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SUMMARY:Crandemonium Gala and Art After Dark 2026
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Sarah Blanchette \nJoin us for Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Art Museum’s signature fall fundraiser — an unforgettable evening set on Cranbrook’s historic campus that brings together influential leaders across art\, design\, business\, and philanthropy. \nThis year’s event is inspired by the highly anticipated exhibition The World of Anna Sui at Cranbrook Art Museum and will feature legendary fashion designer Anna Sui as the evening’s Guest of Honor. A fashion icon with roots in metro Detroit\, Anna Sui revolutionized fashion in the 1990s with her rock-and-roll romantic aesthetic and continues to influence generations of artists and designers through her imaginative\, genre-defying work. The World of Anna Sui exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum will showcase more than 100 looks spanning her celebrated career and explore the recurring themes and inspirations that have shaped her singular visual universe. \nThe evening will begin with a pre-glow experience for upper-level sponsors\, followed by a cocktail reception throughout Cranbrook Art Museum’s galleries for all gala guests. Guests will then enjoy a seated dinner and program before transitioning into Art After Dark — a high-energy\, late-night celebration featuring music\, craft cocktails\, desserts\, and artistic experiences where attendees meet and mingle with Academy of Art students. \nArt After Dark tickets can be purchased separately. \nSee more details about Crandemonium. \nPurchase Tickets and Sponsorship \nThank you to our Crandemonium 2026 Committee Members! \nGreg Bartelt\nJJ Curis\nGretchen Davidson\nKatie Dwan\nJennifer Gilbert\nSamra (Johnson) Furlong\nEdward A. Hogikyan\nIsabella Lites\nDon Manvel\nDenise Anton David\, Chair\, Board of Governors\nAndrew Blauvelt\, Director\, Cranbrook Art Museum\nBrandon Little\, Maxine and Stuart Frankel Interim Director\, Cranbrook Academy of Art
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/crandemonium-gala-and-art-after-dark-2026/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Art Museum\, 39221 Woodward Ave.\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304\, United States
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Poppy DeltaDawn (MFA Fiber 2016) CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:This lecture has been cancelled. We will share information on this page if it is rescheduled.  \nArtist\, educator\, writer\, and Cranbrook Academy of Art alumna Poppy DeltaDawn (MFA Fiber 2016) will discuss her recent work\, which moves between the loom and the land. At the center is Fielding\, a multi-year project built around restoring a native prairie hay meadow at the University of Kansas Field Station. Guided by the premise that the field is the artwork\, the project sits alongside her ongoing practice in TC2 digital Jacquard weaving\, where she treats ancient and computational textile technologies as continuous rather than opposed. DeltaDawn will speak to how ecology\, craft\, and land stewardship come together in a practice where weaving and basketry function not as metaphors for land\, but as extensions of it. \nDeltaDawn’s work has been exhibited at Tiger Strikes Asteroid\, Zürcher Gallery\, Ortega y Gassett Projects\, and Below Grand in New York\, among others. She has held residencies at Fire Island Artist Residency\, Charlotte Street\, Caldera Arts\, MASS MoCA\, and Vermont Studio Center\, among others. \nShe is the author of RATIO: Digital Weaving to Change the World\, and her work has been covered in Hyperallergic\, Dezeen\, and Maake Magazine. In addition to her personal practice\, she is Assistant Professor of Textiles + Fiber at the University of Kansas. \n \n 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-poppy-deltadawn-mfa-fiber-2016/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:Cranbrook Academy of Art X MOCAD: Karyn Olivier
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Art Museum\, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) presents an artist talk featuring Karyn Olivier (MFA Ceramics 2001). The talk will be introduced by MOCAD’s Co-Director and Artistic Director Jova Lynne (MFA Photography 2017). \nExhibiting a journey through Olivier’s expansive career\, the program also celebrates the impact of Cranbrook’s alumni network\, while fostering dialogue across generations of artists working in and beyond the Detroit cultural landscape.  \nKaryn Olivier creates sculptures\, installations\, and public art. Currently\, Olivier is the Public Works Artist in Residence at the Free Library of Philadelphia and will present a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. She is a sculpture professor at Tyler School of Art and Architecture. \nThe event is free with museum admission. \nPhoto courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/cranbrook-academy-of-art-x-mocad-karyn-olivier/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Alex Puz
