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