Detroit | May 11, 2007No Comments
John Azoni’s “Wetland”
Kristopher Joesel’s “Going After Them”
Lisa Kelly’s “Photo Dishes”
Cool Stuff at CCS
The College for Creative Studies is holding its annual Spring Show of student work. The opening night party is tonight and almost all the work is for sale.
I dropped by yesterday for a sneak peak. Wow! This is a strong year; the show looks fantastic.
Kristopher Joesel’s “Going After Them”
The College for Creative Studies, in the center of the art center of Detroit, is just over one hundred years old. In 1906 a group of local civic leaders founded the Society of Arts and Crafts.
Inspired by the English Arts and Crafts movement, the Society dedicated itself to keeping the ideals of beauty and craftsmanship alive in an industrialized world‚Äîin their words, to “encourage good and beautiful work as applied to useful service.” The Society offered informal classes in basic design, drawing and woodcarving beginning in 1911, and opened a gallery to display and sell work by students and eminent modern artists.
Lisa Kelly’s “Photo Dishes”Since then the school has grown to be one of the foremost art schools – especially in the industrial and automotive and interior design departments.
Anna Truckey’s “Hendrix” & Jessica Crump”s “Wabbit in Environment”
Phillip Spehar’s “City in Snow”
Anna Truckey’s “Hendrix” & Jessica Crump”s “Wabbit in Environment”The school offers majors in textile design, ceramics, as well as fine arts, illustration and graphic design.
Phillip Spehar’s “City in Snow”
Obviously, I think the school is awesome; I used to go there. If you’re in town, stop by to see the show. It runs through this week. If you’re interested in buying something bring your checkbook; they don’t take anything else.
