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ARTIST OPEN CALL: Apply to Modern Ancient Brown Visiting Fellowship & Post-Baccalaureate Residency in Studio Art and Critical Studies through January 30

Established in 2019, the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation supports and nurtures BIPOC artists and writers through the creation of a new Core Program housed in Detroit.

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TMRWLND RAISING FUNDS FOR ARTS PROGRAMS SUPPORTING CANCER AWARENESS

TMRWLND is the creative partnership forged in 2013 by artist Dereck Seltzer and his fiancee, Tina St. Claire in Los Angeles. The pair created a series of TMRWLND zines, with various design aesthetics, crafting each layout, binding, and design by hand—limiting each run to only 25 copies—even silkscreening each individual cover by hand. From the […]

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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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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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