This Week's Detroit Art Openings & Events!

Ann Arbor Art Center

95th Annual All Media Exhibition Opening Party

Established in 1922, the Annual All Media Exhibition at the Ann Arbor Art Center has a long and rich history. This juried competition showcases artwork in all media from regional talent. This year's juror: Alison Wong Alison Wong received her MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI and her BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. Her studio practice is based out of Butter Projects in Royal Oak, MI, an artist-run studio and exhibition space she founded in 2009. She also holds the position as director at Wasserman Projects in Detroit's Eastern Market.

Opening Reception, Friday, December 15th, 6-9pm. [Ann Arbor]

117 W Liberty St.

Show runs through January 13th.

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini's strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species-beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Saturday December 16th, 11-5pm.

[Ann Arbor]

525 S State St

Show runs through April 15th.

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD

Monster Drawing Rally

Our wildly popular live drawing event and fundraiser returns for its 6th year! Part performance, part laboratory, part art bazaar, the Monster Drawing Rally consists of two one-hour shifts of 50 artists each shift creating original works of art simultaneously. When finished, the drawings are available for immediate purchase for $40 each. Presented by MOCAD's New Wave Young Professional Group and inspired by the original Monster Drawing Rally at Southern Exposure Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Drawing supplies proudly sponsored by Blick Art Materials. Sound provided by Audio Rescue Team.

Friday December 15th, 6:30-9:30pm.

[Midtown, Detroit]

4454 Woodward Ave

Show runs through January 7th.

Kayrod Galley

Sight Fest

Sight Fest is the Kayrod Gallery Winter Open Exhibition and will show original work from across the region. Feast your eyes on rich and stimulating pieces from many different local artists working with diverse mediums ranging from painting to fiber art. Opening Reception, Friday, December 15, 2pm - 6pm. Artist Talk, Friday, January 5, 1pm.

Opening Reception, Friday, December 15th, 2-6pm.

[Midtown, Detroit]

4750 Woodward Ave.

Epiphany Glass Studio

Open Studio

Epiphany Glass Studios will host Open Studios each Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm before Christmas. Join artist April Wagner and her team for live glassblowing demonstrations while shopping for colorful, new Finial ornaments, elegant wine decanters, one-of-a-kind glass artwork, festive paperweights and an array of pet-themed items benefiting the Michigan Humane Society. The event is free and open to the public. Gift items including paperweights and desk accessories swirling with color, plump pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, and a variety of beautiful fall leaves and flowers, will be available.

Saturday December 16th, 10-4pm. [Pontiac]

770 Orchard Lake Rd.

The Detroit Pickle Factory

EXPOSED Exhibition

Wayne State University's Graphic Design Senior Studio class presents EXPOSED. This student-led exhibition focuses on what the word "exposed" means to each designer, with ideas ranging from the personal to the profound. The artists will depict their relationship to the concept of 'exposing,' to create work that is unfiltered and real. EXPOSED explores vulnerability and truth through experiences and stories, and invites the viewer to observe the raw nature of this exhibition.