The Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens, Michigan, will open a dual exhibition on April 26 featuring the Member’s Exhibition 2025 and the Emerging Women Artists of Metro Detroit, presented by the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (DSWPS). The shows will display 90 original artworks by 74 artists across the center’s first and second floors through June 14, with a juried selection process led by artist Dan Keller for the members’ show and center exhibition manager Stephanie Hazzard for the emerging artists competition.
This exhibition matters because it highlights the DSWPS’s 120-year legacy of supporting women in the arts, now expanded through a new mentorship-focused initiative for young women artists ages 18-35 in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. By pairing established members with emerging talent, the event underscores the importance of community-based arts organizations in fostering intergenerational artistic growth and providing exhibition opportunities for local women artists.