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Crafts

Young Rembrandts: Power of Drawing - Fine Art: Portraiture

Sunday January 10, 2016: 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Grades 1–5

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Blog Post

New by the author of The Art Forger: The Muralist

by eapearce

The Muralist is a brand-new book by Barbara Shapiro, author of the bestselling The Art Forger. As in her previous novel, in The Muralist, Shapiro’s interest in and deep understanding of art is again used to create the background for the compelling story. The book features two main characters, living in different time periods. Alizee Benoit is a talented abstract painter who works for the Works Progress Administration in late 1930s New York City. Her great-niece, Dani Abrams, is a present-day employee at an auction house who receives in the mail one day several squares of an abstract painting. Believing that these squares may have something to do with her great-aunt’s never-explained disappearance in 1940, Dani dives into researching where the squares of painting came from, against her boss's wishes. The Muralist is combination historical fiction and mystery, and “is sure to be a crowning touch in an already celebrated career” (BookPage).

Fans of The Goldfinch in particular should make sure to check The Muralist out.

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Exhibits

Ann Arbor Women Artists Fall 2015 Juried Exhibit

Wednesday October 21, 2015: 9:00am to Sunday November 29, 2015
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room Exhibit, Downtown Library: Lower Level Display Cases, Downtown Library: 3rd Floor Exhibit

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Re-Entry Creative Arts Workshop

by monkk

The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts presents the Re-Entry Creative Arts Workshop on Fridays, 9-10:30 am from October 2 to December 11, 2015 at Catholic Social Services. Volunteers from the Prison Creative Arts Project will lead a weekly workshop with formerly incarcerated men and women and any other participants who feel that crime or incarceration have had an impact on their lives. This workshop will encourage participants to explore their creativity in a supportive community. Different means of creative expression will be explored, including writing and theater. No experience necessary! For more information, contact Marissa or Rita of Washtenaw Prisoner Reentry at 734-327-9717.

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New Art Prints - Ukio-e Heroes

by anned

Framed art prints by Ukio-e Heroes (llustrator and author Jed Henry and master carver David Bull) are now available for you to borrow.Your favorite game characters reinterpreted in the ukiyo-e style. Modern costuming has been traded for the medieval, but the essence of each character remains in these beautiful woodblock prints – Metroid, Mario Kart, Kirby, and Katamari Damacy.

Didn't know that you can borrow framed art prints? Find out more and browse the collection here: aadl.org/artprints.

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Crafts

Kickin' It With Klimt

Saturday April 16, 2016: 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Grades 3-8.

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Crafts

Wonderful Warhol

Sunday May 8, 2016: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Grades 3-8

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Exhibits

Cuba: An Opening Door, Photographs by Sandy Schopbach

Tuesday September 15, 2015: 9:00am to Thursday October 29, 2015
Malletts Creek Branch: Exhibits

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Exhibits

Kerrytown BookFest: The Art of the Book

Wednesday September 2, 2015: 9:00am to Thursday October 15, 2015
Downtown Library: 3rd Floor Exhibit

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Exhibits

Handbuilding with Clay: An Exhibit by Clay-Art-Friends

Wednesday September 2, 2015: 9:00am to Thursday October 15, 2015
Downtown Library: Lower Level Display Cases