The Downriver Council for the Arts’ (DCA) presents LOUD, in-person and on-line! Artwork visually highlights the spoken and written word through creative interpretation. Hover over the image to read the description. Click to the left or right to scroll through the entire show. If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please contact the DCA at 734-720-0671 or dc4arts@downriverarts.org
Thank you to all the artists who submitted art into this exhibit!
LOUD Title Panel
Artist and LOUD Exhibit Curator: Adrienne Trupiano
www.adriennetrupiano.weebly.com
Adrienne Trupiano is a Detroit based artist, animator, and writer. She's earned a degree, in Computer Art; Motion Graphics, from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Adrienne has been an adjunct of Animation and Advertising Design at College for Creative Studies, and an adjunct of History of Graphic Design and Animation at Henry Ford College. Throughout her career she's worked in the Detroit advertising and production industry as well as in broadcast design.
While she does love the work she's done for various clients, her passion and peace is found in painting and writing.
“My fascination with finding peace in art and writing is what saved me; it’s what saves me every day.” Adrienne writes, “By painting and writing poetry, I’ve been able to pull out the voices in my head. I made them real, into something I could touch and see, by putting them into a painting or by writing them in a poem.”
Adrienne maintains an active performance schedule with poetry readings and speaking engagements based on healing and overcoming mental illness through art and writing.
Time Spent
Artist and LOUD Exhibit Curator: Adrienne Trupiano
www.adriennetrupiano.weebly.com
Adrienne Trupiano is a Detroit based artist, animator, and writer. She's earned a degree, in Computer Art; Motion Graphics, from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Adrienne has been an adjunct of Animation and Advertising Design at College for Creative Studies, and an adjunct of History of Graphic Design and Animation at Henry Ford College. Throughout her career she's worked in the Detroit advertising and production industry as well as in broadcast design.
While she does love the work she's done for various clients, her passion and peace is found in painting and writing.
“My fascination with finding peace in art and writing is what saved me; it’s what saves me every day.” Adrienne writes, “By painting and writing poetry, I’ve been able to pull out the voices in my head. I made them real, into something I could touch and see, by putting them into a painting or by writing them in a poem.”
Adrienne maintains an active performance schedule with poetry readings and speaking engagements based on healing and overcoming mental illness through art and writing.
Keep Writing
Artist and LOUD Exhibit Curator: Adrienne Trupiano
www.adriennetrupiano.weebly.com
Adrienne Trupiano is a Detroit based artist, animator, and writer. She's earned a degree, in Computer Art; Motion Graphics, from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Adrienne has been an adjunct of Animation and Advertising Design at College for Creative Studies, and an adjunct of History of Graphic Design and Animation at Henry Ford College. Throughout her career she's worked in the Detroit advertising and production industry as well as in broadcast design.
While she does love the work she's done for various clients, her passion and peace is found in painting and writing.
“My fascination with finding peace in art and writing is what saved me; it’s what saves me every day.” Adrienne writes, “By painting and writing poetry, I’ve been able to pull out the voices in my head. I made them real, into something I could touch and see, by putting them into a painting or by writing them in a poem.”
Adrienne maintains an active performance schedule with poetry readings and speaking engagements based on healing and overcoming mental illness through art and writing.
LOUD Art Exhibition - Special guest performer Jaelin Szydlowski
This is only a small sample.
LOUD Art Exhibition - Special guest performer Jaelin Szydlowski
This is only a small sample.
Collaboration between Donna Hinson and Pietro M. Di Giorgio
Collaboration between Donna Hinson and Pietro M. Di Giorgio
When Donna invited Pietro to respond to her artwork with poetry, the result was epic! Pietro was able to respond with words, the emotions Donna executed within her visual art pieces.
This body of work represents an expression of Donna’s own inner life and working her way through emotional baggage over a period of about 20 years. Having not been too familiar with the medium, Donna chose to experiment in watercolor and techniques unfamiliar and uncomfortable, which seemed fitting for this body of work. With watercolor she found a way to express her emotions more abstractly and more direct, than through a traditional subject matter.
