Tours Hidden Story Tours Wednesday–Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Gerard ter Borch’s paintings of everyday life often contain ambiguous meanings. Join a special docent-lead tour of the DIA’s permanent collection and learn about “hidden stories” of the works in the DIA’s collection. Tour meets in the Great Hall at the exit of the Gerard ter Borch exhibition. (NOTE: there are no tours of Gerard ter Borch.) Friday Nights at the DIA Marshall Field’s First Friday Evenings for Educators March 4, 5–7 p.m. Museum educators identify key themes and objects within Gerard ter Borch. The 17th-century painter recorded everyday life when Dutch homes reflected world trade and exploration. Teachers from The Roeper School link upper elementary language arts and art activities to the exhibition. Members: $15; Non-members: $20; Student teachers: $10. To register, call 313.833.4249. Family Friday Ruff and Ready to Wear April 22 The DIA is excited to announce Ruff and Ready to Wear a modern day fashion design contest with a 17th-century, high fashion twist. Drawing inspiration from the fabulous attire in Gerard ter Borch’s paintings, design students from metro Detroit are given the opportunity to design fashions that include their modern interpretation of a ruff. Finalists will be judged in a fashion show, and juried by local fashion personalities Cat Chow, rapidly emerging innovative artist and designer; Susan Howes, HOUR Detroit Magazine and Sarah Lurtz, director of the Pure Detroit Design Lab. Prizes include: Haberman Fabrics gift certificates, a DIA membership and design exhibited and sold at the Pure Detroit Design Lab. For more information please contact tsellers@dia.org. Click Here to download a printable file (Microsoft® Word format). Classes and Workshops Beginning Painting—Self-Portraits Saturdays, February 19–March 19, 9 a.m.–Noon Explore the joys of oil painting by painting a subject you know well, yourself. Members: $120; Non-members $150. To register, call 313.833.4249. Drop-in Workshop: Miniature Paper Hat Sundays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27, Noon–4 p.m. Have fun creating your own miniature hat out of paper. Teacher Workshop Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Museum educators identify key themes and objects in a before-hours tour of the exhibition. The 17th-century painter recorded everyday life when Dutch homes reflected world trade and exploration. Teacher Ken Hoover links the exhibition to the colonial American history and geography curriculum. In the afternoon, University of Michigan art historian Dr. Celeste Brusati reveals the symbolic meanings, visual puzzles and ingenuity of Dutch art in the 17th-century. Members: $40; Non-members: $50, student teacher fee: $25. To register, call 313.833.4292. Adult Art History Class: Making and Marketing Art in the Dutch Republic Saturday, March 12 & 19, 1–3:30 p.m. Dr. Celeste Brusati, University of Michigan art historian examines the extraordinary rapid economic growth of the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. Nowhere was the prosperity of the new nation more visible than in its remarkable pictorial production and its complex, lively art market. This two-part seminar explores the distinctive mix of pictorial ingenuity and commercial creativity that Gerard ter Borch and his contemporaries brought to the challenges of this new artistic economy. Members and students: $32; Non-members: $40. To register, call 313.833.4249. Intermediate/Advanced Painting Class with Ed Fraga Saturdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 9 a.m.–noon Special guest instructor Ed Fraga leads those who are no longer beginners to find their own unique voice through paint. Members: $144; Non-members: $180 + $12 for a ticket to the exhibition. To register, call 313.833.4249. Music Gallery Serenade: E 17 Sunday, February 27, 2 p.m. E 17, or “Ensemble 17th-century,” specializes in music from the 1600s and performs works from the time of Gerard ter Borch. Lectures Members Only Lecture: "Satins, Secrets, and the Seductions of Painting in the Art of Gerard ter Borch" Saturday, February 26, 1 p.m., Lecture Hall In celebration of the opening of the exhibition Gerard ter Borch, University of Michigan professor Celeste Brusati discusses the artist’s exquisitely crafted portraits and scenes of modern life. She explores the artist’s pictorial and thematic fascination with the seductions of love and art in the context of his times. Public Lecture: "Satins, Secrets, and the Seductions of Painting in the Art of Gerard ter Borch" Sunday, February 27, 1 p.m. See February 26 for description. Ter Borch Portraits Sunday, February 27, 1 p.m. University of Michigan art historian Dr. Celeste Brusati discusses the artist’s portraits. Gerard ter Borch and the Dutch Elite Sunday, April 17, 2 p.m. Alison McNeil Kettering, president of the department of art and art history, Carleton College, Minnesota, and Ter Borch catalogue author, presents her views on this fascinating painter. Noises and Silences in Dutch Paintings of Manners Sunday, May 22, 2 p.m. Dr. Mariët Westermann, director of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, is a distinguished scholar in the field of Dutch art and culture, and has written many books including A Worldly Art: the Dutch Republic 1585–1718, Art of the Dutch Republic and monographs on Rembrandt and Jan Steen (both represented in our collection). Image Detail: The Introduction (An Officer Making His Bow to a Lady), ca. 1662; Oil on canvas. Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection, The National Trust. Photo: © The National Trust. (top)