Events

Lecture: Saya Wollfalk (Webinar)
Saya Woolfalk (Japan, 1979) is a New York-based artist who uses science fiction and fantasy to re-imagine the world in multiple dimensions. She has exhibited ...
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Lecture: J.R. Uretsky (Webinar)
J.R. Uretsky (she/they) is an artist, performer, musician and art curator living in Providence, Rhode Island. Uretsky weaves performance, music, video, puppetry, and sculpture into ...
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Lecture: Nyeema Morgan (Webinar)
Nyeema Morgan will provide a look into her interdisciplinary practice that has included large-scale drawings, sculptural installation, and print-based media. Referencing familiar artifacts like recipes, ...
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Lecture: Geoff Manaugh (Webinar)
On Burglars, Earthquakes, and Invisible Cities: Architectural Research Outside the Academy Architectural and spatial research assumes different expectations and goals when pursued outside academia. We ...
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Lecture: Mai-Thu Perret (Webinar)
Mai-Thu Perret will present her multi-disciplinary practice comprising sculpture, painting, video and installation. She will discuss how her work has grown from the foundational narrative ...
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Lecture: Jova Lynne (Webinar)
Jova Lynne: Finding Balance Join artist and curator Jova Lynne (Photography '17) as she discusses finding balance between artistic and curatorial practice. Lynne will discuss her career ...
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Lecture: Fanny Lakoubay (Webinar)
Making Sense of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) Beyond the Hype After defining key terms (such as cryptoart, blockchain, NFTs) in the context of the art market, ...
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Alumni Open Studios
Cranbrook Academy of Art Alumni in Metro Detroit are opening their studios to visitors! Download a map and explore local studios in the Detroit, Hamtramck, ...
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Lecture: Suchitra Mattai (Webinar)
Suchitra Mattai, A topography of dreams, 2021. Vintage saris, animations, fabric, fringe, tassels, and acrylic, dimensions variable. Suchitra Mattai is a multi-disciplinary artist of Indo-Caribbean ...
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Lecture: Adrian Wong
Subjective Uncertainty And the Will to Render Messiness Adrian Wong will reflect on the operations of several recent and historical projects, in relation to their ...
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11th Annual Ceramics Cup Sale
Join us for the 11th Annual Cranbrook Academy of Art Ceramics Department Cup Sale! The sale takes place 12pm to 5pm EDT on Saturday, November ...
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Lecture: Martha Wilson
It only takes 50 years Martha Wilson will survey her work from 1971 to 2021, starting with text-based work created while she was getting a ...
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Lecture: Jomo Toriko (Webinar)
Jomo Tariku is an Ethiopian-American furniture designer based in Virginia, USA. Trained in industrial design, he is developing a new design language that synthesizes aspects ...
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2nd Annual Alumni Art Sale
Clockwise from L: Waterdrop I by Mira Burack (Fiber '05); Evolutionary Culture, Gary Kulak (Sculpture '75); Billy by Dana Filibert (Metalsmithing '04); TWO HANDS by ...
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Lecture: Wonne Ickx
Wonne Ickx. Photo: Ana Hop Building on Buildings Under the title “Building on Buildings” – also the name of the studio that Wonne Ickx will ...
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Lecture: Jeanne Vaccaro (Virtual)
Out of Distracted Vision Thinking at the intersection of diagnostic and aesthetic taxonomies, Out of distracted vision considers the artistic output of sexologist John Money ...
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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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