These are only a representation of a larger body of work.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
PIETRO M. DI GIORGIO graduated from Fordson High School, Eastern Michigan University, and was granted a Master's Degree from Wayne State University. Mr. Di Giorgio taught creative writing, poetry, and literature. He loved and encouraged his students. Together, they authored a literary publication-The Seed-and produced a radio program called Starting Point, featuring poetry and music. In addition, he has always been passionate about Theatre. He has produced, and acted in more than fifty productions. Pietro and his wife, Sharlet, retired in 1988, and spent a year in Italy, writing, painting, and enjoying family. They lived in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where Pietro devoted his time to writing poetry until his death in 2016. You can find many of Pietro’s books through online retailers.
DONNA BOISSEAU HINSON is a DCA resident artist and teaches classes through the DCA for children and adults, including the DCA’s Youth Art classes and the DCA’s Youth Summer Art Camps. Previously Donna was the owner/operator of a gallery and studio on Grosse Ile, and now focuses her paintings on relationships between people, self and the larger society. She is interested in what makes us who we are and how we interact with one another, how the larger world influences us and how we influence the world. Many of her pieces rely on nuanced balance and simplicity, and can be described best as intimate looks at ideas and feelings. View her art on her Facebook page, Donna Boisseau Hinson Studio.
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Collaboration between Donna Hinson and Pietro M. Di Giorgio
When Donna invited Pietro to respond to her artwork with poetry, the result was epic! Pietro was able to respond with words, the emotions Donna executed within her visual art pieces.
This body of work represents an expression of Donna’s own inner life and working her way through emotional baggage over a period of about 20 years. Having not been too familiar with the medium, Donna chose to experiment in watercolor and techniques unfamiliar and uncomfortable, which seemed fitting for this body of work. With watercolor she found a way to express her emotions more abstractly and more direct, than through a traditional subject matter.
These are only a representation of a larger body of work.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
PIETRO M. DI GIORGIO graduated from Fordson High School, Eastern Michigan University, and was granted a Master's Degree from Wayne State University. Mr. Di Giorgio taught creative writing, poetry, and literature. He loved and encouraged his students. Together, they authored a literary publication-The Seed-and produced a radio program called Starting Point, featuring poetry and music. In addition, he has always been passionate about Theatre. He has produced, and acted in more than fifty productions. Pietro and his wife, Sharlet, retired in 1988, and spent a year in Italy, writing, painting, and enjoying family. They lived in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where Pietro devoted his time to writing poetry until his death in 2016. You can find many of Pietro’s books through online retailers.
DONNA BOISSEAU HINSON is a DCA resident artist and teaches classes through the DCA for children and adults, including the DCA’s Youth Art classes and the DCA’s Youth Summer Art Camps. Previously Donna was the owner/operator of a gallery and studio on Grosse Ile, and now focuses her paintings on relationships between people, self and the larger society. She is interested in what makes us who we are and how we interact with one another, how the larger world influences us and how we influence the world. Many of her pieces rely on nuanced balance and simplicity, and can be described best as intimate looks at ideas and feelings. View her art on her Facebook page, Donna Boisseau Hinson Studio.
