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Barb Whitney
@barbwhitney.bsky.social
Artist, educator, non-profit leader. Wife to one; aunt to many; mom to plants. Cookie monster. Coffee afficionado.
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What an inspiring 360° gathering in Lansing! Collaborators came together for arts-forward policy for Michigan’s learners. Spacial thanks: @creative-hvs.bsky.social @barbwhitney.bsky.social . Stay tuned-more to come!

#MICreativePotential #ArtsEducation #CreativePolicy #Community
July 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The Fisher Building is a landmark skyscraper located at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan.

The ornate 30-story building, completed in 1928, is one of the major works of architect Albert Kahn & is designed in an Art Deco style, faced with limestone, granite & several types of marble.
November 29, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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Betty Busby Quilt: "Down the Garden Path"
A textile artist based in New Mexico uses fiber textile art and quilting to explore scientific themes.
May 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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🧵The quilts of #GeesBend bold and deeply rooted in African American tradition, turning scraps into stories. Made by generations of Black women in rural Alabama, these fiber masterpieces now hang in museums.

This is craft as resistance, memory, and art. #Art

www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-qu...
June 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
February 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Artwork detail, alcohol ink on yupo paper.
January 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM