Arts & Entertainment
City Partners With DIA For Exhibit Next Summer
World famous works of art from the DIA's permanent collection will adorn downtown buildings and sidewalks next summer.
Brighton residents can look forward to seeing world famous works of art from the DIA's permanent collection adorning the brick walls of downtown buildings next summer, or possibly even in Mill Pond.
The City of Brighton will be partnering up with the DIA next summer for its, “IN/OUT 2012” project that takes great works of art from the institute's collection and hangs reproductions outside the museum walls in local communities to be enjoyed in an outdoor open air gallery atmosphere.
Next year, the DIA will donate five to seven reproductions, each with interpretive labels, to either be mounted on the walls of buildings downtown, or to be installed free-standing along sidewalks.
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Council member Jim Muzzin offered some 'outside-the -box' thinking concerning where the free-standing art could be installed. He says he could potentially see a piece being installed six to eight feet out into the water in Mill Pond Park.
Other possible installation sites include the old City Hall building, hotel, the gardens and behind , Lauri French, Administrative Assistant at the Community Development Department, said.
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The reproductions—made to be lightweight, waterproof and have minimal mounting impact—will be installed at no cost to the city.
The three month project aims at energizing communities in Southeastern Michigan, while creating awareness about public art, French said. Cities and businesses involved with the project will be featured on an interactive map on the DIA's website, as well as being featured through various social media sites, such as Twitter and photo sharing on Flickr.
Last year, the project spanned four counties and contributed 40 works to communities across Southeastern Michigan. This year, the DIA is expanding its reach to include Livingston and Washtenaw county communities, including Howell and Ann Arbor.
The art is set to be installed in Brighton next spring, with the commencement of the exhibit scheduled for June, 2011.
“This is a great thing to come in [to the city], and it isn't going to cost us anything—it's a win-win,” Mayor Ricci Bandkau said.
