Exhibitions and Events hosted by 555 Gallery / Studios in Ypsilanti (2003 - 2004)
September
6th

555 Opens in Ypsilanti “Beyond Physical Death”
2003
 Artists in Residence: Monte, Carl W. Goines, Gregory Stovetop, Raul Pena, Andres Garces, Dan Gay, Andrew Patterson, Nicole Parker, Steve Samuels
October
4

Screening of Afro-Punk, a 66-minute documentary, explores race identity within the punk scene.
 
"It tackles the hard questions, such as issues of loneliness, exile, inter-racial dating, and black power. We follow the lives of four people who have dedicated themselves to the punk-rock lifestyle. They find themselves in situations that could only happen to some one who had to experience the duality of a person of color in a mostly white community”
October
 8-18 Collection of Local Artists
 

Sarah Demmon
Eva Despelder
Helen Gotlieb
Catherine Jacobs

 James Marks
Heath Moerland
Mary Penn
Merideth Schmidt
 Dylan Strzynski
Adam Winnie
Jason Wright
October
20- Nov. 2 Kevin Ewing Signs of Life
 
October
22

atmosphere presents: warm tones: Lusine featuring Kero
 

Tim Flood
Carlos Souffront
Doc
Aarnio
Drew Maddox

the first in a series of three special concert events featuring the best in electronic, ambient, minimal, and dance music.
November
 15 Monte
 
November
22 Kevin Weir
February
14- March 5

Approaches
2004
Sang –Ah Choi
Clay Hensley
Anthony Smith
Loretta Staples
Natasha Sweeten

Curated by: Anthony Smith and Clay Hensley
February
19

Momentum
The Release party celebrating the third issue of Critical Moment featuring footage from the Argentina IMC on factory takeovers and the struggles of workers and poor people in Argentina.
 

“Critical Moment is an Ann Arbor-based journal working to provide a forum for education, debate, and dialogue around the political issues affecting communities in the Southeast Michigan area. Critical Moment aims to support movements for social change by giving voice to those excluded and misrepresented by the dominant media. Offering critical perspectives on contemporary social justice issues, Critical Moment aims to develop connections between local organizations and activists and to promote communication and coordination between local, national, and global social justice movements. Critical Moment is a free journal available at community spaces and shops throughout the Southeast Michigan area”.

March
12 & 13
Second Annual 555 Video Fest
March
23

Fundraiser for 555
 

Leopold Bros., Ann Arbor, MI.

Carl Goines, Monte, Andres Garces, Andrew Patterson, Raul Pena, Nicole Parker, Dan Gay, Steve Samuels, Matt Bierl, Connie McKinney, and Chris Sandon.
March
28- April 11

Three Arguments
Lavon Ammori, Liz Chisholm, Cooper Holowoski.
 
Combined BFA show/University of Michigan. United by the artistic process of printmaking, these three artists present their current bodies of work in several different mediums. This exhibition serves as a closing to their respective studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and presents three distinctly different approaches to making art.
April
12-25

We Are the Future
WCC Gallery Group- student exhibition
 
“The Washtenaw Gallery Group is a newly formed student organization at Washtenaw Community College. Our mission is to assist student artists in developing portfolio skills and exhibiting their work, aswell as extending their resources and encouraging interdisciplinary communication between students. Our Ultimate goal is to procure space on campus suitable to showcase student work in a gallery setting. The students themselves would have the responsibility of maintaining and organizing the Gallery along with solely deciding what is to be displayed. This show is the first of its kind for WCC. Never before has there been a student art exhibition off campus and with the momentum we are accelerating at there will be many more in the future.”
April
 22 GHOST DOG PRESS presents “FREE SPEECH FEST 2004”
 

A Festival of poetry and prose from those who roam outside literary borders. Join this diverse group of counter-cultural authors, from various radical/alternative/independent presses from all over North America, including Eileen Myles and Neeli Cherkovski, as they take you to the fringes of personal experience, politics, sexuality and artistic expression. Also featuring live music and visual art, as well as books, t-shirts and other cultural paraphernalia. Support the Arts! Support Literary Diversity! Support a Literary Festival not sponsored by Borders! Support Free Speech!

April
 26 The Infinite Moment
 
Adam Gabriel Winnie; Photographic Installations/ Sculpture
Erik Smith: Performance Art
VJ Future Worker Girl; Live Video Manipulations
MC Trash Peddle; Noise
Hot Meat for Young Lovers; Experimental Music.
May
 7 Cinco de Mayo at 555
 

Featured Poets: Edith Fernandez, Albert Puente, Andre Myers, Ceci Mendez, Gilberto Simpson, Wizdom Powell, Nisa Joorabchi
and anyone that has a message to share

Sound by: Dr Ron, Joe Smith, and Beatnik Hippies. Hullabaloo, Zion Bound
May
8
sight reading
  Film premiere of Jeff Jenkins’ honors thesis film sight reading, “a short narrative about rhythm, vision, sound and frustration."
May
 10 Stringed Matter
 

Jacob Cullen; Stone, Glass, 2-D Art
Chris Hadley; Painting, Sculpture
Leaf Cantilon; Collage, Sculpture
Carl Graulich; Craft, Sculpture, Photo Projection.

“Stringed Matter is an exhibition in various media of works that have been discovered from nature or man, and artistically employed by the artists to extend “string” that is the life of the found object or image.”
May
 21 555 Gallery: A Cultural Outbreak
A special event to celebrate 2 years of 555’s cultural programming in Washtenaw County.
 

Ghostly International’s DykeHouse; music
Atmosphere; music
Above Ground Hair Studio; fashion and hair
Infinite Dimensions Fashion Theatre

555 Staff including: Dan Gay, Monte, Carl Goines, Nicole Parker, Steve Samuels, Andres Garces, Andrew Patterson, Matt Bierl.
Sponsers:
Detroit by Design
VGKids
Arbonne International
4731 gallery
Ann Arbor PAPER
Sharon and Joe Gillette
Sybil Rhodes
Dark Horse Brewery
Above Ground Studio
Ghostly International
Atmosphere
Flockworks Studio
Four Star Culinaire
May
 22 Gathering Art(ists)
  A one day fine arts festival featuring the art, music, and performance of local art schools, art departments, art organizations, and art galleries. The objective of this exhibition is to facilitate artistic awareness, social exchange, and information exchange within our local art community. Curated by Trevor Stone.
May
 22 Before You Die
 
The rad.art Collective is an Ann Arbor based group dedicated to idea sharing and community building through politically oriented art events. The rad.art collective is the sponsor of the “rad.art series”, an unending series of events featuring performances, discussions, and workshops led by locally based and internationally renowned radical artists. Curated by: rad.art
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