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THE
DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S FILM SERIES FEATURES
“ART IN THE STATIONS: DETROIT
PEOPLE MOVER”
JANUARY 11 & 12 AT THE DETROIT HISTORICAL
MUSEUM
The Detroit Historical Society continues its monthly film series with “Art in
the Stations: Detroit People Mover,” showing Saturday and Sunday, January 11
& 12 at 1 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum. Presented in conjunction
with the final weekend of the Made by Hand: Detroit’s Ceramic Legacy
featuring 110 years of Pewabic Pottery, each screening is free to the
public.
In
this film, we meet internationally acclaimed artists and watch the planning,
execution, and installation of 15 major public works of art in the 13 stations
of the People Mover, which connects office buildings and key areas in downtown
Detroit.
“Art
in the Stations” has been honored with numerous awards, including the CINE
Golden Eagle, Columbus International Film Festival Bronze, American Film &
Video Festival and an Emmy Award.
Running time for this film is 30 minutes.
The
13 People Mover stations feature more than $2 million in mixed media that you
can photograph, touch and experience:
· Times
Square Station, “In Honor of W. Hawkins Ferry” by Tom Phardel / Pewabic Pottery
and “Untitled,” by Anat Shiftan / Pewabic Pottery;
· Michigan
Ave. Station, “Voyage” by Allie McGhee and “On the Move” by Kirk Newman;
· Fort
/ Cass Station, “Untitled” by Farley Tobin and “Progression II” by Sandra Jo
Osip;
· Cobo
Center Station, “Calvacade of Cars” by Larry Ebel / Linda Cianciolo Scarlett;
· Joe
Louis Arena Station, “Voyage” by Gerome Kamrowski;
· Financial
District Station, “'D' for Detroit” by Joyce Kozloff;
· Millender
Center Station, “Detroit New Morning” by Alvin Loving Jr.;
· Renaissance
Center Station, “Siberian Ram” by Marshall Fredericks;
· Bricktown
Station, “Baubien Passage” by Glen Michaels;
· Greektown
Station, “Neon for the Greektown Station” by Stephen Antomakos;
· Cadillac
Center Station, “ In Honour of Mary Chase Stratton” by Diana Kulisek/Pewabic
Pottery;
· Broadway
Station, “ The Blue Nile” by Charles McGee;
· Grand
Circus Park Station, “ Catching Up” by J. Seward Johnson,
Jr
The
Detroit Historical Museum, located at 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in
Midtown Detroit, is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for all,
all the time. Parking in the Museum’s lot is $5 at all times. Group tour pricing
and information is available by calling 313.833.1733. Permanent exhibits include the famous
Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Kid
Rock Music Lab, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground
Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” Frontiers to
Factories, America’s Motor City, and The Glancy Trains. For
more information, call the Museum at 313.833.1805 or check out our website at detroithistorical.org.
