Photo Credits: The Detroit Institute of Arts
Inside|Out, the popular community outreach program of the Detroit Institue of Arts (DIA) is visiting Fenton this Spring. Now in its ninth year, Inside|Out brings high-quality reproductions of masterpieces from the museum’s collection to outdoor venues throughout Michigan. This year the DIA selected Fenton to display 11 of these pieces.
“Inside|Out allows us to expose people to great artworks in the familiarity of their own communities,” said Salvador Salort-Pons, DIA director. “For almost a decade now, Inside Out has brought people together through the power of art to foster conversations and understanding among metro Detroit’s diverse communities.”
Displaying artwork outside? Yes, the DIA has developed a process that survives Michigan’s often unpredictable weather. After recreating the masterpieces as prints on vinyl canvas. They are attached to aluminum backing plates. This handles the temperature and precipitation variables. Specially coated frames adorn the artwork to give viewers the full museum quality appearance.
A ceremony at the Fenton Community and Cultural Center today unveiled the artwork. One of the paintings, located behind the Cultural Center, was covered. After a social gathering inside with wine and cheese served to those in attendance. The guests were invited outside for the reveal.
The exhibit runs through the middle of July. Arts Are The Heart visitors will be able to view the masterpieces during their May 19th and June 16th dates. Stop in the Fenton Community and Cultural Center for maps. The displays are along the river, in Rackham Park, and behind the Center.
The program is sponsored at the DIA by the James S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The DIA offers the moving exhibits to Michigan cities free of charge.
The Artwork Displayed
Title: In The Garden
Artist: Mary Cassatt, American, 1844-1926
Circa: 1903/1904
Title: Girl and Laurel
Artist: Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910
Circa: 1879
Title: A Woman
Artist: Amedeo Modigliani, Italian, 1844-1920
Circa: 1917-1920
Title: A Day in June
Artist: George Wesley Bellows, American, 1882-1925
Circa:1913
Title: The Fisherman’s Wedding Party
Artist: Thomas Moran, American, 1837-1926
Circa: 1892
Title: The Wilkinson Family
Artist: Francis Wheatley, English, 1747-1801
Circa: 1776-1778
Title: Berenice Reproaching Ptolemy
Artist: Jean-Joseph Taillasson, French, 1745-1809
Circa: 1802
Title: Portrait of Postman Roulin
Artist: Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853-1890
Circa: 1888
Title: Colonel John Montresor
Artist: John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815
Circa: 1771
Title: Animals in a Landscape
Artist: Franz Marc, German, 1880-1916
Circa: 1914
Title: Flowers in a Glass Vase
Artist: Rachel Ruysch, Dutch, 1664-1750
Circa: 1704
