Enjoy a special night of art, food, drink and fun!  

CORKTOWN / SOUTHWEST:  
Corktown Studios: Open House featuring "Yesterday's News" 
Corktown Studios will be open to the public, with the exhibition by Alisyn Malek.
Opening 6-9pm / 2707 14th Street (parking available on 14th Street)

Whitdel Arts:  We just want to make things. | The Evolving System | Flux Density: Detroit
A photo of "Flux Density: Detroit" is featured in the Third Thursday banner; a site-specific photo-installation of works by Jennifer Williams, a New York based photographer. 
7-9pm / 1250 Hubbard St., Suite B1, Detroit, MI 48209

Stop by 555 Gallery & Studios (6-9pm), DittoDitto (11am-6pm), and Corktown's newest restaurant's Rubbed (open until 8pm) and Johnny Noodle King (open until 10pm)

Not Open:  What Pipeline
DOWNTOWN:  
Y ARTS at the Boll Family YMCA:  The Spirit of Detroit - Portraits by Donita Simpson
A photographic exhibit honoring the Detroit area's best known artists
5-9pm / 1401 Broadway

ARTIST TO ARTIST: Artists work in isolation but isolation has its costs. Come out, see work, and have your work be seen. This month's meeting will feature special guest, Kresge Eminent Artist, Bill Rauhauser.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF BILL RAUHAUSER:  Bill Rauhauser has photographed the streets of Detroit--and its people-- in endless permutations. His decades of images capture the hurly-burly humanity and the soul of the city. This exhibitions celebrates the life and work of Kresge's 2014 Eminent artist award recipient Bill Rauhauser.

6-9pm / 311 E. Grand River Ave (parking validated for Z lot located on Broadway)

 

Stop by the Z LOT, a parking garage covered in murals (1234 Library Street)

 

Not Open: Library Street Collective, Start Gallery 

EASTERN MARKET:  
Signal-Return:  Meet Visiting Artist Henrik Drescher
Signal-Return is thrilled to welcome internationally renowned artist Henrik Drescher to Detroit. Drescher will give a talk about his work and copies of his newest book, "China Days," will be available for purchase and signing. Proofs of the prints created during earlier during the week at Signal-Return will be available for viewing and orders will be taken for purchase.
Event begins at 6, free and open to the public and ample parking on Division Street  / 1345 Division Street #102


HAMTRAMCK:   
Hatch Gallery: Turn and Face the Strange, Recent paintings by Melissa Jones.
6-9pm / 3456 Evaline

Not Open: Popps Packing, Public Pool, Atomic Cafe, 9338 Campau
LIVERNOIS / AVENUE OF FASHION:  
Stop by Art in Motion / Love Travels Imports, Good Cakes and Bakes, Detroit Fiber Works, Jo's Gallery and over 25 participating venues.
WOODBRIDGE:  
Spread Art @detroit contemporary:  Every 3rd Thursday The Creative [ ] Incubator rotates disciplines and invites creatives to explore new possibilities in an improvised, collaborative performance. As year two of the series in Detroit begins, The Creative [ ] Incubator erases discipline boundaries to present an evening of improvised sound/visuals/movement/words/more.
8-11pm / 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd. 
 
Not Open: Live Coal Gallery
NORTH END:  
The Pioneer:   Open Studio Event
Visit a number of artists working live in their own studios. See how and ask why they make the art they do. Their work covers a wide range of mediums: painting, drawing, printmaking, encaustic, fabric, assembly, glass and more- all conveniently housed under one roof in a historic, fun-to-discover three-story building.Fun note: Jack White once occupied the Pioneer Building with his upholstery business. Art and more art and some movies. Free inebriates!
6-9pm / 2679 East Grand Boulevard 
MIDTOWN:  
In tribute to CCS's and Detroit's beloved art guru Gilda Snowden (1954-2014) Center Galleries is honored to present a gathering of her recent works.  
10am-8pm / 301 Frederick Douglass

Detroit Artists Market:  Abstraction and Landscape: Contemporary Woodcut 
6-9pm / 4719 Woodward Ave.

Elaine L. Jacob Gallery:  Elaine L. Jacob Endowed Chair, Mel Rosas; and WSU M. Jacob & Sons Company & Employee Scholarship Exhibition
The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University (WSU) is delighted to announce an exhibition featuring works by Mel Rosas, Professor of Painting at WSU. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to WSU in the areas of creative activity, teaching, and service, Professor Rosas has been appointed to the Elaine L. Jacob Endowed Chair in Visual Arts.
5pm-9pm / 480 W. Hancock

Fourteen East:  The Craft of Tea and Victoriana: the Victorian homes of Midtown 
Joe Uhl, creator and purveyor of Joseph Wesley Tea, will explain the art and craft of tea, samples served in handpainted tea cups. While sipping your tea, enjoy hearing the inspirations of artist Bryon Fitzpatrick, illustrator of the many Victorian homes in Midtown. Prints may be signed by the artist at this event.
6-9pm / Park Shelton Building, 15 E Kirby, Woodward Ave entrance (Complimentary parking in adjoining garage)

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit:  Psychological Services
This month Psychological Services features Michael Stone Richards as the guest mixologist. Philosopher, poet, scholar,vand bon vivant, Michael's mixture of wit, spirits, and worldly advice will entertain and enlighten even the darkest minds. In keeping with the no secrets, no shame theme of the evening an awkward mix of guilty pleasure songs will provide musical amusement. Unauthorized Rorschach tests and mind games will alter your perception of how much fun a Thursday night in a museum can be.
6-9pm / 4454 Woodward Ave.

The N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art:  Open late for viewing their newly hung exhibitions: "Interior Man" - Herbert Gentry and His Contemporaries; "Elements of Whimsy" - Adnan Charara; & "Detroit Connections: Women Printmakers and Their Mentors."
6-9pm / 52 E. Forest Ave.

Scarab Club:  Jayde Williams presents Living Lucid
Jayde Williams incorporates fantasy in her work. From a young age, she's focused on the intricate details and themes that came from fantastic creatures from lore and children's books, nature and the world around her.
6-10pm / 217 Farnsworth Ave.

WSU Art Department Gallery:  Mary Manusos: 2014 MAPC Outstanding Printmaker & 2014 MAPC Members Juried Exhibition: Selections by Marilyn Symmes
An exhibition of prints created by Mary Manusos. Manusos was selected as the Outstanding Printmaker for the 2014 Mid-America Print Conference.
6-9pm / 5400 Gullen Mall

Stop by Cass Cafe (open until 2am), Dell Pryor Gallery in the Spiral Collective Building (open until 6pm), Ellen Kayrod Gallery (open until 8pm), Galerie Camille
 
Not Open: Re:View Contemporary, Thick Air Studios, Ocelot Print Shop