Art & Apples Festival Preview in Troy and other Metro Detroit Venues Through-Sept. 11

In anticipation of the 51st annual Art & Apples Festival, a program of the Paint Creek Center for the Arts, several metro Detroit businesses will give a sneak preview display of the art that will be featured at the festival in their buildings through Thursday, Sept. 8. Art & Apples is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 9 to Sunday, Sept. 11 in Rochester Municipal Park in the City of Rochester, Michigan.

“The Art & Apples Festival has become one of the top fine art fairs in the entire country with nearly 300 artists works on display and available for purchase,” said Tami Salisbury, executive director of Paint Creek Center for the Arts. “This is the first time we have brought the pieces out into the community so I am looking forward to giving the public a glimpse of the beautiful and unique pieces we will have at this year’s festival.”

Multiple artists will be featured in this “Art On The Go” initiative, include: Dennis Dodson of Gallery D, James W. Parker of ParkerParker Design Photo and Ginger Reuling of Fly Home Birdhouses. Other artists, along with the aforementioned artists, will have their pieces on exhibition at:

Oakland County

Bingham Office Center

30700 Telegraph Rd, Bingham Farms, MI 48025

(248)-594-1155

Artist on display: James Parker – ParkerParker Photography – “Gate Blue Shut” (framed photo)

Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design

29145 Telegraph Rd, Southfield, MI 48034

(248)-353-9880

Artists on display: Dennis Dodson – Gallery D – “Pleasant” (acrylic on canvas); Marianne Shepardson – Shepardson Studios – “Quadrant” (fused glass platter)

Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design

1465 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084

(248)-649-2070

Artists on display: Thomas Yano – Yano Metal Sculpture – “Ginko Leaf (copper with patina lacquer coated); Lin Pilkinton and Linda Huppert – Creations from the Ground Up – Mixed Media Bowls

Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace

6835 Rochester Rd, Troy, MI 48085

(248)-879-9222

Artist on display: Ginger Reuling – Fly Home Birdhouses – Multi-stripe Flowers/Dragonfly Birdhouse

Southfield Center

18000 W Nine Mile Rd # 2, Southfield, MI 48075

(248) 552-4200

Artists on display :Mary Heuer – Heuer Dezine – Jewelry Non-Metal; Jerry Wygant – Jewelry Non-Metal – Inlaid Bracelet and Earrings (wood); Robert Reuhle – The Woodshed – Bullet Cartridge Click Pen; Shano Kelley – Shano Jewelry – Turquoise earrings

The Shirt Box

32500 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

(248)-851-6770

Artist on display: Karen Fenwick – From the Forest Floor…Baskets and More – “Black Beauty” (3D mixed media)

Macomb County

Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace

17496 Hall Rd, Clinton Township, MI 48038

(586)-412-6000

Artists on display: Liping Jackson – 3D Mixed Media Frog Statue; Kelley Skillin – Katydid Kritters “Owl Be All Right” (fiber owl)

Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design

Shelby Town Center Shopping Center, 14285 Hall Rd, Shelby Charter Township, MI 48315

(586)-843-2000

Artists on display: Francine Zajac – Earth Tones – Functional Pottery – Blue Ceramic Tray; Chris Hartsfield – Mixed Media Giclee Canvas Print “Urban Corridor”

Wayne County

New Center One Building

3031 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202

(313)-874-4444

Artists on display: Amy Ferguson – Intaglio Framed Print – “Tsohanoai;” Ray Simmons – K& R Wood – Wood Bowl; Marvin Bower – Tanners Creek Leather – Leather Purse

Festival Hours:

-Friday, September 9; 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

-Saturday, September 10; 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

-Sunday, September 11; 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information about Paint Creek Center for the Arts or the Art & Apples Festival, visit www.pccart.org.

2016 Media Sponsors include Community Lifestyles Newspaper, Downtown Publications, Detroit Jewish News, C & G Newspapers, Fox 2 Detroit, Rochester & Rochester Hills Gazette, Neighborhood SEEN, Oakland County Moms, The Oakland Press, The Macomb Daily, WWJ-AM and WXOU-FM.

The Art & Apples Festival is a program of Paint Creek Center for the Arts (PCCA), a regional nonprofit art center located in Downtown Rochester. Since 1982, PCCA has been dedicated to enhancing life in the region by promoting, encouraging, and creating opportunities to participate in and appreciate the arts. The Art & Apples Festival is ranked in the TOP 15 of Sunshine Artist Magazine’s Best in the Nation.

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Media Contacts: Jennifer Cherry Foster or Natalie Stavale, Marx Layne, 248-855-6777