DAM SMALL SHOW Opening Reception

August 07, 2009 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The DAM Small Show Opening Reception is August 7, 2009 from 6 – 9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Musical entertainment provided by The Blackman…on the turntable.

Detroit art collectors won’t want to miss this LARGE selection of SMALL art works by more than 70 recognizable (and new) Detroit area artists, who have been specially invited to showcase their work in a unique format. Pieces for this show are limited in size to 12” by 12” and each of the artists represented have been able to feature MORE, highly collectible, original pieces in an extremely affordable price range. ALL work is priced under $250.

This show includes work by Sharon Que (Ann Arbor), Robert Sestok (Detroit), Mary Fortuna (Royal Oak), Joe Berube (Belle River, ONT), Gilda Snowden (Detroit), Matt Lewis (Saginaw), Sergio DiGuisti (Redford) Brigit Huttemann-Holt (Grosse Pointe Park), Elizabeth Crank (Detroit), David Fischer (Ann Arbor), Luda Tcherniak (Rochester), Deborah Kashdan (Southfield) and many more in an eclectic mix of all mediums including photography, paintings, drawings, and sculpture.

This month’s Featured Artist in DAM’s Elements Gallery is Carl Oxley III of Hamtramck. Carl’s work is often described to be bright, colorful, happy, cheerful, cute and cool. It makes people feel good. “Art for me is all about enjoyment. I love painting, and most of all, I love making people laugh and smile. I believe art should be accessible to everyone, and I try to make art that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, races, cultures, classes, and so on. Art belongs to everyone.” Carl will be exhibiting a new LARGE piece entitled "HAMTRAMCK". In this new series of works, drawing inspiration from graphic novels, ancient hieroglyphs and pictographs, Oxley pushes forward from the single character image, dividing the panel into multiple scenes telling a larger story.