Galleries
Opening July 2026
WSG Gallery’s Summer Invitational 2026 includes both long-time gallery artists and invited creators, July 22–Aug. 29.
Image: “Strawberry Quik,” tempera paint on paper, by Kate Uleman
22 North, 22 N. Huron St., Ypsi. In the Gloaming (July 3–25). In surreal prints and sculptures, EMU MFA grad Katherine Bullock explores “the problem of recollecting memories with any objectivity or clarity.” Sat. & Sun., 2–5 p.m. or by appointment at [email protected]. 22north.org.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Cindy Deery (July 17–Sept. TBA). Delicate landscape watercolors and work in other media by this local artist. Reception: July 17, 5–7 p.m. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (734) 794–6250, a2gov.org/senior.
Chris Nordin Studios Gallery, 117 E. Ann. Galina Livit (July 10–Aug. 9). Textural and atmospheric abstract and landscape paintings in a wide range of materials by this Michigan artist. Reception: July 10, 5–8 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. noon–4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (734) 834–2952, [email protected], chrisnordinstudios.com.
Cluster, 307 N. Main. In the Shadow of the Hand (July 10–Aug. 8). Prints, drawings, works in paper, and weavings by 5 artists whose work focuses on the handmade and hands at work. Reception: July 10, 6–9 p.m. Wed.–Fri. noon–5 p.m. & Sat. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. clustermuseum.org.
Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston, 3941 Research Park Dr. Disability Pride Art Exhibition (June 30–Aug. 4). Group exhibit of work in a variety of media by 11 artists. Reception: July 26, 3–7 p.m. Mon.–Fri. 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (734) 971–0277, dnwml.org/disabilityprideexhibition.
Dzanc House, 402 S. Huron St., Ypsi. Silver Linings (July 3–31). Multimedia work rooted in painting by Ypsi artist Sierra Fancher. Receptions: July 3 & 31, 6–9 p.m. Check dzanchouse.org/gallery for gallery hours.
Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow. Amster Gallery: Paul Ranalli (July 16–Aug. 12). Prints of local scenes and landscapes in a fresh graphic style by this Ann Arbor artist and illustrator. Reception: July 16, 6–7:30 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (734) 971–0990, jccannarbor.org.
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Into the Forest for the Trees (May 2–July 19). Landscapes in oil, print, and encaustic that draw on field research to explore interconnected forest ecosystems by local artist Leslie Sobel. Closing reception: July 19, 2–4 p.m. Come Away With Me (July 25–Sept. 13). Landscape paintings of vast spaces focused on the interplay of light and color, simplicity and complexity, by local painter Kelley Kozloff. Tues. & Thurs.–Sun. 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (734) 647–7600, mbgna.umich.edu.
U-M Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division. Kaleidoscope (July 9–25). Exhibit of artwork in a variety of media by local teens in partnership with the Neutral Zone. Reception: July 9, 4–6 p.m. Breath, Fragment, Return (June 4–July 25). Art assembled from everyday objects and mixed-media by acclaimed U-M Stamps professor emeritus Marianetta Porter. Drop-in artmaking: July 10 & 24, 2–4 p.m. (see Events). Wed., Fri., Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (734) 615–5137, stamps.umich.edu/stamps-gallery.
Vault of Midnight Gallery, 219 S. Main, 3rd fl. Athenaeum Comic Art (July 16–19). Original comic art by Alison Bechdel, Nate Powell, Tillie Walden, Noah Van Sciver, Caroline Cash, and other independent and literary comic artists. Reception: July 11, 7–10 p.m. Thurs.–Sun. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (734) 998–1413, vaultofmidnight.com/events-add.
Washtenaw Community College ML Art Gallery, Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. You and Me (June 12–Sept. 11). Surreal, mysterious, richly colored paintings in oil by Detroit artist Brach Tiller. Mon.–Thurs. 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.–noon. [email protected].
WSG Gallery, 111 E. Ann. Summer Invitational 2026 (July 22–Aug. 29). Work in a variety of media by 15 WSG member artists, along with 9 artists they’ve invited to join the exhibit. Reception: July 24, 5–7 p.m. Wed. & Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. & Sun. noon–5 p.m., Fri. noon–7 p.m., and July 30, noon–8 p.m. (734) 929–2621, wsg-art.com.
Ongoing Exhibits
Geometric, an exhibit of paint, metal leaf and 3D hangings by artist Lynda Cole, appears in the WSG Gallery June 10-July 18.
Image: Teal, oil paint on rag paper, Lynda Cole
Ann Arbor Art Center, 115 W. Liberty. Main Gallery: How We Hold (June 12–Aug. 26). Detroit artist Quinn Faylor explores relationships between bodies, objects, and environments through paintings, prints, sculpture, and immersive installations. Reception: June 12, 6–8 p.m. Spotlight Gallery: Identity Passport (June 5–July 22). Designer and illustrator Teddy Keeling’s zines and prints explore queer identity and free expression. Reception for both shows: June 12, 6–8 p.m. Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon–6 p.m. (734) 994–8004, annarborartcenter.org.
