‘Not everybody is lucky enough to be able to be an artist.’ LuigART Exhibit commemorates Women’s History Month

‘Not everybody is lucky enough to be able to be an artist.’ LuigART Exhibit commemorates Women’s History Month

The LuigART Exhibit commemorated Women’s History Month with a female artist only gallery including more than 50 different artists. Open during the month of March, and only on weekends, the exhibit showcased a variety of mixed-media arts including sculpture and acrylic on wood. Curator of the event, retired gallerist and artist, Mary Rezny, said the event was created by the LuigART Women’s Collective, a group of women who gather monthly in the ex…

Culture Canvas: The 'self-preserving' spirit of women

Hey, Detroiters, welcome back to Culture Canvas! This week’s interview is with Shawn Renee Forman, a Detroit artist and retired arts educator with the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Her latest exhibit, titled “Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Keepers of the Earth,” is on display at the Argus Museum in Ann Arbor. The exhibit showcases 50 images from Forman’s travels in the past 16 years, spanning countries as far as Costa Rica, France, Tha…

Avoiding The News: Self-Preservation or Complacency?

After waking up to my famously loud and obnoxious alarm clock, I rolled over in my bed and immediately picked up my phone. The glaring blue light hit my eyes as I entered my password, ignored the notifications from various news publications I subscribe to, and instead did what I always do — clicked on