Cranbrook Art Museum - Exhibitions

In 1996 Cranbrook Academy of Art inaugurated a new channel for creative and cultural exchange. NETWORK: A Project of Cranbrook Academy of Art was an exhibition venue for Cranbrook alumni, current students and contemporary practitioners from around the world related to the Cranbrook Academy of Art Program. NETWORK, located in the lower level of Cranbrook Art Museum, was a gallery of contemporary works, a physical space to engage creativity and a forum for people to exchange new ideas. NETWORK provided opportunity to expand dialogue with the greater metropolitan Detroit arena, a milieu of radical mutation, genesis and cultural change. <
RECENTLY CONCLUDED:

	Critical Mass: Metalsmithing at Cranbrook under Gary Griffin Exhibition Dates: June 3 through October 15, 2006 After twenty-two years as Artist-in-Residence and Head of the Department of Metalsmithing at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Gary Griffin is moving his studio practice to New Mexico. CRITICAL MASS celebrates Griffin's remarkable tenure at Cranbrook through an exhibition of work by a broad cross-section of the 121 Academy alumni that received an MFA in Metalsmithing from 1985 through 2005. The exhibition was curated by Ben Wearley (Metalsmithing '92). [see more: Critical Mass]

	Look Alikes: The Decal Plates of Howard Kottler - October 7, 2005 through January 8, 2006 In the late 1960s, the influential American ceramist and Academy graduate Howard Kottler (1930-1989; CAA MFA 1957), began to experiment with commercial decals on store-bought plates, anathemas in the then insular world of traditional studio potters who wedged clay and calculated glazes. “Look Alikes” presents sixty works from this inventive chapter in Kottler’s career. “Look Alikes” was organized by Tacoma Art Museum in Washington. The exhibition and catalogue have been made possible by generous support from the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust. The exhibition was curated by independent curator Vicki Halper. [see more: Look Alikes Exhibition]
LIVING LIGHT ON THE LAND
	Living Light on the Land: Prototypes for Sustainable Architecture and Design - Exhibition runs: June 4 through September 25, 2005. This exhibition presents avant-garde projects of five artists and architects – all of whom are graduates of Cranbrook Academy of Art -- contributing to the field of sustainable (“green”) architecture and design. Works presented range from a section of a house made from recycled printing plates, to products made by a community of Native Americans living in Argentina. [see more: Living Light on the Land Exhibition]

	The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection includes: 87 Artists Cranbrook to Lancaster and Back: Contemporary Works in Clay, Fiber and Metal from the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection January 29, through March 26, 2005 postcard: Design < > Conversant Studios < > Francheska Guerrero < > CAA 2D Design '03 [ read more about the Pfannebecker exhibition]

	"The Literary Print in the 21st Century" October 16, 2004 - January 9, 2005 At a time when literary reading is in dramatic decline, The Literary Print in the 21st Century draws attention to the importance of reading, an activity critical to the development of a cultured and creative society. The 21 Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni artists that were asked to create a print based on a work of literature of their choosing responded by employing a variety of timely techniques and conceptual approaches. [ read more about the Literary Print exhibition]

	Upper Left: Washington State Alumni June 5 – September 26, 2004 UPPER LEFT continues a series of Network Gallery projects aimed at highlighting the current work of Academy graduates living in different regions of the country. The first exhibition in this series, 718: A Bridge to Brooklyn, took place in the fall of 2002. UPPER LEFT presents the work of twenty alumni -- artists, architects and designers -- from Washington State who represent six decades of Academy graduates. [ read more about the Upper Left exhibition]

	6595 Miles (10614KM): South Korean Alumni Exhibition January 24- April 4, 2004 This exhibition of small-scale works features 38 artists, architects and designers who are Academy alumni with a connection to South Korea. The exhibition will travel to the Total Gallery in Seoul. << Exhibition card design: Wook Kim *[ read more about South Korean Alumni* exhibition]**

	Work & Play: The Textiles and Basketry of Ed Rossbach October 11, 2003 — January 4, 2004 Ed Rossbach (1914-2002) was one of the most significant figures in the history of contemporary fiber art. As an artist, educator and author, he succeeded in bringing critical attention to the fields of basketry, non-loom weaving, and found-object weaving. Rossbach received an MFA in 1947 from Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he studied with both Maija Grotell and Marianne Strengell. *[ read more about the Ed Rossbach* exhibition]**

	"Body Shop" May 24 - August 24, 2003 This exhibition of alumni work focuses on artists who use the body as a canvas. The work addresses issues as diverse as fashion, technology, social commentary, design and fine art. Artists include Gary Chapman (Painting ‘86), Judy Eliyas (Photography ‘83), Deborah Fisher (Fibers ‘01) and KnoWear (Peter Allen and Carla Murray 3D Design 99’ and ‘2000).