2009 Updates

Susan has been hired by the DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY as their PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT – DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RIVERFRONT

Susan will advise DRC and the Public Art Planning Committee in setting forth the general principals to use as a guide for the Detroit International Riverfront Public Art Program. This includes: establishing the goals, guidelines, and jurying process for selecting works of art for public spaces. Consultation regarding the acquisition, placement and display of public art.

Susan has recently been contracted by Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, MI as a consultant to create a Cultural Master Plan for the Harbor Shores development.

"Harbor Shores is a proposed 530 acre, mixed use development that spans parts of Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, and Benton Charter Township. Harbor Shores is a unique opportunity to revitalize the Benton Harbor and St. Joseph community and transform the area from a quaint twin city area along Lake Michigan's waterfront to take its place among the hottest vacation destinations in the Midwest. Well situated in Michigan's Great Southwest along with shores of Lake Michigan, the St. Joseph River, and the Paw Paw River, Harbor Shores has a prime location, ideal for second homes and family drive-to vacation destinations. The site is located within a 250 mile radius of a populace of over 21 million; air service to South Bend, Chicago, and Grand Rapids; and the metropolitan markets of Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis."

Susan is also representing the Chicago based 3-Dą˛ for their exhibition "SKINS".

"Material and surface are themes to "SKINS", an exhibition which celebrates the eclectic nature of its work. This collective range of finishes which, concentually, capture a 19th-century sense of eclecticism, individuality and craftmanship. In our attempts to grasp the eccentricity of a hybrid 21st-century, we bring together ideas which deal with vintage/experimental, eclectic/ethnic, classical/sustainable, self/conceptual. Our intent is that the almost pictorial use of variations in surface, i.e., the skin, should instill the character of the work and identity of the exhibition."

In recent events, Susan has agreed to represent Cyril Lixenberg and Foster Willey Jr. If you are interested in more information on special commissions concerning these artists, please contact Susan.

See below for examples of their work.

Cyril Lixenberg
A printmaking artist and sculptor from Amsterdam. His works can be found in public and private collections in the Netherlands as well as the United States. He is a prolific contributor to the contemporary arts. A number of his works can be found in West Michigan, in Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon. Noteworthy is his sculpture Steel Water in Grand Rapids, commemorating the city as being the first city in the world to flouridate its drinking water.

Foster Willey Jr
A sculptor based in Minnesota, his work is both abstract and representational. Working with various media, he has created a large number of public works, featuring classical figure work to architectural ornamentation to modernist abstraction. Having studied at a number of institutions across the midwest, he also teaches at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in Wayzata, Minnesota.