DETROIT ARTS NEWS GROUP
Breaking
News. Mary Rose Maniscalco was born on July 14, 7
am. For
more info.
Let
me begin this, my final installment of DANG,
with a huge thankyou
to so many of
you who put your money where your mouths were recently
and sent in a contribution to WTVS, Channel 56, in
support of ART BEAT.
So far they have recieved over $400 from DANG members,
not including the membership contributions many of
you have earmarked for ART
BEAT over the past 2 years. The word from
the station is, while this amount is nothing to sneeze
at, it is short of the $20,000 needed to underwrite
another season. A number of you justifyably expressed
concern over this contingency. The good news: WTVS
will produce one final special installment
of ART BEAT, applying
the $400 + toward production costs. The bad news:
unless a major underwriter steps forward within the
next couple weeks, ART BEAT,
as an ongoing series, will become part of Detroit
history. Meanwhile, I want to thank each and every
one you who contributed with special thanks to
Victor
Pytko, who lead this valient, grass roots
effort. It is a powerful indicator of what is possible
when arts people get together.
Next,
it is with great pleasure that I introduce the new
editor of DANG. I'm very excited to be turning over
the reigns to Kim Dabbs, the owner of the new Ambient
Gallery in Grosse Pointe. She has been (and
will continue to be) with ARTSERVE Michigan (she produces
the Michigan Artist Directory) for many years; I am
looking forward to her excellent stewardship and the
new directions she will take both DANG and the new
gallery. Read about
Kim & Steve Dabbs and the new Ambient Gallery.
I will continue sending a Maniscalco Gallery
newsletter, but less frequently. I invite and encourage
each of you to remain on both lists as each will provide
valuable information.
I am beginning a lively FORUM
& BLOG as well, for those who want to
follow and participate in the mad ramblings of yours
truly.
With
regard to both Art Beat and DANG, allow me to take
this opportunity to sincerely thank you for allowing
me into your circle of attention. With all the noise
out there, I realize how selective we all must be
in allowing others into that special place of trust.
Thank you for opening your hearts to me. I think of
this important work as a part of the larger battle
being waged against the corporate onslot.
This
week in DANG: 4731 comes out in the sun . . . summer
sessions sizzle . . . warming up to a feminine perspective
. . . Visual Jam sessions catch fire . . . why settle
for the usual fare when Detroit has lots of truly
inspiring (and hot) things to do.
To subscribe (or unsubscribe)
to DANG, hit "reply" or email
Robert or Kim
Dabbs and type "subscribe" (or "unsubscribe"
in the subject). To list your event in future DANGs,
contact Kim
Dabbs (thedabbs@gmail.com)
Reading List:
Who
Will Speak for Culture in Detroit?
Very sad news indeed - and a call to action.
Check out this wonderful
newsletter for and about Detroit arts
Also, check out
The Detroiter, filled with reviews and information
about the Detroit arts scene.
"Eight
is Enough" a recent Metro Times article by RM
"A
Frustrated Artist" Freep covers closing of Maniscalco
Gallery.
Free
Press gives ink to kids making poetry
in Detroit
A
very informative article, "Who Owns Public Art?"
from Christian Science Monitor.
Fascinating article:
"Is
Art the Business of the Secret Service?"
Here's
another great article about still another public art
fiasco - they seem to be getting more and
more prevelent.
Alley Culture Detroit
Ceremony and Art Founded 1995: Read
the Alley Culture News
Here's a well written
cover story about yours
truly (Robert Manisalco) in the eastside "Neighborhood
Section" of the Detroit News by Sarah Frame.
The
Fishfly, the debut novel by Robert Maniscalco
is now available online. To read reviews and/or order
online,
click here. If you are a member of the
media and would like a review copy of
The Fishfly please contact support@publishamerica.com
or fax 301-631-9073 with your request. For more info
and a synopsis, click
- The Fishfly.
Buy
The Fishfly at Amazon.com
Read
the fascinating article about The Fishfly by
Brad Lindberg in The Grosse Pointe News.
Read
another review of The Fishfly by V. Desormier
The
entire first season of Art Beat, (18 episodes) is
now available in a DVD boxed set for only $49.
Here's a very
cute parody on our President, based on a Joe
Maniscalco portrait.
