DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET PRESENTS "2013 DESIGN ARIA"

The Detroit Artists Market 2013’s Design Show, the DAM Design Aria, turns the spotlight on what is new from Detroit’s top designers. The ensemble has been carefully orchestrated to include multiple design elements; lighting, chairs, tables, jewelry and graphic design, creating a display in harmony. Exhibiting Designers are listed below. DAM will once again host a runway show, On Stage, with costumes out of Michigan Opera Theatre’s design room by Suzanne Hanna, Costume Director of MOT. Elizabeth Geck, Wig Designer and Makeup Artist of MOT, will finalize the details for the event.  This evening will include a surprise by opera singer, Angela Theis. The DAM Design Show Opening Event will be held on Friday, January 18, 2013 from 7pm – 10pm, with On Stage starting at 8:30pm.

The Design Show opening reception is a ticketed event: DAM Members $55 per guest and non-members $65 per guest.  Food will be provided by Angelina Italian Bistro, Beau Bien Fine Foods, Little Dove Bakery, Molly O’Meara, Seva and Zumba Mexican Grille. For more information please call 313.832.8540 or email info@detroitartistsmarket.org.

Exhibiting Designers:
·         Abir Ali and Andre Sandifer, Ali Sandifer Studio

·         Christine Bossler

·         Andrea Cardinal, Tooth and Rag, LLC

·         Danielle Denha, 44FortyFour Studio

·         Willie Donwell, WillDo Design

·         Brian DuBois, 237am Studios and DuBois Collection

·         Aaron Jones

·         John Kaloustian, Design Wise, LLC

·         Liz Kerner, 44FortyFour Studio

·         Frederick Klass, Jr.

·         Mark Mardirosian

·         Tiff Massey

·         Real OK Design

·         Jesse Stefani, Stefani & Company

·         Wesley Taylor, Talking Dolls

·         Marco Terenzi

·         Wedge Detroit

About the Detroit Artists Market

     Founded in 1932 to support young artists during the Great Depression, the Detroit Artists Market (DAM) has been a leader in Detroit's contemporary art movement for 80 years. More than 3,300 artists have been shown at DAM through the decades, and today we are one of the most active and engaging galleries in Detroit.

     With a variety of exhibitions, special events and public programs, DAM brings artists, audiences and collectors together in a welcoming and dynamic space. Exhibitions and programs at the Detroit Artists Market are made possible with the generous support of The Kresge Foundation, the Erb Family Foundation, the Hudson-Webber Foundation, and with additional support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, Gyro Creative and our DAM members.

     Detroit Artists Market is located at 4719 Woodward Avenue, in the Detroit Cultural Center, just three blocks south of the Detroit Institute of Art and one block north of MOCAD.  Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and all shows and exhibitions are free and open to the public.