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Pewabic Planning A 2,500 Square Foot Expansion, Currently Raising Funds

Detroit’s Pewabic is looking to expand their facility to double production capacity. The new expansion would be used for a 2,500 square foot tile studio. The new wing (in blue in the drawing below) will be located along Hurlbut Street and the alley. The building will be a single story, and is designed to match the historic character of the rest of the Pewabic campus. The renderings were designed by inForm Studio. The expansion will allow the artisans there the ability to double the prod...

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What To Do This Weekend: Here's Your City 5 For October 9-11, 2015

Hello Detroit! We’re with the weekend round up on your City 5 with Daily Detroit. Whether you’re still trying to shake off the sadness of the Lions crushing loss on Monday night, are preparing to watch the Red Wings kick off their season this Friday, or you could care less about sports all together, we’ve got plenty of action to keep you busy all weekend long. So here it is folks, your city 5 for the weekend of October 9, 2015. Scroll on for the text below. Hamtramck Neighborhood Art...

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Pewabic To Offer New Red Wings Tile

There’s a new tile in Hockeytown, and you can take it home starting October 10. Local art creators with a long Detroit history, Pewabic, have teamed up with the Detroit Red Wings for an official tile with a portion of the sales benefiting the Detroit Red Wings Foundation. The tile will be released Saturday, October 10 at a release party. The party at Pewabic’s studio in Detroit will have live music, Amicci’s Pizza (made to order) on site and beer from Atwater. A twelve-inch pizza will be sol...

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Pewabic Partners With GM To Release Classic Chevrolet Tile

Pewabic Pottery, in partnership with General Motors, has released a new collectable tile that features the classic Chevrolet Corvette logo designed by Robert Bartholomew in 1953. The first Corvette and its inaugural logo debuted to the public at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel that same year. The vehicle and classic logo recently celebrated their sixty-second anniversary on June 30. The new Corvette Tile is a celebration of the iconic Corvette brand as a symbol of Americana and of Detroit’s...

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New Pewabic Exhibition “Mommy Dearest” Talks About Childhood Fragility Through Art

Starting on April 10, 2015, with a reception running from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and running through June 7, “Mommy Dearest” is an exhibition featuring the ceramic work of artists Beth Lo and Michaelene Walsh. Childhood nostalgia and familial memoir gives the work of Beth Lo and Michaelene Walsh a personal quality reminiscent of the fragility of childhood. In the exhibition, “Mommy Dearest,” subtle Freudian cues, coupled with soft colors and prepubescent imagery, pushes the work into a realm of memor...

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Pewabic Invites Detroiters to Celebrate Their 112th Birthday

If Pewabic was a person, Al Roker would be celebrating their 112th birthday on the Today show. There won’t be Al Roker, but there will be good times on Saturday, March 14. Pewabic, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making ceramics accessible and relevant (as well as makes some amazing artwork), is hosting a birthday party to celebrate its 112th year and to welcome new Executive Director Steve McBride. McBride comes to Pewabic with an extensive skill set. He served as Director of Annual G...

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"Ware Wolves in Sheep's Clothing" Opens at Pewabic

An idiom of Biblical origin, a werewolf in sheep’s clothing depicts a character that plays role contrary to their true nature. It is a dangerous human relationship to experience, and yet a compelling artistic one to curate. The exhibition, Ware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, opens at Pewabic this Friday, Jan. 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Detroit, Michigan. Titled through their work, exhibition artists, Steve Hansen and Kip O’Krongly, address issues that find difficulty making whole connections in...

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11 Awesome Small Business Saturday Shopping Destinations

Holiday shopping is an American tradition. Looking for the best deals, people line up around stores on Black Friday to get at the goods. But what if you want to support local businesses? How about a gift that’s unique where not everyone is going to have it? Something that has a touch of Detroit ingenuity? Well, we have you covered. Small Business Saturday is a fast-rising tradition that shines the spotlight on the local, the quirky, the small. Shopping small is a great way to not only support...