Gallery Hours: 

Wednesday thru Friday 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Noon - 3:00 p.m. during exhibits 

Directions:
20904 Northline, Taylor between I-75 (exit 37) and Telegraph Road
On the campus of Wayne County Community College District-Downriver.

Admission Policy:
Exhibitions are free. 
Special Events such as lectures, seminars and workshops may require pre-registration and fees.
The DCA welcomes donations in support of  Gallery programs and events.

About the Galleries:
The Home Gallery is the larger of the two exhibition spaces at the DCA and is located in the original section of the Sell Farmhouse. The Skylight Gallery intimate space is optimal for works that are smaller in size and number. 

           

January 10-February 15
Opening Reception: January 10,  6-8 p.m.
Home Gallery
"An Uncommon Life: The Still Life Paintings of Margie Guyot" 

           Charlevoix painter Margie Guyot deftly uses oil paints to create still life paintings that evoke a lush and color-filled world. Image: "Fox & Astromeria", oil, 48" x 36"

Skylight Gallery
"Brian Buck: Points of View"

Calling himself the "Master of Pointillism", Brian Buck of Kentwood, Michigan, uses a fine point technical pen to create intricate, detailed drawings of the natural world. Image: "Zebra" (detail)

February 28-April 4
Opening Reception:  Thursday, 28, 6-8 pm
Home Gallery

"Elements" Artwork by Dolores Slowinski, John Albert Murphy and K. Carleton Johnson; Poetry by Christine Monhollen

Papier Mache' structures by Dolores Slowinski; clay vessels by John Albert Murphy and paintings by K. Carleton Johnson. Above: JA Murphy, "Untitled"; D. Slowinski, "Church of Our Eternal Longing", mixed media

April 17-May 2
Opening Reception:  Thursday, April 17, 6-9 pm
Home and Skylight Gallery
Wayne County Community College District Student Exhibition

Work in a variety of media and style by the talented student artists of WCCCD. With a simultaneous reception in the College Atrium.  

May 22-June 27
Opening Reception:  Thursday, May 22. 2-8 pm
Home Gallery
Collective Constructions: Valerie Mann and Barbara Yerace

  Valerie Mann and Barbara Yerace present a body of sculptural work celebrating the creative process. Above: Valerie Mann and Barbara Yerace, "Fire" mixed media

July 10-25
Opening Reception and Ice Cream Social: Thursday, July 10, 6:30-8:30  pm, sponsored by Seneca Sports, Bruce Haberkern

Home Gallery
Skylight Gallery
Annual Members' Salon Show 

Annual fine arts exhibit featuring the work of current DCA members. Above image: Mark Jackson, "The Raptors", block print. 

APPLICATION available for artists who wish to participate in the Members' Salon Show, July 10-25. Click here forms/MemSalonReg08.pdf  for printable application. 

September 4-October 17
Opening Reception:  Thursday, September 4, 6-8 pm

Home Gallery
                             Felt, Paper, Cloth and Canvas:                 

             Anne Flora, Marion Melody, Marilyn Prucka      

        Skylight Gallery
Felt, Paper, Cloth and Canvas: Kay Lister

Four artists push the boundaries of creating artwork using felt, paper, cloth and canvas as their media of choice. This exhibit is sponsored in part by Zukin's Rib Shack and Marianne Letasi Photography.

October 23-November 21
Opening Reception:  Thursday, October 23
Home Gallery
 Emerging Artists

Juried exhibit of Emerging Artists from the Downriver region.

December 4-12
                 Opening Reception:  Wednesday, November 28, 6-8 pm                   Home Gallery
Wayne County Community College District Student Exhibition

Work in a variety of media and style by the talented student artists of WCCCD. With a simultaneous reception in the College Atrium.  

Skylight Gallery
Holiday Gift Shop

Sales from the DCA Holiday Gift Shop benefit gallery programs.

Above image: "Ornaments" by Barbara Yerace, photo: B. Yerace

              Downriver Council of the Arts Satellite Site at the News Herald/Heritage News Building, Southgate      

DCA Satellite Exhibition Site is the News-Herald Building, One Heritage Drive, Suite 100, Southgate. Art work is exhibited for three months. Artists interested in exhibiting at the  Satellite Site should contact the DCA at 734-287-6103.

January-March 2008
Richard Yandura (drawings) and Lou Terry (photographs) 

April-June 2008
 Helen Le Blanc and Students  

July-September 2008
Marianne Letasi, photographs 

October-December 2008
 Maralena Howard, acrylic paintings

Downriver Council for the Arts Permanent Collection

The DCA Permanent Collection was begun in May 2002 with the purchase of 
Michigan Detour, a charcoal drawing by Martine Mac Donald. Since that time, the collection has continued to grow with works in a variety of media and representing 
talented artists living, working and exhibiting throughout the country. All works in this collection have been part of exhibitions at the Home Gallery and are acquired through sponsors and donations. Individuals, organizations and corporations who wish to exhibit the permanent collection may contact the DCA at 734 287-6103.

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