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Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center

Welcome to the Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center

About Me

The Grosse Pointe Artists Association is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to providing cultural and educational programs for artists, writers, musicians and the community.The Grosse Pointe Artists Associations Art Center is home to the Grosse Pointe Artists Associaiton. It hosts 11 juried shows throughout the year that features the best work from member artists and artists from around the region. The Art Center also holds art classes for adults and children; writing classes for adults; monthly lectures led by locally renowned artists (free for members, a modest admission price for non-members); and the Poets Follies, a monthly series performances and readings by local writers, musicians, dancers, actors and comedians. Plans for a monthly music circle are underway. Information on current and upcoming events are listed in our blog section.The Grosse Pointe Artists Association Art Center is located at 1005 Maryland (on the corner of Jefferson across the street from the Grosse Pointe Park City Hall) in Grosse Pointe Park. Art Center hours are Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon-5 p.m. and Thursdays from noon-7 p.m.The Grosse Pointe Artists Association also provides awards to the two local high school art festivals. It also names an artist-in-residence and writer-in-residence, funded by a generous grant by Frank and Carol Hennessey. For more information, contact the Grosse Pointe Artists Association at (313) 821-1848, [email protected], www.grossepointeartcenter.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

New members are welcome to join at any time! Members are entitled to enter their works in shows at discounted rates and several members-only shows. Members also recieve discounts on lectures, classes, and receive a bi-monthly newsletter. Annual membership is $50.

Music:

All of our Poets Follies performers: Rosetta Pebble, Alex & Marybelle Suczek, Audra Kubat, Ass, Marcopoli & Morgan w/ Kristin Coy, Sheila Lovely, Mary Laredo Herbeck

Books:

"Exiliana" by Mariela Griffor (GPAA Poet-in-Residence) (Luna Publications, January 2007); "The Sleeping Fish" and "Good Brother" by Peter Markus (GPAA Summer Writers Workshop Leader); "The Sleeping" by Caroline Maun; "A Complex Bravery" by Robert Lipton; "The Seed Thieves" by Robert Fanning; "Solute" by Daniel Padilla; "white holes" by James Hart III; "The Witness of Music" by Alexander Suczek; “No Return Address: A Memoir of Displacement” and "Missing Members" by Anca Vlasopolos; "Grosse Pointe Inferno" by Mark Steel; “Mortal Everlasting" by Jeffrey Levine; “Bhang," “Endorsed by Jack Chapeau 2 an Even Greater Extent" and and “Malcolm & Jack (and Other Famous American Criminals)” by Ted Pelton; “Life at the Flats: The Golden Era of the St. Clair River Delta” and “When Detroit Rode the Waves" by Mike Dixon; "One For Sorrow, Two For Joy" by Phyllis Reeve

Heroes:

Recent news about our "heroes" at the GPAA:Letting the Sunflower Shine In, Grosse Pointe Times, Sept. 27: http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/09-27-06/GF-SUNFL OWER.asp NEW: Uncommon threads: Surprising variety of work displayed in fiber art exhibit: www.candgnews.com/news_item.asp?p=2006..november..8..grossep ointe..fiber.html

My Blog

Attic Treasure Sale: March 23-24

The Grosse Pointe Artists Association will hold its annual Attic Treasure Sale March 23-24.              The sale features furniture, collectibles...
Posted by Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:15:00 PST

Poets Follies: March 16

This month's Poets Follies brings together an internationally-inspired potluck of writing and writers to the Grosse Pointe Art Center from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16.    &nbs...
Posted by Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:12:00 PST

Collaborative and Correspondence Art Exhibition at the Grosse Pointe Art Center

What happens when you bring toge..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />ther a group of painters, sketchers, book makers, sculptors, ceramicists, fiber artists, p...
Posted by Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:43:00 PST

Grosse Pointe News Pointer of Interest (Dec. 28, 1006): Hanne Nielsen

--> -->--> --> 2006-12-28 Pointer of Interest Hanne Nielsen Ann Fouty write the author 12/28/2006 - Fostering talent and educationHanne Nielsen began her artistic path via ...
Posted by Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:49:00 PST

Open studio every Wednesday beginning in January

OPEN STUDIO EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE GROSSE POINTE ART CENTER     Beginning in January, the Grosse Pointe Art Center will be holding an open studio every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1...
Posted by Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:29:00 PST

GROSSE POINTE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE LEADS COLLABORATIVE ART WORKSHOPS

Free collaborative art workshops continue at the GPAA Art Center through February. In the workshops, local artists collaborate through the making and sending of art via the U.S. Postal Service with ar...
Posted by Grosse Pointe Artists Association & Art Center on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:43:00 PST