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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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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
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T180000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: James Klein and David Reid
DESCRIPTION:James Klein and David Reid \nJoin Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free\, public lecture with James Klein and David Reid on Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026\, at 6pm. Please enter through the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library; Cranbrook Art Museum’s galleries will be closed. \nKleinReid was founded in Williamsburg\, Brooklyn\, in 1993 by James Klein and David Reid. A pioneer in the ceramic design and maker movements\, the studio is widely credited with bringing an urban design aesthetic to American studio pottery; merging timeless art pottery methods and time-honored industrial techniques. \nJames and David’s work is included in the collections of museums and institutions (Museum of Art and Design\, NY\, The White House\, Hungarian University of Craft and Design\, New York Historical Society\, Museum of Contemporary Craft\, Portland\, OR) and private collectors. Their pieces have been shown in gallery and museum exhibitions\, and retail in design and shelter stores and galleries worldwide. As designers\, they’ve created collections for prestigious firms including Herman Miller\, Dansk\, Chella\, and Room&Board. \nThey’ve been profiled in periodicals and newspapers (Wallpaper\, Architectural Digest\, Vogue Living\, Casa Vogue\, Time\, Newsweek\, the NY Times\, San Francisco Chronicle) and on television. In 1999\, the duo approached one of its heroes\, design legend Eva Zeisel (then 93) with a proposal to collaborate. Their work together over the last twelve years of Ms. Zeisel’s life spawned a collection of over 20 designs\, a treasured friendship\, and brought her iconic work to a new generation. \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!
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-james-klein-and-david-reid/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T201819Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STUDIOS 2026 - Registration Open!
DESCRIPTION:Visit Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Educational Community campus on Saturday\, April 18\, 2026\, from 1-5pm! Event details and maps will be added as the event approaches.  \nOPEN STUDIOS is the only time of year the public can explore the studios of Cranbrook Academy of Art! Student artwork will be for sale. \n\nExplore the private studio spaces of Cranbrook Academy of Art artists. Studio Map.\nGraduate student art will be for sale in person\nFree admission to Cranbrook Art Museum\nFree admission to Cranbrook Institute of Science (paid admission is required for Special Exhibition\, the Acheson Planetarium\, and exploreLAB)\nFree Informal Tours at Saarinen House and Cranbrook House\nHear the sounds of the Detroit Opera‘s Resident Artists\, who will perform live outside of Cranbrook Art Museum throughout the afternoon.\nFood trucks! The Grilled Wrap and Tacos Hernandez return\, plus new this year\, Feinated Coffee.\n\nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE \n  \nIf you are not able to join us for OPEN STUDIOS this year\, and are interested in future events\, please click here to sign up for email notifications. \nCheck-in Locations \nPlease park in one of our designated lots. A shuttle will drop you off at check-in and other locations. Parking Map. \nParking and Transportation \nMultiple free parking lots will be available. Please note that not all lots have shuttle service. \nAccessibility \nThe New Studios Building of Cranbrook Academy of Art\, Cranbrook Art Museum\, and Cranbrook Institute of Science are the only wheelchair-accessible areas during OPEN STUDIOS. The New Studios Building houses the Cranbrook Academy of Art Ceramics\, Fiber\, and Metalsmithing studios. \nOPEN STUDIOS is a free public event. Whether you are a repeat visitor or a new Cranbrook fan\, we appreciate your donations to our annual fund\, which supports many initiatives\, including OPEN STUDIOS. Click here to donate. \n 
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/open-studios-2026-save-the-date/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Academy of Art\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomfield Hills\, 48303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open House,Sale
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Germane Barnes - Turn the Mic Up
