Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The popular Inside/Out program from the Detroit Institute of Arts comes to Shelby Township this summer with reproductions from the museum placed around the community.
Reproductions of some of the greatest works from the Detroit Institute of Arts will be coming to Shelby Township this summer. Shelby Township one of 12 communities chosen to have the artwork displayed outdoors as part of the Inside/Out program. Crews from the museum will be begin installation of the reproductions of the six masterpieces in July. “We are excited to be included in this cultural program that will allow area residents to get a glimpse of some classic works of art in an outdoor setting, bringing a piece of the DIA right here to Shelby Township," said Joe Youngblood, Shelby Township Parks, Recreation and Maintenance director, in a release. Among the works that will be displayed in Shelby Township include: The exact locations of …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Five reproductions of masterpieces from the Detroit Institute of Arts collection will be on display through June 23 in Utica.
Downtown Utica is being transformed today into an open-air fine art gallery, thanks to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Inside|Out project. On display through June, five high-quality reproductions of DIA masterpieces are being installed on the sides of buildings and as free-standing pieces in Utica's parks. Now in its fourth year, the Inside|Out project will bring almost 80 reproductions of masterpieces from the DIA's collection to 13 cities across Metro Detroit. Shelby Township will take part in the program's summer session. Amedeo Modigliani's "A Woman" is scheduled to be the first work installed in Utica, with crews scheduled to arrive in Grant Park at 8:30 a.m. today. Other works selected for Utica include: New this year, residents …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The 2012 approval of a millage to help support the museum "was an amazing statement on regionalism," DIA chief operating officer Annmarie Erickson said recently, despite many area communities, like Shelby Township, rejecting the measure.
Regionalism was the word of the day recently when the Detroit Institute of Arts announced which suburban communities would host Inside|Out installations this spring and summer. Shelby Township and Utica were among the 25 communities selected to host reproductions of the museum's masterpieces as part of the 2013 program, which will be the first since a millage to help support the DIA was passed in August. Voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties approved a tax of 0.2 mills for the next 10 years to help cover the museum's operating costs. In return, tri-county residents will receive free admission to the DIA for the next decade. Incidentally, the millage failed by 588 votes in Shelby Township, but passed by 64 votes in Utica. While the …
Friday, February 8, 2013
The communities are among those throughout Metro Detroit chosen to host outdoor art installations this spring and summer.
The Detroit Institute of Arts has selected Shelby Township and Utica among the Metro area communities that will feature Inside|Out outdoor art installations this spring and summer. "Now in its fourth year, Inside|Out brings reproductions of masterpieces from the DIA’s collection to the streets of metro Detroit," a DIA press release said. "Inside|Out aims to connect with audiences outside the museum walls in places where they live, work and play." Utica and Shelby Township will host Inside|Out installations from April through June and July through September, respectively. “We’re very excited and we really appreciate being part of the program,” said Utica Mayor Jackie Noonan. "I applaud the program. It’s marvelous that a great resource like …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Macomb Township will host the Detroit Institute of Art's Inside/Out Program this fall with the installation of seven reproductions from the DIA's collection along the new walking path in Macomb Corners Park.
The Detroit Institute of Arts won’t let guests ride their bikes through the galleries, but when prized prints from the DIA make their way to Macomb Corners Park this fall, there will be no stopping the union of art and exercise. As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, the DIA, in partnership with SM/ART Editions, has selected cities throughout Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties to participate in its Inside|Out program, which takes 40 framed, life-size digital reproductions of art from its collection to the streets and parks of local communities. Macomb Township will have seven of these works installed in its Macomb Corners Park come September, and the art will remain on display through November. “We think it will be a …
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