is needed to complete the POP Team 3 project. To donate, visit www.dearborncommunityfund.org or call the DCF at 313-943-5478

EmmaJean Woodyard, executive director of the Dearborn Community Fund, noted, “Last year we were fortunate that TechShop Detroit-Allen Park teamed up with the DCF to host the POP project. The work space at TechShop provided a vibrant, creative environment where the POP students met with educators each Saturday to collaborate and develop their mural project.”

The POP Project is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts Art Works. Other major donors are the East and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities, the Ford Motor Company Fund and the Kosch Family Foundation.

“All of our sponsors recognize that art brings communities together and they want to offer students the opportunity to develop their talents while learning how to work in a team environment outside of school walls,” Woodyard said.

Funded completely by donations, POP is a project of the Dearborn Community Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit organization with the mission to support programs that contribute to the vibrancy of the Dearborn community. To donate or for more information, www.dearborncommunityfund.org or call 313-943-5478.

ABOUT THE POP PROGRAM

“Students on the team collaborate with their teammates from across the city on different design concepts and, with the guidance of their instructors, come to a consensus on their project,” explains DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard. “They learn from artists and work with business professionals and city leaders to turn their collective vision into a real work of art that will permanently enhance the community.”

The POP program was introduced in 2010.

POP Team 3 completed a sculpture in 2016 that repurposed doors from Dearborn’s historic City Hall for installation in the City Hall Artspace Lofts. At the conclusion of the project, each team member received a stipend up to $1,000 along with great experience to list on college or job applications.

In November 2014, POP Team 2 unveiled their work: an impressive 20-foot-tall mosaic entitled “Transitions” that is the permanent focal piece of the new John D. Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn.

POP Team 1 designed two complimentary public sculptures that have been on permanent on display since 2012. The sculpture “We Are One Community – Arch” is located in City Hall Park at the southwest corner of Michigan Ave. and Schaefer. Its companion piece, “We Are One Community – Bench” is located in the West Dearborn Pocket Park on Michigan Ave. between Mason and Monroe.

POP is funded completely by donations. Individuals and companies interested in making a tax-deductible donation to support the program should contact DCF at 313-943-5478 or click here to donate online.

POP is one of the cornerstone programs of the Dearborn Community Fund, a nonprofit organization committed to providing enrichment opportunities and support of projects that enhance the quality of life in the city of Dearborn.

Woodyard notes, “The work of the DCF ranges from organizing activities that engage people in arts and cultural experiences, to partnering with schools and the City of Dearborn to plan and promote community events, to providing small grants or simply promotional support for the good work of other local nonprofit organizations.”

To see more photos of POP team students and their work, see photo albums in the Dearborn Community Fund’s Facebook page.

Donors who have supported the POP program since its inception in 2010 include The Ford Motor Company Fund, both the East and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities, the Exchange Club of Dearborn, the Kosch Family Foundation and numerous other individuals.

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Photos of POP Team 3 in 2015-16 working on their sculpture for the Artspace City Hall Lofts:

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Ten students from Edsel Ford (EFHS), Fordson (FHS) and Dearborn High School (DHS) worked with the Dearborn Community Fund on the 2012-14 POP team 2. The students designed a mosaic that was installed in Dearborn’s new John D. Dingell Transit Center. Photos below show the students with their completed mural during the Transit Center’s Grand Opening in December 2014.

See more photos in “Albums” on the Dearborn Community Fund Facebook page.

Photo above: POP Team 2 members at the dedication of their mosaic, which they titled “Transitions,” from left: Instructor Wendy Sample, Claire Young (EFHS), Reem Aoun (FHS), Siham Saleh (FHS), Mona Beydoun, Instructor Mohamad Bazzi, Frankie Nunez (DHS), Leah Wendzinski (DHS), Jack Davis (DHS), Aleen Bazzi (FHS) and Khalid McDowell (EFHS). Not pictured: Mary Charara (DHS).

Photos below show the completed mosaic, with the students titled “Transitions,” at the grand opening of the John D. Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn.

1. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is in the first photo with student Frankie Nunez from POP Team 2 who worked on the mosaic installed in the John D. Dingell Transit Center.
2. Dearborn John B. O’Reilly, Jr. explains the important role of the POP Team as the students learn to work together with their instructors and professions, such as the Transit Center’s architect, to make art for Dearborn residents and visitors to enjoy.
3. Additional photos show the final mosaic, students working on the mosaic design and making tiles.