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PROJECTART ANNOUNCES EMERGING ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN DETROIT

ProjectArt has announced, as of today, they are officially accepting applications for emerging artists to apply for their socially-engaged artist residency program! Miami & Detroit Deadline Extended until Monday June 26, 2017! ProjectArt is looking for 40 emerging artists total in NYC, LA, Miami, Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh.  Residencies awarded provide the following: Year-round temporary […]

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APPLY FOR THE HAMTRAMCK DISNEYLAND ARTIST RESIDENCY THROUGH APRIL 15TH

Hamtramck Disneyland is a beloved folk art installation created by Dmytro Szylak, a retired auto worker and political refugee from Ukraine. Szylak assembled the sprawling, colorful installation spanning two adjacent properties over several decades before passing away in 2015. Hatch Art seeks artist-led projects featuring public art such as installations, murals, and performance art that […]

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE LUKE MACK & SO HEE KIM EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY PLAYGROUND DETROIT

PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents artists-in-residence, Detroit-based artist Luke Mack and visiting artist So Hee Kim with a weekend-long exhibition. The opening reception marks the conclusion of the six week Fall 2016 Artist Residency program on November 25th, from 6-9PM at Ponyride. On view together are two different bodies of work that are the result of time, […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT FALL 2O16 RESIDENCY WELCOMES VISUAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE SO HEE KIM & LUKE MACK TO PONYRIDE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT’ is pleased to announce the chosen visual artists selected for the Fall 2016 Artist Residency program at Ponyride to bring together Detroit-based artist Luke Mack and visiting artist So Hee Kim. As the upcoming fall season brings fresh colors to the city’s sprawling foliage, these talented emerging artists will similarly bring new vibrant […]

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ARTIST OPEN CALL: FALL 2016 ARTIST RESIDENCY WITH PLAYGROUND DETROIT AT PONYRIDE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has partnered with Ponyride to facilitate a new artist residency program providing artists with an incubator space to create excellent artwork in a dynamic environment within the Detroit creative community. This residency simultaneously hosts one Detroit-based artist and one visiting artist who are provided with private live/work space and co-working area at Ponyride in […]

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APPLY NOW: INTERSTATE PROJECTS IN BROOKLYN LAUNCHES NEW STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Artists from Detroit are encouraged to apply to Interstate Projects Studio Program in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  Interstate Projects is initiating a new studio residency program that will grant one artist a free 300 square foot studio space for a four-month period on site at the gallery. There are three residency periods that are open to artists […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHER JANI ZUBKOVS WITH ARTIST RESIDENCY & SOLO EXHIBITION

Jani Zubkovs is a Brooklyn-based photographer and touring musician, recording and performing with the progressive post-rock band, Caspian. The continual work-life balance between both music and visual arts influence his photography, which most often focuses on subject matter from his time spent traveling around the world. A selection of this body of work was first exhibited at Mingo Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. PLAYGROUND DETROIT has invited Zubkovs […]

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PONYRIDE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST AWARDEES OF THEIR APPLEBAUM AND KNIGHTS ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Ponyride, a collaborative working space for social entrepreneurs and artists located in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, has partnered with the Applebaum Family Compass Fund and the Knights Art Challenge to develop an annual residency program. The six selected emerging and established artists, who have been juried by local curators, collectors, and creators, are awarded a stipend […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS BROOKLYN ARTIST LIZA LACROIX ‘DETROIT JUNE 2015’ IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POPPS PACKING

Liza Lacroix has spent the duration of her Detroit residency exploring traditional boundaries of abstract painting by incorporating 3D elements cut from her otherwise unsatisfactory-to-her, previously-made works. These strips and organic shapes of canvas are the most adored remnants of the former paintings saved from the sacrifice in order to live on in fresh and […]

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PONYRIDE ANNOUNCES ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH JUNE 29TH

Ponyride is offering multiple funded artist residencies this Fall 2015 and into the future. The deadline for submissions is noon on Monday June 29, 2015. There is no application fee for applying. ARTIST RESIDENCY FOR INFO/TO APPLY: http://www.ponyride.org/ The open call closes: Monday, June 29th at 12:00 PM EST Awards will be announced: The week […]

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PD PRESENTS: BROOKLYN ARTIST LIZA LACROIX FOR POPPS PACKING SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is excited to announce our partnership with Popps Packing to host our 2015 Summer artist in residence, Brooklyn- based painter Liza Lacroix. “Liza Lacroix subverts the canon of painting, rejecting a singular concept of abstraction. Her work is a culmination of figuration, formalism and ultimately catharsis. Lacroix’s recent series draws from the mythic […]

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SELECT ANNOUNCES SPRING RESIDENCY 2015 FOR CUTTING EDGE ARTISTS AT INDUSTRY CITY IN BROOKLYN

Our friends at SELECT are looking for a cutting edge artist or collective to receive our yearly residency slot. The winning artist/s will be granted a complimentary studio in Brooklyn for the months of April & May (sponsored by Industry City). While at this 8 week residency, artists are encouraged to challenge themselves by pushing […]

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