I am an artist, a teacher of encaustic and collage media, board chair of the Milan Area Arts Council and an Arts Alliance board member.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is an exhilarating celebration of performing arts, outdoor entertainment, and community spirit. Each year, this three-and-a-half-week cultural and social event offers dozens of performances, activities, screenings, and more, with eclectic music, dance, comedy, film, visual arts, and family fun.

Dexter Arts Center mission: To enrich lives and build a vibrant community through the arts. We inspire creativity, learning, and personal growth through our arts programs, performing and visual arts, presentations, and community collaborations. We promote the enjoyment of the arts through outreach, instruction, performances, and special events for all ages.

My work creates spaces where people engage contemporary issues that might otherwise go unnoticed or unexpressed. Lately I've been cutting up cotton T-shirts to make them into new visions of the human torso and new expressions of individuality.

I am an artist in Saline, MI, working in watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencil. I also teach colored pencil at 212 Arts Center in Saline, MI. My home is my studio and I am available by appointment.

A fine art business located in the heart of historic, downtown Chelsea, MI offering a full on-site and off site exhibition schedule, featuring mid-career and emerging talent. Offers a full spectrum of art services for corporate, healthcare, small business and residential clients.

Multimedia painter. Emphasis on representational and abstract art.

Francesc Burgos, a Barcelona-born ceramist, designer and architect, currently makes one-of-a-kind ceramic and mixed-media sculptures for the home, some functional, some purely contemplative, always distinct and elegant, playful yet robust.

Contemporary American Craft and Imported Folk Art Gallery

The Kerrytown Concert House is an arts organization focused on community engagement and bringing fine artists and their audiences together. An intimate 110-seat venue, the Concert House is home to diverse offerings in a wide range of musical styles, while rotating art exhibits are displayed on the walls of the house. Located in the Kerrytown district of Ann Arbor, Mich., KCH is available to the community, including educators, students and organizations for recitals, meetings and events. In addition, it is home to the internationally acclaimed festival Edgefest, and is a presenter of artists of the highest artistic excellence. Kerrytown Concert House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Pastel Artist, Paintings & Drawings, Instructor at the Ann Arbor Art Center

I am a professor of music history focusing on music in the U.S. employed at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. I play bassoon and work with Great Lakes Performing Artists Associates.

Through my fine art silk paintings, I seek to re-create and share treasured interludes of being present in nature, engaged with the light, colors, and textures. For teaching, I find that this medium is ideal for nurturing the creative process.

The Chelsea Center for the Arts was founded in 1994 with the intent of ensuring that arts & culture were a vital part of everyday life in Chelsea and the surrounding area. Currently, we are a vital part of the Chelsea community by ensuring broad access to the arts through education and initiatives such as Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights, Culturality, Midwest Literary Walk, community arts projects and more.

The mission of Two Twelve Arts Center is to provide a creative hub offering visual and performing artists the opportunity and working space to come together to work, create, and teach. The Center also contributes to the cultural life of the residents of Saline by supporting a full schedule of classes, programs, performances and exhibits. We look forward to providing a framework for a vibrant and supportive arts community with varied opportunities for artists, students and audiences. The Center provides an environment conducive to the creative process. Exhibits and shows will be held periodically throughout the year to highlight local artists work. The public is encouraged to view and purchase the art work. Artists and students are always welcome to gather for conversation in the first floor meeting room. Two Twelve Arts Center is sponsored by the Cowan Slavin Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit operating foundation.

Creative, responsive architectural services for commercial buildings and accessible residences

When painting scenes of rural Washtenaw County I am attracted by its vivid imagery, especially found in farmsteads. Using a representational style, I strive to achieve a painterly quality. My landscapes capture horizontal sunlight and long shadows, dewy atmosphere, and seasonal changes. I'm especially interested in recording the elements of time’s impact on our lovely barns; highlighting their stateliness as they age.

I am a painter, digital artist and a jewelry maker. I do custom alphabet art.

I am engaged in continuing to paint from my experiences in Ghana, W.Africa, working in a U.N. Refugee camp. I have journeyed there on 7 different occasions to work with refugees from other war-torn countries in W,Africa. Having worked for many years as a clinical social worker, my hope is to convey through my paintings [rather than just words]the "stories" of these traumatized people. I am trying several media to accomplish this.

The Riverside Arts Center is a "multi-purpose cultural arts venue providing performance, exhibit, studio, and reception space for artists and arts and cultural organizations to enrich the Ypsilanti community through the arts and cultural experiences."

The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original is a non-profit 501(c)3 arts organization dedicated to increasing public knowledge and appreciation for contemporary fine arts and fine crafts by creating opportunities that connect artists, the Ann Arbor community and the general public to their mutual benefit, culminating in a top quality juried art fair. Begun in 1960, the award-winning Street Art Fair is the original of the now four art fairs that take place each July.

