Wayne State's James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History is pleased to present the Mobile Arts Workshop Exhibition at the Art Department Gallery. The exhibit runs Sept. 2 through 30. A reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The exhibition is a culmination of mobile art workshops provided by the art and art history department that took place July 25 through Aug. 10 at community sites in Detroit. Students from The Carr Center Youth Jazz Ensemble performed during the workshops, where participants learned about abstract art and basic 2-D design fundamentals.

Collaborative, abstract artworks were created at each site and are featured in the exhibition, along with works from other community sculpture workshops the department hosted this summer at WSU and throughout the city. The mobile arts program is an annual collaboration between the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, The Carr Center and the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department.

Workshops were held at the following locations: Adams Butzel Recreation Center, Patton Community Center, Roberto Clemente Recreation Center, Butzel Family Recreation Center, Farwell Recreation Center, Clark Park Coalition, Mack Alive, The Carr Center, Historic Fort Wayne Coalition, Wayne State University, and Pablo Davis Elder Center (instructed by Lisa Rodriguez).    

More information and images can be found on the department's website, and at the WSU Mobile Art Workshop and Art at Wayne Detroit Facebook pages.