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From the University of Michigan School of Music. Holdiings include: The Eva Jessye Collection, Todd Duncan Collection, Andy Kirk Collection and The Nathaniel C. Standifer Video Archive of Oral History, The Porgy and Bess: An American Voice Collection, as well as The Maxwell O.Reade Collection.
An electronic guide to all of the resources pertaining to African art housed in Michigan State University's libraries.
The Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center features an exhibit of India's timeless heritage with a traditional Vedic Temple and an elaborate multimedia presentation combining sculptures with state of the art audio visual technology. A fine art gallery displays classical and contemporary paintings and art objects illustrative of the enlightened teachings of Indian philosophical thought.
This site includes images and information from the Detroit Institute of Arts' Ancient Greek collection.
"In 1961 supporters of traditional Irish dance in the Detroit area established the Detroit International Feis Committee. Its principal purpose was and still is to plan and host an annual Feis competition for the Detroit area and is done entirely by volunteers."
"The East Lansing Film Festival is the largest and most diverse film festival in Michigan to screen independent and foreign feature, documentary, short and student films from around the world. The ELFF was created in 1997 in cooperation with the City of East Lansing and Michigan State University."
This page presents a list of Michigan folk dance groups which hold weekly, biweekly, monthly or irregularly scheduled folk dances including Balkan folk dance, Cajun dance, clog dance, contra dance, English country dance, international folk dance, and all other forms of traditional and ethnic dance. You'll also find links to websites providing information about folk dancing in all or part of the state.
The Museum’s Rural Arts and Culture Project showcases projects such as The Ancestor's Clothesline Project to celebrate Finnish culture in Michigan. The Michigan Traditional Arts Program sometimes involves Michigan residents of different national origins. The Museum also has several traveling exhibits such as “A Community between Two Worlds: Arab Americans in Greater Detroit,” “Immigration and Caricature: Ethnic Images from the Appel Collection,” “Michigan Hmong Arts: Textiles in Transition,” “Stories in Thread: Hmong Pictorial Embroidery,” and “Images of Human Rights: South African Prints.”
"The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan is the world's largest African American historical and cultural museum. Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of African and African American history and culture, the museum offers engaging exhibits and programs for all. It features exhibit galleries, a theater, classrooms, a research library, multi-purpose rooms and a museum store."
The Friends of African and African-American Art is one of the oldest Auxiliary Groups at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Site offers info on the Detroit Institute of Art along with specific info on the Friends of African and African-American Art
Ukadh Art Gallery is dedicated to the display and promotion of fine art by Arab-American artists locally and internationally. 16241 W. Warren, Detroit, MI 48228, Phone: (313) 846-0250, Fax: (313) 581-0940.
The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, located in Livonia, is comprised of professional players of the Bandurist, a traditional stringed instrument that is "the voice of Ukraine."
A virtual art exhibit created by Ray Silverman at Michigan State University devoted to the work of Zerihun Yetmgeta. Contains his works as well as biographical information and analysis.