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2020 Dearborn Gallery Rally | April 18

SPONSORED BY BLICK ART MATERIALS DEARBORN

APRIL 18 | 10AM – 5PM

WHAT IS THE GALLERY RALLY?
The Gallery Rally, a signature one-day event during April Arts Dearborn 2020, takes place on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Rally showcases a variety of gallery spaces and outstanding exhibits by artists from Dearborn and the region. There is no charge for admittance. Most exhibits extend beyond Gallery Rally day for those who cannot take part on April 18. Information on all April Arts Dearborn exhibits, locations, dates, and times can be found in this
April Arts Dearborn printed calendar available by request at 313-943-5478 or online at: www.dearborncommunityfund.org.

HOW IS THE GALLERY RALLY POSSIBLE?
Thanks to Blick Art Materials Dearborn, participating galleries, and private/public donations made to the Dearborn Community Fund in support of April Arts Dearborn, the Gallery Rally is made possible.

2020 FEATURED GALLERIES

MATERIALS OF EXPRESSION: SCULPTURE OR CRAFT
PADZIESKI GALLERY
FORD COMMUNITY & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The work of Chris Nordin
15801 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
www.DCACArts.org
313-943-5377

ARTSPACE GALLERY RALLY 2019
CITY HALL ARTSPACE | THE CONNECTOR
13615 Michigan Ave.
Enter the Connector bldg. from John Nagy Dr.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
Featuring ArtSpace Artists, Fishnet Artist Studios, Artist Society of Dearborn, Dearborn Schools Art Faculty, and Downriver 5.
313.438.6180

SELVA OSCURA DARK WOOD
IMAGE WORKS
3726 Monroe St.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
www.ImageWorksFineArt.com
503.449.0964

SURPRISE POP UP GALLERY
LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED
Updates coming soon
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
313.943.5478

SOFT POWERS: YASMINE NASSER DIAZ
ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
13624 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
Art Making Workshop
www.ArabAmericanMuseum.org
313.582.2266

THE SPRING SHOW
BLACK BOX GALLERY
3700 Monroe & Carlyse
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
www.TheBlackBoxGallery.com
313.914.3437

STUDIO GLASS MAKING
GLASS ACADEMY
25331 Trowbridge St.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
Watch classes in progress
www.GlassAcademy.com
313.561.4527

ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
SISSON GALLERY
HENRY FORD COLLEGE
MacKenzie Fine Arts Center
5101 Evergreen Rd.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm

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2020 April Arts Dearborn Calendar

Due to current circumstances, a number of April Arts programs are cancelled. We will continue to update the website as information is provided to us. We apologize for the inconvenience.

April Arts Dearborn, is a project of the Dearborn Recreation Commission Cultural Arts Comittee, coordinated by the Dearborn Community Fund and sponsor by Blick Art Materials Dearborn.

Click here to download the 2020 April Arts Dearborn Calendar

CANCELLED MARCH 19 – APRIL 18
Materials of expression; Sculpture or Craft
The Work of Chris Nordin
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Fine Art Exhibit
www.dcacarts.org

CANCELLED MARCH 27; 7pm – 10pm
THE ARTY PARTY | A kickoff for April Arts Month
Featuring ArtSpace Artists, Fishnet Artist Studios, Artist Society of Dearborn, Dearborn Schools Art Faculty, and Downriver 5.
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
Free Admission | Donations Appreciated
For more information, call 313.943.5478

APRIL 3; 8PM
Dearborn Symphony Orchestra
Stage and Screen
Conductor Steven Jarvi and special guest Rich Ridenour celebrate the joy of live music with some of their favorite selections.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $10 – $40

CANCELLED APRIL 4; 8PM
Motown’s 60th Anniversary Tour
Celebrate Motown’s 60th Anniversity with the MotorTown All Stars, featuring members of The Miracles (“Love Machine,” “Oooh Baby Baby,” “Tears of a Clown,”
and more.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $25 – $65

APRIL 6 – 11
Art X Camp
Each day will have a different medium including painting, drawing, metalwork, photography, stone finishing and how to be a DJ.
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
Call for more details 313.438.6180
Ages 6 – 12
$5 Registration
$10 Per Class

APRIL 7; 7:30PM
HFC Spring Choral Concert
Blue Fusion, HFC Chorus, Midnight Blue & Renaissance Voices
First United Methodist Church
22124 Garrison, Dearborn
$7 Students/Seniors
$10 Adult

APRIL 11; 6PM
Underwater Bubble Show
This modern fairy tale features Mr. B, the over-worked and always busy hero, who finds himself transported, as if by magic, to a special, colorful, happy place called Bubblelandia, where he is free to linger, dream, listen,watch, savo and marvel, but, above all, to daydream.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $25 – $35

APRIL 11; 2PM
Big Read | Rain Gardens
A free lecture inside of the Tech Workshop
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.

