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1978/1979
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May 3, 1979: Art Words
/ Words Art
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June 14-30: FOCUS DETROIT
July 18 - Aug. 12: FINE CRAFTS
Aug. 19-23: WORKS ON PAPER
Sept. 30 - Oct. 28: ALL MEDIA
Nov. 4-25: 3- DIMENSIONAL
Dec. 2 - Jan. 30: UNDER 6" OR OVER 6’
Feb. 3 - 24: PLIABLE STUCTURES
March 3 - 24: PHOTOGRAPHY
April 7 - May 1: ALL MEDIA
May 3: ART WORDS / WORDS ART
June 2-30: 10 AT 1010
1979/1980
Sept. 22 - Oct.: 20 FIGURE
Oct. 27 - Nov. 24: SERIES
Dec. 1-22: JURORS’ CHOICE
Jan. 26 - Feb. 23: PHOTOGRAPHY/ 80
Feb. 28 - March 2: MOVING IMAGES ( Exhibition
poster art )
March 8 - April: IN AND OF DETROIT
May 31 - June 28: 8 ARTIST AT 1010: 2ND ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
July 11 - Aug. 2: FOCUS EXTENDED
1980/1981
Oct. 25 - Nov. 22: REVIEW COMMITTEE ANNUAL SLIDE REVIEW
Nov. 29 - Jan. 3: FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE
Jan. 14 - Feb. 6: ART FROM CRAFT MATERIALS: GLASS/FIBER/CLAY
Feb. 14 - March 14: PAPER WORK
March 21 - April 18: 3+3 = 6
April 25 - May 23: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
June 6 - July 4: SCULPTURE
July 11 - Aug. 8: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LANDSCAPES
Aug. 15 - Sept. 12: 48226: A MAIL ART SHOW
1981/1982
Sept. 18 - Oct. 17: SIX AT DETROIT FOCUS
Oct. 24 - Nov. 21: DRAWING
Nov. 2 8- Jan. 2: SELECT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jan. 9 - Feb.: SELF- PORTRAITS
Feb. 13 - March 13: INSTALLATIONS
March 20 - April 17: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
April 24 -May 22: DETROIT FOCUS INVITES
May 29 - June 26: WORKS IN WOOD
July 3 - July 31: FOUR POETIC VIEW-POINTS
1982/1983
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1983: Gil Silverman
Selects
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Sept. 15 - Oct. 16: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Oct. 23 - Nov. 20: ONE GOOD PRINT DESERVES ANOTHER
Nov. 27 - Dec. 3:0 THE NUDE
Jan. 8 - Feb. 5: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Feb. 12 - March 12: SCULPTURE WITH PEDESTAL
March 18 - April 16: PETER PICKS PAINTINGS
April 23 - May 12: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
May 27 - June 25: GIL SILVERMAN SELECTS
July 1-30: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
1983/1984
Sept. 10 - Oct. 15: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Sept. 11: ART BALL SOFTBALL
Oct. 22 - Nov. 19: PAINTING AND DRAWING
Nov. 26 - Dec. 30: CLAY/10
Jan. 7 - Feb. 4: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Feb. 11 - March 10: IMAGES OF VIOLENCE
March 17 - April 14: CROSS PORTRAITS
April 21 - May 19: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
May 26 - June 23: INSTALLLATIONS/OUTDOOR SITES
July 7-28: COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
1984/1985
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1984: Sustained Visions:
G. Alden Smith
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Sept. 8 - Oct. 6: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Oct. 13 - Nov. 10: HEROS AND IDOLS
Nov. 17 -Dec. 20: SUSTAINED VISIONS: G. ALDEN SMITH
Jan. 9 - Feb. 2: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Feb. 13 - March 9: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
March 16 - April 13: ART
April 20 - May 18: ARTISTS SPACES COLLABORATE
June 1-28: AUTO EFFLUVIA
July 3-27: PHOTOGRAPHY: BIG PRINTS, POLAROIDS, XEROX
1985/1986
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1985: Sustained Visions:
Ellen Wilt
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Sept. 7 - Oct. 5: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Oct. 11 - Nov. 9: ARTISTS TO WATCH
Nov. 15 - Dec. 21: SUSTAINED VISIONS: ELLEN WILT
Jan. 10 - Feb. 8: CONSTRUCTIONS
Feb. 14 - March 15: PHOTOGRAPHY
March 21 - April 18: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
April 26 - May 23: MICH. N.E.A. FELLOWSHIPS 1965-1985
May 31 - June 27: FROM THE STUDIOS OF...
