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Editor's Note: Christian Usera covered the arts for The Ann Arbor Independent. He is the Editor-in-Chief at U Magazine.
by Christian Usera
In a Post- Covid -19 world, individuals are contemplating their place in society. What are…
Gutman Gallery Features Artists Impacted By Cancellation of the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
by Christopher Porter, PULP
The Gutman Gallery opened just in time to close.
The Guild of Artists & Artisans’ showcase spot at 118 N. 4th Avenue in Ann Arbor debuted in mid-February with the Amor: Looking…
Ann Arbor Art Fair is Coming, Thursday–Sunday, July 20-23
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city when it returns this year Thursday–Sunday, July 20–23. Check the city’s road and lane closures web page in…
Forsythe Middle School Student Captures National Award in International Aviation Art Contest
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) announced today that Jennifer Meng, a 13-year-old student at Forsythe Middle School in Ann Arbor had captured 2nd prize in the 2017 …
Two Ann Arbor Organizations Land NEA Grants
THE NATIONAL Endowment for the Arts recently announced that two Ann Arbor organizations had been awarded two grants totaling $28,000. The grants are awarded through the NEA’s Art Works and State and Regional Partnership grant categories.…
Burns Park Senior Center Hosting Artists’ Reception May 1
by Pam Simon
THE COMMUNITY IS invited to attend an artist reception featuring Ann Arbor artist Brenda Miller Slomovits with live classical guitar performance by Michael Harrington and light refreshments. The event is free and takes place…
Michigan Council for the Arts Awards Grants Worth $749K to Washtenaw County Organizations
by Rob Smith
THE MICHIGAN COUNCIL for Arts and Cultural Affairs recently announced that the organization had awarded $9.7 million to cultural organizations in Michigan. That’s up 27 percent over the $7.6 million in grant money awarded…
Chelsea Center for the Arts Closes: Board Releases Letter
“IT IS WITH great sadness that we inform you that the CCA has ceased operations and closed the building due to financial hardship effective immediately. All camps and lessons are suspended due to an inability to make staff and instructor…
A2 Arts Alliance Exec. Director: “We Advised the Mayor NOT to Put An Art Tax on the Ballot”
In July 2012 Deb Polich (pronounced Polick) was named the new executive director of the Ann Arbor Arts Alliance.
In August, says Polich, "We—the Arts Alliance Board and myself—had a meeting with Mayor Hieftje and Council members Taylor…
“Let Them Eat Art!” Why Refusing To Kill The Percent for Art Program Could Mean the Ouster of More Local Pols
We begin with a fairytale: Once Upon A Time there were five Ann Arbor City Council members named Sandi Smith, Carsten Hohnke, Leigh Greden, Stephen Rapundalo and Tony Derezinski. They all unquestioningly supported Ann Arbor's Percent for…