Arts Info Newsletter

Lunasa

The Ark, 316 N. Main St.
Wednesday, March 7; 8pm

Lunasa is an Irish traditional band with a rhythmic difference. Rhythm-their ingenious application of it, and their clear mastery of it-has made Lunasa the single most influential and innovative band performing Irish instrumental music today. What Lunasa has accomplished in their now decade-plus career has deeper precedent in jazz and progressive bluegrass, and has made them unique in Celtic circles. Simply put, Lunasa welds the ancient soul of traditional instrumental Irish music to a new rhythmic framework, one which breaks down the barrier between soloist and accompanist and creates a dynamic polyphony that preserves the dignity of their sources while placing the band firmly in the modern age. Lunasa comes to Michigan with a new release, "La Nua."

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Drop In And Draw: Fridays in the Gallery

UMMA
March 2, 9 & 16; 11:10am

Fridays through March 16, 2012. This drop-in gallery class offers an opportunity to be more than an observer at the Museum. With the guidance of the instructor, learn to observe the works in the UMMA collections; experiment with proportion, perspective, line quality, value, composition, and personal style. No experience necessary; all are welcome! Stop in for one session or come by weekly-- and you can even use a Passport Voucher from us to get one session FREE!

Don't have the cash for a student ticket? Did you know that an Arts At Michigan Passport voucher can get you FREE and DISCOUNTED student tickets to great events like this one? Stop by the Office of New Student Programs (1st Floor LSA Building, open weekdays, 8am-5pm) and pick up a Passport voucher while they last! Find other passport events here!

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A Separation

The Michigan Theater
March 2-8

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM! Set in contemporary Iran, a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents' home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife's absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.

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Link of the Week: Brian Dettmer's Book Art

With surgical precision, artist Brian Dettmer carves through page after page of old books, creating intensely detailed sculptures like you've never seen before. Check it out!

Each week we feature a new interesting arts website or video in our newsletter and on our website. Do you know of a cool artsy website you've been telling people about, or an amazing video you can't stop watching? Maybe even a video you made? Email us and we might feature it!

Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life

UMMA
February 25-May 20, 2012
FREE

Fluxus emerged in the early 1960s as a loose, international network of artists, composers, and designers-"led" by Lithuanian-born American artist George Maciunas (1931-1978)- that was noted for blurring the boundaries between art and life. Fluxus artists like Maciunas, Nam June Paik, George Brecht, and Yoko Ono, among many others, challenged the notion of high art by creating unassuming, often humorous objects and performances that redefined the terms of artistic production by demonstrating the idea that "anything can be art and anyone can do it." Because of their disregard for traditional artistic media, many of the objects in the exhibition are-often by design-acutely resistant to conventional forms of museum display. Variously conceived as carriers of ideas, absurdist send-ups of consumer products, and invitations to direct, playful participation by the viewer, these works attempt to undermine the idea that art is separate from the activity of living one's life. Through 116 works, Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life will introduce visitors to the study and appreciation of art as an exciting and intellectually rewarding experience, and to the notion that art is something that can play an active role in their own approaches to life's essential questions.

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