July 3 - 26: DETROIT & VICINITY
1986/1987
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1987: Sustained Visions:
Morris Ambrose
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Sept. 10 - Oct. 3: ARTISTS SPACESCOLLABORATE- INDIANA
Oct. 10 - Nov. :7 REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Nov. 14 - Dec. 20: PHOTOGRAPHY
Jan. 9 - Feb. 7: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Feb. 13 - March 14: RECENT WORKS- MICHIGAN ARTISTS
March 20 - April 17: NU BODIES
April 24 - May 23: SUSTAINED VISIONS: MORRIS BROSE
May 29 - June 27: DIRECTIONS 1987
July 2 - 31: FROM ARTISTS STUDIOS/ CURRENT WORK
( Exhibition
poster )
1987/1988
Sept. 11 - Oct. 10: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Oct. 16 - Nov. 14: ARTIST SPACES COLLABORATE- ARTEMISIA
GALLERY, CHICAGO (IL)
Nov. 20 - Dec. 19: DIRECTIONS 1988
Jan. 8 - Feb. 6: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Feb. 12 - March 12: PRESENT TENSE/ PHOTOGRAPHY
March 18 - April 15: A MATTER OF PAINTING/ AREA MFA CANDIDATES
April 22 - May 20: SUSTAINED VISIONS: SUSANNE AND JOHN
STEPHENSON ( Exhibition
catalog )
May 26 - June 25: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
June 30 - July 30: FROM ARTIST STUDIOS/CURRENT WORK
1989 Sustained Visions: Charles Mcgee |
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1988/1989
1988/1989: 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DETROIT FOCUS ( Photo
used on catalog cover )
Sept. 9 - Oct. 8: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Oct. 14 - Nov. 11: COMMERCIAL ART: ILLUSTRATION, GRAPHIC
AND IDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Nov. 18 - Dec. 22: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS
Jan. 6 - Feb. 3: ABSTRACTION/GROUP EXHIBITION
Feb. 10 - March 10: AFTER TEN YEARS: DETROIT FOCUS (PART
I)
March 17- April 14: AFTER TEN YEARS: DETROIT FOCUS (PART
II)
April 21- May 20: SUSTAINED VISIONS: CHARLES MCGEE
May 26 - June 24: URBANOLOGY
June 30 - July 28: ARTISTS STUDIOS/CURRENT WORK
Sept. 8 - Oct. 7: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
1990
April 27 - June 1: SUSTAINED VISION: GEROME KAMROWSKI
June 8 - July 7: SCULPTURE
July 28: WATCH ART TAKE SHAPE
July 13 - Aug. 3: FROM ARTIST STUDIOS/ CURRENT WORK ( Exhibition
catalog )
Sept. 7 - Oct. 6: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Oct. 12 - Nov. 10: CONTINUUM
Nov. 16 - Dec. 21: REVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
2000
In November 2000, Detroit Focus, an artists' alliance,
coordinated the largest visual arts event in the city's history.
Detroit Focus 2000 consisted of well over one hundred
exhibitions and dozens of lectures and special events. It
provided an opportunity for hundreds of artists and photographers
to display their work throughout metropolitan Detroit and
the surrounding communities of southeastern Michigan.