Ann Arbor District Library Downtown, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Downtown lower level display cases: Laomagination: Refugee Re/creation (June 1–July 26). Around 100 photos, prints, artifacts, and magazines examining how Lao refugees recreated homes and traditions in Michigan. First fl. lobby screen: No Strings: How Guaranteed Income Is Flipping the Script on Traditional Public Benefits (June 1–July 17). Art works by U-M students made in response to quotes from guaranteed income recipients about what an extra $528 per month in no-strings-attached cash meant to them. Daily, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (734) 327–4555.
AADL Malletts Creek, 3090 E. Eisenhower. Our Precious Planet (June 1–July 22). Group exhibit of paintings on natural topics by U-M Faculty Women’s Club members. Daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (734) 327–4200.
Chelsea Area Historical Society, 128 Jackson St., Chelsea. 250 Years of American Service (May–TBA). Period military uniforms, wartime mementos, home front artifacts, and other historical items in honor of Memorial Day. Also, the story of Chelsea’s automobile and railway history. Sat. noon–3 p.m. (734) 800–1850, [email protected], chelseahistory.org.
Creal Microgallery, 1215 Creal Crescent, front yard. Mingling Flowers (June 21–July 26). Grand Rapids artist Yolanda Gonzalez’s glass mosaic installation imagines a floral fantasy from a bird’s point of view. Daily, sunrise–11 p.m. [email protected].
Gallery 55+, U-M Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Cheryl Ann Chidester & Carole Pawloski (Apr. 24–July 30). Work in mixed media by Chidester and watercolors and photographs by Pawloski. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (734) 998–9353, michmed.org/tswp.
Gallery 100, 100 Silver Maples, Chelsea. Juxtaposition (May 12–July 5). Work by local fiber artist Charlotte Wyche. Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. [email protected], silvermaples.org/gallery100.
Museum on Main Street, 500 N. Main. Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years (Sept. 2025–Aug. 2026). Medical equipment, photos, and other artifacts from the U-M medical school and hospitals, from 1850 to today. Sat. & Sun. noon–4 p.m. and by appointment. (734) 662–9092, washtenawhistory.org.
Stephenson Ceramics, 4380 Waters Rd. Visionaries: Susanne & John Stephenson (June 27–Nov. 1). A special exhibit highlighting the history and impact of the Stephensons’s internationally-known work in ceramics. Project Launch Party: June 27, 6–8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat., noon–4 p.m. or by appointment. stephensonceramicstudio.com.
U-M Clements Library, 909 South University. Up, Up, and Away: A History of Ballooning in America (May 22–Aug. 28). This exhibit examines the history of balloon flight in the U.S. from the first ascension to the early twentieth century, when balloonists were the only people who could see what the growing nation looked like from above. Mon.–Fri. noon–4 p.m. (734) 764–2347.
U-M Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 South University. Hatcher Library North, 1st. fl: The People’s Bicentennial (May 4–Sept. 18). A selection of original artifacts documenting the Peoples’ Bicentennial Commission, a left-wing protest group that challenged the official, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. Special Collections Research Center, 6th fl. Hatcher Library South: Celebrating Pride Month (May 4–Sept. 18). Selected LGBTQ+ historical artifacts from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection. Clark Library, 2nd fl. Hatcher Library South: Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres (Apr. 3–Aug. 21). Vivid watercolor paintings and sketches of community life 1955–2012 from the sketchbooks of this Detroit Greek-American artist. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (734) 936–2314, [email protected], lib.umich.edu.
U-M North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Rd., bldg. 18. Rotunda Gallery: Internal Architecture (May 1–Aug. 7). Paintings and sculptures focused on the textures and layers of the human figure and natural world by Detroit artist Melissa Jones. Connection Gallery (bldg. 18 tunnel): Phytopia: Accessing the Invisible (May 1–Aug. 7). Nature-inspired sculptures in porcelain by local artist Debbie Thompson. Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (734) 936–3326.
U-M Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division. Breath, Fragment, Return (June 4–July 25). Art assembled from everyday objects and mixed-media by acclaimed U-M Stamps professor emeritus Marianetta Porter. Reception: June 4, 6–8 p.m. Wed., Fri., Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (734) 615–5137, stamps.umich.edu/stamps-gallery.
WSG Gallery, 111 E. Ann. Geometric (June 10–July 18). Paint, metal leaf, and 3D hangings by artist Lynda Cole. Reception: June 14, 2–4 p.m. Wed. & Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. & Sun. noon–5 p.m., Fri. noon–7 p.m. (734) 929–2621, wsg-art.com.