The head of the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Annie VanGelderen, says the group’s annual fine arts exhibition “never fails to delight and surprise me.” Enter Dorothy Jett-Carter, a West Bloomfield artist whose work on current display supports VanGelderen’s words. Among the show’s 85 works is Jett-Carter’s inventive “Dandelion,” a framed, African-inspired piece that incorporates textiles, ink printing on linen and embroidery.
The puckish piece shows a sweet boy presenting the dandelion weed to his mother. In elegant simplicity, Jett-Carter said, “a weed is beautiful to a child.” The playful image captured the attention of the show’s juror, who included the piece in the 43rd annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition at the Birmingham Bloomfield exhibition.
Open to the public until Aug. 15, the show at 1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, is available from 10 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
Mondays through Saturdays. From more than 600 submissions, a Texas-based juror selected the 85 works in the exhibition, covering four gallery areas. “I was immediately delighted to discover so much of the artwork was born of talent and serious consideration to an artistic practice,” said Danette Dufilho, the juror who works as the director and project room curator at Conduit Galley in the Dallas Design District.
Dufilho lauded the show for its range of “smart compositional and color choices and the variety of materials and mediums.” The artistic array is drawn from artists in Mich.