This collaborative exhibition will feature tactile, touchable artwork highlighting sensory experiences beyond vision alone, creating inclusion for an audience who may be overlooked in the visual and fine arts community due to limited sensory or physical abilities.

Join us on Thursday, April 3 for the opening reception of Access•Ability. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Exhibit on display April 3 - June 7, 2025.

Healing is a journey and for some, that journey is taken through or with art. Where words may fail us, art has the magic of expressing even the most difficult topics. In recognition of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, your regional survivor service agencies have partnered together to bring you a community art exhibit. Through this exhibit, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking can share their stories and raise their voices through art.

Join us on March 21st from 5pm to 7pm for drinks and hors d'oeuvres as we premiere the art exhibit and experience the emotions, the pain, and the healing of local survivors as they express themselves through various artworks. The exhibit will then be on display through May 17th, 2025.

This exhibition is sponsored by Women in Leadership Great Lakes Bay Region and was organized by the follow agencies:

McDowell Healing Arts Center, Sexual Assault Center of Child and Family Services of Saginaw, Shelterhouse, Studio 23/The Arts Center, Bay Area Women’s Shelter, and Underground Railroad.

This juried exhibition shines a spotlight on the current artwork created by artists from across the state of Michigan. The body of work displayed is an energetic blend of abstraction and realism from our state’s talented and accomplished artists.

Public Reception: Thursday, August 29, 5–7 p.m.
Artist talk at 5 p.m. with reception to follow

Exhibition on display: August 29 - October 26

Studio 23 is pleased to welcome Jessica Harvey and her sculptural artwork exploring the dynamics of social interaction and our innate desire for acceptance and belonging. Through her dynamic, wood-carved and stoneware figures, Harvey highlights the creative process and draws connections between the history of the material to the history of our own lives, exploring “how society, culture, and family history have shaped us similarly to how time, circumstances, and human interaction affect the material.” With elements of play and interaction, this exhibit brings whimsy and the “timeless allure of storytelling” to Studio 23’s Tabor Gallery.

The mission of the Studio 23 Visiting Artist Program, through selection of an annual visiting artist, is to enhance the experience of Art for our community via exposure to a greater diversity of artists, art media, and artistic styles. The Studio 23 Visiting Artist Program is made possible thanks to the C Joanne Grabinski Visiting Artist Fund.

This juried exhibition shines a spotlight on the current artwork created by artists from across the state of Michigan. The body of work displayed is an energetic blend of abstraction and realism from our state’s talented and accomplished artists.

Application and full details here.

Exhibit on Display September 19 - November 2, 2024

This annual exhibit showcases the artwork created by the talented students and instructors of Studio 23 during the 2023–2024 terms. You are invited to meet the artists and instructors, plus learn more about our education programs during the reception.