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, October 1 at 6pm for a free\, public lecture with Visiting Artist Alex Puz. Puz’s painting practice focuses on color study\, optics and linear abstraction to explore the gap between emotion and cognition. Puz’s process oriented painting practice systematizes color and line resulting in dense and ornate chromatic fields. He is currently based in Baltmore\, MD. \nAlex Puz is a 2017 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Nominee and 2022 recipient of the YPEI Teaching Fellowship. He has taught at Maryland Institute College of Art and University of New Haven. He was a Cohort 05 Studio Fellow in Titus Kaphar’s NXTHVN fellowship in New Haven\, CT and participated in the 2025 Interdisciplinary Art and Theory Program in New York City. \nHis work has been written about in Vogue Magazine\, The Yale Daily News\, liveart.io and New American Paintings. His work is included in the collection of The U.S. Department of State\, JP Morgan Chase and Yale Health. Selected exhibitions include This is Not a Retreat at The Ford Foundation (NYC)\, Double Down at The Campus (NY)\, Vibrant Matters at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery (NYC)\, Elán Vital at MoCA CT\, Spirit Rift at Underdonk (NYC)\, and Forgetting is Remembering in Seoul\, Korea with Gallery Simon. \nSupport Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Public Lecture Series\, which invites a range of artists\, designers\, architects\, critics\, writers\, curators\, and other professionals of national and international stature\, by donating to our Annual Fund! \nTrichromacy Installation View\, Flashe Vinyl Acrylic on Canvas\, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-alex-puz/
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SUMMARY:Fine Design Book Launch and Discussion with Scott Klinker
DESCRIPTION:Join Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook Academy of Art to celebrate the launch of Fine Design: A Studio Guide to Remixing Design\, Art\, Craft\, and Industry\, a publication by former Designer-in-Residence of 3D Design\, Scott Klinker (MFA Design 1996). The book is a guide to contemporary studio practice that combines instructional methods with significant student and alumni projects developed during his years at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Scott will be joined in conversation by Director of Cranbrook Art Museum\, Andrew Satake Blauvelt (MFA Design 1988)\, Nina Cho (MFA 3D Design 2015)\, and Evan Fay (MFA 3D Design 2016). \nScott Klinker designs furniture\, lighting\, and spatial systems that operate at the intersection of design\, architecture\, art\, and craft. Trained as an industrial designer\, he approaches each project through an architectural lens\, exploring how people inhabit and experience space.  \nHe has partnered with design-driven companies\, including MillerKnoll\, Alessi\, Steelcase\, Landscape Forms\, and Burton Snowboards. His industry projects have received numerous professional awards\, while his limited-edition works are represented by Playground Detroit.  \nKlinker earned an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and has held professional positions at IDEO in Palo Alto and Sony Ericsson. Before returning to Cranbrook\, he taught design for two years in Japan at the Kanazawa International Design Institute. His studio is based in Metro Detroit\, Michigan.  \nThe book signing will begin at 6pm\, and the conversation will follow at 6:30pm. Purchase an early copy of the book before its scheduled release on October 14\, while supplies last. This event is free with museum admission.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/fine-design-book-launch-and-discussion-with-scott-klinker/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Cody Norman
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Detroit Month of Design\, join us at deSalle Auditrorium for an artist talk by Cody Norman (MFA 3D Design 2020) followed by a conversation with Andrew Satake Blauvelt (MFA Design 1988)\, Director of Cranbrook Art Museum.   \nCody Norman is a Chicago-based artist\, designer\, and educator. He currently serves as part-time faculty in the Sculpture and Designed Objects departments at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Norman works with both digital and analog fabrication processes to transform recycled and bio plastics into functional art objects. Creating enigmatic forms that feel at once familiar and foreign\, Norman’s process physically blurs the line between digital and hand craft. \nNorman’s work is represented by I.M. Weiss Gallery and his Trace Chair has recently been acquired by the Cranbrook Art Museum where it is currently on view in the exhibition Labyrinth/Laboratory: Selections from the Cranbrook Collection. His work has shown at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House\, Chicago Botanic Garden\, and Walker Art Center. \nThe event is free with museum admission.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/artist-talk-cody-norman/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T120000