This portfolio includes some of the finest photographs
shown in the festival. It was assembled in order to provide
one more opportunity to showcase the work of thirty-nine astonishingly
gifted photographers, and to provide a means to complete the
financial obligations that Detroit Focus incurred during the
festival. The small financial deficit was in fact a silver
lining, because if it did not exist neither would this wonderful
portfolio.
The individuals included are seasoned professionals at the
top of their craft. They come to us, each with a unique archive
of images. Their work represents years of assignments, projects
and artistic exploration, as well as years of competition,
struggle and commitment.
The existence of this portfolio also represents a special
camaraderie among respected colleagues, and a profound act
of generosity. Each individual in the portfolio was asked
to contribute ten signed photographs of one of their most
compelling images. What we asked for and received from these
important artists is incredibly significant. We extend our
sincere appreciation to each of them and are humbled by their
kindness and generosity of spirit.
Three special guests also were asked to participate in the
project. The fine poets Philip Levine and Jim Daniels often
write about the people and places in their hometown. Hence
it was quite fitting to invite them to participate in this
unique Detroit project. A.D. Coleman, photography's most well-respected
writer and critic, came to Detroit during the festival and
shared his insights about the world of photography today and
a suggested vision for its future. We are pleased and honored
to have these special writers as part of this portfolio.
Detroit Focus Portfolio
Photographers
Mel Adelglass
Michelle Andonian
Darryl Baird
Martha Berriman
Howard Bingham
John Collier
Joe Crachiola
Manny Crisostomo
Don Doll, SJ
James Dozier
Andrea Eis
Santa Fabio
Sherry Gabbard
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Bruce
Giffin
Lisa Goedert
Jose Antonio Gomez
Stephen Graham
Susan kae Grant
David Griffith
Patti Izzo
Mary Keithan
Balthazar Korab
Lisa Luevanos
Jerome Magid
Russ Marshall
Bill Rauhauser |
RIT -Peres
Edward Roberson
Christine Saari
Jim Salzano
Michael Sarnacki
Laurie Tennent Scheiwe
Bill Schwab
Miri Stebivka
Louis Stettner
David Turnley
George Waldman
Todd Weinstein
Taro Yamasaki |
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Portfolio Contributions:
• The Perils of Pluralism...by AD Coleman
• Photo Opportunity...by Jim Daniels
• Listen Carefully...by Philip Levine
We have been aware and sensitive to the fact that some very
good photographers, and many fine individuals that were important
to the success of Detroit Focus 2000, were not invited
to be part of this project. Detroit is a photographers' city
and it has an important and rich photographic heritage. We
regret being unable to include many other fine photographers.
Therefore, the individuals included in the portfolio not only
represent themselves, but also the work of the nearly three
hundred other photographers who were part of this festival
of photography.
The Detroit Public Library premiered the Detroit Focus
2000 Portfolio in March 2001. [Above.]
This wonderful institution has a long history of providing
exhibition opportunities for photographers and it was fitting
that this body of work begin its journey there.
As this work leaves our hands, we hope that those who view
this portfolio are aware of the deep commitment of these artists,
are inspired by their imagery, and are moved by the giving
nature of these fine individuals.
The Detroit Focus Portfolio
is available for exhibition.
The Detroit Focus Portfolio collection is available for exhibition
to all non-profit institutions.
Please contact the Detroit
Focus executive director for availability and exhibition
requirements.
View the Detroit Focus
Portfolio online.
You can explore the entire Detroit Focus 2000 Portfolio
online by clicking
here.
[Note: the link above will
open a new window in front of this window. When you are through
exploring the portfolio, close that window to return to this
page.]
List of places with the
Detroit Focus Portfolio…
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Detroit Institute
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The University of
Michigan Museum of Art |
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The Mira Goddard Center
for Photography at Ryerson University – Toronto |
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Kresge Art Museum
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Five of the portfolios
were sold in 2001/2003 to private collectors to cover
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And one portfolio
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