DATE: APRIL 3, 6-8PM
LOCATION: Schaver Music Recital Hall, Wayne State University

Exhibition programming includes a lecture by Rebecca Kosick and Alternative Press co-founder Ken Mikolowski on Thursday, April 3, from 6-8PM in Schaver Music Recital Hall, Wayne State University. This event is supported by the Ruth F. Rattner Endowed Support Fund for the University Art Collection. Rebecca Kosick is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Bristol Poetry Institute at the University of Bristol, England. Her current research examines the intermedia aesthetics of The Alternative Press and will be published in a book through Wayne State University Press in June 2025.

Dates: February 7 through April 26, 2025
Reception: Friday, February 7, 5-8PM

The College of Fine, Performing, Communication Arts (CFPCA), Wayne State University is pleased to present Edge of Visibility at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery from February 7 through April 26, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Friday, February 7, 5-8PM.  

Edge of Visibility is a multimedia exhibition featuring works by artists who address current contemporary concepts. Through individual practices and the use of repetition, color, and abstracted imagery, the artists reflect on personal experiences to explore identity and origin. Tension and harmony are made visible through process and material, representing cultural and historical topics, but also a passage of time.

The exhibition features work by Alia Ali, Hasan Elahi, Sahar Khoury, and Jordan Nassar.

Dates: February 7 through April 26, 2025
Reception: Friday, February 7, 5-8PM

The College of Fine, Performing, Communication Arts (CFPCA), Wayne State University and the University Art Collection are pleased to present Orgins at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery from February 7 through April 26, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Friday, February 7, 5-8PM.  

The selected works will reveal a critical understanding of the larger artworld, combined with ideas and approaches unique to Detroit's cultural community. Each work reflects a powerful sense of loyalty to the place of origin, created by artists with deep ties to the community, and articulate the way in which cultural expression has manifested itself in a unique and diverse Detroit style.

Included with the exhibition will be a selection of work from the Alternative Press, curated by Jakira Ahmed, the UAC Susanne Feld Hilberry Fellow.  Jakira is a current student receiving a BA in Art History and English, and also works in the UAC as well as the galleries.  

Dates: March 7 through April 4, 2025
Reception: Friday, March 21, 5-8PM

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Wayne State University (WSU) is pleased to present BEYOND: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition, March 7 through April 4, 2025 at the Art Department Gallery, WSU. The exhibition opens on March 7 with gallery hours from 12-5PM; and a public reception will be held on Friday, March 21, 5-8PM.

BEYOND: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition Curatorial Statement

BEYOND brings together works by Michael Brzozowski, Alyssa Grace Olson, and Ross Owusu who explore various themes of transformation, identity, and migration.  Their articulation of physical and cultural landscapes along with working processes suggest metaphors for adaptability and resilience.  

Images of water, shifting landscapes of cultural negotiation, and transformation of materials become central, but also metaphors for adaptability and resilience. The works challenge viewers to reflect on the personal and collective processes of change, questioning their place within a broader, interconnected community. By deconstructing and reassembling materials, reclaiming heritage, and engaging cosmic symbolism, the artists invite viewers to reflect on their own transitions and growth.

BEYOND is a space for discovery, one that makes the unseen visible and offers a platform for engaging with the emotional and psychological landscapes of transformation. Through a dynamic interplay of materiality and meaning, the exhibition creates an immersive experience.