APRIL 14; 7PM
Big Read | Bipolar Disorder
A free lecture inside of the Tech Workshop
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.

APRIL 15; 7PM
Mayor’s Arts Awards
Recognizing individuals, organizations and businesses who support the arts in the greater Dearborn community.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Studio A | No Charge

APRIL 18; 12PM – 8PM
3rd Annual AANM Book & Print Fest
Venders offer books, prints and other merchandise, along with on-site screen-printing, artist workshops, performances and more.
Special Guest: Saladin Ahmed
Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Ave
No Charge

April 18th; 10am – 5pm
Dearborn Gallery Rally
A tour of Dearborn Finest Galleries
Image Works | 3726 Monroe St.
Padzieski Gallery | 15801 Michigan Ave.
Black Box Gallery | 3700 Monroe & Carlyse
Arab American National Museum | 13624 Michigan Ave.
Glass Academy | 25331 Trowbridge St.
Sisson Gallery | 5101 Evergreen Rd.
ArtSpace | 13615 Michigan Ave.
Pop Up Gallery | Location Pending
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials Dearborn
Click Here to Learn More
No Cost

APRIL 18; 12PM – 6PM
Springtime Artist Market
Featuring 50+ local artists, crafters and creatives selling orignal art, handcrafts and merchandise.
Free Admission
www.springtimeartistmarket2020.eventbrite.com

APRIL 18; 9AM – 11AM
ArtSpark
Studio A
An opportunity to “charge” you or your organization’s artistic battery.
Guest speaker, Lindsay Robillard
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
RSVP at 313-943-5478
No Charge

APRIL 18; 12PM – 4PM
Open House
Fishnet Artist Studios
4357 Schaeffer
248.802.6057

APRIL 18; 8PM
Players Guild of Dearborn
Cabaret: A Miscast Theme
21730 Madison
www.PlayersGuildOfDearborn.org
$10 Admission

APRIL 19; 4PM
HFC Spring Band Concert
Enjoy an exciting evening with the Metropolitan Band
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
$12 General Admission
313.943.2354

APRIL 23 – JULY 9
Conversations in Glass: Select works by J.B. Wood
Stamelos Gallery Center
University of Michigan Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Rd.
Wine & hors d’oeuvres while supplies last.

APRIL 26
Arts Baklava
Serving baklava and beverages for a $10 donation. Three artists from ArtSpace will pitch an art project and the guests vote on who should receive funding.
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials Dearborn
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
$10 Donation

APRIL 26; 5PM
Dearborn Community Chorus Spring Concert
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $25 – $65

APRIL 29 – MAY 27
Dearborn Schools Citywide Student Art Show
A showcase of grades K-12 student artwork.
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Opening April 29 at 4pm

APRIL 29; 4PM & 7PM
Youth Arts Festival
Padzieski Gallery Student Exhibit & Art Demonstrations @ 4pm. Collage performance featuring band, orchestra, choral and theater students from Dearborn Public Schools @ 7pm. Sponsored by the Youth Affairs Commission. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave

DEARBORN BUSINESS FOR THE ARTS

DEARBORN ARTS BASED BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTERS OF ARTS MONTH

VILLAGE PICTURE FRAMING & ART GALLERY
APRIL ARTS MONTH SPECIAL OFFERS
20% Off Custom Framing
10% Gallery Items
22191 Michigan Ave.
Monday – Friday 10 – 5,
Saturday 10 – 3:30

GREEN BRAIN COMICS
BRAIN CANDY
A free, curated live program of prose, music, poetry, and visual art. Held on the 3rd Monday of every month, in the Secret Lair, underneath Green Brain Comics.
13936 Michigan Ave.
313-582-9444

BLICK ART MATERIALS DEARBORN
LIVE WINDOW PAINTING
April 4 – 5, Free
14339 Michigan Ave.
313-581-7063

STORMY RECORDS
RECORD STORE DAY
Saturday, April 18th
20% Off Store Wide
13306 Michigan Ave.
313-581-9322

DEARBORN MUSIC
RECORD STORE DAY
Saturday, April 18th
Special Sales
22501 Michigan Ave.
313-561-1000

DEARBORN ART ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERS

UNDER THE DEARBORN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL “UMBRELLA”

• 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
• Black Box Gallery: 313.914.3437
• Blick Art Materials Dearborn: 313.581.7063
• 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: 313.943.3095
• 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: 517.431.2142
• Dearborn Public Schools: 313.827.3000
• Dearborn Recreation Department: 313.943.2350
• Dearborn Senior Services: 313.943.2412
• Dearborn Youth Symphony: info@dearbornyouthsymphony.org
• 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
• Fishnet Artist Studios: 248.802.6057
• Friends of the Dearborn Symphony: 313.565.2424 www.dearbornsymphony.org
• Friends of the Library, Dearborn – FOLD: 313.943.2336
• Garden Club of Dearborn: 313.562.7524.
• 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: 313.215.5723
• 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.org/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 Adelines 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, gpiscomi@aol.com

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Untapped Art “Paint Out in the Park” Mural Exhibition

Join the Dearborn Community Fund September 6, 2019 at the Downey Brewing Company as we showcase the “Paint Out in the Park” Dearborn Homecoming muralists. This one time event displays 50 vibrant murals painted by local artist and are available for purchase. Stop in and support local artist. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Where?

