Rising & Falling Opening Reception

Thanks to all who came out to our Opening Reception for Rising & Falling on Friday!

Special Thanks to Anita's Kitchen for their generous food sponsorship.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH, 7-10PM

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH, 7-10 PM

WITH READING BY STEVE HUGHES AT 9PM

"Rising & Falling" is an exhibition of epic proportions; focusing on histories, the artist doubles as storyteller with visual narratives that contain compelling tales that span the ages. We invite you to travel through time, from ancient to present day with accounts both real and imagined.

Participating Artists:

John Charnota, William Connally, Matthew Craven, Elliott Earls, Jessica Frelinghuysen, Christopher Gideon, Aimee Lee, Tiffany Massey and Eric McDade.

Also including work from the private collection of Adrian Hatfield and from the showrooms of Orley Shabahang.

Upcoming Exhibition

Proportional Scale focused on design, fabrication and formal elements that reference architecture. For our upcoming exhibition, we’re turning from the organization of space to that of time. Rising & Falling looks to the the past, examines the present and predicts the future through explorations in culture, narratives and heritage. 

Proportional Scale

 

Matt Shlian

 

 

Matt Shlian, Christina P. Day, Eric Drury, Emily Duke

 

 

Eric Drury

 

Eric Drury, Cathlyn Newell, Fabio Fernandez

 

Cathlyn Newell

Cathlyn Newell, Emily Duke, Fabio Fernandez

Fabio Fernandez  

 

Open Hours!

For the moth of April, join us on Sundays and Mondays for a cup of coffee and art!

Proportional Scale: Opening Reception

Thank you for joining us for the Opening of Proportional Scale.

Special thanks to Anita's Kitchen for the generous Reception Sponsorship and to DJ John Charnota.

Proportional Scale: 03/31-04/23

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION

SATURDAY MARCH 31, 6-9PM with DJ John Charnota

"Proportional Scale" includes work that draws inspiration from architecture. Participating artists employ the principles of art and design, with an emphasis on form and construction. Through material choices and modes of fabrication, these formal elements work in tandem to create larger systems. From simple to complex, these works offer an alternate approach to our understanding of and relationship with the spaces we occupy.

Artists: Christina P. Day, Eric Drury, Emily Duke, Fabio Fernandez, Cathlyn Newell, Matt Shlian

Open Studio and Holiday Party!

Festive Treats


Kelly Frank


Kelly Frank


Elizabeth Boyd Hartmann


Alison Wong


Jacklyn Brickman


Collaborative Works by Alison Wong and Kelly Frank




Alison


Kelly

Open Studio & Holiday Party

This special holiday event will give viewers a "behind the scenes" look at what happens at BUTTER Projects between exhibitions. Current works by Alison Wong, Kelly Frank, Elizabeth Boyd Hartmann and Jacklyn Brickman will be featured alongside works in progress.

Stop in anytime between 5-9pm on Saturday, December 10th for art, conversation, music and festivities! Refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres will be served

Convergent Currents

In conjunction with the Cranbrook Museum's grand reopening on 11.11.11, Butter Projects was invited to curate an exhibition of current student work in the Forum Gallery.

Following a comprehensive survey of works in the 10 departments and 155 studios of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and in response to the Museum exhibition "No Object is an Island", Butter Projects and Forum Gallery are pleased to bring together 19 artists and 9 cross departmental pairings in the exhibition "Convergent Currents".

While a single department may stand alone as an island, the drift of ideas across campus establishes the framework for a complex environment, creating a dialogue and energy unique to the Academy. From formal to conceptual, varying levels of continuity flow through the works to encourage further discourse among students and visitors alike.

an irresistible impulse

Andrew Thompson, Mary Smull, John Corbin


Sonja Dahl, Beverly Fre$h


Corrie Baldauf, Morgan Craig, Hamilton Poe


Hamilton Poe, Andrew Doak

an irresistible impulse: closing reception

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsor Anita's Kitchen for the delicious reception food, to artist John Corbin for the delightful Butter cupcakes, and our lovely intern Carla!