Wayne  State  University  James  Pearson  Duffy  Department  of  Art  and  Art  History  5400  Gullen  Mall  Detroit,  MI  48202  Telephone:  (313)  577-­‐2980  Fax:  (313)  577-­‐3491      FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  

Project:  Mobile  Arts  Workshop  Workshop  Dates:    July  21,  22,  23,  25,  26,  27,  28,  31;  August  1,  2,  4  Contact:  tpyrzewski@wayne.edu    Detroit,  MI  (June,  2017)  –  The  James  Pearson  Duffy  Department  of  Art  and  Art  History,  Wayne  State  University  (WSU)  is  providing  mobile  art  workshops  at  community  sites  in  Detroit,  July  21  –  August  4,  2017.        Workshop  participants  will  learn  about  abstract  art  and  3-­‐D  design  fundamentals  through  sculptural  and  digital  processes.    Individual  relief  sculptures  and  digital  printed  works  will  be  created  at  each  location  using  reclaimed  materiels  provided  by  the  Department  of  Art  and  Art  History,  WSU.        The  artworks  created  during  the  workshops  will  be  exhibited  in  the  department’s  Art  Department  Gallery,  WSU,  September  15  –  October  20,  2017.  Also  included  in  the  exhibition  will  be  artworks  created  during  community  workshops  held  at  the  Pablo  Davis  Elder  Living  Center,  Detroit.  There  will  be  a  public  reception  for  the  exhibition  on  Friday,  September  15,  5-­‐8PM.

The  Mobile  Arts  Workshop  program  is  an  annual  collaboration  between  the  James  Pearson  Duffy  Department  of  Art  and  Art  History,  WSU;  The  Carr  Center,  Detroit;  and  the  Detroit  Parks  and  Recreation  Department.            MOBILE  ARTS  WORKSHOP  CALENDAR      July  21,  22,  23:  Joseph  Walker  Williams  Center,  Detroit  67    July  25:  Adams  Butzel  Recreation  Complex  July  26:  Patton  Recreation  Center  July  27:  Roberto  Clemente  Recreation  Center    July  28:  Farwell  Recreation  Center    July  31:  Butzel  Family  Recreation  Center        August  1:  Patton  Recreation  Center,  National  Night  Out      August  2:  Mack  Alive    August  4:  Clark  Park  Coalition    

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