Sail Away
William P. Morreau | Sail Away | Watercolor & Song Reference | $300
Sailor’s Prayer
William P. Morreau | Sailor’s Prayer | Poem & Carving | $400
Sailor’s Lament
William P. Morreau | Sailor’s Lament | Poem & Carving | $500
Burning Brightly
Sharlene Welton | Burning Brightly | Acrylic on wrapped canvas, framed | 36x24 | $500
Sharlene Welton paints using both palette knives and brushes, creating landscapes, portraits, and abstracts with lush acrylic colors. For Sharlene, the passion of painting acts as a personal refuge and as an avenue for new adventures. To see more of her work, view her website at: www.artbysharlene.com. or contact her at: thewildbeasts@comcast.net
Genome #1
Sharlene Welton | Genome #1 | Acrylic on wrapped canvas, framed | 16x20 | $270
Sharlene Welton paints using both palette knives and brushes, creating landscapes, portraits, and abstracts with lush acrylic colors. For Sharlene, the passion of painting acts as a personal refuge and as an avenue for new adventures. To see more of her work, view her website at: www.artbysharlene.com. or contact her at: thewildbeasts@comcast.net
Extra Strength
Sharlene Welton | Extra Strength | Acrylic on wrapped canvas, framed | 16x20 | $270
Sharlene Welton paints using both palette knives and brushes, creating landscapes, portraits, and abstracts with lush acrylic colors. For Sharlene, the passion of painting acts as a personal refuge and as an avenue for new adventures. To see more of her work, view her website at: www.artbysharlene.com. or contact her at: thewildbeasts@comcast.net
The Art Of Trying
Penelope Orsargos | The Art Of Trying | Poetry | NFS | 8”x10”
Elonna St. Johnn is a singer, songwriter, and poet from the downriver area. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok under the username "Elonna St.Johnn"
The Voids We Fall Into
Penelope Orsargos | The Voids We Fall Into | Poetry | NFS | 8”x10”
Elonna St. Johnn is a singer, songwriter, and poet from the downriver area. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok under the username "Elonna St.Johnn"
Too Many Feet
Laurie Wechter | Too Many Feet (Have accompanying poem) | Acrylic on cardboard packaging | NFS | 7”x12”
I am a painter and ceramicist who writes, plays music, advocates and acts on behalf of those who cannot fend for themselves and am a human who feels and sometimes gets hurt!
You can find my visual art on Facebook at Laurie Wechter Art. My handle on LinkedIn and Instagram is wechter.laurie
My Shado
Laurie Wechter | My Shadow | Photography | $50 | 8.5”x11”
I am a painter and ceramicist who writes, plays music, advocates and acts on behalf of those who cannot fend for themselves and am a human who feels and sometimes gets hurt!
You can find my visual art on Facebook at Laurie Wechter Art. My handle on LinkedIn and Instagram is wechter.laurie
Hesat
Laurie Wechter | Hesat (Have accompanying screenplay) | Acrylic on canvas | NFS | 15”x15”
I am a painter and ceramicist who writes, plays music, advocates and acts on behalf of those who cannot fend for themselves and am a human who feels and sometimes gets hurt!
You can find my visual art on Facebook at Laurie Wechter Art. My handle on LinkedIn and Instagram is wechter.laurie
Low Key
Erin Davis | Low Key | Notebook Paper and Digital | $25 | 5”x5”
Facebook and Instagram: @artfully.erin
Website: www.artfullyerin.com
You Are The Original
Erin Davis | You Are The Original | Digital | $60 | 11”x14”
Facebook and Instagram: @artfully.erin
Website: www.artfullyerin.com
Sugar Sweet
Erin Davis | Sugar Sweet | Candy and Photography | $60 | 11”x14”
Facebook and Instagram: @artfully.erin
Website: www.artfullyerin.com
Country Trail
Richard Godette | Country Trail | Oils over acrylics on canvas | $85 | 16”x20”
Richard Godette is an 84 year old artist, poet, song writer, surviving the virus lock down with the paint brush.
Poppies with Gold Boarder
Richard Godette | Poppies with Gold Boarder | Oils over acrylics on canvas | $110 | 18”x24”
Richard Godette is an 84 year old artist, poet, song writer, surviving the virus lock down with the paint brush.
Flag of Belle Isle
Laura Taylor | Flag of Belle Isle | Mixed Media | $50 | 12”x14”
I have long had an interest in fabric wall hangings and usually hang them in my sewing room. This one was created to celebrate this region of Michigan.
