The Night of One Thousand Cocks a Fundraiser for Public Pool

The Night of One Thousand Cocks
a fundraiser for
Public Pool
3309 Caniff St., Hamtramck, MI 48212
Saturday, January 19th 7-11pm through February 23rd
Come celebrate the magic and mystery of the cock in Public Pool’s first ever fundraiser exhibition.

About the cock: The stately bird, handsome, standing up to three foot in height, all dressed up and plumed with feathers, equipped with claws and a helluva beak, crowned by spikes of a fleshy red comb is an age-old symbol of masculinity. We got the hackles, the cape, the sickles, the saddle, the penetrating sound of the cock-a-doodle-doo. The gallus gallus domesticus ain’t no dainty creature, but a hard worker, a defender of the flock, full of color and showmanship. Then there’s this: Ironically the cock, the cockerel, the rooster has no penis. This full-fledged metaphor for man is actually physically androgynous. Ha! What a bird! Featuring music by DJ Uno Mas and beer provided by Axle Brewing Co.

With work running the gamut from irreverent to delicate, from blunt to tantalizing, this show includes many veteran Public Pool artists, plus many new to our walls. It’s as much a celebration of their art as it is of the gallery and the place we’ve held in the community for the last nine years.  For a gift of 40 $ you get a piece of original art. It’s a pretty sweet deal, and artists all over the community have donated their cocks!

Includes work from :
Matt Ziolkowski
Eleni Zaharopoulos
Alison Wong
Colin Wilson
Sarah Wagner
Cedric Tai
Jack O. Summers
Mike Stinavage
Ryan Standfest
Bradley Stabler
Krysti Spence
Dylan Spaysky
Elijah S Sparkman
Danny Sober
Clinton Snider
Vicky Sheenan
Alice V. Schneider
Lindy Marie Shewbridge
Augusta Rose
Leslie Rogers
Chris Riddell
Cristin Richard
Dalia Reyes
Gina Reichert
SJ Rayburn
Teresa Petersen
Susan Okla
Christopher Newman
Michaela Mosher
Noah Elliott Morrison
Michael McGillis
Kevin McCoy
Elise Marie Martin
Melanie Manos
Tisch Mikhail Lewis
Timmy Lampinen
Niel Laperriere
Bayard Kurth
Shoshana Krohmer
Erin Kelly
Matt Hunt
Steve Hughes
Mira Hughes
Anne Harrington Hughes
Trisha Holt
JJ Hill
Jacinto Herrera
Joseph Hane
Tim Hailey
Jessica Rose Frelinghuysen
Mary Fortuna
Jeff Fournier
Judith Feist
Sunshine Durant
Jermery Duncan
Adam DesJardins
ELM DeFever
Claire D’Aoust
Mary Cotter
Patricia Calloway
James Collins
John Charnota
Alana Lorin Carlson
Judith Caroline
Cydney Camp
Lucy Cahill
Erin Brott Holtzman
Alex Buzzalini
Davin Brainard
Biba Bell
Ashwini Bhasi
Shanta Ambady
+ many more