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Link to Book Club

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Come Zoom with us! We will be reading short selections and books about art and artists. We will be meeting on Zoom the 4th Tuesday of the month @8:00 to discuss our thoughts about different artists and their influences.

Literacy Leaders:

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Deborah Armstrong holds a Bachelor of Art's degree in Humanities from the University of Michigan and a Master's of Art's degree in the History of Art from Wayne State University. She has taught art history and art appreciation courses in higher education since 1984, including several semesters abroad through Eastern Michigan University. In her current role as Associate Director of Academic Development at Macomb Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning, she leads professional development initiatives for faculty, emphasizing innovative teaching methods as well as course and curriculum design.

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Nora Chapa Mendoza is a first-generation Chicana born in Texas. Her career began and was established in Detroit. She studied at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit and Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan. Mendoza has been deeply involved with and supportive of many Hispanic and Native American groups, many depicted in her artwork. Throughout her life, Mendoza worked to create an environment where differences were valued and where future generations would not experience the discrimination she experienced in her own life. In 1978, Mendoza, along with a group of Latino artists formed Nuestras Artes de Michigan (NAM), She was also a founding member of the Michigan Hispanic Cultural/Art Association (MHCC). In 1999, Mendoza acted as the official liaison to the Michigan Latino Arts Initiative, a collaboration of Casa de Unidad, the Michigan Council for the Arts, and the Michigan Department of Education. Nora Chapa Mendoza, 92, was also named the 2024 Eminent Artist by Kresge Arts in Detroit,