Monday, July 9, 2012

Concert of Colors: @TheWrightMuseum's Weekly Update July 9 - 15

» THURSDAY: 20th Annual Concert of Colors Opening Night
» SUNDAY: Hustle for History ($)
» Current Exhibitions
» You May Have Missed...
» Become a Member Today!

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20th Annual Concert of Colors Opening Night
Thursday 7/12 at 6:30 pm
For the second year, The Wright Museum kicks off this "Motor City Throwdown!"  Cultures Collide with MIKE-E & AfroFlow + Friends in the Museum's General Motors Theater... if you were here last year, you know to arrive early because the house will be packed!  Attendees will also be able to experience our newest exhibit,
Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney, as a part of this free event.  Concert of Colors doesn't end at the Museum, though - the concert continues Friday, July 13 @ Detroit Institute of Arts and Saturday & Sunday, July 14 & 15 @ Max M. Fisher Music Center with a host of musical artists including George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic!  All Concert of Colors events are free and open to the public.  Click here to learn more...
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Hustle for History Weekly Dance Lessons ($)
Sunday 7/15 @ 5 pm in the Ford Freedom Rotunda
Get your groove on with our weekly hustle lessons, taught by instructor Thomasenia Johnson of Two Left FeetFree for Members, $7 for non-members. Purchase 5 lessons and receive a complimentary museum membership, making your next 12 months of hustle lessons FREE! For more information,please call (313) 494-5800.
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Current Exhibitions

Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney
Through September 9,
2012
This retrospective exhibition traces illustrator Jerry Pinkney's 50-year career producing some of the most highly acclaimed children's books of our time.  A popular and critically acclaimed artist, Jerry Pinkney was recently presented with the prestigious Caldecott Medal, awarded to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children that year.  The recipient of five Caldecott Honor Medals, five Coretta Scott King Awards, four Coretta Scott King Honor Awards, and a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Illustrators in New York, the artist has also served on the Board of the National Endowment for the Arts, and on the National Postal Service's Citizen Stamp Advisory Council.  "Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney" has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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Moving to His Own Beat - Fela: The Man, The Movement, The Music
Through November, 2012
Created in partnership with Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, this exhibit examines the life of Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti in the realms of music, culture, and politics, and preludes the arrival of the off-Broadway smash musical, Fela!, in February, 2012.  Fela's undying passion for African peoples, understanding of the power of art and politics, and unyielding struggle against the colonial forces in Nigeria during the 1950s and 1960s, solidified his legacy as a shimmering agent of change against the status quo.  He spoke out against the ruling government, returned to African traditions that had been interrupted during Colonialism, and brilliantly used his music as a medium for social change.  Always pushing the envelope, Fela infused traditional African highlife music with classical jazz and funk, which evolved into a unique sound that he called, "Afrobeat."  The powerful music and social commentary found throughout his vast catalogue of recordings is indicative of his desire to help end oppression among African peoples everywhere.  Click here to learn more...

The Chris Webber Collection: Exceptional People During Extraordinary Times, 1755 - Present
Through November, 2012
Chris Webber, Detroit native, National Basketball Association All-Star player (retired) and NBA announcer, collects rare artifacts that illuminate the lives and legacies of African American greats such as Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author; Rosa Parks , mother of the modern civil rights movement; civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others.  Viewers get a glimpse of their heritage and learn about a different facet of Chris Webber, basketball player, philanthropist, and collector of African American history.  Click here to learn more...

Great American Artists - Part II: The Branches
Through September 2, 2012
This yearlong exhibition features the works of a consortium of Detroit artists in a three-part series subtitled, "Roots, Branches, and Seeds." During the past several years, each artist has collaborated to complete a portrait of a group member and to document each other's studio processes, techniques and themes. This cooperative provides the group a means of documenting and preserving each artist's image and their careers.  Exhibiting second are Christopher Batten, Halima Cassels and Senghor Reid who form the "Branches" of the group. They have used inspiration derived from the "Roots" to create murals, installations and large figurative works worldwide. Their work explores environmental issues and the communities in which they live.  Click here to learn more...


You May Have Missed...

The Detroit News, "African World Festival gets new museum home"

The Michigan Citizen, "Reimagine {r}evolution"

Metro Parent, "Concert of Colors Festival in Detroit"

Detroit Free Press, "New exhibitions ably display the breadth and range of art in metro Detroit"

BLAC Detroit, "Q&A with Jerry Pinkney, Famed Kids Book Illustrator"

Knight Arts, "Black Music Rocks... and Sings, and Raps, and Has an Orchestra"



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Members of the The Wright Museum enjoy benefits such as:
• Free admission to the museum
• Free guest pass(es)
• Invitations to Members' Only previews
• Free subscription to the quarterly membership newsletter, The Wright Times
• 10% discount in the museum store
• Special pricing on select museum events
• 20% off meals at
Union Street Restaurant

Unless otherwise noted with ($), all events are FREE and open to the public.
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Free for members & children under 3

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