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Art Connects Dearborn – Bus Tour set for September 21

September 12, 2014 By News Release

The Trappers' Return - by George Bingham, 1851

DEARBORN, Michigan — Twenty-two pieces of public art currently are on display in various outdoor locations. They include 12 reproductions from the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) Inside/Out program, on display through October, and 10 sculptures from the Midwest Sculpture Initiative that are on exhibit until April 2015. An “Indian Summer” bus tour, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Events, Featured Tagged With: DCF

Pockets of Perception Team Visits Intermodal Rail Station

March 2, 2014 By News Release

High school students from Dearborn’s Pockets of Perception (POP) student design team recently visited the Dearborn Intermodal Passenger Rail Station construction site where the mosaic mural they designed will be installed this spring. The POP team includes10 students who represent all three of Dearborn's public high schools. Since September 2012, the students have worked together, under the guidance of instructors Wendy Sample and Mohamad Bazzi, to design the mosaic mural that will be a focal point in the new station. From left: Mohamad Bazzi, POP instructor; Mike Kirk, Rail Station Architect from Neumann/Smith Architecture; Claire Young, Edsel Ford High School; Siham Saleh and Aleen Bazzi, Fordson High School; and Jack Davis, Dearborn High School.

DEARBORN, MI – High school students from Dearborn’s Pockets of Perception (POP) student design team recently visited the construction site of Dearborn’s new Intermodal Passenger Rail Station where the mosaic mural they designed will be installed. The station is scheduled for completion in mid 2014. The POP team includes 10 students from Edsel Ford High … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community Tagged With: Amtrak, DCF, Greenfield Village, Mohamad Bazzi, POP, rail line, The Henry Ford, travel

$10,000 Raised as Dearborn Talent Brought Stage Alive

February 20, 2014 By News Release

More than 200 performers filled the stage with instrumental music, song and dance on February 1 during the collage concert at the first-ever Saturday Night Alive event which generated $10,000 in funds for the Michael A. Guido Theater Restoration Fund. On stage in the photo: the Dearborn Symphony, Vanguard Voices, Dearborn Community Chorus, Motor City Brass Band and the Dearborn Public Schools Honors Choir. The Dearborn Players Guild and the Dearborn Community Chorus also performed at the event.

DEARBORN, MI – In the 12 years since Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center opened, more than 900,000 guests, performers and visitors have passed through the Michael A. Guido Theater doors. But it was 400 very special guests who, on February 1, braved the elements during one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record to attend the first-ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Featured Tagged With: DCF, EmmaJean Woodyard, FCPAC, Mayor O'Reilly

Dearborn Art Groups Collaborate on Saturday Night Alive

January 17, 2014 By News Release

Saturday Night Alive!

DEARBORN, Michigan – Tickets are available now for Saturday Night Alive, an exciting evening of entertainment, and Artistic Expressions - a “classy” art raffle, fabulous food, music and dancing on Saturday, February 1 to benefit the Michael A. Guido Theater located in the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The impressive lineup of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Buzz, Community Tagged With: DCF, Dearborn Community Fund, Dearborn Symphony, FCPAC

Have You Heard About the Purple Whisper Bench?

November 8, 2013 By News Release

Purple Whisper

DEARBORN, Michigan  – Shhhh! Have you heard that “Purple Whisper Bench” by sculptor Jim Gallucci is Dearborn’s sculpture of the month in November? See the piece in West Dearborn’s Starbucks Plaza. Described as artistic, functional and fun, it’s one of 12 sculptures placed throughout Dearborn as part of the community’s 2013-2014 Art in Public Places Midwest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Featured Tagged With: DCF, MSI

Regional Artists Featured at Dearborn’s 12 on 12 Art Gallery

July 19, 2013 By News Release

Artist Mohamad Bazzi at the 12 on 12 Art Gallery in Dearborn (photo credit: Douglas Vos)

DEARBORN, Michigan – The “12 on 12” pop-up art gallery, Dearborn’s first, opened to the public on Wednesday, July 17,p.m.  The 12 on 12 Gallery, located at 13742 Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12), showcases 12 professional artists from around southeastern Michigan demonstrating their art forms, answering questions about technique and showcasing their artwork in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community Tagged With: DCF, EDDDA, Mohamad Bazzi, Oakwood Healthcare System

Life-size Horse is Dearborn’s February Featured Sculpture

February 13, 2013 By News Release

Gaze the horse scuplture

DEARBORN, Michigan – Twelve sculptures have been placed throughout Dearborn as part of  the community’s 2012-2013 Art in Public Places - Midwest Sculpture Initiative (MSI). Funding for the project is provided by the Dearborn Community Fund and the East and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities. Each month a different sculpture and sculptor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Featured Tagged With: DCF, EDDDA, FCPAC, MSI, sculpture, WDDDA

Local Students Will Design Mosaic Wall for New Rail Station

September 26, 2012 By News Release

DEARBORN, Michigan – The Dearborn Community Fund (DCF) has announced names of  students representing three Dearborn public high schools on the 2012-13 POP project design team. The students will collaborate in designing a mosaic wall for Dearborn's new Intermodal Passenger Rail Station. The POP project is an initiative of the DCF as it supports arts, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Featured Tagged With: DCF, POP

Local Students Will Design Mosaic Wall for Dearborn’s New Intermodal Rail Station

September 26, 2012 By News Release

DEARBORN, Michigan – The Dearborn Community Fund (DCF) has announced names of students representing three  Dearborn public high schools on the 2012-13 POP project design team. The students will collaborate in designing a mosaic wall for Dearborn's new Intermodal Passenger Rail Station. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: DCF

Art Connects Dearborn! Uses Art As Platform

July 12, 2012 By News Release

DEARBORN, Mich. – Art is in Dearborn, and in a big way. Across the city, 22 pieces of art, including eight paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside-Out program and 14 sculptures from the Midwest Sculpture Initiative and the high school P.O.P. Design Team, are on display outdoors to promote art and engage citizens. The art exhibits are slated to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community Tagged With: art, DCF, EDDDA, MSI, POP, sculpture, WDDDA

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