'Inside/Out' Locations Around Novi Named

NOVI, MI — The Detroit Institute of Arts Inside|Out program has come back to Novi. Reproductions of nine masterpieces from the museum will be on display throughout the community in eight locations through mid-July. Registration is required for the Art Talk through the Novi Public Library and for the bus tour.

The exhibit is free to the public and all are encouraged to visit the installation sites. Support for this exhibit comes from the Knight Foundation, which generously donates funding for Inside|Out each year. For information about the Inside|Out program and other art exhibits in Novi please contact the Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services office at (248)347-0400.

Here's a rundown of locations for this year's art reproductions:

• Novi Civic Center, Untitled, Alvin Loving, 45175 10 Mile Road
• Ella Mae Power Park, Eleonora of Toledo, Agnolo Bronzino, 45175 10 Mile Road, behind Civic Ctr.
• Novi Public Library, Reading of the Story of Oenone, Francis Davis Millet, 45255 10 Mile Road
• Fuerst Park, Gladioli, Claude Monet & Mother and Child, Solomon Wanjobe, 45325 10 Mile Road
• Pavilion Shore Park, Seascape: Sunset, Martin Johnson Heade, 43390 13 Mile Road
• Emagine Theatre, Reeds and Cranes, Suzuki Kiitsu, 44425 W. 12 Mile Road
• Meadowbrook Activity Center, Self Portrait, Paul Gauguin, 25075 Meadowbrook Road
• Novi Dog Park, Dancers in a Green Room, Edgar Degas, 42390 Nick Lidstrom Drive

To further enhance the experience of art in Novi, Novi Parks and the Novi Public Library will offer complimentary programs in May and June:

• May 5, 6-7 p.m., Novi High School Select Art Show, Novi Civic Center Atrium
• May 10 & 24, 1-3 p.m., Colored Pencil Art Sessions, Meadowbrook Activity Center
• May 19, 6-9 p.m., Spring Palooza with DIA Away Interactive Classroom, Novi Civic Center
• June 6, 7-8:15 p.m., Art Talk & Tour (Diego Rivera Murals & the DIA), Novi Public Library
• June 16, 7 p.m., Sizzling Summer Nights – Mini Maker Fun Fair, Fuerst Park
• June 26, 1-3 p.m., DIA Inside Out Novi Bus Tour, Meadowbrook Activity Center

Photo courtesy of the city of Novi