ARTS ADVOCACY and
Arts Opportunities:
I am happy to report
that the American Heritage Act, which will make it
possible once again for artists to recieve a fair
market value deduction for donated works, is back
on the legislative docket. Currently artists can deduct
only the cost of materials. The current bills have
been reintroduced in both the House and the Senate
and we once again need your help to enlist cosponsors
for both bills. I hope we can count on you to contact
your Congressman/Senator. Your past efforts have been
invaluable to the process. CONGRESSIONAL BILL NUMBERS:
HOUSE BILL H.R. 1120 "ARTISTS' CONTRIBUTION TO
AMERICAN HERITAGE ACT" Introduced by Congressmen
Jim Ramstad (R-MN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). SENATE BILL
S. 372 "ARTIST-MUSEUM PARTNERSHIP ACT" Introduced
by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Robert Bennett
(R-UT). If you do not know your legislators' name
go to http://thomas.loc.gov/
at the top of the page is a link to House and Senate
(it's real easy). Below is a sample letter: I urge
you to become a cosponsor of [insert House or Senate
bill number and name], which would allow artists to
deduct fair-market value for self-generated works
donated to a non-profit institution. Passage of this
legislation would enable museums, libraries and archives
to solicit original works from artists, writers and
composers who are both regional and national and help
us strengthen the collections in [name your community
or institution]. Currently, an artist, writer or composer
can only deduct the cost of materials to create the
work, which is not a large incentive to donate, particularly
since the majority of artists, writers and composers
in this country earn very little. Since the law allowing
artists to deduct the fair-market value of self-generated
works to a museum or library was repealed in 1969
there has been a dramatic decline in the number of
such gifts offered to institutions. Many national
and important regional artists, writers and composers
sell their original works to private collectors or
abroad, which effectively keeps them from ever being
seen by the American public. We are, in essence, deprived
of part of our cultural and artistic heritage.I look
forward to hearing that you have become a cosponsor
of this most important cultural legislation.
Learn about more opportunities
for artists, signup at the Michigan
Artist Directory
To contact Rob and Amanda
Maniscalco:
2005
Carriage Way Dr
Summerville, SC 29485-6231
(313) 886-2993
(843) 486-3161
robert's
email
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Carmen on canvas
Carmen Harlan
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with host, Rob Manisclaco
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Good news:
ART BEAT, is now the number 1 rated local program
on WTVS on WTVS,
Channel 56, your PBS station in SE Michigan.
Please support public TV in Detroit.
Click to see what's coming up on Art Beat:
JANICE TRIMPE
AIR DATE: 7-16-05 Because the creation of
monumental artwork depends on monumental vision,
emotion and energy, it is not the work for the
casual artist. Janice Trimpe is monumental in
her art and in her being. She directs her abundant
energies toward revealing truth in her work;
it is the truth of the common man.
If you have
Comcast, the most recent Art Beat is always
available to view "on demand," for
free. Find out about purchasing the
entire first season of Art Beat, which is now
available in a DVD boxed set for only $49.
Enjoy the insite and processes of top Detroit
artists in the comfort of your own home; a must
for any school, library or art institution!
Art
Beat is an educational and entertaining
time capsule of the visual art being created
in Detroit at the turn of our century. Also,
thanks to so many of you for the great
feedback and suggestions for show ideas. Over
28,000 view Art Beat eacy week! TIME
IS RUNNING OUT! If
you want ART BEAT to continue into a third season
it won't happen without you. If you would like
to find out about becoming an underwriter or
have ideas for a potential underwriter, please
contact Tim
Wilson at DPTV or let me know (I can
send an underwriting proposal). The goal is
$25,000.
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Arts
Events Around Town:
Saturday, July 10,
6pm-10pm Primary Space: “Failure to Thrive”(is
to wasting a mind as gender bias is to _____________?),
an art exhibition by Matthew Kirk(progeny of james
t.?); info: (313) 870-9470; 2750 Yemans St., Hamtramck,
MI.
Saturday, July 10,
7pm-9pm Plymouth Community
Arts Council: “Trophy Husband”(stephford
spouse?), art by Steven Miller; info: (734)416-4278;
774 N. Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI.
"And the Winner
Is," a
comedy by Mitch Albom about a guy who wakes up dead,
8 p.m. Fri., 3 & 8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Through
Aug. 27. Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park, Chelsea. $27.50,
$32.50. 734-433-7673.
Good news! Gallery
4731 has
expanded their hours: 12:30pm - 4:30pm M - Sat. 313.894.4731
phone/fax. Presenting the following Exhibitions: July
1 – 15 Scott Beveridge "Portrait
of a Man as a Young Artist," (inspired
by and featuring the City of Detroit) reception
on July 8, 05 - 6 - 11pm and works by Mark Michener
exhibit opens July 1 – 14, July 16, 17 Bryant
Tillman, Joe Lovett Art Exhibit Artist reception July
16, 6 – 9pm July 22, 23, 24 Marvalisa ONE WISH...
Art show Artist reception Friday 6pm - 9pm Sat 12
- 5pm, Sun 2 – 6pm Contact Brian
Heath
Bagley Housing
Gallery:
"Sinbad," an all-media exhibition featuring
eight Arabic artists, through July 30. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
weekdays, 1-5 p.m. Sat. 2715 Bagley, Detroit. 313-964-5942.
