ARTS&LIFE ART
BBAC Celebrates 65th Anniversary T Honorees from the Jewish community selected to showcase their work at annual Current Student Works Show. RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR
ROBIN SERVO
“You did what,” casted sterling silver, by Jodi Galperin
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FEBRUARY 17 • 2022
he Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) has reached a milestone, celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. The art center has provided, “art for all” since 1957 and will be honoring some of its students at its annual Current Student Works Show that is open now through March 3. Works by 25 BBAC student artists were selected by Ani Garabedian, artist and community arts coordinator at the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum. The show features 185 works (chosen from 300+ entries) across four BBAC galleries. The winners selected will share in cash prizes, tuition certificates and gift cards for art supplies totaling nearly $3,000. Annie VanGelderen, president and CEO of Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, told the Jewish News in an email, “The Exhibition represents the incredible talent of our adult students — in all mediums — that emerges from our studios and also the dedication and expertise our instructors have that nurtures their creativity. The show encompasses all our galleries and gives the viewer an opportunity to see many forms of art that have been completed in the
