Calendar of Events
Every Thursday at 11am, Motawi Tileworks offers a free tour of the Tileworks. You can scope out our studio, meet our staff, and watch the tilemaking process up close. No need to make a reservation - just show up! Best for ages 8 to adult. Motawi Tileworks, 170 Enterprise Drive. Free. 734-213-0017. motawi@motawi.com www.motawi.com [map]
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Panel discussion with U-M English professor Sara Blair and others. In conjunction with the new exhibit (see Galleries). Reception follows. 4-6 p.m., 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537. [map]
Panel discussion with U-M English professor Sara Blair and others. In conjunction with the new exhibit. Reception follows. 4-6 p.m., 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537. [map]
Opening of this exhibit based on and inspired by U-M researcher Melissa Zagorski’s thesis The Geography of Significant Colorants: Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. The exhibit explores the use of color in antique maps and the geographical origins of the colorants used to make them. The exhibit runs through May 3. 4-7 p.m., U-M Hatcher Grad Library, 2nd floor. Free. 764-0410. [map]
UMMA staff give a 30-minute talk about various themes in the museum’s collection. 12:15-12:45 p.m., meet at the UMMA information desk, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. [map]
Artist reception for this photography exhibit (Jan. 7-31). The Common Cup Coffeehouse, 1511 Washtenaw. Free. 734-327-6914. www.commoncupcoffee.com [map]
Every Sun. Docent-led tour, with audience participation, of highlights of UMMA collections. 1 p.m. UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. [map]
Docent-led tour of the current exhibit, which seeks to complicate Western analytical frameworks that have traditionally understood African artworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals. 2 p.m., UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. [map]
