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September 29, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
2016-09-29T18:00:00-04:00
2016-09-29T20:00:00-04:00
**Due to inclement weather and flood watches, we have decided to postpone this evenings lecture.
If you have any questions feel free to contact us at 313-831-8700 or nnamdicenter@gmail.com
Stay tuned for notice of the rescheduled date**
N’Namdi Atelier presents: The Directors’ Lecture Series
Andrew Blauvelt
Cranbrook Art Museum
This fall, the N’Namdi Atelier will bring you a set of lectures by museum and art institution directors from around the world and right next door.
Thursday, September 29th at 6:00pm, we are proud to host a lecture by Andrew Blauvelt, Director of the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Andrew Blauvelt was named Director of the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in August 2015. For 18 years he served in a variety of roles at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, a contemporary multidisciplinary arts center, most recently as senior curator of architecture and design at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. He also served as the Walker’s Chief of Audience Engagement and Communications, overseeing various innovative outreach initiatives involving open-source curating, on-line publishing, and civic-based initiatives. Blauvelt received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Stay tuned for additional details on upcoming lectures and dates in Fall/Winter 2016!
This program is presented as part of the N’Namdi Center’s ongoing Atelier project, which aims to provide Detroit and area residents with educational arts programming. This project is made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation, with supporting grants from the Kresge Foundation and the Erb Foundation.