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SUMMARY:LIVE / WORK: Cranbrook Alumni in Detroit #DetroitMonthofDesign
DESCRIPTION:LIVE / WORK: Cranbrook Alumni in Detroit returns on Saturday\, September 19\, 2026. This group studio crawl highlights graduates of Cranbrook Academy of Art who have built their practices in Detroit\, demonstrating how art and design is actively shaping the city’s future. Presented as part of Detroit Month of Design 2026\, this open-studio initiative moves beyond exhibition to reveal how artists and designers generate economic opportunities\, foster resilience\, and engage community through their work. \nBy opening their studios\, participating alumni connect process to impact—creating pathways for income\, collaboration\, and visibility while advancing more sustainable\, inclusive models of creative practice. \nThis event is free and open to the public. We strongly encourage attendees to RSVP so that artists may plan accordingly at their respective studio locations. \nRSVP via Detroit Month of Design\n\nDownload the LIVE / WORK: Cranbrook Alumni in Detroit Map 2026. The map includes entry instructions\, accessibility\, and studio hours (if they vary from our core hours 12-5pm).
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/live-work-cranbrook-alumni-in-detroit-detroitmonthofdesign/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260815T100000
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SUMMARY:Chain Making Two-Day Workshop (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:This two-day workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of chain making\, exploring how repeating handmade links create both structure and visual rhythm. Through demonstrations and guided practice\, students will learn essential metalsmithing techniques while constructing a functional chain that can be worn or used as an accessory. By the end of the session\, participants will leave with a completed chain that can be worn as a necklace or bracelet\, or used as a keychain.  \n In this workshop\, you will:  \n\nForm consistent jump rings from metal wire. \n\n\nSaw and cut rings for clean\, precise links. \n\n\nSolder jump rings closed to create a continuous chain. \n\n\nExperiment with surface textures and finishes. \n\n\nFabricate a simple functional closure. \n\nThis work shop is sold out! \nInstructor:Current Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate student Megan Kerr\, who approaches jewelry with a strong technical focus and a commitment to clear\, practical skill-building. In addition to her studies at Cranbrook\, she holds a BFA in Metal from SUNY New Paltz.   \nInstructor Language: English \n Skill Level: This workshop is open to beginners and advanced students\, age 18+.  \nMax. participants: 7  \n Location: Metalsmithing department of Cranbrook Academy of Art in the New Studios Building.  \nParking: Cranbrook Art Museum Parking Lot.  \n Dates: Thursday\, July 23 and Friday\, July 24\, 2026  \n Time: 10am–2pm each day  \n Food/Beverage: Snacks provided. The Academy also has water bottle refill stations and vending machines near the Metalsmithing department.  \n Cost: $600.00 USD total\, for both days* Materials included   \n *If the workshop does not meet the minimum number of participants\, it will be canceled\, and any purchases will be fully refunded. 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/chain-making-two-day-workshop/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260814T150000
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SUMMARY:Lockets and Pendants Three-Day Workshop ( Canceled)
DESCRIPTION:This three-day workshop introduces participants to the process of transforming flat metal into forms that can open\, close\, or move. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice\, students will build foundational metalsmithing skills while creating a small wearable object with a simple moving mechanism. By the end of the session\, participants will leave with a finished locket or pendant featuring a hinged or riveted mechanism.  \n In this workshop\, you will:  \n\nShape sheet metal into dimensional forms. \n\n\nCut and refine edges using basic metalsmithing tools. \n\n\nCreate simple rivets or hinges that allow movement. \n\n\nPractice introductory soldering techniques. \n\n\nComplete finishing and assembly to create a wearable piece. \n\nThis workshop has been cancelled. \n 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/lockets-and-pendants-three-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260725T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260726T150000
