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2024

May 15  Rock out at the museum with two special summer exhibitions

March 11  Marshall Fredericks Museum seeks artists for outdoor art exhibition

January 11  Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum features Harlem Renaissance

2023

June 1 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition opens at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum June 10 (page 18)

February 3 Violent abolitionist movement of 19th century focus of SVSU-based museum’s exhibit

2022

November 3  Marshall Fredericks Museum celebrates Native American History Month

October 4 Saints & Sinners Gala returns for 18th year at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

May 20  Marshall Fredericks’ son continues legacy at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum 

2021

November 16 Online Portal Lets You Tour Public Art Throughout Great Lakes Bay Region

November 17 “Notes from the Quarantimes” @ Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

October Notes from the Quarantimes • 6 Michigan Artists Reflect on the Pandemic & Edenville Dam Flood

September NEA Big Read • Great Lakes Bay Region Kickoff Sept. 18th

July 30  Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum receives ‘Big Read’ grant of $20,000

July 13 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in Saginaw celebrating Michigan’s top sculptors with exhibition

July 9 Saginaw museum supports Michigan sculptors in juried sculpture exhibition

April 28 Exhibition honors modern Michigan architecture

April 13 ‘Michigan Modern’ is new Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum exhibit 

April 10 Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum Reopens To The Public

April 8 A New Photography Exhibit Showcases Michigan’s Modern Architecture

April 7 Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum in Saginaw Reopens to the Public

March 12 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum invites artists to submit work

March 11 SVSU’s Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum seeks art submissions from across Michigan

Feb 19 Learn about Detroit’s influence on hip-hop history virtually

Feb 17 “Breed & Bootleg” documentary to stream at ‘Hip Hop Icons’ virtual show

Feb 8 Museum presents ‘Hip Hop Icons’ for Black History Month

Feb 6 Hip-hop history is the message at new exhibit as Detroit collector marks 30 years

Jan 28 Expansive “Hip Hop Icons” Exhibition debuts at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Jan 28 ‘Hip Hop Icons’ virtual show opens at The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw …

Jan 23 From sketches to sculptures: Marshall M. Frederick Museum’s newest exhibit

Jan 15 A New Exhibit Features Drawings by the Sculptor Behind ‘The Spirit of Detroit’

Jan 13 Newly conserved drawings on display at Marshall Fredericks museum

Jan 13 Newly conserved drawings on display at Marshall Fredericks museum

2020

Nov 4 Mark Beltchenko @ MFSM

Oct 15 Make Art Fundraiser

Sept 4 A floral tribute to ‘Detroit 2’ at Spirit Plaza

Sept 3 Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum to host virtual gala Oct. 2

August 31 Collage of 900 COVID-19 victims to be shown at Belle Isle

July 24 Sculptor Marshall Fredericks’ works found throughout Birmingham area

June 9 Detroit Expected To Introduce Resolution Renaming Spirit Plaza For Black Lives Matter

May 24 Doan History Center, Heritage Park rescue, damage assessment begins

May 12 The Blue Angles Flyover in Detroit

May 6 Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum moves on line due to Covid-19

May 5 The Spirit of Detroit Wears White Ribbon in Honor of Health Care Workers

April 23 Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum offers Take & Make art kits

April 22 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum provides art activity kits for community

April 10 Marshall Fredericks Museum at SVSU has virtual tours and a selfie contest

April 8 The 13 People Mover stations are loaded with impressive art

April 7 Fredericks sculpture museum provides virtual offerings

April 7 The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Provides Fun and Educational Virtual Offerings during Covid-19 Pandemic

April 6 Face mask removed from Spirit of Detroit sculpture

Feb 17 Detroit Art Review – Explorations in Wood

Jan 30 Explorations in Wood & ‘Hateful Things’

Jan 30  ‘Hateful Things’ exhibit begins Feb. 1 at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Jan 31  Black History Month events in and around Saginaw

Feb 4  Marshall Fredericks exhibits “Hateful Things” during Black History Month

Feb 5  SVSU Black History Month event showcases history of racism and ‘Hateful Things’

Feb 6  “Hateful Things” Exhibit On Display At Saginaw Valley State University

2019

Oct 17 Fredericks sculpture museum hosts two new exhibits

Sept 26 “Saints, Sinners and Spies” Theme Set for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum’s 15th Annual Gala Benefit

Sept 17 Renowned Regional Artist-in-Residence to be Hosted by the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in Saginaw

June 6 JFK Exhibition in Final Weeks Exhibition of Iconic and Rare Images Closes June 29 at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in Saginaw

