The Guild of Artists & Artisans' Gutman Gallery is a fashion-forward exhibition space—at least from April 4 to May 17 when the glam squad comes to town.

The Ann Arbor gallery is hosting In Style: Fashion + Wearables, which features 26 designers and artists working in a variety of media. These dedicated followers of fashion were selected by guest juror Cheryl Zemke, proprietor of the Wyandotte boutique that bears her name.

There's an opening reception at Gutman Gallery on Friday, April 4 from 6-8 pm, with The Guild of Artists & Artisans inviting you to this free event with a simple request: "dress to impress." (In my case, that means my finest sweatpants.) DJ Batz will spin jams, the South African winemaker Babylonstoren will pour the vino, and Sweet Heather Anne cakes and TeaHaus will provide some nosh and drinkables. (There's also a "live mannequin fashion show," which sounds like nightmare material—but if things get hairy, I'll be wearing my sweatpants and can dash away tout suite because I love depeche mode.)

Some of the works in In Style: Fashion + Wearables include: 

• ➥ Susanna Booth's Glam Squad, an oil painting inspired by vintage Hollywood glamour
• ➥ Barbara Schutzgruber's Couture Cartography, a dress constructed from National Geographic maps
• ➥ Yuliya Yasenetska's Ukrainian Wedding Headpiece, which is comprised of beeswax, thread, wire, and paper.

There will also be workshops and special events throughout the In Style: Fashion + Wearables run, including:

• ➥ Ebru painting (Turkish paper-marbling techniques) with Irene Mokra (April 5)
• ➥ Life drawing (April 16)
• ➥ Exhibiting artists talk (May 2)
• ➥ Polymer clay earring workshop with Alexandria Daniels (May 3)
• ➥ Ink flower-painting workshop with Melinda Vukonich (May 10)
• ➥ Artist pop-up events every Saturday

You can register for the workshops here.

Christopher Porter is a library technician and the editor of Pulp. 

"In Style: Fashion + Wearables" runs April 4 to May 17 at Gutman Gallery, 118 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor. It's free and open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 am-5 pm. Visit theguild.org for more information.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Susanna Booth, Sterling Converse, Kris Cravens, Tina Creguer, Patricia Davenport, Pamela Day, Jean-Marc Fontaine, C.A. Harris, Ember Henderson, Emily Jenkins, Scotty Jones, Mary Kernahan, Esther Kirshenbaum, Jimmie Lackey (ABOY), Maria Latour, Christina Liedtke, Irene Mokra, Nataliya Pryzant, Janet Rubenstein, Gayle Sanchirico, Barbara Schutzgruber, Lynlee Sky, Agnes Soderbeck, Laura Teste, Lesli Weston, Yuliya Yasenetska