Art Exhibition Events Today in Detroit

Ford Gallery is excited to present Breaking Boundaries- a diverse and exploratory group exhibition featuring work made by the seniors of Eastern Michigan University’s School of Art & Design. The results of our artists’ years-long experimentations are being shown from Thursday, April 4th to Saturday, April 27th. The show—with an opening reception on Wednesday, April 10th from 4:30-7:30pm— features work completed for upper level Art Studio courses by senior level students. The Ford Gallery is located in Ford Hall on Eastern Michigan’s Campus. Gallery Hours: Tuesday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (734) 487-1268

Mother Nature and all her grandeur is on display at the PARC Art Gallery. 60 original and unique art works by 31 local artists showcase flora and fauna. Free parking. The public is invited to our Meet the Artists Reception on April 3 from 5pm to 7 pm. Talk to the artists featured in the current exhibit while enjoying FREE live music, wine and nibbles. Event information is at https://fb.me/e/1kRiC70C0 The best entrance to see the show is via the main parking lot entrance (Door 24/Activities Entrance). The hallway to the left of this entrance is the gallery space. 7346460038

In "Andrea Carlson Future Cache," a 40-foot-tall memorial wall towers over visitors, commemorating the Cheboiganing (Burt Lake) Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians who were violently burned from their land in Northern Michigan on October 15, 1900. Written across the walls above and around the memorial, a statement proclaims Anishinaabe rights to the land we stand on: “You are on Anishinaabe Land.” 734-764-0395

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Trace the fascinating and sometimes. troubling stories behind the world's most desired ceramics. The technology and taste for blue and white porcelain originated in China in the fourteenth century, and quickly set off a worldwide craze that lasted five hundred years. Installed across four different galleries at UMMA, this exhibition explores that history and tracks the influence of blue and white ceramics across the globe. (734) 764-0395; (734) 764-3731 (FAX)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. (734) 764-0395; (734) 764-3731 (FAX)

This exhibition proactively engages with debates about restitution and the ethics of museums’ owning African heirlooms collected during the era of colonization. The investigation and research into 11 works of African art will be conducted publicly — visitors will have access to documents, photographs, and correspondence that will help UMMA develop a better understanding of each object’s history, grappling in real time with questions surrounding legal and ethical ownership of these artworks. Though complex, this project presents exciting opportunities for museum transparency and creating new pathways for relationship-building with partners in Africa and its diaspora. (734) 764-0395; (734) 764-3731 (FAX)

"Unsettling Histories" rejects the simple narratives of our collection's past and forces us to examine whose history we prioritize and why. Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s "Flay (James Madison)," this reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art, 1650-1850. (734) 764-0395; (734) 764-3731 (FAX)