River Gallery
would like to invite you to attend a talk given by
Sean Ulmer, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Sean
is juror and curator for the current exhibition, “Lure
of the Local”, which features works selected
from over 200 entries for the first regional competition.
River
Gallery Fine Art 734.433.0826
The Ellen Kayrod
Gallery
Presents: STILL STANDING work by HUGH TIMLIN through
August 12, 2005. The gallery will exhibit the work
of respected artist, educator, and long-time veteran
of the Detroit art scene, Hugh Timlin. Through his
physical approach to art-making, Timlin transforms
common materials into contemplative objects that belie
their complexity. The exhibit will include new pieces
as well as a selection of signature work.
The Charles
H. Wright Museum of African American History
announces the opening of Tyree
Guyton: An American Show on view through
October 30, 2005 in the Museum’s Bank One Gallery.
(313) 494-5800.
Cass Café:
"Inter Nos,"
a mixed-media exhibition of works by Tom Humes, Azucena
Nava-Moreno, Peter Palazzola and Julie Russell Smith,
through Sept. 10. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-1
a.m. Fri.-Sat., 5 p.m.-midnight Sun. 4620 Cass, Detroit.
313-831-1400.
Loralei R. Byatt's
exhibit of self-portraits, simply entitled "Self,"
opens July 9 at A.C.,T. (Artists Cooperative,
The). The many faces of Byatt encompass several series
and individual pieces now shown together for the first
time. "Self" can be seen at A.C.,T., 35
E. Grand River, Detroit, July 9 to September 17. An
opening reception will be held July 9, 6-9 p.m. Gallery
hours are Friday and Saturday 12-5 p.m. or by appointment.
GROSSE POINTE ARTISTS
ASSOCIATION ART CENTER/GALLERY,
1005 Maryland, (corner Maryland and Jefferson Ave.),
Grosse Pointe Park, open: Wed - Sat ,1-5 pm, “Summer
Sessions,” an all members show, July
13 thru 30, 2005. Reception: Friday, July 15, 6:30-
9:30 pm. Then, Wed - Sat, 1-5 pm, 3RD Annual “Our
Rivers, Our Lakes,” exhibition. The
art work focuses on the rivers and lakes of Michigan
and Ontario by artists living throughout this region.
Great Lakes environmental groups will be included
and their info material distributed. Mary Stephenson
is the Juror and will give a gallery lecture on Saturday,
August 13 at 1:30 pm. Show runs: August 3 - 27, 2005.
Reception: Friday, August 5, 6:30- 9:30 pm.313-821-1848
The Zeitgeist Gallery
invites all good Detroit Artists to participate in
the 4th Annual Visual Jam Sessions, August 13, 2005
Every year artists paint, draw, and sculpt together,
donate the work to the gallery and it is put up for
silent auction to help with costs of running a gallery.
This year drop cloths will be put down by the middle
of July so we can paint collectively. Artists must
put their egos aside and learn from one another. It
is an interesting process. We will keep you informed
of the actual dates of the painting sessions, weekends
and some weekdays. Info: call James Puntigam at 313-896-1066,
or Maurice Greenia Jr. at 313-875-0663.
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Events
at The Scarab Club of
Detroit: Through August 13th
Opening Reception Friday, July 8th 6-9 pm. THE
DETROIT SOCIETY OF WOMEN PAINTERS & SCULPTORS:
A Feminine Perspective. Paintings and sculpture
from one of Michigans oldest arts organizations;
juried by Douglas Semivan. Lounge Gallery: Works
from the Scarab Club Collection. More info: Email
Treena at scarabclub@aol.com
The Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 831-1250 scarabclub.org
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If you happen to live
in the Grosse Pointe/Harper Woods area, don't forget
to watch "Inside
Art," on WMTV-5 where we "turn your
world inside art," 1:30 pm, 10:30 pm and 4:30
am, seven days a week. If you know of an arts related
story or event or person that should be featured on
this popular cable opportunity let me know (I am still
producing these when I come to Detroit, which is very
often).
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As always, I appreciate
your feedback
- keep it coming. Thanks to so many of you who've
shared with me about the experiences you've had attending
events and opportunities listed in DANG.
The DANG mission is
to excavate some of the most inspiring treasures from
the "underground" arts scene in and around
Detroit and provide %CUST% %CUST% (and about 8,500
other arts people) an alternative to the mundane offerings
of the corporate commercial onslot. DANG has been
sponsored by the Maniscalco Gallery.
Let
me know if you think this cooperative promotional
model is too commercial or "self-promoting."
I'd like to know how you think DANG might be better
utilized to help make Detroit and SE Michigan a "cooler"
place to live and work. There are a lot of "cool"
developments going on right now, particularly downtown;
its pretty amazing the transformation that is taking
place. The cultural community is mobilizing for action.
The question is: what are we as a community really
willing to do to put Detroit on a par with Chicago
or Boston?
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