Events

Name: Public Lecture: Risa Puleo - Undoing is a Kind of Doing: 2023 Counterpublic Triennial and the Mound History of the Midwest
Start: 2023-10-19T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-10-19T19:30:00-04:00
Location: deSalle Auditorium

Lecture: Farid Rakun, Marnie Briggs, and Coco (Webinar)

From Jakarta to NYC via Cranbrook: on ruangrupa and Art Workers’ Inquiry Farid Rakun (CAA Architecture, 2013) of ruangrupa (currently providing the artistic direction for the ...

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Knoll Lecture: Steven Haulenbeek

Each year, through the generosity of an endowment from Knoll International, the Knoll Lecture Series at Cranbrook Academy of Art brings a renowned designer to ...

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Lecture: Ahmed Ansari

Ahmed Ansari is an Industry Assistant Professor at New York University at the Integrated Digital Media program in the department of Technology, Culture & Society, ...

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Swanson Lecture: Peggy Deamer (Virtual)

Peggy Deamer Architecture Beyond Capitalism This talk will examine how the discipline of architecture can move beyond its current principle function - decorating developers' (or ...

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Lecture: Harry Dodge

Ecstatic Contamination: Notes on Seepage as Form In this artist talk, Harry Dodge uses Édouard Glissant’s phrase “I change, and I exchange” (from Poetics of ...

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Lecture: Laura Plageman

Laura Plageman transforms her photographs through image layering and collage to reflect an experiential view of nature and explore contemporary issues in landscape and photography. ...

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Lecture: Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich of Peterson Rich Office (PRO)

Join us for a free, public lecture with Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich of Peterson Rich Office. Peterson Rich Office specializes in cultural projects, especially ...

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Lecture: Kelefa Sanneh

Break-Up Songs: How Popular Music Got So Divisive People love to talk about how popular music transcends boundaries and brings people together. I'm not so ...

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Lecture: Torkwase Dyson

Join us on April 12, at 6pm for a free public lecture from Torkwase Dyson. This lecture will be presented in person at the deSalle ...

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Lecture: Dr. Sue Black

If I Can Do It, So Can You Join us for a free, public lecture from Professor Sue Black OBE at deSalle Auditorium, hosted by ...

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ArtMember's Preview Party - 2022 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art

Celebrate the opening of the 2022 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art at Cranbrook Art Museum, on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 6-9pm! The innovative ...

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2022 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art

The 2022 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art. Photo: PD Rearick (CAA Photography '10) The innovative work from the next generation of architects, ...

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Lecture: Kim Cridler

Join us for a free public lecture from Visiting Artist Kim Cridler. Cridler will present her work in metals and the models that have shaped ...

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STUDIO Gala 2022

STUDIO is back! This year, we plan to host an in-person event while also offering work for sale virtually, all to support scholarships for Academy ...

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STUDIO Virtual Art Sale

STUDIO is a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity. For 90 years, Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA) has been home to the world’s leading artists, designers, and ...

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Lecture: Tanya Aguiñiga

Fiber Art as Activism on the US/Mexico Border Fiber-centered interventions through: performance, site-specific installation, community based collaborations, and object making have helped Tanya Aguiñiga and ...

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Detroit Month of Design: LATITUDE Architecture Show Opening Reception

LATITUDE is an exhibition of work from recent alumni of the Master of Architecture program at Cranbrook Academy of Art. It includes Architecture graduates and ...

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Detroit Month of Design: Alumni Open Studios

Enjoy a self-guided tour of Cranbrook Academy of art alumni studios. Studios are open at specific hours September 17 - 18, 2022. Please RSVP on ...

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Detroit Month of Design: Cranbrook Chair Show Opening Reception

The annual Cranbrook Chair Show returns this September in conjunction with Detroit Month of Design, a celebration of Detroit's rich design community through exhibitions and ...

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Detroit Month of Design: Book Launch! My Robot Gets Me: How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human

Come celebrate the first in-person launch of the head of 4D Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Carla Diana's UX-focused product design book, My Robot ...

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Webinar: What is Cranbrook Academy of Art?

What is it like to study at Cranbrook Academy of Art? What do our studios look like? What does it mean to study with one ...

