Birmingham neighbors show work in annual art – C&G Newspapers

The oil painting of Maria Marcot, Tim Hortens, is one of her works of art in the current show of Student works at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, which is inspired by a scene in Birmingham.

Photo provided by the art center of Burmingham Bloomfield

Birmingham – the art created by local talent is already on display for this year’s edition of the current student work show on Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, operating until March 13.

In the show, BBAC students have the opportunity to show the current work created in the last year.

“I am completely blown up by the talent that is hidden in these walls here in the art center. It is a privilege to be among such great artists, whether they are just beginning or if they are forged artists, “said Ani Vangelderen, President and CEO of BBAC. “This is a great place and I encourage everyone to come to see what is happening.”

The Union for this year’s show is Anita Bates, a contemporary artist at Highland Park. Bates is an associate of the 2019 Korge Arts and has shown its works in exhibits at local, national and international level. He worked at Wayne University as an assistant to teaching and program coordinator for visual art.

Each year, the BBAC selects an external court hearing for the current display of student affairs to avoid bias. A total of 270 works of art and Bates selected 196 to be judicial in the show.

In addition to showing students’ work, the show also illuminates BBAC instructors and classes.

“This is really a holiday of what is being done in our studios,” Vangelder said. “This is also a holiday of our incredible instructors who make these students produce this wonderful art.”

Maria Marcot, the winner of the President’s Award, has two pieces in the art center of Birmingham Bloomfield. The pieces, entitled, “Tim Hortens” and “West of Clen, the beginning of March” are oil paintings on scenes in Birmingham. Marcot’s instructor for the classes where she created these works was Ed Duff.

Marcot has been conducting lessons for about 15 years and has previously entered the current student work show. Since drawing can be a very lonely art practice, she said it is nice to be able to go to BBAC for a sense of community with other artists.

“This is an incredible resource that we have and I just can’t say enough about it, because it is a real advantage for our community, with the level of teaching and the level of availability for these types of learning for the local people,” Marcot said.

The winner of the award Margie Benson has two pieces on the show, Aerial Celebration and The Jazz Band from working with instructor Andrea Tama. When he looks at the abstract and colorful piece, “Air Holiday”, Benson said it seemed to be looking at a city from above.

Benson, a former art teacher, has been going to BBAC for years and will often feel inspired to return to his studio and paint after his hours. She said she spent so many years teaching drawing, and now that she was doing her own picture, she wonders: “What took me so long to get here and do this?”

To see the full list of performers and works on the show, visit bbartcenter.org/2025-quurrent-student-storks-show-results.