Bryan VanBenschoten’s career may have taken a very different path had the Ford Motor Company not have scaled back their hiring and begun layoffs in the early 1970s when he finished his military service. Raised in the Catskill Mountains in New York State, Bryan moved to Michigan intending to work...
Glass and wood artist Craig Weatherby walks in two worlds. He is both a scientist and an artist, and while those two worlds might seem very different, from Craig’s perspective, they are intertwined. “Art is science; science is art.” He considers himself fortunate that his career as a wildlife ecologist...
Formerly a music professor at Siena Heights University, Susan Matych-Hager’s journey into art glass beadmaking, also known as lampwork or torchwork, began in 2001 with a class she took at the Toledo Museum of Art. Susan is now an accomplished artist, having been represented in the last seven annual juried exhibits by the International...
Shirley Brauker vividly recalls sitting in a puddle as a young child, waiting for her older sister to return home from school on the bus. As her little hands explored the wet mud, she found herself sculpting an Indian village in the middle of her driveway. She’s been an artist her entire life. Throughout...
A special exhibit with live Monarch butterflies and art by Rachel Flores in conjunction with Hidden Lake Gardens on Non-Profit Row located on West Maumee will educate you about the precarious plight of these beautiful butterflies. Kids will make art inspired by their patterns and flight. We want to thank...
Chair-ity will sponsor pre-Art-A-Licious events at Downtown Adrian’s First Friday, Sept 4 from 5-8pm to get everyone in the chair art mode. Chair-ity sponsor Omni Source will present Luke Barnett’s handmade hardwood Windsor chair that will open for silent auction bids at 5pm. Like the branches of a tree, a...
The Adrian District Library, with sponsorship by the Maple City Arbor of Gleaner Life Insurance Company, are pleased to announce that Wild Swan Theater will return to this year’s Art-A-Licious. The performance, “Under the African Sky,” will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. “Under the African Sky” is a...
As part of Adrian’s Revitalization and Arts Engagement Collaboratives, a mural will be painted on the Locust Street side of the Fishes and Loaves building in Adrian. Nationally recognized muralist, Martin Moreno, a graduate of Siena Heights University, has been commissioned for this project. You can help design and create...
We’re pleased and honored to announce that Art-A-Licious has received a grant of $9,350 from the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs to help with the cost of putting on the 2015 festival! This recognition is a big deal for us, not just because of the funding itself —...
Downtown Adrian’s Art-A-Licious festival has announced that Madcap Puppets, a national touring company based in Cincinnati, will appear at this year’s festival. The troupe will present “Aladdin & Friends” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, on the main floor of the Adrian Public Library. The show is sponsored by the...