Artist Talks

In partnership with Essay’d, the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center presents a series of free artist talk events, featuring conversations with renowned Detroit area artists. 

 

Artist talks are free and open to the public! 

 

Upcoming Artist Talks

 

May 28

Mel Rosas, 6pm-7pm

   

Mel Rosas received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Drake University in Des Moines. He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Mel is an emeritus professor with the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History and Design, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan where he served from1976 – 2021. Mel has exhibited his drawings and paintings extensively in local and national venues and one can view his work in numerous corporate and private collections on national and local levels. His paintings and drawings are included in numerous private and corporate collections including the Chemical Bank, New York, NY, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, Carnegie/Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Southeast Banking Corporation, Miami, FL, and the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC.