Adrian
Siena Heights College, Art Library
Address:1247 E. Siena Heights Dr., Adrian, MI. 49221
Telephone: (517) 263-0731
Fax (517) 265-3380
Original art works.
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Media Union,
Art and Architecture Library
Address:2281 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-2069
Telephone: (313) 936-3191
Fax: (313)764-4487
Original art works, architecture of large number of places & periods, contemporary art & design, studio art collections in graphic design. Also collection of Jens Jensen Archive of Landscape Architecture & Drawings.
Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Academy of Art Library
(open to public for reference only)
Address: 1221 N. Woodward Ave., PO Box #801,
Bloomfield Hills, MI. 48303-0801
Telephone: (248) 645-3355
Fax: (248) 646-0046
Graphic arts, architecture, design.
Detroit
Center for Creative Studies,
College of Art & Design Library
Address: 201 E. Kirby,
Detroit, MI. 48202-4034
Telephone: (313) 872-3118, Ext. 263
Advertising design, graphic design, industrial design.
Detroit Public Library
Art & Literature Department
Address: 5201 Woodward Ave.,
Detroit, MI. 48202-4093
Telephone: (313) 833-1470
Fax: (313) 833-1474
E-mail: SSOLVIC@CMS.CC:WAYNE.EDU
Architecture, decorative arts, furniture, industrial design, landscape architecture.
East Lansing
Michigan State University Art Library
(reference, non-circulating)
Address: East Lansing, MI. 48824-1048
Telephone: (517) 353-4593
Fax: (517) 432-1445
E-mail: 20676ptt@MSU.edu.
Architecture, decorative arts, furniture, graphic arts, interior design.
Adrian
Klemm Gallery Studio Angelica,
Siena Heights College
Address:1247 Siena Heights Dr., Adrian, MI. 49221
Telephone: (517) 263-0731
Fax: (517) 265-3380
Other: admission fee-none, guided tours, lectures, temporary exhibits.
Decorative arts, graphics, textiles.
Ann Arbor
Arttrain, Inc.
Address:1100 N. Main St., Suite 102,
Ann Arbor, MI. 48104
Telephone: (313) 747-8300
Other: admission fee, guided tours, traveling exhibitions.
Hanging exhibits, also works borrowed from institutions around the country.
Jean Paul Slusser Gallery
University of Michigan School of Art
Address: 2000 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-2069
Telephone: (313) 936-2082
Internet: http://www.umich.edu/~webteam/soad/
Fax (313) 936-0469
Other: admission fee-none, Art & Design Gallery.
BFA & MFA student works usually in November, December, Spring & Commencement, faculty works.
The University of Michigan
Museum of Art
Address: 525 S. State St.,
Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-1354
Telephone: (313) 764-0395
Fax (313) 764-3731
Other: admission fee-none, guided tours, lectures-no set schedule, join museums mailing list for calendar of upcoming events to be sent to you, student exhibits-not often.
Graphic arts are usually on display, Western art from 6th century-present-prints & drawings. Collection exhibitions rotate.
Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Academy Museum of Art
Address:1221 N. Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield Hills, MI. 48303-0801
Telephone: (248) 645-3323
Fax: (313) 646-0046
Other: admission fee, faculty works, films, graduating student shows, guided tours, lectures, permanent, temporary & traveling exhibitions.
Architectural drawings, furniture, 19th & 20th century prints, certain design exhibits always on display.
Dearborn
Dearborn Historical Museum
Address: 915 Brandy St., Dearborn, MI. 48124
Telephone: (313) 565-3000
Other: admission fee-none, guided tours, permanent, temporary & traveling exhibitions, films-summer only, lectures-first Wednesday of every month.
Decorative arts & transportation displayed periodically.
Henry Ford Estate - Fairlane
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Address: Evergreen Rd., Dearborn, MI. 48128
Telephone: (313) 593-5590
Fax: (313) 593-5243
Other: admission fee, guided tour of the estate-powerhouse, garage and first three floors of the house.
Decorative art, mechanical equipment, always on exhibit.
Henry Ford Museum
and Greenfield Village
Address: 20900 Oakwood Blvd.,
Dearborn, MI. 48121
Telephone: (313) 271-1620
Fax: (313) 271-9672
Other: admission fee, guided tours, lectures, sometimes films.
Artifacts & technology exhibitions rotate. Graphic arts & home furnishings always on display.
Detroit
Center Galleries
Center for Creative Studies
College of Art & Design
Address: 15 E. Kirby St., Detroit, MI. 48202
Telephone: (313) 874-1955
Fax: (313) 872-8377
Other: admission fee-none, guided tours, lectures-depends on what is being exhibited, traveling exhibitions.
Professional works, and student works, student design work periodically displayed.
Detroit Historical Museum
Address: 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI. 48202
Telephone: (313) 833-1805
Fax: (313) 833-5342
Other: admission fee, guided tours of exhibits & local historical sites, permanent, temporary & traveling exhibitions.
Decorative arts, furniture, industrial & automotive history, communications domestic life, objects from areas around Michigan. Rotating collections on exhibit. Small part of furniture collection on permanent exhibition. Automotive exhibit-permanent.
Detroit Institute of Arts
Address: 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI. 48202
Telephone: (313) 833-7900 & 7895
Fax: (313) 833-2357 & 3756
Other: admission fee, films-shown Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday (both popular and art house films pertaining to design & culture, call for listings), guided tours, lectures-usually once a week, permanent & temporary exhibitions.
Graphic arts, rotating exhibit.
Pewabic Pottery
Address: 10125 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI. 48214
Telephone: (313) 822-0954
Fax: (313) 822-6266
Other: admission fee-none, guided tours, participatory exhibits, temporary exhibitions- change every two months, traveling exhibitions.
Original arts & crafts furniture. Collection usually on exhibit unless it is traveling.
Wayne State University
Community Arts Gallery
Address: 150 Community Arts Bldg., Dept., of Art, Detroit, MI. 48202
Telephone: (313) 577-2985 & 2423
Fax: (313) 577-3491
Other: admission fee-none, lectures-depending on what is on exhibit, monthly exhibitions, student & faculty exhibitions.
East Lansing
Kresge Art Museum
Michigan State University
Address: East Lansing, MI. 48824
Telephone: (517) 355-7631
Fax: (517) 355-6577
Other: admission fee-none, lectures-depending on what is on exhibit, MFA. exhibit, undergrad. exhibit.
Mostly photographs, prints, sculpture, very few furniture. Collections rotate on exhibit.
Lansing
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
Address: 240 Museum Dr., Lansing, MI. 48933
Telephone: (517) 372-0529
Other: admission fee, guided tours.
100th Anniversary to commemorate Oldsmobile- on exhibit till September 1997.
Northville
Mill Race Historical Museum
Address: Griswold St., Northville, MI. 48167
Telephone: (248) 348-1845
Other: admission fee-none, guided tours with lecture, temporary exhibitions.
Victorian furniture & furnishings, clothing.
Pontiac
Creative Arts Center
47 Williams St., Pontiac, MI. 48342
(248) 333-7849
Other: admission fee-none, exhibitions.
Rotating exhibitions of art by Michigan artists.
Adrian
Adrian College
Address: Adrian, MI. 49221-2575
Telephone: 517-265-5161 Ext. 4326
or toll free 800-877-2246
Fax: 517-265-3331
Application deadline: 8/15
Calendar: semester
Design courses: fashion design, interior design, graphic design.
Graduation requirements: 124 credit hours.
Undergrad. design majors: fashion design-BFA (72 design credits); interior design-BFA (72 design credits).
Sienna Heights College
Address: 1247 Sienna Heights Dr., Adrian, MI. 49221
Telephone: (517)-263-0731
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: graphics (five design courses).
Graduation requirements: associates-60 semester hours, bachelors-120 semester hours.
Undergrad. design majors: AFA in Art, concentration in graphics; BA in Art; concentration in graphics; BFA in Art; concentration in graphics.
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Address: Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-1316
Telephone: 313-764-7433
Fax: 313-936-0740
Email: SOAD@umich.edu
Internet: http://www.umich.edu/~webteam/soad/
Application deadline: 2/1
Calendar: trimesters
Design courses: architecture, design studies courses (design criticism, history, research, issues, theory), graphic design, industrial design, landscape architecture, urban design.
Graduation requirements: 120 credits-BS, 128 credits-BFA.
Undergrad. design majors: architecture-BS (54 architecture credits); Graphic design- BFA (12-64 credits in graphic design); Industrial design-BFA (21 design credits).
Graduate design majors: Graphic Design-MFA; Industrial Design- MFA; Master of Architecture; Master of Science in Architecture, (non-professional degree); Ph.D. in Architecture; Master of Landscape Architecture First Professional Degree (3 year program); Master of Landscape Architecture Second Professional Degree (2 year program); Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture; Master of Urban Planning; Ph.D. in Urban, Technological, & Environmental Planning.
Other: senior project for some majors.
Auburn Hills
Baker College of Auburn Hills
Address: 1500 University Dr.,
Auburn Hills, MI. 48326-1586
Telephone: 810-340-0600
Application deadline: rolling
Calendar: quarters
Design courses: graphic communications (6 courses), interior design (4 courses).
Graduation requirements: graphic communications-97 (36 are graphic communications) credit quarter hours, interior design-101 (44 are interior design) credit quarter hours.
Undergrad. design majors: Associate Degree in Business-concentration in graphic communications (24 quarter hours are design); Associate Degree in Applied Science-concentration in interior design, (16 quarter hours are design).
Other: internship or co-op required.
Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Address: 1221 N. Woodward Ave. Box 801,
Bloomfield Hills, MI. 48303-0801
Telephone: 810-645-3300
Fax: 810-646-0046
Application deadline: 2/1 (priority date; 11/1 for spring admission)
Graduate design majors: architecture-MFA; 3-D design (industrial design)-MFA; 2-D design (graphic design) MFA.
Other: thesis and exhibit required for graduation.
Detroit
Center for Creative Studies
College of Art and Design
Address: 201 East Kirby,
Detroit, MI. 48202-4034
Telephone: 313-872-3118
Ext. 400 or 800-952-ARTS Ext. 400
Application deadline: rolling
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: environmental design, furniture design, graphic design, interior design, product design, transportation design.
Graduation requirements: 132 credit hours
Undergrad. design majors: Graphic Communication-BFA: concentration in Graphic Design (75 studio hours); Industrial Design-BFA: concentration in Furniture Design (69 studio hours); Industrial Design-BFA: concentration in Product Design (69 studio hours);
Industrial Design-BFA: concentration in Transportation Design (69 studio hours); Interior Design-BFA (70 studio hours).
Other: senior project.
University of Detroit Mercy
Address: PO Box 19900,
Detroit, MI. 48219-0900
Telephone: 313-993-1245
Application deadline: 8/15
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: architecture, preservation (1 elective).
Graduation requirements: 171 credit hours, 2-3 co-op's, preparatory classes for co-op.
Undergrad. design majors: Architecture, 5 year professional, B. of Arch. (46 credit hours are design).
Other: internship required for some majors, senior project required for some majors.
Wayne State University
Address: Detroit, MI. 48202
Telephone: 313-577-2424
E-mail: rhughes@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Application deadline: 8/1
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: fashion design, environmental design theory ( 2 courses), graphic design, industrial design (5 courses in design), interior design.
Graduation requirements: 120 semester hours.
Undergrad design majors: Fashion Design & Merchandising-BA, BS; concentration in Apparel Design; Design-BFA; BFA with concentration in Graphic Design (27 credits of graphic design minimum); BFA with concentration in Industrial Design; BFA with concentration in Interior Design (39 credits in interior design).
Graduate design majors: MA in Graphic Design; MA in Industrial Design; MA in Interior Design; MA in Design & Merchandising; MA and MFA in Design.
Other: internship required for some majors, senior project required for some majors.
Marygrove College
Address: 8425 West McNichols Road,
Detroit, MI. 48221-2599
Telephone: 313-862-8000
Fax: 313-864-6670
Application deadline: 8/15
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: graphic design (4 courses in design), interior design (1 course).
Undergrad. design majors: BA in Art: concentration in graphic design (44 studio hours required; BFA in Art: concentration in graphic design (60 studio hours required).
East Lansing
Michigan State University
Address: East Lansing, MI.
48824-1020
Telephone: 517-355-8332
E-mail: adm00@msu.edu
Application deadline: 7/30
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: apparel design and textiles, graphic design (1 course), historic preservation (3-4 courses), interior design, landscape architecture/design.
Graduation requirements: for BA & BFA 120 semester hours, BLA 139 semester hours.
Undergrad. design majors: Apparel Design and Textile-BA (31 semester hours are design or related); Interior Design-BA (60 semester hours are interior design); Landscape Architecture/Design, 5 years-BLA (57-59 are design semester hours); Studio Art- BA, BFA: emphasis in graphic design.
Graduate design majors: Apparel Design and Textiles-MA; Doctorate- in Department of Human Environmental Design and Management, specialize in Apparel Design; Interior Design MA- Interior Design and Facilities Management; Ph.D.- Department of Human Environmental Design and Management; Studio Art -MFA, concentration in design.
Other: internship required for some majors, senior project required for some majors.
Southfield
Lawrence Terchnological University
Address: Southfield, MI. 48075-1058
Telephone: 810-204-3160
Application deadline: 8/11
Ccalendar: quarters
Design courses: architecture, architectural illustration, design criticism, design history, design theory, industrial design, interior architecture, landscape architecture.
Graduation requirements: 132 credit hours.
Undergrad. design majors: architecture-BS (96 design credits); architectural illustration-BFA (97 design credits); interior architecture-BS (97 design credits).
Graduate design majors: Master of Architecture
61 credit hours).
Other: landscape emphasis available through architecture.
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor College
Address: 106 E. Main,
Spring Arbor, MI. 49283
Telephone: (517) 750-1200
Application deadline: rolling
Calendar: 4-1-4
Design courses: graphic design.
Graduation requirements: 124 credits
Undergrad. design majors: BA in Art; concentration in graphic arts (15-25 credits in graphics).
Ypsilanti
Eastern Michigan University
Address: Ypsilanti, MI. 48197
Telephone: 313-487-0193
or 800-GO-TO-EMU
Fax: 313-497-1484
Application deadline: 7/1
Calendar: semesters
Design courses: computer aided design, fashion design, graphic design, historic preservation, interior design, pre-architecture
Graduation requirements: 124 semester hours.
Undergrad. design majors: Computer aided design-BS (60 major semester hours); BFA; concentration in graphic design (54 major semester hours); interior design-BS.
Graduate design majors: MA (30 hours) with a concentration in graphic design; MFA (60 hours) with a concentration in graphic design; MA-Historic Preservation; Masters in Interior Design (30 hours, first professional degree required).
Other: portfolio required for masters program, internship required for some majors, senior project required for some majors. Interior design program is FIDER accredited. Pre-architecture is not a major- more of a transfer program, preparatory classes for architecture.
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