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The Piano

12/13/2012

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With all the talk about pianos in public spaces + this amazing experimental art installation brought to the streets of New York years ago, I wanted to highlight another piano- this one sits in a building in Detroit- and has been turned into its own piece of art- kicks! 
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555 Gallery Art Club

12/7/2012

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555 Gallery hosts an art club for children on the second Saturday of the month. This is an opportunity to introduce your children to the arts or to give your creative superstar an outlet in which to produce their own work in a professional studio environment. The best part- the art space is housed in a former police precinct, and still has the cells in tact- what child wouldn't think that was badass?

The events vary in theme and are best suited for ages 7-14. The activities are fun- drawing cartoons, creating dioramas- not to mention making new friends and working alongside professional artists- pretty cool. There is an instructor present that will guide the class; the gallery sometimes welcomes guest artists to teach students.

Classes are held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and a reservation is recommended, as class sizes are limited. To RSVP, or for additional information about Saturday Art Club, contact Liz Sutton at Liz2555arts.org or 888.495.ARTS
Please note: There is a nominal fee to attend.
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Towering Ambition Lego Exhibition

12/4/2012

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An awesome exhibition, Lego Architecture: Towering Ambition, is currently on display at The Henry Ford Museum. It features scaled-down lego versions created by Lego pro Adam Reed Tucker. Among the thirteen structures you will find the Empire State Building, Falling Water, Chicago Spire, Jin Mao Tower, and the St. Louis Arch + Ford Field which Tucker created during the opening days of the exhibition.
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Tucker recreates renown architectural masterpieces. Its focus is heavy on the skyscrapers, [hence the "towering" title] but there are some "modest" reproductions included as well. And if you thought these structures to be amazing in real life- you have to check out the miniature versions- totally stellar! By using the unconventional construction materials we view as "toys-" we are able to view these buildings in a different way.
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Special Lego Events offered at the Henry Ford Museum

LEGO® Create
Create a building from one of the four categories- residential, commercial, institutional and industrial- and then place the LEGO® models on a large-scale city map.
Daily through February 24, 9:30am–5pm

LEGO® train
Don’t miss our LEGO® train created by Michigan LEGO® User Group.
Daily between November 20, 2012, and January 6, 2013, 9:30am–5pm

Duplo® & Soft LEGO® Play Area
1- to 5-year–olds.
Daily through February 24, 9:30am–5pm

Free Learn-to-Build Saturdays!
Learn to create a specially designed miniature of the museum’s Clocktower.
Recommended for ages 10 and up with adult chaperone.
Every weekend, December 1–30, 10am–4pm

Brick Challenge with Nick Brickly
A double-dare-style LEGO® challenge.
Every Saturday, January 5–26, shows at 11:30am and 2pm

Build Demonstrations
Watch members of the Michigan LEGO® Users Group, an organization of adult fans of LEGO®, build a model of Detroit’s Renaissance Center.
January 5, 12, 19 & 26, 3pm-5pm

Adam Reed Tucker Returns!
Last time to see and meet architecture artist Adam Reed Tucker.
February 23–24

All event info retrieved from The Henry Ford Museum website.
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