March 27  JFK exhibition in Saginaw traces a lost era

March 21 JFK exhibition on display at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

March 18 Media Advisory: Renowned JFK Exhibition Makes its Only Michigan Stop in Saginaw at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

March 12 Renowned JFK Exhibition Makes its Only Michigan Stop in Saginaw at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Feb 8 Greenville looking for community input in updating city’s Heritage Park

Feb 3  Faculty display personal artwork in gallery show

Jan 16 Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum Announces New Director

2018

Nov 30 Historic 30 North Saginaw sees new owner, plans for office and venue space

Oct 17 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum brings “The Spirit of Detroit” to SVSU

Oct 14 Marshall Fredericks Museum hosts Motor City Icon exhibition

Sept 20 City celebrates 60th anniversary of the Spirit of Detroit statue

Sept 10 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum awarded grant

August 8 Biennial sculpture show at Marshall M. Fredericks museum dazzles

August 2 Marshall Fredericks museum launches free app

August 1 Marilyn L. Wheaton, director of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at SVSU, set to retire after 12 years

July 13 Birmingham agrees to send out city logo RFP

June 27 The Spirit Moves

June 25  Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Launches Free Mobile App

May 8 Spirit of Detroit undergoes routine maintenance

May 8 Detroit’s ‘Spirit’ to be celebrated

May 3 Museum to honor Grosse Pointe couple

April 29 Greenwood Cemetery tour set for May 5

April 23 The Spirit of Detroit celebrates its 60th anniversary this spring

April 23 Fundraiser marks Spirit of Detroit’s 60th anniversary

April 23 The Spirit of Detroit celebrates its 60th anniversary this spring

April 20 Happy birthday, ‘Spirit of Detroit’ — how it became a symbol for city

April 19 Photos: Spirit of Detroit statue

April 19 Enriching the City with Public Art

April 5  SVSU museum celebrates Spirit of Detroit sculpture

April 1 ‘Spirit of Detroit’ sculptor to be celebrated at fundraiser

March 26 Poetry slam at Marshall Fredericks Museum honors Roethke

March 16 Gerhardt Knodel @ Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Feb 5  Girl Scouts enjoy STEM activities

Jan 25  Textiles, Chinese folk pottery topics of Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum exhibit 

Jan 21 Knodel exhibit opens at Marshall M. Fredericks Museum

Jan 12  Gerhardt Knodel’s fiber art to be on display at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

2017

Nov 27 City of Champions: Only winners get jerseys on Spirit of Detroit

Nov 19 Marshall Fredericks Museum hosts ‘Floating World’

Nov 7  90 and counting: Quarton marks nine decades of educating children

Oct 1 4 Takeaways for Today from Visiting a ‘Dead’ Mall and 3 Signs of Hope

Sept 24 Saints, Sinners exhibit returns with latest fundraiser

Sept 22 Check out these 8 fountains before the season ends

Sept 1 Royal Oak library to celebrate Star Dream Fountain’s 20th anniversary in city

August 25  That’s the Spirit

August 24  Spirit Of Detroit Gets Fitted With University Of Michigan Jersey 

June 8 Museum exhibits work of SVSU faculty and staff

June 8 Detroit creating a plaza by closing Woodward at Jefferson

April 13 Treasure: Sculptor Fredericks created iconic images

April 12 Help River Rouge win big for its past and future

March 28 Filmmaker Anne Makepeace to screen her award-winning film “Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians”

Jan 23 “Mingled Visions: Selections from Edward  S. Curtis’s The North American Indian” on view at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

2016

Dec 20 Three Community Leaders Join Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Board of Advisors

Dec 14 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum receives National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant

Oct 12 Bill Jackson Gallery Talk

Oct 5  ‘Unwoven Light’ on display at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Sept 27 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum receives project grant from Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Sept 15 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Welcomes Stillness at Dawn, an Exhibition of Photographs

Sept 12 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Welcomes Unwoven Light, an Exhibition
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Aug 21 “Saints, Sinners and Song” is the theme for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum’s Twelfth Annual Gala Benefit

May 20 Southfield raises money for ‘Boy and the Bear’ statue

May 2 2016 RBJSE Press Release

April 26 International Sculpture Day

2015

Sept 21 Students given opportunity to utilize space in new exhibition

July  1 Restoring a Lackluster World’s Fair Sculpture for Legacy’s Sake

July  1 50-year-old statue gets a new shine

Feb 10 Marshall Fredericks staff exhibit: amusing, retro