The Classroom
We’re not sure if it’s a gallery first or a classroom first, nor are we sure that it matters. It’s a place to engage with artwork and a place to gather - a place to exchange, learn, share, and grow. It is home to occasional workshops, frequent classes, and regular exhibitions, so there is always some new craft, art form, or idea to engage. There are always reasons to return.
The space is filled with a rotating exhibition of work from invited artists, mostly from Michigan, but sometimes from further afield. Inviting artists to show their work is our way of establishing connections to the world beyond our little neck of the woods, specifically through artists grappling with climate change and the uncertain future, conveying quintessentially human responses from grief and reconciliation to adaptation and transformation.
The work shown in the Classroom rotates with the seasonal rhythms of the planet, opening new exhibitions around the Equinoxes and Solstices; a small celebration of the one aspect of our climate that will remain steady as far into the future as we can see.
***Please remember that all of the art is made by real, living, working artists. We are moved by the generosity of those who fill our place with art. If it moves you, we strongly encourage you to purchase and take it home.***
Visitation Th/Fr 4-7p, Sa 10a-2p and by appointment.
Write us at cedarnorthtc@gmail.com.
WANDER HOME
saylem mississippi celeste
Event Schedule:
10/12: Guided Trail Walk - 5pm
Public Opening - 6-8pm
10/13: Quilting 101 Workshop - 11am-3pm
12/13: Closing Gathering - 6-8pm
12/14: Guided Trail Walk II - 10am
Cedar North Classroom Gallery
2312 E Kasson Rd
Cedar, MI 49621
Free and open to all!
saylem m. celeste (they/themme) is a Detroit-born and based Freedom Worker who utilizes art, conversation and sound for collective liberation and healing. saylem embraces quilting in their practice as a core methodology to circumvent symptoms of Western carceral cultures and as a means to access liberation and freedom for traditionally misrepresented communities. saylem has 5+ years of experience with facilitation centered around misrepresented communities, with participants of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences. They identify as Black, Trans, Queer, and Disabled.
WANDER HOME is a multi-modal installation in Cedar, Michigan by saylem mississippi celeste. WANDER HOME leads its guests through the artist’s rendition of rediscovering a somatic home through the pedagogy of quilting and its many life lessons.
The bulk of the installation is stationed along the edges of the Cedar North property- inviting guests to wander and reflect in real time. Quilts, Flags, Billboards, Signs, and Sigils dot the wandering trail, with the gallery acting as a base station for treks onto the path. With physical, visual, tactile, auditory, and philosophical prompts, this place-based experiment relies on storytelling to reflect on the transient nature of belonging.
