Lansing artist, Craig Mitchell Smith, is opening the largest single-artist gallery space in the state of Michigan. His glass gallery
will open in the
Macy's wing of the
Meridian Mall at 1982 W. Grand River Ave in Okemos.
Mitchell Smith’s work has been shown at the
Detroit Institute of Arts and on
HGTV, and he has also been included in a number of prestigious gallery and museum exhibitions outside of Detroit.
“It is exhilarating and exhausting to be in this new space. I was working in my basement overlooking the Grand River before,” says Craig Mitchell Smith. “We are actually fabricating the glass here on site and people stand there and watch this happen. It’s a lovely thing for people to be involved in.”
For the holiday season, Mitchell Smith will feature a 1,000-piece, limited edition run of the ornament he created for the national Christmas tree in Washington D.C.
"He is a rising national star and an example of the world-class artistic talent we have within our community," said Leslie Donaldson, executive director of the
Arts Council of Greater Lansing.
Source: Katie Robiadek, Arts Council of Greater Lansing
Writer: Suban Nur Cooley
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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