Dearborn Community Arts Council presents Michigan Book Artists at the Padzieski Gallery, March 13-April 26

Dearborn- Dearborn’s Padzieski Gallery – the City’s free public art gallery – will host an exhibition featuring artwork from five Michigan artists entitled Michigan Book Artists: Between the Covers.

The exhibition opens on Thursday, March 13, and runs through Saturday, April 26. The exhibit’s free opening reception is on March 13 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the gallery. The Padzieski Gallery is located in Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center; The Center is located at 15801 Michigan Avenue (corner of Greenfield Road).

Artists’ books are works of art realized in the form of a book. They are usually published in small editions, though sometimes they are one-of-a-kind objects. Artists’ books have employed a wide range of forms, including scrolls, fold-outs or loose items contained in a box. Michigan Book Artists: Between the Covers will explore the history, methods and materials used in this unique and expressive art form.

The invited Michigan book artists include: Eric Alstrom of Okemos, a book artist, binder and conservator who has been involved in the book arts since 1989; Barbara Brown of Ann Arbor, an artist and teacher who has studied fine binding and the book arts for more than 15 years; Alvey Jones of Ann Arbor, who has worked professionally as an artist, graphic designer and illustrator; Benjamin Reynaert of Ann Arbor, who has attended the Rhode Island School of Design and interned for the Center of Book Arts in New York City; and Marsha Wright of Howell, who has studied printmaking and photography and received her M.F.A. from Wayne State University.

Two workshops focusing on bookmaking techniques will be taught by Brown and Reynaert at The Center during the exhibition in April. For more information on the workshops, call 313.943.2190.

The Padzieski Gallery is a program of the Dearborn Community Arts Council in cooperation with the City of Dearborn. The gallery’s hours are Tuesday through Friday from noon to 6 pm., Saturday, from noon to 5:30 pm. and through intermission during performances in The Center’s theater. For information on this exhibit or the gallery’s upcoming schedule, call 313.943.3095 and visit www.DCACarts.org.