Exhibits 2012
February 2012
A Walk with My Life
In the fall of 2009, an art photograph titled Cover Girl was entered in the annual Scarab Club Photography Exhibit. Juror Balthazar Korab, principal photographer for Frank Lloyd Wright and Eero Saarinen among other notables, selected Cover Girl for honorable mention. Not bad for its photographer, an unknown , self-taught 19-year old from the suburbs of Detroit. Plymouth, specifically. The 19-year old was Maya Sturm. Maya’s work is a celebration of profuse creative thought. Tens of thousands of pictures taken in a short five-year period, and divisible by seven focuses or phases. Clouds. Trees and horizons. Small worlds and miniatures. Patterns and textures. Self-inspection. Altered states of self. Abstractions and special effects. Maya took tens of thousands of photos in a short period of time, exhaustively exploring these phases.
In the fall of 2009, an art photograph titled Cover Girl was entered in the annual Scarab Club Photography Exhibit. Juror Balthazar Korab, principal photographer for Frank Lloyd Wright and Eero Saarinen among other notables, selected Cover Girl for honorable mention. Not bad for its photographer, an unknown , self-taught 19-year old from the suburbs of Detroit. Plymouth, specifically. The 19-year old was Maya Sturm. Maya’s work is a celebration of profuse creative thought. Tens of thousands of pictures taken in a short five-year period, and divisible by seven focuses or phases. Clouds. Trees and horizons. Small worlds and miniatures. Patterns and textures. Self-inspection. Altered states of self. Abstractions and special effects. Maya took tens of thousands of photos in a short period of time, exhaustively exploring these phases.
January 2012
SLACKER ART
The Plymouth Community Arts Council begins their new year of monthly art exhibits with “Slacker Art,” an collection of oil paintings by Andrew Slackta. This will be Mr. Slackta's first solo exhibit.
The self-taught artist brings a unique perspective to his diverse works. His landscapes run the gamut from realistic photo recreation to expressionistic, with the brushstrokes and color usage to match. His still life pieces combine formal composition with a distinctive mix of pop art, while his wonderfully unconventional portraits display elements of surrealism and emotional sophistication.
The paintings featured in the exhibit, many commissioned pieces, will appeal to a variety of artistic interests and tastes.
The Plymouth Community Arts Council begins their new year of monthly art exhibits with “Slacker Art,” an collection of oil paintings by Andrew Slackta. This will be Mr. Slackta's first solo exhibit.
The self-taught artist brings a unique perspective to his diverse works. His landscapes run the gamut from realistic photo recreation to expressionistic, with the brushstrokes and color usage to match. His still life pieces combine formal composition with a distinctive mix of pop art, while his wonderfully unconventional portraits display elements of surrealism and emotional sophistication.
The paintings featured in the exhibit, many commissioned pieces, will appeal to a variety of artistic interests and tastes.
December 2011
Pam's Painting and Drawing Students
Art Display
Students of Pam's drop in painting and drawing classes will have their artwork on display. Come and see the variety of artwork that her students have created recently!
Art Display
Students of Pam's drop in painting and drawing classes will have their artwork on display. Come and see the variety of artwork that her students have created recently!
November 2011
The Three Cities Art Club
President: Marilyn Meredith
Originally founded in 1958 by artists from Plymouth, Northville and Livonia, the club made Canton its home in 2005, holding their meetings in the lower level of the Township Hall building on Canton Center Road the first Monday of the month September through June, 7-9 p.m. The club welcomes artists and art lovers from anywhere to attend monthly events when they will get to see the newest artwork by club members, vote for their favorites entries in our Popular Vote competition (annual cash prizes for member receiving highest number of votes); participate in workshops; learn techniques in various forms of art; meet new people; and enter art in exhibitions for a chance to show and sell their work. Annual membership is only $25. To receive their free monthly E-newsletter or to find out more about Three Cities Art Club, please email club president, Marilyn Meredith at marilynmeredith@wowway.com or call her at weekdays at 248-557-3800 ext. 123 or nights and weekends at 734-397-2348 or visit www.threecitiesartclub.org.
Drawing by Marilyn Meredith.
President: Marilyn Meredith
Originally founded in 1958 by artists from Plymouth, Northville and Livonia, the club made Canton its home in 2005, holding their meetings in the lower level of the Township Hall building on Canton Center Road the first Monday of the month September through June, 7-9 p.m. The club welcomes artists and art lovers from anywhere to attend monthly events when they will get to see the newest artwork by club members, vote for their favorites entries in our Popular Vote competition (annual cash prizes for member receiving highest number of votes); participate in workshops; learn techniques in various forms of art; meet new people; and enter art in exhibitions for a chance to show and sell their work. Annual membership is only $25. To receive their free monthly E-newsletter or to find out more about Three Cities Art Club, please email club president, Marilyn Meredith at marilynmeredith@wowway.com or call her at weekdays at 248-557-3800 ext. 123 or nights and weekends at 734-397-2348 or visit www.threecitiesartclub.org.
Drawing by Marilyn Meredith.
October 2011
Douglas Elbinger
Photographic Art
Doug Elbinger’s extraordinary career in photography began at the age of fourteen when he developed his first roll of black and white film in soup bowls in his bedroom closet. While still in high school, he photographed the Beatles, on stage with them during their August 1966 concert at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit. As a student at Michigan State University (’67 – ’71), Doug worked for the The State News, The Detroit Free Press, and United Press International . By age 21, his work had appeared in the New York Times, Time Magazine. Newsweek Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.
Highlights of his photo-journalistic career include Robert F. Kennedys’ presidential campaign in May 1968 and the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Over the years Elbingers’ photographs have appeared in countless newspapers, magazines, trade journals, album covers, and annual reports and web sites. A permanent exhibit of his ‘Celebrity Lecture Series’ photographs is on display in front of the Big 10 Room at the Kellogg Center at Michigan State University.
About this photograph: Doug photographs candidate Robert F. Kennedy during a campaign stop in Lansing Michigan in April 1968.
Photographic Art
Doug Elbinger’s extraordinary career in photography began at the age of fourteen when he developed his first roll of black and white film in soup bowls in his bedroom closet. While still in high school, he photographed the Beatles, on stage with them during their August 1966 concert at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit. As a student at Michigan State University (’67 – ’71), Doug worked for the The State News, The Detroit Free Press, and United Press International . By age 21, his work had appeared in the New York Times, Time Magazine. Newsweek Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.
Highlights of his photo-journalistic career include Robert F. Kennedys’ presidential campaign in May 1968 and the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Over the years Elbingers’ photographs have appeared in countless newspapers, magazines, trade journals, album covers, and annual reports and web sites. A permanent exhibit of his ‘Celebrity Lecture Series’ photographs is on display in front of the Big 10 Room at the Kellogg Center at Michigan State University.
About this photograph: Doug photographs candidate Robert F. Kennedy during a campaign stop in Lansing Michigan in April 1968.