Downey Brewing Company

13121 Prospect St, Dearborn Michigan 48126

When?

September 6th, 2019 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm

 

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2019 Arty Party

Enjoy an evening of fine art, entertainment, and great food! This year’s Arty Party will be held at the Black Box Gallery, Thursday, April 4th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The Detroit Society of Women Painters will have an exhibit on display and participating Dearborn restaurants will have booths setup serving food. The Arty Party is a fundraiser for April Arts Dearborn and helps support cultural art programs throughout the month of April. Tickets are $25 and include one complementary beverage and food. Buy your ticket today at one of our tickets sale locations or purchase online by clicking here.

Ticket Sale Locations

  1. Black Box Gallery
  2. Village Picture Framing and Art Gallery
  3. Glass Academy
  4. Padzieski Gallery
  5. DearbornCommunityFund.org

Event Location

Black Box Gallery
3700 Monroe Street
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
www.theblackboxgallery.com

Featured Restaurants

Bangkok 96 Street Food
313.730.8161
Bangkok96.com

Mint 29
313.438.0507
Mint29.com

Brome Modern Eatery
313.996.5050
Bromemoderneatery.com

LaPita
313.563.7482
Lapitadearborn.com

Zaman Culinary Kitchen
313.551.3994
Zamaninternational.org

Park Place Caterers & Banquet center
313.274.4499
Parkplacecaterers.com

Capri Italian Bakery
313.585.4449
capriitalianbakery.com

LaFork Poutine & Crepes
313.789.5007
Laforkdetroit.com

Questions? Please call 313.943.5478

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2019 Dearborn Gallery Rally | A Tour of Dearborn’s Finest Galleries

The 2019 Dearborn Gallery Rally | April Arts Dearborn
A tour of Dearborn’s finest galleries
Sponsored by Chariot Transport
April 6th @ 10am – 5pm
10 galleries
Free Shuttle*
Free Parking
No Charge Event
Tour Begins at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

DRIVE YOURSELF OR…..
TAKE THE FREE SHUTTLE TO ALL THE GALLERIES COURTESY OF CHARIOT TRANSPORT
• *Available from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Shuttles
will run every 30 – 35 minutes.
• Park for free at the Ford Community &
Performing Arts Center (19th District
Court lot)

*****Win 4 Detroit Tiger Tickets!!!*****
Get your stamp card at any participating gallery
Participants must visit and obtain stamps from at least five different galleries to enter contest. Drawing will take place “LIVE” Tuesday, April 30th at 2pm on the Dearborn Community Fund’s Facebook page.

Lois Teicher: Restatement
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
www.DCACArts.org
313-943-5377

Dearborn Schools Art Teacher Show
Rotunda Gallery
Henry Ford Centennial Library
16301 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 9:30am – 5:30pm
www.DearbornLibrary.org

The Regulars
Blick Art Materials Dearborn
14339 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 6pm
www.DickBlick.com
313.581.7063

Artspace Gallery Rally 2019
City Hall ArtSpace Lofts | The Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
Enter Annex bldg from
John Nagy Dr. and Maple
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
313.438.6180

The Far Shore: Navigating Homelands
Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
Art Making Workshop
www.ArabAmericanMuseum.org
313.582.2266

James Johnson: Really Dorky
Headspace Gallery | Green Brain Comics
13936 Michigan Ave.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 8pm
Artist will be on hand to sell prints
Reception with light snacks
www.GreenBrainComics.com

The Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
Black Box Gallery
3700 Monroe & Carlyse
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 10pm
www.TheBlackBoxGallery.com
313.914.3437

Studio Glass Making
Glass Academy
25331 Trowbridge St.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm
Watch classes in progress
www.GlassAcademy.com
313.561.4527

Annual Student Art Exhibition
Sisson Gallery | Henry Ford College
MacKenzie Fine Arts Center
5101 Evergreen Rd.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm

Global Glass: A Survey of form and function
Alfred Berkowitz Gallery
University of Michigan Dearborn
Mardigian Library
3rd Floor UM Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Rd.
Rally Exhibit: 10am – 5pm

Chariot Transport is a professionally managed transportation company with a strict adherence to quality and industry safety standards.
www.chariottransportllc.com

Artist: Helen Zughaib

Title: Syrian Migration #9

Designer: Garrett M. Burke

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Contact Us

Dearborn Community Fund
313-943-5478 (phone)
communityfund@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48126-2904

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