In conjunction with IS/LAND performance collaborative, join us in the A2AC Gallery to it. This free drop-in series will teach you how to fold the cranes, which will be included in IS/LAND's Tsuru for Solidarity Tree at the Ann Arbor District Library's downtown branch in May. Later this summer, all cranes will be transported down to the U.S./Mexico border to Continue Reading
IS/LAND invite the audience to attend and bear witness to a ceremony of transformation and transcendence. Forming rolls of colorful Hanji mulberry paper into shapes and pathways of wisdom, knowledge, and healing, the movement of the dancers offers improvised ‘rituals’ as communal gestures of healing and transmutation, ultimately creating a restorative healing space for both the audience and performers. The Continue Reading
IS/LAND invite the audience to attend and bear witness to a ceremony of transformation and transcendence. Forming rolls of colorful Hanji mulberry paper into shapes and pathways of wisdom, knowledge, and healing, the movement of the dancers offers improvised ‘rituals’ as communal gestures of healing and transmutation, ultimately creating a restorative healing space for both the audience and performers. Stay Continue Reading
The A2AC celebrates Awake! Printmaking in Action at the A2AC Spotlight Gallery on May 5, in conjunction with the opening of Maternal Interior at the A2AC Gallery, as well as the First Fridays Gallery Hop in Ann Arbor, featuring various galleries around the city. Awake! Printmaking in Action showcases the current visual language of activist movements. How has printmaking assisted Continue Reading
Join us for the Opening Reception of the Maternal Interior exhibition in the A2AC Gallery. We are proud to host guest curators Lee Nowell-Wilson (Baltimore), Alana DeRiggi (Ann Arbor), and Gina Balibrera (Ann Arbor) for this new multidisciplinary exhibition featuring 11 visual artists in conjunction with 12 writers, who turn their gaze inward toward their personal journeys of motherhood. This Continue Reading
Join us for a special pre-Mother's Day Pop-Up at the A2AC Shop. You won't want to miss the four guest artists whose work could make the perfect gifts for the Moms in your life. Artists include:Stacey Malasky (Prints, textile)Anusree Sattaluri (ceramics, prints)Teresa Petersen (original collage and prints)Jessica Tenbusch (mixed media originals, prints, jewelry)
Things are heating up this summer at the A2AC! Mark your calendars for Summer Art Class registration, opening May 17 for members and May 19 for all. By becoming a member, you'll not only be supporting a 501(c)3 organization, ensuring a home for the visual arts in your community, but it will also allow you to secure a spot in Continue Reading
Beat the heat with a summer art class at the A2AC!
The new A2AC Author Series features writers from the Maternal Interior exhibition in the A2AC Gallery. Each Thursday evening presents six authors from the show, reading selections of their work. This includes poetry, essay, and fiction. Free with RSVP | Donations will be accepted at the door In partnership with
The new A2AC Author Series features writers from the Maternal Interior exhibition in the A2AC Gallery. Each Thursday evening presents six authors from the show, reading selections of their work. This includes poetry, essay, and fiction. Free with RSVP | Donations accepted at the door Presented by
Author Ryan Estrada has been thrown from a moving train, was almost eaten by lions, and was even set on fire. But the scariest thing he's ever had to do? Tell those stories on stage. How did he go from nervous in front of a crowd to a three-time Moth StorySlam winner who turns his stage performances into comics? In Continue Reading
Join us in the A2AC Gallery for a conversation with curators Gina Balibrera, Alana DeRiggi, and Lee Nowell-Wilson, as well as A2AC Exhibitions Director Thea A. Eck. Learn how the show was created and dive deeper into the diverse theme of motherhood percolating through the artwork and writing pieces.
