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2020 March 5-28 : Transitions / Departures Exhibtion

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The MICA Gallery is pleased to announce our March Exhibition, “Transitions / Departures,” on display from March 5th through March 28th!

This exhibit looks at the very concept of change and transition, while the world around us melts and transforms from winter to spring.

Please join us on March 6th from 5-8pm for our Artist Reception during the bi-monthly Art’s Night Out in Old Town, Lansing!

Featured Artists:

Lauren Brady
laurenbradyart.com
Instagram: @laurenbradyart

Rebecca Casement
https://www.rebeccacasement.com/

Kaitlyn Heriford
https://www.kaitlynheriford.com/
Instagram: @kaitlynheriford.art

Cory Peeke
https://corypeeke.com/home.html
Instagram: @see_peekie

Gypsy Schindler
gypsywindschindler.com

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Calls For Artists: MICA Gallery Themed Exhibits

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To submit your application http://www.micagallery.org/submissions click here Indicate which month’s event you are submitting for.

NOTICE: Corona virus restrictions has required us to cancel and  reschedule some planned exhibitions and events. However, we will continue to accept Artist Submissions as listed below with the plan to schedule these themed events when allowed.

MAY: Graduating College Students Exhibition

Title: “A Fresh View: Graduating Artists of Michigan”
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, April 1st @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for graduating seniors attending a Michigan University or educational institution to submit to our juried exhibition, “A Fresh View: Graduating Artists of Michigan.” Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit. MICA Gallery seeks to exhibit works of artists emerging into the Michigan arts scene that encompasses the culmination of their education and training in the Fine Arts.

JUNE: LGBTQ+ Pride Show Exhibit

Title: “Colors of Pride”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, April 18th @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for works with a theme depicting the observance of Pride Month. Exhibits displayed in the gallery are works of emerging Michigan-based artists working in all media types. Accepted submissions will be displayed at our juried exhibition, “Colors of Pride.”

JULY: Cultures Around the World (non-Western artworks)

Title: “Cultures Around the World”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, May 16th @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for our juried “Cultures Around the World” exhibit. Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit. MICA Gallery seeks to bring representation to ways of creating fine artworks from drawing inspiration from cultures around the world.

AUGUST: Music

Title: “And the Beat Goes On: Jazz Edition”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, June 20th @ 5:00pm

Descripton:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for our juried “And the Beat Goes On” exhibit. Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit. With the Lansing JazzFest taking place right outside our doors, MICA Gallery is catching the groove and exhibiting music-themed works for the month of August! Preference will be given to works that explore the themes surrounding the culture and music of the Jazz genre.

SEPTEMBER: Music

Title” “And the Beat Goes On: Blues Edition”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, July 18th @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for our juried “And the Beat Goes On” exhibit. Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit. With the Michigan BluesFest taking place right outside our doors, MICA Gallery is swaying along with the beat and exhibiting music-themed works for the month of September! Preference will be given to works that explore the culture and music of the Blues genre.

OCTOBER: Wildlife Art

Title: “Leave Only Footprints (and Brushstrokes!) Behind”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, August 15th @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for our juried Wildlife Artwork exhibit, titled “Leave Only Footprints (and Brushstrokes!) Behind”. Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit. MICA Gallery seeks to celebrate the sublime beauty of our natural world through the lens of Fine Arts.

NOVEMBER: Mixed Media Show

Title: “Visual & Actual Space”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, September 19th @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for our juried “Visual & Actual Space” exhibit. Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit. MICA Gallery seeks to bring a wide array of media dealing with both 3D “actual” space and 2D “visual” space together, to examine the different ways artists can utilize and manipulate our perception in their work.

DECEMBER: MICA Gallery Holiday Show 2020

Title: “MICA Gallery Holiday Show 2020”
Entry Deadline: Saturday, November 1st @ 5:00pm

Description:
The MICA Gallery of Old Town Lansing, MI announces a Call for Artists for our juried “MICA Gallery Holiday Show 2020.” Michigan-based artists working in all media are welcome to submit fine art pieces that are priced at or below $250. MICA Gallery seeks to bring the works of local artists under the tree this year, with an array of Michigan-made fine art pieces.

To submit your application http://www.micagallery.org/submissions click here Indicate which month’s event you are submitting for.

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2020 Feb 1 to 29 Trapped in the Grey

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MICA Gallery is pleased to feature Michigan artists Jessica Kovan and K.W. Bell for our February exhibition! Don’t miss the Artist Reception on Friday, Feb. 7th from 5-7pm, featuring performers from Karyn’s Dance Place.

“We are living in a time of opposites. We are confronted with a new age of physical limits and boundless human ingenuity. Our news covers items of hopefulness and helplessness. Recognizing all things are comprised of light and dark, brightness and shadows, certainty and uncertainty, we hold these opposites simultaneously. We must think for ourselves, hold what is true, and grow from it.

The title of the exhibit, Trapped In The Grey, is a dual reference to the colors and textures of the paintings and sculptures, as well as the reflections viewers will see while observing the artwork. The artists have captured the desire to break out of self imposed limitations, push beyond what is known while searching for clearer understandings, and testing the tension between feeling part of a whole and experiencing insignificance. This exhibit will be enriched by writings throughout challenging the viewer to contemplate the message of the exhibit as a whole. The goal of “Trapped in the Grey” is for the viewer to reflect on how we are shaped by, trapped in, and grow from both the light and the dark and the complexity of the time period we are living in.”