Ladybug Gallery opens season
with a bang
2 years in the making, the
Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit opens 4 galleries
with 4 curators, 5 jurors, 21 artists, 1 Eco Village,
7 bands, 2 art shuttles and 1 MassiV kick off party
Opening Reception (kick off party): May 10,
6 pm-11 pm
Exhibitions run: May 10 – August 10, 2008
DETROIT (April 29, 2008) – Founded
in 1979, the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID)
and its half dozen members moved into its first home
on Rosa Parks Blvd after 25 years of nomadic existence.
Now only 3 years after that move, CAID now operates
the new Ladybug Gallery and Studios in Southwest Detroit
along with three other venues throughout Detroit and
has over 500 members and growing.
Ladybug Gallery and Studios, which opened
last fall in Southwest Detroit’s Whitdell Building,
hosts the Curator’s Choice exhibit. This show
features the work of Sandra Cardew, Simone DeSousa,
Bill Dolson, Tirtza Even, Tom Humes, Curt LaCross, Jayson
Lowery, Azucena Nava-Morena, Teresa Petersen, Don Pollack,
Len Puch, Sam Wolf, Sharon Que, Daniel Timlin, Ram Singh
Urveti, Tiffany Sayre, Ropert Showalter & Stage
3 Productions. Curated by CAID curatorial committee
members, Jenevieve Dotterer, Oneita Porter, Dennis Summers,
and Hugh Timlin, this exhibition includes paintings,
sculpture, photography and video. CAID board member
Dennis Summers says, “Looking at establishing
CAID and its 4 exhibition spaces, those of us on the
curatorial committee wanted to give the public some
insight into our aesthetic strategies. By no means exhaustive,
the Curator's Choice exhibit allows us to select artists
-some familiar, some not -that will give viewers an
idea of where we're coming from, and where we're going
to.”
May 10th brings the debut of CAID’s
2008 exhibition season with shows at all four venues:
CAID, the Carriage House Gallery, Ladybug Gallery and
Studios and the newest addition to CAID’s family
of galleries, MassiV.
The Opening Reception festivities start
at 6PM on Saturday May 10th. CAID recommends parking
at either CAID (5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit 48208)
or MassiV, located in the Russell Industrial Center
(1604 Clay Avenue, Third Floor, Detroit MI 48211) and
enjoy the relaxing – and entertaining –
free shuttle service to all four galleries.
Each of the four galleries offers a completely
different perspective of the CAID exhibition and education
vision and mission.
Important Date and Time Information
Exhibitions at the four galleries (CAID,
Ladybug, Carriage House and MassiV) will open on May
10 and run through August 10, 2008. The opening receptions
on May 10, from 6 pm to 11 pm are free and open to the
public and will include free shuttle service to and
from all four venues from New Center to Woodbridge Historic
District to Southwest Detroit. Guests are encouraged
to tour all of CAID’s galleries and programs during
the public reception.
All four galleries will be open from Saturday
through Sunday from 12pm to 6pm or by appointment, with
the exception of the Carriage House Gallery which is
open Saturdays from noon to 6 pm and Sundays from 2pm
to 6pm. Groups and classes are welcome. Please see below
for each venue’s address and purpose.
Ladybug Gallery and Studios
1250 Hubbard, Detroit MI 48209 (http://www.ladybuggallery.org)
-Children’s education center to
include ceramic studios, fiber arts, drawing and music
classes among other K-12 hands on arts programs, with
a gallery to showcase children’s work
-Artist resource center including 10-12 computer workstations
for artists to learn to build websites, create on-line
and digital portfolios, scan slides and photos of work
into digital format, email and much more.
-1800 sq. ft. professional art gallery showcasing the
work of local and international artists along with lectures,
artist’s critiques and more.
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