WHAT: The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) will host its second annual Japanese Art in the Afternoon, with support from the Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation, a free, all-ages workshop featuring Japanese-themed art activities and celebration of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
The community event will include multiple interactive and hands-on art activities and demonstrations, including koto musicians (“koto” is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument), Japanese calligraphy, woodcuts and origami, plus other Japanese-related projects suitable for all ages.
WHEN: Sunday, April 9, 2017
1 – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
1516 S. Cranbrook Road; Birmingham, Mich.
DETAILS: Japanese Art in the Afternoon is free of charge and open to the public.
All ages are welcomed (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult).
WHO: The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, has been providing “art for all” since 1957, and is a regional art center committed to promoting visual arts experiences. Each year, more than 500 classes are offered for all skill levels and ages, preschool to senior citizens. Throughout the year, nearly 9,000 individuals are served by classes, workshops, art camps, ArtAccess programs, special events and exhibitions that are free and open to the public. The BBAC also supports hundreds of artists each year, with opportunities to teach, exhibit and sell their work. The BBAC is a 25,000-square-foot facility with nine classrooms studios, five exhibition galleries and retail Gallery Shop.
The BBAC is home to a variety of year-round community events and activities, including the annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition, for which entries are currently being accepted.
Also in April:
Gallery Talk on April 8, 2017 with exhibiting artists Carlo Vitale and Patrick Burton; FREE.
Spring classes begin April 10, 2017; registration is open for spring term and summer youth art camps.
Seniors @ the Center Drop-In Workshop on April 11, 2017; Japanese art project; $10 per person.
For more information on the BBAC and all its events and activities, visit www.BBArtCenter.org.