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Artists-in-Residence Panel: 2D Design, Architecture, Ceramics

What does it mean to study under the mentorship of Cranbrook Academy of Art's Artists-in-Residence? This question and more will be answered by Elliott Earls, ...

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Artists-in-Residence Panel: Fiber, Painting

What does it mean to study under the mentorship of Cranbrook Academy of Art's Artists-in-Residence? This question and more will be answered by Mark Newport, ...

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Artists-in-Residence Panel: 3D Design, Metalsmithing, Photography

What does it mean to study under the mentorship of Cranbrook Academy of Art's Artists-in-Residence? This question and more will be answered by Scott Klinker, ...

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Lecture: Caveh Zahedi - Failure and Spirituality

Join us in the deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Filmmaker, Caveh Zahedi. In his lecture, Failure and Spirituality, Zahedi will about ...

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Lecture: Daniel Bozhkov

Daniel Bozhkov Join us on October 27, 2022, at 6pm for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist, Daniel Bozhkov. Please enter the deSalle auditorium ...

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Lecture: Derek Fordjour

Derek Fordjour Join us on November 2, 2022, at 6pm for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist, Derek Fordjour. Please enter the deSalle auditorium ...

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Artists-in-Residence Panel: 4D Design, Print Media, Sculpture

What does it mean to study under the mentorship of Cranbrook Academy of Art's Artists-in-Residence? This question and more will be answered by Emmy Bright ...

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Lecture: Jovencio de la Paz

Jovencio de la Paz Jovencio de la Paz will discuss their work at the intersection of weaving and digital technology. Referencing the histories of computation, ...

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Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Open House

Please join us on the Cranbrook Academy of Art campus to meet Artists-in-Residence, current students, and alumni, tour studio spaces, learn about life on campus, ...

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12th Annual Cranbrook Academy of Art Ceramics Cup Sale

Join Cranbrook Academy of Art for the 12th Annual Ceramics Cup Sale! Current Ceramics students will be selling small vessels, proceeds benefit the artists and ...

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Architecture Alumni Panel

Join us for a Virtual Alumni Panel discussion about the Cranbrook Experience from former graduates! Elizabeth Dizik, Recruitment Manager, will be joined by: Dean Sakamoto ...

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Lecture: Matias del Campo - Neural Architecture - Design and Artificial Intelligence

Matias del Campo Join us in the deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Professor and Author, Matias del Campo. Please enter the ...

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Lecture: Carolina Caycedo - From the Bottom of the River

Carolina Caycedo Join us in the deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist, Carolina Caycedo. Please enter the deSalle auditorium through the ...

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Q+A Session: Applications, Fellowships, and More!

Join us for a virtual Question and Answer Session on November 23, 2022. We'll be answering your questions and providing tips on your application, available ...

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Academy Alumni Panel

Join us for a Virtual Alumni Panel discussion about the Cranbrook Experience from former graduates! Stay tuned for a list of participating alumni and Academy ...

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Q+A Session: Student Life

Join us for a virtual Question and Answer Session on November 30, 2022. We'll be answering your questions and providing a look into what life ...

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Q+A Session: Applications, Financial Aid

Still have questions about applying to Cranbrook Academy of Art? Recruitment Manager and alumna Elizabeth Dizik; Vanessa Lucero Mazei, Dean of Student Services; Julia Delegarza, ...

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Artist Talk: James Benjamin Franklin in Conversation with Beverly Fishman

James Benjamin Franklin, Sum, 2022. James Benjamin Franklin (MFA Painting 2017) is joined in conversation by Beverly Fishman who was Artist-in-Residence and Head of the ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Diana Al-Hadid

Join us at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from artist Diana Al-Hadid. Al-Hadid was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1981 and currently lives ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Catalina Ouyang

Catalina Ouyang Join us at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from artist Catalina Ouyang. Ouyang will present an overview of their interdisciplinary projects ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Will Wilson - The Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange

The Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange Join us at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist Will Wilson. Wilson will survey his work ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture - Allana Clarke

Allana Clarke Join us for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist Allan Clarke who will discuss her practice and work. Allana Clarke (b. 1987) ...