DESCRIPTION:Germane Barnes is a Chicago-born\, Miami-based licensed architect\, designer\, and founding principal of Studio Barnes\, a research-driven design practice that interrogates the intersections of architecture and identity. Through Studio Barnes\, Barnes examines architecture’s social and political agency\, blending rigorous historical research with speculative design to explore how the built environment shapes—and is shaped by—culture\, race\, and community. In addition to his professional practice\, Barnes serves as an Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Architecture Graduate Programs at the University of Miami School of Architecture\, where he mentors emerging designers and fosters critical discourse around architecture’s cultural and societal impact. \nThrough his dual role as educator and practitioner\, Germane Barnes continues to push the boundaries of contemporary architecture\, blending research\, design\, and cultural critique. Studio Barnes stands as a testament to his commitment to exploring architecture’s potential to foster inclusivity\, address historical inequities\, and imagine new spatial futures. With a career distinguished by prizes\, fellowships\, and institutional recognition\, Barnes remains a leading voice in architecture today\, advancing conversations at the nexus of design\, identity\, and social impact. \n“Columnar Disorder” at the Art Institute of Chicago. \nBarnes’ design work has garnered national and international recognition for its thoughtful engagement with both form and social meaning. His projects have been exhibited at leading institutions\, including the Art Institute of Chicago\, the Museum of Modern Art’s Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America\, and the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial. His work frequently addresses themes of diaspora\, Black identity\, and historical memory\, translating these concerns into compelling architectural experiences that challenge conventional narratives of space and design. \nBarnes has received numerous prestigious awards and fellowships. He is a recipient of the Architectural League Prize\, which recognized his innovative design research and creative contributions to the field. Barnes is also a Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Rome (2019–2020)\, an honor that enabled him to advance his research on architecture\, identity\, and cultural memory through immersive study abroad. In addition\, he was selected for the inaugural cohort of The Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab (2021)\, a program created by Theaster Gates and sponsored by Prada\, highlighting his engagement with experimental\, socially responsive design. \nStudio Barnes’ work is in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. His architectural interventions and conceptual projects have been featured in The New York Times\, Architectural Record\, Domus\, and other influential publications\, with coverage highlighting both the conceptual rigor and social relevance of his work. One of his most widely recognized projects\, Griot\, was presented as part of Biennale Architettura 2023’s Laboratory of the Future\, earning international attention for its innovative integration of narrative\, history\, and community in architectural form. \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!
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-germane-barnes-turn-the-mic-up/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T210000
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SUMMARY:ArtMembers Opening Preview Party - 2026 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 2026 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art at Cranbrook Art Museum\, on Saturday\, April 11\, 2024\, from 6-9pm! Book ArtMember and General Public tickets using the button above. \nThe innovative work of the next generation of architects\, artists\, and designers will be on display at the 2026 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art. The Degree Exhibition showcases pieces that are the culmination of two years of studio work from a diverse group of graduates as they launch their careers. \n  \nRSVP through Cranbrook Art Museum \nCost: \nArtMembers: Always Free! Become an ArtMember of Cranbrook Art Museum. \nGeneral Public: $20/person
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/artmembers-opening-preview-party-2026-graduate-degree-exhibition-of-cranbrook-academy-of-art/
LOCATION:Cranbrook Art Museum\, 39221 Woodward Ave.\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Noah Breuer - Republishing the Archive (CANCELLED)
DESCRIPTION:This lecture has been cancelled due to travel delays. We appreciate your understanding. \nNoah Breuer \nJoin Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free\, public lecture with Noah Breuer on Wednesday\, March 25\, 2026\, at 6pm. Please enter through the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library; Cranbrook Art Museum’s galleries close at 5pm. \nIn his lecture\, “Republishing the Archive\,” Breuer will discuss cultural legacy\, authorship\, the tension between appropriation and contemporary artistic production. \nNoah Breuer is an American artist and Professor of Print Media at the University at Buffalo\, SUNY. His practice occupies the intersection of traditional printmaking and 21st-century digital technology\, utilizing this hybrid approach to examine themes of family identity\, labor\, and the Jewish diaspora. \nBreuer’s current research focuses on the cultural legacy of early-20th-century Jewish-owned textile printing companies in Czech Bohemia. Through what he describes as a “reclamation project\,” Breuer investigates his own family’s lost industrial history\, resurrecting and reinterpreting archival designs to explore the tension between ancestral memory and contemporary artistic ownership. \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!
