Month: September 2012
Join the DLECTRICITY Light Bike Events on Saturday, Oct. 6!
Join the DLECTRICITY Light Bike Saturday event page on Facebook! Click here to join this event and learn more about the Light Bike Workshop, organized with OmniCorpDetroit, and the Light Bike Parade. There will also be a Q&A with notable Shinola bike designer Sky Yaeger, prizes for the best Light Bikes, new Shinola bikes to view, and more. See you there!
Join the DLECTRICITY Facebook Event Page!
The DLECTRICITY Facebook event page is now active.”Join” the page for updates on the DLECTRICITY event programming. Click here to visit the page and be sure to “like” the DLECTRICITY Facebook page to get the latest info about artists and events directly in your Facebook feed.
Graem Whyte “Remain Calm” up now at Oakland University
DLECTRICITY invited artist Graem Whyte opened a new solo exhibit on September 8 at the Oakland University Art Gallery. Up until October 8, 2012, the show features Whyte’s sculptures and installations and invites the viewers to interact with the pieces. An artist talk and panel will be held October 7. Visit http://www.ouartgallery.org/ for more information.
CONGRATULATIONS OPEN CALL SELECTED ARTISTS!
DLECTRICITY is excited to announce the 25 projects selected via our Open Call for Entries. Please take a moment to visit our new Artists and Projects pages to learn more about these creators and their innovative works.
The DLECTRICITY Curatorial Committee received more than 200 submissions from emerging and established artists, lighting designers, and architects through an open call for entry process. From that, the committee selected 25 projects and performances based on a number of criteria, including artistic merit and how well the project uses various media like light, video projection, interactivity, 3D video mapping, and other creative technologies, as well as how the projects exist within an urban environment. In addition, curatorial committee members invited 10 local and international artists specializing in light and technology projects to bring their expertise to Detroit’s first “Nuit Blanche” event.
The DLECTRICITY Curatorial Committee members included:
Marc Schwartz, Chairman of Art Detroit Now and DLECTRICITY
Marsha Miro, Founding Director and Board President, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and head of the DLECTRICITY Curatorial Committee
Larry Baranski, Director of Public Programs, Detroit Institute of Arts
George N’Namdi, Director, The G.R. N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
Michelle Perron, Director, College for Creative Studies’ Center Galleries and Kresge Arts in Detroit
Detroit is the latest city to become an international art destination and DLECTRICITY will feature works by local, national and international artists from locations as far flung as Japan, Iceland, and Berlin, as well as New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. Detroit’s own art community will be well represented, too, with over half of the projects created by local artists and designers. Visit DLECTRICITY this October 5 & 6 to see all the projects by this impressive selection of artists!