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SUMMARY:Charm Bracelet Weekend Workshop: Create Your Own Set of Amulets
DESCRIPTION:This two-day workshop explores the history and meaning of portable amulets while introducing participants to key jewelry-making techniques. Beginning with a look at symbolic objects worn for protection\, identity\, and personal expression across cultures\, participants will create a series of handmade charms using metalworking processes such as forming\, stamping\, and texturing. On the second day\, those charms will be incorporated into a finished bracelet through chain fabrication and assembly. By the end of the workshop\, participants will leave with a handcrafted brass charm bracelet and a workshop zine filled with techniques and practical tips.  \n Day 1  \n\nExplore the evolution of the charm bracelet in both mass-market and contemporary jewelry. \n\n\nVisual talk on the history of portable amulets and their cross-cultural significance. \n\n\nLearn foundational techniques including hydraulic press forming\, metal sawing and filing\, and stamping and surface texturing. \n\n\nCreate five handmade charms ready to be incorporated into a bracelet. \n\nDay 2  \n\nConstruct a bracelet through chain fabrication and clasp making. \n\n\nLearn step-by-step chain construction and finishing techniques. \n\n\nAssemble\, solder\, and finish the bracelet with your handmade charms. \n\n\nTake home a brass bracelet with five charms and a workshop zine with techniques and pro tips. \n\n\nThere is an option to create a beaded bracelet alternative. \n\nREGISTRATION FORM \nInstructors: Iris Eichenberg\, Head of Metalsmithing and Artist-in-Residence; and Jimena Rios\, Artist\, and Director of Taller Eloi\, Escuela de joyería (Jewelry School).  \nInstructor Language: English/Spanish  \n Skill Level: This workshop is open to beginners and advanced students\, age 18+.  \nMax. participants: 7  \n Location: Metalsmithing department of Cranbrook Academy of Art in the New Studios Building.  \nParking: Cranbrook Art Museum Parking Lot.  \n Dates: Saturday\, July 25 and Sunday\, July 26\, 2026  \n Time: 10am–3pm each day  \n Food/Beverage: Snacks provided. The Academy also has water bottle refill stations and vending machines near the Metalsmithing department.  \n Cost: $600.00 USD total\, for both days*  Materials included   \n*If the workshop does not meet the minimum number of participants\, it will be canceled\, and any purchases will be fully refunded. 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/charm-bracelet-weekend-workshop-create-your-own-set-of-amulets/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260723T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T140000
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SUMMARY:2 Silver Rings in 2 Days Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This two-day workshop introduces participants to the art and meaning of the ring while building foundational jewelry-making skills. Beginning with a simple textured silver band\, participants will learn essential techniques and explore the cultural and symbolic history of rings across time. Students will then design and fabricate their own unique ring\, experimenting with surface finishes and personal expression. By the end of the workshop\, each participant will leave with two handcrafted silver rings and a workshop zine filled with techniques and practical tips.  \n Day 1  \n\nExplore the symbolic and social meanings attached to rings and how contemporary artists reinterpret them. \n\n\nLearn about the cultural\, symbolic\, and formal evolution of the ring\, from ancient civilizations to modern design movements. \n\n\nStudy foundational jewelry techniques while creating a silver ring\, beginning with sketching and sizing. \n\n\nTranslate the design into silver sheet and practice sawing\, filing\, sanding\, and polishing to complete a textured band. \n\nDay 2  \n\nDesign and fabricate your own ring using the techniques learned on Day 1. \n\n\nExplore different surface finishes\, including polished\, matte\, and sandblasted. \n\n\nDevelop a step-by-step fabrication process to bring your design to life. \n\n\nTake home two silver rings and a workshop zine with techniques and practical tips. \n\nREGISTRATION FORM \nInstructors: Iris Eichenberg\, Head of Metalsmithing and Artist-in-Residence; and Jimena Rios\, Artist\, and Director of Taller Eloi\, Escuela de joyería (Jewelry School). \nInstructor Language: English/Spanish  \nSkill Level: This workshop is open to beginners and advanced students\, age 18+.  \nMax. participants: 7  \nLocation: Metalsmithing department of Cranbrook Academy of Art in the New Studios Building.  \nParking: Cranbrook Art Museum Parking Lot.  \nDates: Thursday\, July 23 and Friday\, July 24\, 2026  \nTime: 10am–2pm each day  \nFood/Beverage: Snacks provided. The Academy also has water bottle refill stations and vending machines near the Metalsmithing department.  \nCost: $600.00 USD total\, for both days* Materials included   \n*If the workshop does not meet the minimum number of participants\, it will be canceled\, and any purchases will be fully refunded. 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/2-silver-rings-in-2-days-workshop/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T190000
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SUMMARY:Pearl Knotting One-Day Workshop (Sold Out)
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is currently sold out! Explore available workshops for 2026. \nParticipants will learn the traditional technique of hand-knotting pearls to create a classic\, durable necklace. The workshop begins with a brief introduction to pearls—their origins\, material qualities\, and long relationship with jewelry—along with a look at the enduring history of the pearl necklace across cultures and centuries. From there\, participants are guided through the technical foundations\, including how to select pearls or beads\, choose appropriate thread\, tools\, and clasps\, and consider factors such as proportion\, weight\, and durability. After a step-by-step demonstration of the knotting process\, participants will begin creating their own necklace.  \nDuring this one-day workshop\, each participant will make two necklaces:  \n\nA hand-knotted pearl necklace with a classic clasp\, using the traditional technique of knotting between each pearl. \n\n\nAn endless knotted bead necklace constructed without a visible beginning or end. \n\nEach participant leaves with one freshwater pearl necklace\, one endless knotted bead necklace\, and a printed zine with step-by-step instructions.  \n\nInstructors: Iris Eichenberg\, Head of Metalsmithing and Artist-in-Residence; and Jimena Rios\, Artist and Director of Taller Eloi\, Escuela de joyería (Jewelry School).  \nInstructor Language: English/Spanish  \nSkill Level: This workshop is open to beginners and advanced students\, age 18+.  \nMax. participants: 10  \nLocation: Metalsmithing department of Cranbrook Academy of Art in the New Studios Building. Parking: Cranbrook Art Museum Parking Lot.  \nSchedule: Wednesday\, July 22\, from 2–7pm  \nFood/Beverage: Snacks provided. The Academy also has water bottle refill stations and vending machines near the Metalsmithing department.  \nCost: $300.00 USD* Materials included   \n *If the workshop does not meet the minimum number of participants\, it will be canceled\, and any purchases will be fully refunded.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/pearl-knotting-one-day-workshop-space-limited/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pearl Knotting One-Day Workshop (Sold Out)
DESCRIPTION:Participants will learn the traditional technique of hand-knotting pearls to create a classic\, durable necklace. The workshop begins with a brief introduction to pearls—their origins\, material qualities\, and long relationship with jewelry—along with a look at the enduring history of the pearl necklace across cultures and centuries. From there\, participants are guided through the technical foundations\, including how to select pearls or beads\, choose appropriate thread\, tools\, and clasps\, and consider factors such as proportion\, weight\, and durability. After a step-by-step demonstration of the knotting process\, participants will begin creating their own necklace.  \nDuring this one-day workshop\, each participant will make two necklaces:  \n\nA hand-knotted pearl necklace with a classic clasp\, using the traditional technique of knotting between each pearl. \n\n\nAn endless knotted bead necklace constructed without a visible beginning or end. \n\nEach participant leaves with one freshwater pearl necklace\, one endless knotted bead necklace\, and a printed zine with step-by-step instructions.  \n\nInstructors: Iris Eichenberg\, Head of Metalsmithing and Artist-in-Residence; and Jimena Rios\, Artist and Director of Taller Eloi\, Escuela de joyería (Jewelry School).  \nInstructor Language: English/Spanish  \nSkill Level: This workshop is open to beginners and advanced students\, age 18+.  \nMax. participants: 10  \nLocation: Metalsmithing department of Cranbrook Academy of Art in the New Studios Building. Parking: Cranbrook Art Museum Parking Lot.  \nSchedule: Tuesday\, July 21\, from 2–7pm  \nFood/Beverage: Snacks provided. The Academy also has water bottle refill stations and vending machines near the Metalsmithing department.  \nCost: $300.00 USD* Materials included   \n *If the workshop does not meet the minimum number of participants\, it will be canceled\, and any purchases will be fully refunded.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/pearl-knotting-one-day-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Swanson Lecture: Joseph Kunkel