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-noah-breuer-republishing-the-archive/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Rubén Ulises Rodríguez Montoya
DESCRIPTION:Rubén Ulises Rodríguez Montoya \nJoin Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free\, public lecture with Rubén Ulises Rodríguez Montoya\, In the Garden of Earthly Delights: I Bend to Paradise\, on Wednesday\, March 11\, 2026\, at 6pm. Please enter through the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library; Cranbrook Art Museum’s galleries close at 5pm. \nIn the Garden of Earthly Delights: I Bend to Paradise – A Vampire surreptitiously boards the last spaceship to ever leave Earth after Earth is no longer viable. The ship explodes in space because of its immortality. The Vampire is the sole survivor of the blast\, and The Vampire must learn to reconstitute itself and learn to survive with the technology of the ship. \nRubén Ulises Rodríguez Montoya is an artist based in Mexico City. Montoya received his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2020. He creates sculptures that are fantastic beings centered around anthologies and social issues concerning border culture\, abjection\, adaptation\, and mestizaje. Montoya’s practice is aided by Speculative Fiction\, Nahualismo\, Sci-Fi\, and the labor of his family. His work hybridizes and creates parallels between land\, human\, and animal as a way to investigate the process in which violence eradicates\, erases\, and erodes communities of color. Upcoming exhibitions include a solo exhibition of new work (ICA San Diego\, 2025–2026). Recent exhibitions include Flow States – LA TRIENAL 2024 (El Museo de Barrio\, 2024–2025)\, and Skinchangers: Begotten of my Flesh (2024). \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! \nRubén Ulises Rodríguez Montoya\, “Okay Pei Mei\, here I come” / I will swallow the sun.2024
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-ruben-ulises-rodriguez-montoya-in-the-garden-of-earthly-delights-i-bend-to-paradise/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260305T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Julia Kunin
DESCRIPTION:Join Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free\, public lecture with Julia Kunin on Thursday\, March 5\, 2026\, at 6pm. \nJulia Kunin lives in Brooklyn\, NY\, and works frequently in Hungary. She earned a BA from Wellesley College and an MFA from The Mason Gross School of the Arts\, Rutgers University.  Her work explores themes of queerness\, feminism\, and the body.  Her ceramic sculptures reference Hungarian ceramics made at the Zsolnay factory both during the Art Nouveau period and during the socialist era. \nSolo exhibitions include: Laughing Castles at Klaus Von Nichtssagend gallery\, NY\, NY\, Dream Machines at Mindy Solomon Gallery\, Miami\, FL\, Rainbow Dream Machine at McClain Gallery\, Houston\, TX (2020 -2021); Mechanical Ballet at Kate Werble Gallery\, NY\, NY (2021); Les Guerilleres Sandra Gering Gallery\, NY\, NY (2015); Golden Grove\, Barry Whistler Gallery\, Dallas\, TX (2013); Nightwood\, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery\, NY\, NY (2012); Against Nature\, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery (2007); Crimson Blossom Deutches Leder Museum\, Offenbach\, Germany (2002). \n \nRecent two-person exhibitions: Kaleidoscope Eyes with Mara Held\, at McClain Gallery in Houston\, TX (2023); Wild Chambers with Yevgeniya Baras\, at Mother Gallery\, NY\, NY (2022). Recent group exhibitions include: Painting Deconstructed\, Ortega Y Gasset projects\, Brooklyn\, NY (2024);  I’ll Be Your Mirror\, Queer Biennial\, Detroit\, MI (2024); Getting to Ick\, Hesse Flatow Gallery\, NY\, NY; Behind this Mask\, Another Mask curated by Sam Adams at Abigail Ogilvey Gallery\, Los Angeles\, CA; Queer Clay at AMOCA\, LA\, (2023); Conversing in Clay\, at LACMA\, Los Angeles\, CA. \nKunin was a Fulbright Scholar to Hungary in 2013. She has received numberous awards including a Trust for Mutual Understanding grant to Hungary\, a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant\, a residency at Art Omi\, and the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Artist Residency. Fellowships include: The MacDowell Colony\, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation\, CEC Artslink grant to The Republic of Georgia\, Artist Residency in Wiesbaden\, Germany\, Yaddo\,  The Millay Colony\, Vermont Studio Center\, The Core Program in Houston\, TX\,  and Skowhegan. \nJulia Kunin currently has a series of ceramic lamps at Ralph Pucci International and he is also a member of the board of FIAR\, The LGBTQ Fire Island artist residency. Her work was recently acquired by the Everson Museum of Art\, Syracuse\, NY\, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, LACMA\, and by The Museum of Art and Design\, in New York\, NY. Her work was reviewed by Roberta Smith in the New York Times\, October 2022\, Yevgeniya Baras and Julia Kunin at Mother Gallery. \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!