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is internationally recognized as a premiere showcase for creative, inspiring, and influential films of all types: avant-garde and experimental, story-based narratives, documentaries, and animation. As the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America, the AAFF is steeped in a rich tradition of ground-breaking cinema.

watercolors, oils, mixed media and collage.

After retiring from the corporate world, I rekindled my life's passion for painting. I fell in love with watercolors after taking a class at the Ann Arbor Art Center. Watercolor allows my creativity to flow with the blending of the colors. Watching the water and paint flow is my inspiration. I usually paint "close up" images, but also enjoy creating complex images from simple subjects.

Black and White Fine Arts Photos, using film and developed by hand

Armed with a BFA and a serious need to draw, I began my illustration career in 1980. Surviving 8 years in newspapers as an art director and the noxious fumes from my painting process, I lives and work in Ann Arbor. A teacher for over 25 years at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, my oil paintings have appeared in numerous publications and have earned awards from, among others, Print, Communication Arts and the Society of Publication Designers.

This is where creativity and community meet, and have met, for 100 years! A contemporary art center with exhibition galleries, a shop and art instruction programs for adults and children, it is the place in town to enjoy the arts in many ways!

My early inspiration came from the Impressionists. Then printmaking with Lasansky demanded a higher skill level and draftsmanship which I thrived upon. I find I am often drawn to mythology to explain the images my mind's eye reveals to me. Being an identical twin has encouraged my awareness of dualities, double images, echoes and related subjects as well as my fascination with old photographs and history.

A multi-disciplinarily art & design studio creating objects + environments through the decorative arts – green design, personalized custom furniture/cabinetry, home furnishings, decorative finishes, materials and color consulting, interior and graphic design, and fine art prints and sculpture. Reclaim a piece of Michigan’s environmental legacy created by the Emerald Ash Borer with fine picture frames and furniture by Urban Ashes. Designer, Paul M. Hickman’s new line of frames and furniture, Urban Ashes, is hand-crafted with transitional/disabled labor in Michigan from Michigan urban wood, salvaged from local Ash and other trees. These are trees that grew on our streets, in our yards, in our parks and in other urban areas. The entire Urban Ashes collection is hand-finished with petroleum-free finishes often highlighting the unique character of the Ash and other urban woods used in these frames.

A Pastel Artist who also loves watercolor, ink, graphite and latex house paint. An interior designer for 40 years who now enjoys fine art and especially working en plein air.

I'm a children's book illustrator, designer, and art licensor.

Taylor and Charlene Jacobsen, are retired art teachers from the Saline Area Schools. They remain active artists, in their own right, and teach art classes at their studios and for Saline Community Education. The Jacobsen's host other art events and gatherings at their property outside of Saline, Michigan. The also host classes taught by other experienced artists/ teachers in a wide variety of media and art techniques and from many different regions. They welcome questions and visits to their studios.

I am a photographer and digital imager. My images are printed on Tiles, Canvas and Paper

FOUND is an eco-friendly shop in the historic Kerrytown district, featuring artists who use found or recycled materials, plus a fun mix of vintage and new merchandise.

A cooperative non-profit ceramics studio with over 50 members. Range of work includes functional pottery, sculpture, tile work and wearable art. Two sales per year at the studio in late April and early December and at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Two sets of ceramic classes for up to 15 students are offered twice a year.

I am currently producing/directing a documentary about Irene Butter, a retired Economics professor who is a Holocaust survivor.

I call myself an all media artist/teacher, as i tend to go back and forth between medias. Although oils and pastels are my favorite,in the past I have spent a great deal of time as a potter, sculptor, photographer, weaver, and delved to some extent into watercolor and casein. Landscapes are my usual subject, having grown up on a farm where we were free to roam the country side, sometimes gathering wild flowrs, picking wild blackberries, or building playhouses in the woods. After spending several years doing black and white photography, I find digital photography a fascinating subject which I am still investigating. Several years ago I heard John Pappas was going to retire, so took a year of sculpture with him at EMU. I've been a member of the Ann Arbor Women Artists for many years, and more recently a member of the Ann Arbor Area Pastelists. I've received many awards and have had several one person shows of my work. I have a BS in Art, and earned 26 credits toward a masters in painting. My intentions were to get a masters in scultpure but at that time it wasn't offered. My efforts to get a masters was stopped to pursue a business in pot making. I spend 10 years going to art fairs to peddle my wares. Back problems made me go back to painting which I continue to this day. When my husbland retired in '81we bult a two story building, the first level is his shop while the second level is my studio. I have enjoyed being able to spread out in this great space, and work by myself. Early on I did invite other artists to join me, and hired a model. My studio is a great asset where I can show and store my work, or leave works in progress undisturbed until I can return to them. My studio can be found at 4901 Grandview, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, which is in Pittsfield Township, near the Washtenaw Country Club. My email is . Please call me before you come to visit me at 734-434-2034. I welcome your call.

