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Metro Times // Mike Han uses destruction as a means of creation in Playground Detroit exhibit

‘United by Design’ is up for the month of September as part of Detroit Month of Design By Randiah Camille Green on Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 12:29 pm The cycle of life is creation, life, destruction, and rebirth. Designer and graffiti artist Mike Han is adding another layer to that: preservation through destruction. Rather than birthing […]

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Detroit Metro Times // Meredith Morrison weaves memories into beads at Playground Detroit

Her ‘Dreamwork’ meditation cloth exhibit runs through August 12 By Randiah Camille Green on Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 10:36 am Meredith Morrison’s “meditation cloths” aren’t made of fabric. They’re a mass of tiny beads strung together in a pattern resembling a mycelium network. They certainly look like some type of futuristic cloth, however, as they hang […]

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Metro Times // Designer Scott Klinker brings this week’s selfie photo op to Detroit

Posted By Lee DeVito on Wed, Jan 8, 2020 For Structures of Light, a joint show from Cranbrook Academy of Art and Playground Detroit, artist and educator Scott Klinker uses new LED neon technology to transform a downtown Detroit space into a light-up wonderland — “like entering the space of a glowing, geometric line drawing,” according to the event curators. […]

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MetroTimes // Artist Judy Bowman explores ‘Detroit Swag’ with exhibit at Playground Detroit

Raised in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood, artist Judy Bowman has left more than a mark with her art — she’s sparked a relatable cultural conversation about relationships, faith, and love.  Bowman, who is now 67 years old, majored in art, and as a student was commissioned by Martin Luther King Jr.’s family to provide art […]

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Detroit Metro Times // Artist Ellen Rutt takes on climate change and interconnectivity in new exhibition

By Jerilyn Jordan Artist Ellen Rutt will soon turn 30 and she’s nervous — but it has little to do with her milestone birthday, general aging woes, or the pressure to fulfill the “30s are the new 20s” trope. She’s concerned with the Earth, global warming, and how to make people care. “If I’m going to […]

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DETROIT METRO TIMES // HELL YES! ART OPENING

It’s been one year since Paulina Petkoski and Samantha Bankle Schefman (both of whom snagged a spot on Metro Times’ People Issue this past year) opened the doors to Playground Detroit, going all in on the future of local artists. Part independent gallery, part talent incubator, Playground Detroit is celebrating a blowout 2018 full of […]

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