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-julia-kunin/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Mireia Luzárraga
DESCRIPTION:Mireia Luzárraga \nJoin Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free\, public lecture with Mireia Luzárraga on Tuesday\, February 17\, 2026\, at 6pm. Please enter through the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library; Cranbrook Art Museum will be closed. \nMireia Luzárraga (Madrid\, 1981) is an architect and educator\, and co-founder of TAKK\, an architecture and research studio based in Barcelona and New York\, together with Alejandro Muiño. Her work investigates how architecture can contribute to more equitable ways of living through feminist and ecological approaches to design. She is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University GSAPP\, where she directs the First Year Core Design Studio\, and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo. She was named a Design Vanguard 2024 and selected for Forbes’ 50 Architects to Watch. She is co-editor of 100 Words for Water and co-curator of the Catalan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. \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!
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-mireia-luzarraga/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260211T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: David Antonio Cruz
DESCRIPTION:David Antonio Cruz \nJoin Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free\, public lecture with David Antonio Cruz on Wednesday\, February 11\, 2026\, at 6pm. Please enter through the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library; Cranbrook Art Museum’s galleries close at 5pm. \nDavid Antonio Cruz is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting\, drawing\, performance\, and site-specific installations. Drawing on a mix of queer discourse\, fashion\, history\, and pop culture\, his work interrogates Western traditions of representation and invites subjects to pose as a form of resistance and play\, queering the act of posing. Cruz’s recent solo exhibitions include “stay\, take your time\, my love” at ICA San Francisco (2025); “hauntme” at Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (2025); and “When The Children Come Home” at ICA Philadelphia (2023). \nHis work has been included in notable group exhibitions at the ICA Boston\, Newark Museum of Art\, The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University\, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery\, El Museo del Barrio\, the Ford Foundation\, the Brooklyn Museum\, McNay Art Museum\, and the Kemper Art Museum. Forthcoming solo exhibitions include the Wave Hill Gardens Museum\, Bronx\, NY (2026). \nRecent residencies and fellowships include Joan Mitchell Artist-in-Residence\, New Orleans\, LA (2025); Latinx Artist Fellowship (2025); Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, Snowmass Village\, CO (2025; 2024); the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Award (2018); Neubauer Faculty Fellowship\, Tufts University\, Boston (2018); BRIC Workspace Residency\, Brooklyn (2018); Gateway Project Spaces\, Newark\, NJ (2016); and the LMCC Workspace Residency\, New York (2015). Cruz is a 2025 Outwin Boochever National Portrait Competition prizewinner. Cruz lives and works in New York City\, where he is the Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University. \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! \nDavid Antonio Cruz\, Can you stay with me tonight\, cause you are here\, 2021.
URL:https://cranbrookart.edu/event/public-lecture-david-antonio-cruz/
LOCATION:deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Avenue\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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