Edition No. 91
Arts and Culture
Start your engines! Cars and Trucks, presented by the Grosse Pointe Artists Association, kicks off today in the gallery!
Community and Family
Grosse Pointe Farms House on the Hill will have the distinction of being the Junior League of Detroit’s 24th Designers’ Show House!
Cars, trucks and art, oh my!
Start your engines! Cars and Trucks, presented by the Grosse Pointe Artists Association, showcases 28 artists from Canada and nine from the United States who share their thoughts on America's love affair with cars and trucks through art. Ben Colman, a Detroit Institute of Arts curator, noted for his "Detroit Design" show is the juror for this show and will lead a talk about the exhibit and announce award prizes at 6:30 pm tonight, Sept. 15 in the gallery.
The gallery hours are Thursdays 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Most of the pieces in the show are for sale. Contact gpaa@grossepointeartcenter.org for details.
You can view Cars and Trucks in person at the GPAA gallery at The War Memorial, now through Nov. 3.
Fun Fact: Will Colman, a sous chef at The War Memorial, is a participant in the Cars and Trucks exhibit! Coleman who also has a background in graphic design, collaborated with his brother Tyler to present “Day at the Races.” The Colman brothers’ father shared a love for cars with his sons, so they decided to bring this passion to life through painting. “As children, our father took us to The Detroit Grand Prix, and we were in awe of the cars and cityscape of Detroit. Our painting depicts a father and his sons making memories. To further pay homage to our father, we used his old car hood to hold this memory.”
Show me the house!
Grosse Pointe Farms House on the Hill will have the distinction of being the Junior League of Detroit’s 24th Designers’ Show House.
Junior League of Detroit 2022 Designers’ Show House is set for Sept. 18-Oct. 2 at the Distinctive House on the Hill. This year’s home is located at 205 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms. The nearly 6,000 square foot home is perched on half an acre overlooking Lake St. Clair. The home features five oversized bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and well-portioned living spaces throughout for relaxation and entertaining.
Hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Every other year the JLD selects a prominent local estate and curates a phenomenal team of local and national interior designers to transform the home into a Designers’ Show House. League members Shelia Minetola of Grosse Pointe Park, Gabriela Boddy of Grosse Pointe, and Dianne Bostic Robinson of Detroit, are General Co-Chairs of the 2022 Designers’ Show House.
“The Junior League of Detroit is excited to announce our 2022 Designers’ Show House. We are very proud and honored to carry on this longstanding JLD tradition as our main fundraiser,” said Kimberly Burke, JLD president. “The Designers’ Show House will allow us to continue our League’s philanthropic work which supports community impact initiatives that help meet the needs of Detroit children, young women and families. It also allows us to provide community-based grants and scholarships.”
Built in 1988, the Lakeshore Road home is set on the highest elevated parcel of land, affording privacy and priceless views of glistening Lake St. Clair. It is without doubt, a sophisticated, gently opulent and finely crafted jewel on the Hill.
For tickets for the show house, click the button below. To learn more about the Junior League of Detroit and its long-standing connection to the community, visit www.warmemorial.org/press/juniorleague.
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