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Red Bull Arts Detroit to Host Last Exhibition as Red Bull House of Art Residency Program

Red Bull Arts Detroit is hosting an opening exhibition party on Friday, August 3rd from 7p – 10p featuring the latest group of visiting artists including Debra Manville, Nathan Smith & Jason Pulgarin, that will exhibit new bodies of work for the first time at the art gallery and residency program at 1551 Winder, located in the city’s […]

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MO POP FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DETROIT WATERFRONT JULY 28-29TH

Mo Pop Festival returns to the Detroit waterfront with a killer line-up on July 28th & 29th. This year Mo Pop Festival is bringing some of the hottest new talent along with favorite national acts to Detroit for a weekend of major fun in the sun. We’ve got some hot tips to make sure you […]

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INTERVIEW: TUNDE OLANIRAN ON HIS MUSIC, MOCAD & MORE

Tunde Olaniran takes the stage at Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Series in collaboration with El Club on Mike Kelley’s lawn for the second killer line-up on Sunday July 22nd. We caught up with him to chat about his music, inspiration and what he’s looking forward to most about performing in Detroit. What have you been listening […]

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Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Featuring Raphael Saadiq, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Tunde Olaniran

Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Series in collaboration with El Club returns to the Mike Kelley’s lawn for the second killer line-up on Sunday July 22nd of the to present yet another  night of music hosted in ‘plein air,’ featuring the best aspects of a summer festival, except with shorter bathroom lines and less sunburn. Raphael Saadiq […]

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UPCOMING INAUGURAL DETROIT ART WEEK LAUNCHES ON JULY 20TH THROUGH 22ND

Detroit Art Week (July 20 – 22, 2018) is an annual self-guided tour and celebration of contemporary art and culture in Detroit. For three days, Detroit’s art scene invites visitors to attend gallery and museum tours, open studios, intimate studio and site visits, artist talks, and various special programs, alongside the parties, music, nightlife, and culinary […]

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MICHIGAN GLASS PROJECT HOSTS FESTIVAL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ARTS EDUCATION

Who isn’t interested in supporting arts education in Detroit’s schools? The Michigan Glass Project Festival is a live art and music festival with the aim of raising $125,000 to support art curriculum in Detroit public schools. The beneficiary of the festival is the non-profit Art Road, which is working to return arts curriculum to Detroit […]

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Behind “Relations Between: A Dinner Experience” with Elysia Vandenbussche X Dr. Sushi on July 11th

Artist Elysia Vandenbussche and Dr. Sushi have created a unique collaboration for an intimate dinner featuring hand made ceramic wares made exclusively for this experience taking place during her exhibition on view, Relations Between. The event will take place on Wednesday July 11th, at 7pm at PLAYGROUND DETROIT, with limited 30 person seating available. (Purchase remaining […]

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Summer at the MOCAD Homestead feat Princess Nokia, Flint Eastwood, Yoshi Flower

Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead is a keystone piece within MOCAD’s collection. More than a structure, this replica of Kelley’s childhood home once served as a vessel for empathy-driven documentation as he travelled from Detroit to his hometown of Westland and back via Michigan Avenue, interviewing people along the way to represent the range of personal […]

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SOUND & SILENCE LAUNCHES NEW MUSIC SERIES MEMBERS ONLY FT. DETROIT MUSICIANS

Members Only is a new music series event from Sound & Silence that allows the audience an inside look at some of Detroit’s top, upcoming musical talent. In April, Detroit music duo Mega Powers launched this series at PLAYGROUND DETROIT with an incredible live set. The intimate evening includes a live performance, allowing guests to see […]

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ELYSIA VANDENBUSSCHE SOLO EXHIBITION, “RELATIONS BETWEEN” OPENS JUNE 16TH

PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents Relations Between featuring multi-disciplinary artist Elysia Vandenbussche. The exhibit explores and breaks boundaries of traditional crafts, the concept of a canvas, and skill combined with intuition through her porcelain wall installations on June 16th from 6-9pm with a Members-only VIP preview hour from 5-6PM. On view through July 14th. “I’m really interested […]

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SCIENCE GALLERY LAB DETROIT “HUSTLE” EXHIBITION OPENS TO PUBLIC JUNE 16TH

HUSTLE is the first exhibition from Science Gallery Lab Detroit, which is launching in Detroit in partnership with Michigan State University to ignite a passion for art and science in the city’s young adults. Part art gallery, part science lab, part theater, Science Gallery Lab Detroit is the first location of its kind in the Americas and […]

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OFFICIAL PLAYGROUND DETROIT MOVEMENT FESTIVAL 2018: PARTY GUIDE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT brings you the ultimate party guide with the lowdown on the after-party scene [and a few early-morning / day parties] to ensure your Movement Festival aka Memorial Day weekend party circuit doesn’t stop. Sure, three entire days of non-stop music is great- but the other half of the magic happens after the stages shut down […]

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