Jewish-themed events a big part of yearlong celebration
As part of the yearlong Shanghai Celebration, a number of Jewish-themed events are coming up. For more information about these events, and for further details about the full Shanghai Celebration, visit http://www.shanghaicelebration.com .
FIVE QUESTIONS: 5 questions with Heather Ecker, curator of Islamic art at the DIA
The Detroit Institute of Arts has been collecting Islamic art for more than a century, and the museum has always had a limited number of works on view. But never has the Islamic gallery been a true curatorial priority or destination within the museum -- until now.
Art museum to screen film on modern hip-hop culture
Art museum to screen film on modern hip-hop culture
A festival of leading lights in Jewish comedy
Representatives of the wide world of Jewish humor will fill 11 nights at a local festival.
DIA's long-awaited Islamic gallery is dedicated to art from the Muslim world
It was worth the wait. Finances forced the Detroit Institute of Arts from including its long-planned Gallery of Islamic Art when the museum reopened in 2007. That omission gets corrected Sunday, with the inauguration of a gorgeous suite of rooms devoted to the art of a Muslim world that once stretched from Spain to India.
Art Notes
This will be an active week for the arts in Jacksonville. Throughout the upcoming week, spoken word, music and daily life will mingle with art. Drop in to a gallery or museum for an opening reception, concert or poetry reading, and be sure to head downtown on Wednesday to rock in March with this week's "Rock 'n Roll" themed Art Walk!
