• Notre Dame Truss Replica Raising

    Exhibition Opening

    Join us for a truss-raising adventure and Notre Dame Project presentation in Ann Arbor! Handshouse Studio representatives will crane-raise the full-scale reconstruction of Notre Dame choir truss #6 and present its significance and story to the public. Includes a Q+A with Notre Dame Project Participants from 11:30am-12:30pm. This exhibition has been brought to A2AC by Handshouse Studio in participation with Lower Continue Reading

    Free
  • The Gift of Repair Panel Presentation

    Artist Talks

    Presented by Lindsay Cook, Professor of Architectural History at Penn State University, and Marie Brown, Executive Director of Handshouse Studio and Notre Dame Project Director. Learn about the experiences of Americans who worked alongside French carpenters to reconstruct Notre Dame de Paris in France and how a gesture of global solidarity among makers became an embodied act of reconstruction across Continue Reading

    Free
  • Art in Public Call for Art: Liberty Plaza

    Calls for Art

    The City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation and the Ann Arbor's DDA seek an artist or artist team to design and paint colorful, fun, and non-representational art on the concrete walls in Liberty Plaza in Downtown Ann Arbor. BUDGET: $35,000DEADLINE: Dec. 1, 2024, at 11:59pm EST

  • Winter Art Camps Sneak Peek

    Art Camps

    Get the scoop on this year's Winter Art Camps, taking place in Downtown Ann Arbor Monday, December 30-Tuesday, December 31. Choose from our 2-Day Creativity Camp for children ages 5-9, or our 2-Day Handbuilding Clay Camp for children ages 9-12. Registration for Winter Break Youth Art Camp opens on Friday, November 1 at 7:00am *You must be the parent or Continue Reading

  • Trick or Treat Halloween Coloring Contest

    A2AC Gallery 117 W Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    Free Family Drop-Ins

    Stop by the A2AC with the kiddos and enter our special Halloween Coloring Contest with complimentary colored pencils and coloring sheets by artist Annika Smits. This event is a part of MSAA's Trick or Treat Parade event.

    Free
  • Winter Workshops Open for Registration

    Education Term Launches

    Brush off the chill with crafty winter thrills with a Winter Workshop from the A2AC in Downtown Ann Arbor. Winter Workshops are a great, small commitment way to warm up your creative spirit. Bring a friend to a date night workshop or your household at a Family Friday, or just take a break from the world and give yourself something Continue Reading

  • A2AC Winter Art Camps Open for Registration

    Art Camps

    Kids aged 5-12 will ring in the year at our special NYE-edition Winter Art Camps, running Monday, Dec. 30 through Tuesday, Dec. 31. Choose from our 2-Day Creativity Camp for children ages 5-9 or our 2-Day Handbuilding Clay Camp for children ages 9-12.

  • Mad Conductors Participatory Performance & Crip/Mad Archive Dances Screening – Moved to Riverside Arts Center

    Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron Street, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
    Performances

    This event has been moved to Riverside Arts Center and will now occur from 11am-1pm. This is part of the 2024 Disability Arts & Culture Gathering, a weekend of disability culture arts-based research and community building centered on twin inquiries of environmental and interspecies gentleness, mad memory, and archival intermedial/technological play.  From the organizer: We are happy to welcome people Continue Reading

    Free
  • “dancing st. elizabeth’s” Workshop – Moved to Riverside Arts Center

    Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron Street, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
    Performances

    This event has been moved to Riverside Arts Center. This is part of the 2024 Disability Arts & Culture Gathering, a weekend of disability culture arts-based research and community building centered on twin inquiries of environmental and interspecies gentleness, mad memory, and archival intermedial/technological play.  From the organizer: We are happy to welcome people joining from elsewhere. All Gathering events Continue Reading

    Free
  • Election Day: Last Day to Check Out Obama: An Intimate Portrait

    A2AC Gallery 117 W Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    Exhibitions

    Pete Souza's Obama: An Intimate Portrait has been extended through Election Day! Don't miss this exceptional collection of 50 of Souza's pictures taken during Obama's presidency. Note: the A2AC Gallery will be hosting a few events over the Nov. 2 & 3 weekend, so be sure to check our events page if you plan to visit us on Saturday or Sunday.

    Free
  • Our Love Will Change the World Opening Reception

    A2AC Gallery 117 W Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    Exhibition Opening

    Join us for a trip through three decades of music through the work of prolific SE Michigan photographer Doug Coombe.

    Free
  • Our Love Will Change the World Opening Reception

    A2AC Gallery 117 W Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    Exhibition Opening

    Join us for a trip through three decades of music through the work of prolific SE Michigan photographer Doug Coombe.

    Free