This is not a rhetorical question, but an immediate one for our area.

Join Mercedes-Benz Financial Services as we explore this question and the possibilities for our community at our third annual Experiencing Perspectives community art forum.

The mission of this series is to sustain ongoing and constructive dialogue about the role of the arts in our region by bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. As Michigan works to redefine itself on many levels, we will explore the purpose art serves in the places where we live and work.

You and a guest are invited to bring your views, ideas and opinions to a dynamic panel discussion with educators, politicians, artists and community leaders. We aim to challenge current ideas, generate new ones and explore the possibilities for rebuilding our communities through the arts.

Following the panel discussion, art tours will be offered featuring works in the Daimler collection, including pieces from world renowned artists, Cranbrook Academy of Art students and local artists. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

PANELISTS
Stephen Henderson, Editor for the Detroit Free Press
Charles Pugh, Detroit City Council President
Sioux Trujillo, Artist and Art Administrator
Michelle White, Principal of Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
Sphinx Organization

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Reception begins: 6:00 p.m.
Panel discussion: 6:30 p.m.
Art tours, networking and brainstorming: open ended

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
36455 Corporate Drive
Farmington Hills, MI 48331

• If you're interested in purchasing art from this artist, click here.Alternately, please email katie.lalone@daimler.com and include the artist's name and title of work you are interested in.