Artistica Gallery, fine gifts and art by local artists located in charming downtown Dexter.

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is a premier regional orchestra that offers live, symphonic music for all ages. The A2SO touches the lives of over 76,000 people annually from tiny tots to seasoned citizens in venues ranging from the Michigan Theater to Hill Auditorium, to schools in the five-county area, libraries and senior centers.

artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker, lecturer, instructor, art activist

With a focus on contemporary, functional craft, 16 Hands has been celebrating handmade since 1975. Our primary focus is on handcrafted furniture & lighting, jewelry and wearable accessories, garden art, and functional objects for home and office in all media. Metalwork, blown glass, woodworking, textiles, painting, mixed media and any other medium that strikes our fancy are all represented. 16 Hands also has an extensive collection of unique, affordable gifts and home accents that are designed by artists but commercially made. The third element of the gallery is our artrageous collection of greeting cards, which people travel many miles to peruse. The common thread in whatever you find at 16 Hands, be it a mixed media collage, folk art doll, metal flower made from recycled materials, whimsical push pin set, elegant velvet shibori scarf, or figurative garden sculpture, is that the objects are impeccably designed, well crafted, original expressions. We believe that just because an object is functional, doesn't mean it has to be boring, and that objects of beauty and fun enhance our daily lives, or at least they should!

fiber arts: art quilts, weaving, spinning, dyeing; polymer clay; collagraphs

As a book coach, I help people write books and get them published. As a writer, I write young adult fiction. As a community member, I facilitate the Ann Arbor Writers Workshop and will soon be co-facilitating the monthly poetry readings at Sweetwaters in Ann Arbor.

OUR MISSION: At Baron Glassworks we desire to create a diverse environment where people from all walks of life can satisfy their curiosity and creativity using glass as the primary medium. WE OFFER: • Classes in Furnace Glass blowing, Torch Working, Fusing and Slumping Glass & Private instruction • Corporate Outings / Team Building • Youth programs • Artist studio rentals • Gallery sales ABOUT US: The furnace at Baron Glassworks was ‘fired up’ on November 24, 1998. This studio was designed and built to function equally as a teaching facility and as a working artist’s studio. Annette Baron, as the founder/owner of Baron Glassworks and a recognized artist, is committed to providing a unique and rewarding experience to all who have a passion for glass. WHO WE SERVE: • The curious novice. • Established Artists exploring new media. • Aspiring Artists and Artisans in need of incubation. • Art Collectors seeking a deeper understanding of the workings of glass. • The Renaissance man or woman who can recognize a good opportunity when they see one.

I make beautiful ceramic plates & platters with elegant lace patterns imprinted in the clay. Turquoise is one of my favorite glaze colors. I am a member of the Potters Guild and participate in their sales. The Ann Arbor Art Center sells my pottery.

Photographer

Hello! I make Fairy Doors! These are little doors that you can place around your home to welcome in fairies and other fae folk (who will hopefully bring you good luck.) I make them all by hand out of clay and embellishments. There are other things I do/have tried, but my fairy doors have been the most successful so far. Glassblowing has been another favorite activity, but is quite costly. I have been an arts enthusiast for as long as I have been able to hold a crayon. When I was growing up I found that nothing could make me happier than experiencing or creating art, in all its forms. Now that I have done lots of experimenting with where I want to take my skills, I am (hopefully) ready to get my personal business up and running. A "regular job" can not compare to starting a business of your own when it comes to personal joy and freedom, at least for me, and I hope to get the opportunity to explore my options as a young artist in a competitive economy.

Built in 1899 and located in the heart of quaint Saline, Stone Arch offers an historic venue for events of character and beauty - from receptions and celebrations, to workshops, meetings, exhibits or performances. Recent updates and interior renovations have brought out the old luster and added a crisp newness to this architectural gem.

16 member cooperative Gallery/ 6 visiting artists

I am a mixed-media and fiber artist living in Ann Arbor. I received my BFA in Printmaking from EMU, but I currently enjoy making felt, art quilts, and mixed-media assemblages.

Carol Roeda Studio is a gift and home decor store located in Downtown Ann Arbor featuring the art of Carol Roeda and the Sticks handpainted furniture line.

Rental studio for professional photographers. We help photographers with space, equipment, and support to help them succeed.

Offering new and gently used arty chic clothing and accessories and uncommon artful objects to inspire you in your surroundings