Winter Nights
Richard Godette | Winter Nights | Oils | $85 | 16”x20”
Richard Godette is an 84 year old artist, poet, song writer, surviving the virus lock down with the paint brush.
Clear As Mud
Tim Porter | Clear As Mud | Giclée Print | $55 | 8”x10”
Tim Porter is an artist, designer and illustrator living and creating in the Downriver Michigan area of metropolitan Detroit.
Porter’s early career focused on advertising design and illustration where he brought a fine arts approach to the more corporate field of graphic design by developing projects for national and international clients including Sony, Tide, ESPN and Merril Lynch and locally, with clients such as Perrelli Tire, American Axel and the City of Detroit.
Porter has been recognized with many Addy and IABC Awards for his designs, as well as being highly regarded fine artist honored with prizes and one-person exhibitions.
Porter has most recently focused on his fine art by creating enigmatic acrylic and transparent watercolor paintings. These works have been featured in prominent regional/national art exhibitions and galleries, including the internationally recognized Art Prize held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Porter holds degrees from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA in Illustration and Package Design and Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV in Art:Graphic Design.
Think
Tim Porter | Think | Giclée Print | $55 | 8”x10”
Tim Porter is an artist, designer and illustrator living and creating in the Downriver Michigan area of metropolitan Detroit.
Porter’s early career focused on advertising design and illustration where he brought a fine arts approach to the more corporate field of graphic design by developing projects for national and international clients including Sony, Tide, ESPN and Merril Lynch and locally, with clients such as Perrelli Tire, American Axel and the City of Detroit.
Porter has been recognized with many Addy and IABC Awards for his designs, as well as being highly regarded fine artist honored with prizes and one-person exhibitions.
Porter has most recently focused on his fine art by creating enigmatic acrylic and transparent watercolor paintings. These works have been featured in prominent regional/national art exhibitions and galleries, including the internationally recognized Art Prize held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Porter holds degrees from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA in Illustration and Package Design and Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV in Art:Graphic Design.
Logic
Tim Porter | Logic | Giclée Print | $55 | 8”x10”
Tim Porter is an artist, designer and illustrator living and creating in the Downriver Michigan area of metropolitan Detroit.
Porter’s early career focused on advertising design and illustration where he brought a fine arts approach to the more corporate field of graphic design by developing projects for national and international clients including Sony, Tide, ESPN and Merril Lynch and locally, with clients such as Perrelli Tire, American Axel and the City of Detroit.
Porter has been recognized with many Addy and IABC Awards for his designs, as well as being highly regarded fine artist honored with prizes and one-person exhibitions.
Porter has most recently focused on his fine art by creating enigmatic acrylic and transparent watercolor paintings. These works have been featured in prominent regional/national art exhibitions and galleries, including the internationally recognized Art Prize held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Porter holds degrees from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA in Illustration and Package Design and Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV in Art:Graphic Design.
Vernal Message
Emily Kokay | Vernal Message | Acrylic on mirror, Tea stained paper | $130
Emily Kokay is an artist, figure skater, dancer and community-service based arts advocate in the Downriver Michigan area.
Having experience in a variety of artforms, Kokay's focus on the visual arts has solidified through her work in painting, drawing, photography and multi-media sculpture. Her works reflect an often emotional reaction to the human impact on the Earth's various and complex processes.
Kokay's dedication to her community is informed through her art with the intention to understand the visions of the natural world while exploring and innovating what art can do for the people, society and culture.
Kokay has recently secured a Culture Source Grant allowing her to work with the Downriver Council for the Arts to bring public art sculpture projects to the downriver communities.
Kokay holds a Bachelor's in Visual Arts from the University of Toledo.
Sea
Elizabeth McNeely | Sea | Watercolor | $160
Love
Elizabeth McNeely | Love | Watercolor | $160
Peace
Elizabeth McNeely | Peace | Watercolor | $160