Special Friday Nights at GRAM
Unwind during Friday Nights at GRAM with art, live music, a cash bar, and good conversation.
Friday Night Conversations features a rotation of guest
speakers, gallery talks, demonstrations, and collaborations with
local cultural organizations, community leaders, and artists.
This winter and spring, the Friday Night Conversations themes for each month include Culture & Community, Ideas & Innovation, Arrangements & Juxtapositions, Chronicle & Interpretation, and Collage & Assemblage.
JANUARY 6
MUSIC
Piano music by Dan Richardson
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Museum Lobby
GALLERY TALK
Gallery Talk with Chris Stoffel Overvoorde: Prophets, Priests, and Kings
Learn more about the exhibition, Prophets, Priests, and Kings: Woodcuts by Chris Stoffel Overvoorde from the artist himself! Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition showcases a contemporary take on the ongoing tradition of religious art.
Museum Galleries7:00 pm – 7:45 pm
JANUARY 13
MUSIC
Piano music by Mark Kahny
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Museum Lobby
ACTIVITY
Skate & Create: Friday Night Gallery Version
Enjoy late-night skating at Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink, then come inside GRAM to warm up, explore the galleries, and learn more about GRAM's Skate & Create weekend programming while enjoying a hot drink from the cash bar.
Museum Galleries5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
JANUARY 20
MUSIC
Piano music by Jack Kimmell
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Museum Lobby
DISCUSSION
Continue the Conversation: Michigan Film, Art & Literature Symposium Followup
Revisit the themes brought up during the Michigan Film, Art & Literature Symposium and explore the Michigan perspective in creative expression during this casual follow-up conversation.
Museum Cafe7:00 pm – 7:45 pm
JANUARY 27
MUSIC
Piano music by Paul Lesinski
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Museum Lobby
ACTIVITY
Classical Music & Art: iPod Tours
Enhance your experience in the galleries with a classical music soundtrack! Borrow an iPod at the Guest Services Desk and enjoy classical music while viewing works of art at GRAM.
Museum Galleries5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- JANUARY — Culture & Community
- Jan 06 Gallery Talk with artist Chris Overvoorde: Prophets, Priests, and Kings
- Jan 13 Skate & Create: Friday Night Gallery Version
- Jan 20 Continue the Conversation: Michigan Film, Art & Literature Symposium Followup
- Jan 27 Classical Music & Art: iPod Tours
- FEBRUARY — Ideas & Innovation
- Feb 03 Film: Fully Awake: Black Mountain College (2007)
- Feb 10 Michael Pfleghaar Gallery Talk
- Feb 17 Art-related TED Talks
- Feb 24 Rauschenberg Revisited: Gallery Talk with artist Richard App
- MARCH — Arrangements & Juxtapositions
- Mar 02 Film: Rauschenberg Synapsis Shuffle New York
- Mar 09 The Art of Comedy: Celebrating Gilda's Laughfest
- Mar 16 Art in Bloom: Flower Arranging Tips
- Mar 23 Rauschenberg Revisited: Gallery Talk with artist Katherine Sullivan
- Mar 30 Merce Cunnigham-Inspired Dance Presentation with Amy Wilson
- APRIL — Chronicle & Interpretation
- Apr 06 Poetry on Demand: How Poetry Tells a Story
- Apr 13 Visual Interpretations: Eclipse Awards with WKTV
- Apr 20 Stories: Readings in the Cook Auditorium
- Apr 27 Rauschenberg Revisited: Gallery Talk with artist Matt Zacharias
- MAY — Collage & Assemblage
- May 04 Photography Workshop & Collage Activity
- May 11 Rauschenberg Shuffle Activity
- May 18 Film: Robert Rauschenberg Retrospective (1979)
- May 25 Permanent Collection Revisited: Gallery Talk with artist Chris Overvoorde