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Projection Mapping Pop Up: Red Eyes at Cranbrook

Join us for a special pop-up projection mapping event on Thursday, March 9, 2023, beginning at 6:30pm at Cranbrook Art Museum’s Peristyle and grounds. The ...

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Knoll Lecture in Design: Jonathan Olivares

Jonathan Olivares Join us on Wednesday, March 22 for the 2023 Annual Knoll Lecture in Design. This year's lecture will be presented by Jonathan Olivares, ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Nicki Green - Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Nicki Green - Bodies, Bodies, Bodies Join us at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist Nicki Green. Green will explore her ...

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Academy + ArtMembers Opening Preview Party - 2023 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art

2022 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo: PD Rearick. Celebrate the 2023 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy ...

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2023 Annual Swanson Lecture: Mel Dodd - Between the Built and the Lived

Mel Dodd Join us on Monday, April 10 for the 2023 Annual Swanson Lecture. This year’s lecture will be presented by Mel Dodd. The lecture ...

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Cranbrook Conversations: Curtis Chin

Join us for a screening of the award-winning film Dear Corky (run time 18 minutes) by producer, director, actor, and author Curtis Chin, followed by ...

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Critical Studies Lecture: Laura Gutiérrez "Nao Bustamante’s Artistic Re-imaginings"

Nao Bustamante Installation, Marfa. Nao Bustamante is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is very much rooted in deep research, whether this be archival or otherwise. ...

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STUDIO - Gala and Afterparty

STUDIO 2022 Photo: Sarah Blanchette (Photography '17) Gala from 6–9pm After Party from 9–11pm STUDIO 2023 is a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity. For nearly 90 ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Michael Lim -Sculptorly Sculpture?

Michael Lim Join Cranbrook Academy of Art at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist Michael Lim. Please enter through the Cranbrook ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Gordon Hall

Gordon Hall, Brothers and Sisters. Join us at the deSalle Auditorium for a free public lecture from artist, Gordon Hall. Hall will present a slide ...

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Visiting Artist Lecture: Patrice Renee Washington

Patrice Renee Washington Join us at deSalle Auditorium for a free, public lecture from Visiting Artist Patrice Renee Washington. Washington will present a slide lecture of ...

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Lecture: Namita Wiggers - Knowledge is a Shifting Form: Japanese Craft at the Core of Modern Sculpture

Namita Wiggers Knowledge is a Shifting Form: Japanese Craft at the Core of Modern Sculpture Join us for a free, public lecture from writer, curator, ...

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OPEN STUDIOS 2023

Visit Cranbrook Academy of Art and the Cranbrook Educational Community campus on Saturday, April 29, from 1-5pm! RSVP on Eventbrite. OPEN STUDIOS is the only ...

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Online Art Sale

Diana Noh (MFA Photography 2022), Labyrinth, print. Purchase student art online! Visit studio.cranbrook.edu to view a selection of more than 1,000 pieces of student work. Register ...

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Admissions Online Conversation - What is Cranbrook Academy of Art?

Join our Admission team for an introduction to Cranbrook Academy of Art and our graduate-only (MFA?MArch) program. We’ll discuss the Academy’s ethos, live/work experience, and ...

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Artist-in-Residence Panel Discussion: Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Sculpture.

Join us for a free, public panel discussion in the deSalle Auditorium featuring Cranbrook Academy of Art's Artists-in-Residence moderated by Michael Stone-Richards, Dean of Programs ...

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Admissions Online Conversation: AIR Panel: 2D Design, Ceramics, Architecture

Join us for a moderated panel discussion with Artists-in-Residence, to learn more about our MFA/MArch program at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Each Artist-in-Residence will briefly ...

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Public Lecture: Kevin Henry - Visualizing Futures

Kevin Henry Sketches ‘externalize thought’ according to cognitive scientist and author, Barbara Tversky (Mind in Motion), “...it’s true for graphics of all forms, sketches, charts, ...

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Public Lecture: Risa Puleo - Undoing is a Kind of Doing: 2023 Counterpublic Triennial and the Mound History of the Midwest

Risa Puleo contextualizes her curatorial contributions to the 2023 Counterpublic Triennial in St. Louis within the past, present, and potential futures of the mound structures ...

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