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Swanson Lecture will be delivered by community designer and educator Joseph Kunkel\, a citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation. Kunkel is focused on sustainable development practices for Indigenous communities. \nKunkel’s lecture\, Land Back – Design Forward\, reframes the Land Back movement beyond questions of ownership\, property\, or acknowledgment. For Indigenous peoples\, connection to land has always been defined through relationships—relationships of stewardship\, responsibility\, and reciprocity that have guided communities for millennia. Yet contemporary systems shaping our built environment have rarely recognized these ways of relating to land. Through examples\, his lecture will explore architecture\, planning\, and design approaches that begin to unravel these deeper relationships\, moving beyond development toward practices that support cultural continuity\, ecological stewardship\, and community resilience. \nJoseph Kunkel is based in Santa Fe\, NM. He serves as a Principal at MASS Design Group\, where he leads the Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab. A citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation\, Joseph’s work focuses on sustainable design practices that support culturally rooted\, ecologically focused development in Indigenous communities\, from affordable housing and healthcare facilities to critical community infrastructure. He is a former Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow and has received numerous honors\, including the Obama Fellowship (2019)\, the inaugural Elaine Johnson Coates Award from the University of Maryland (2021)\, the Rubinger Community Fellowship from LISC (2022)\, and selection to the Aspen Institute’s Civil Society Fellowship as a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. \nAbout the J. Robert F. Swanson Lecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art\nThe J. Robert F. Swanson Lecture Fund at Cranbrook Academy of Art was established in 1983 by the family of J. Robert F. Swanson\, a noted architect who was also the son-in-law of Eliel Saarinen. Each year\, the Swanson Lecture brings to the Cranbrook campus architects\, designers\, artists\, or scholars who have received critical acclaim for their work and enjoy a sustained record of excellence and achievement in their respective field.  J. Robert F. Swanson and his wife and lifelong design partner\, Pipsan Saarinen Swanson\, founded their firm\, Swanson Associates\, in 1947 and worked on many exteriors and interiors\, including residences\, schools\, universities\, churches\, airports\, banks\, and government\, industrial\, and commercial projects.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/swanson-lecture-joseph-kunkel/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:The Knoll Lecture in Design: Nifemi Marcus-Bello
DESCRIPTION:Nifemi Marcus-Bello \nNifemi Marcus-Bello’s Knoll Lecture in Design\, Material Affirmations\, will explore material affirmations as acts of care\, agency\, and transformation; revealing how materials shape meaning\, memory\, and identity. Through an iterative\, inquiry-based design practice\, it examines making as dialogue\, embracing tactility\, imperfection\, and embodied knowledge to cultivate more attentive\, ethical\, and materially engaged ways of creating. \n \nThe Knoll Lecture in Design was established in 2004 by Knoll\, the residential furnishings company founded by Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate Florence Schust and her husband\, Hans Knoll. Each year\, the endowed Knoll Lecture Fund brings the world’s most distinguished and innovative designers and thinkers to the Cranbrook campus to speak about their practice and to work with tomorrow’s design leaders studying at the Academy. Past speakers have included Steven Haulenbeek\, Aldo Bakker\, Martino Gamper\, Bertjan Pot\, Lindsey Adelman\, Stefano Caggiano\, and many others.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/the-knoll-lecture-in-design-nifemi-marcus-bello/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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