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Lucy Ament

Lucy Ament's Latest Articles

Detroit Clay Co.: Southwest Detroit Artists Find, Create Beauty in the City

At the Detroit Clay Co. in Southwest Detroit , Diana Alva and James Puntigam reflect the beauty of the city in their whimsical, free-form and at times provocative tiles and pottery.

Spectacles: Selling Downtown Attitude and Progressive Style

Owner Zana Smith opened the specialty boutique offering an array of clothing, books, and music in Harmonie Park in 1984.

Hot Art Starts at Furnace Design Studio

Does stretching and shaping molten glass into all manner of art and objects sound cool? Learn how from the masters at Furnace Design Studio, bringing art, learning and stewardship to a corner of Southwest Detroit.

Venus Bronze Works Restores Detroit, One Sculpture at a Time

Giorgio Gikas keeps Detroit icons looking their best. His East Side firm, Venus Bronze Works Inc., takes sculptures — like the big Calder moving to the DIA and the famous city symbol, the "Spirit of Detroit" — back to their original glory.

The New DIA: The Architects

Michael Graves and local SmithGroup architects discuss with Model D the inspiration and necessity behind the ambitious reworking of that Woodward "temple of art," the Detroit Institute of Arts.

DIA: A Grand Tour

We're still impressed with the DIA's new look. A few curators talk about how they've reorganized three major collections, all done with you in mind.

Welcome Back DIA

Let the critics say what the want. Revamped and revived, the Detroit Institute of Arts' new approach will help place the museum "at the heart and core" of life in Detroit.

SLAW Meets Norman Rockwell

A guy named SLAW carries on the legacy of Norman Rockwell. And there you have the Scarab Club, with a century of supporting art in Detroit.

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