Upcoming Exhibits
Past Exhibits
Network Gallery - Located Inside the Museum
EXHIBITIONS AT CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM

The museum's changing exhibitions are a continuing commentary on our society and world. From contemplative to cutting edge, the exhibitions challenge emotions and sensibilities. Its permanent collection - The Cranbrook Collection - showcases Cranbrook's profound influence on the worlds of twentieth-century art, architecture and design through the work of its artists.

The simple grace of a Saarinen chair, the color and depth of a Maija Grotell vase, the abstract geometry of Harry Bertoia's metalwork, the startling realism of Duane Hanson's Body Builder tell the story of Cranbrook through the individual expressions of those who were touched by this extraordinary place.

Please take the time to look through the expanded Upcoming, Past, as well as exhibitions hosted by our own Network gallery, here at Cranbrook Art Museum.
On View
Degree Show 2008

2008 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art
April 19 – May 9, 2008

 Cranbrook Academy of Art is an internationally recognized school of art, design and architecture comprised of a community of working artists and students. Established in 1932, the Academy of Art's Graduate Program remains a "living studio of artistic invention" as envisioned by its founder, newspaper publisher and philanthropist George Booth. The prestigious two-year Graduate Program includes approximately 150 students working with ten Artists-in-Residence, each of whom heads one of the Academy's ten departments: Architecture, Ceramics, 2D Design, 3D Design, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. Each April, as part of the requirements for earning either a Master of Fine Arts or Master of Architecture degree, the second-year Master's degree candidates present their thesis work in the annual Graduate Degree Exhibition.

William Massie
William Massie William Massie: An American House 08
May 3 – October 31, 2008
Members' Preview: Friday, May 2, 2008 5-8 pm

The debut of American House 08, the first in a series of ten prefabricated houses designed and constructed by William E. Massie — the award-winning Architect-in-Residence and Head of the Architecture Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art — will take place on March 7, 2008, at Cranbrook Art Museum in conjunction with the opening of a larger exhibition. American House 08 embodies Massie's drastically divergent practice from traditional architecture through his use of computer-based fabrication technology for efficient, precise, and customized fabrication. Constructed entirely within the architect's 12,000 square-foot studio just minutes away from the historic Saarinen-designed Cranbrook campus, American House 08 was designed, in part, at full scale. By composing in real-time, Massie is able to negotiate between material and concept, relying on human reaction to the actual space and details. Utilizing computer-based fabrication technology for production, the house consists of a prefabricated steel frame, in-filled with manufactured structural panels—all filtered through a process of digital fabrication.
Craft in America
Craft in America Craft in America: Expanding Traditions
June 14 – September 14, 2008
Members' Preview and Opening Weekend Celebration: June 13-15, 2008

Craft in America — Expanding Traditions celebrates the rich legacy of an American artform. The exhibition is landmark historical survey, touring nationally, which features exemplary works that celebrate the aesthetic achievements in the field. Spanning more than one hundred years, beginning with the Industrial Revolution, Craft in America explores the many cultures and movements that have contributed to the development and refinement of American crafts during the last century. The history of Cranbrook and the Academy of Art figure centrally into this exhibition which features more than 17 objects from the Collection of Cranbrook Art Museum, and work by Cranbrook faculty and graduates including Eliel and Loja Saarinen, Ed Rossbach, John Glick, Marianne Strengell, Jack Lenor Larsen, Harry Bertoia and Harvey Littleton. Other artists represented in the exhibition, which features over 150 works, include Ron Nagle, Gertrude and Otto Natzler, Peter Voulkos, Wendell Castle, Sam Maloof, George Nakashima, and Wharton Esherick.

Craft in America: Expanding Traditions is organized by Craft in America, Inc., Los Angeles, and Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions (CATE), Pasadena, California.
FORUM GALLERY >>

Please also visit Cranbrook Academy of Art's Forum Gallery, located in the new Rafael Moneo Building adjoining Cranbrook Art Museum, where during the year, Academy students can exhibit their work and curate shows.
Forum Gallery

FRIDAY NIGHTS
EVERY FRIDAY, 5 PM - 9PM, NEW STUDIOS BUILDING - FORUM GALLERY OPENINGS
The student-run Forum Gallery offers a opening each week of the academic year. Join graduate students of the Academy who present edgy work to their peers and the community at large. Free and open to the public.
CREDITS >>
Cranbrook Art Museum’s 2007-2008 Exhibition Season is generously sponsored by LaSalle Bank.



The Art Museum’s exhibitions also are presented with the support of the Museum Committee of Cranbrook Art Museum including Adele Acheson, Maggie Allesee, John Berry, Jonathan Boos, Deborah Bragman, Maxine Frankel, Ralph Graham, Stanley Grandon, John Henke III, Jonathan Holtzman, Diane Kirkpatrick, David Klein, Til M. Klem, Corrine Lemberg, Wendy MacGaw, Diane VanderBeke Mager, Abigail Murray, James A. Nichols, Michael Poris, Ruth Rattner, Cathy Rosenthal, Jane Schulak, Gilbert B. Silverman, Ronald S. Swanson, Gary L. Wasserman, and Pamela Applebaum Wyett.

Cranbrook

Cranbrook Art Museum is supported, in part, by the memberships and fund-raising activities of ArtMembers@Cranbrook, including both Fanfare and Serious Moonlight; contributors to the Annual Fund of both Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum; and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

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Cranbrook Art Museum is a non-profit contemporary art museum, and an integral part of Cranbrook Academy of Art, a community of artists-in-residence and graduate-level students of art, design and architecture. Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Art Museum are a part of Cranbrook Educational Community, which also includes Cranbrook’s Institute of Science, Schools and other affiliated cultural and educational programs. Cranbrook Art Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. For information call toll free 1-877-GO-CRANBrook (1-877-462-7262).