Academy BIPOC Student Union Opens Group Exhibition at Centric Place
The Cranbrook Academy of Art BIPOC Student Union opens a new group exhibition, Convergence, at Centric Place in Farmington Hills later this week. The exhibition, which explores the range and evolution of Academy graduate students through paintings, ceramics, murals, graphic design, and short film, will be on view from May 5th to July 7th.
This show highlights the wide range of practices and viewpoints, tracing the artists’ contributions to our culture while telling their own stories through artistic expression. The exhibition is made possible with support from the BIPOC Student Union of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Operations School (501c3); and an anonymous foundation.
An opening reception for Convergence will be held on Friday, May 5th from 6-8pm, and student work will be available for purchase.
Participating students include Mengjio Mo (Metalsmithing 2024), Claudia Rivera Plaza (Painting 2024), Kiki Liu (Ceramics 2023), Megha Gupta (Ceramics 2023), Sara Sadawi (Ceramics 2024), Shanelle Harrison (Print Media 2024), Xiaobin Su (Photography 2023), Yifei Zhu (Metalsmithing 2024), Borui Jiang (2D Design 2024), Freya Yang (Metalsmithing 2024), Dalila Sanabria (Sculpture 2023), Reeha Lim (Painting 2024), Daeun Kang (Sculpture 2023), Melih Meric (Print Media 2023), Mace Ferrer (Ceramics 2024), Cristal Zeballos (Ceramics 2024), Erika NJ Allen (Ceramics 2023), Yasmeen Nematt Alla (Sculpture 2024), Meli Bandera (Fiber 2024), and Michael Takahata (Ceramics 2024).
Reeha Lim
Cristal Zeballos
Shanelle Harrison
Centric Place was established in 2022 by husband and wife, Gerrard and Racheal Allen, with art, culture, and entrepreneurship as its guiding principles. Surrounded by 12 acres of greenery, Centric Place is a 10,000-square-foot commercial space with an art gallery, event spaces, private offices, board rooms, and the Centric Lounge, that can meet a variety of business or networking needs. As the only Black Co-Working space in Oakland County, it prioritizes small, Black Owned/ serving businesses as partners, creators, collaborators, and vendors.
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