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PLAYGROUND PRESENTS HOLIDAY RECESS FUNDRAISER WSG RED PILL, VALLEY HUSH, RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES & DTCHPLNES

Celebrate your HOLIDAY RECESS with PLAYGROUND DETROIT for the third year in a row at our fundraiser party for art supplies and music gear for three Detroit Public High Schools. We’ve organized a killer line-up featuring rapper Red Pill, indie crushes Valley Hush, the experimental Racehorses Are Resources [Chris Peters, Nick Speed, Quelle Chris, & […]

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GO SEE: 30 AMERICANS EXHIBITION ON VIEW AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

30 Americans opened this weekend at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “an exhibition bound by one nation and divided by 30 experiences. A dynamic showcase of contemporary art by African American artists, this exhibition explores issues of racial, political, historical and gender identity in contemporary culture.” The exhibition is on view through January 18, 2016. […]

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30 Americans DIA EVENTS Glenn Ligon Jean-Michel Basquiat Kara Walker LIFESTYLE Nick Cave Salvador Salort-Pons The Detroit Institute of Arts VISUAL ART

DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL 2015 INTERNATIONALLY SHOWCASES TOP DESIGN TALENT

The fifth-annual Detroit Design Festival, presented by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center kicks off the annual celebration of creativity and design taking place on Sept. 22 to 26, 2015. The citywide event brings together designers and enthusiasts alike to celebrate Detroit’s role as a design capital showcasing widespread local talent. “We’re committed to becoming the […]

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MURALS IN THE MARKET FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN EASTERN MARKET TO CATALYZE PUBLIC ART MOVEMENT

Eastern Market-based fine art publisher 1xRUN has teamed up with the Eastern Market Corporation to assemble more than 40 local and international artists to Detroit to paint large scale murals throughout the district for the first annual Murals In The Market Festival, happening September 17th-25th, 2015. PLAYGROUND DETROIT has partnered with the festival as a […]

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GO SEE: “FIRST SHOW,” THE DEBUT EXHIBITION OF DAVID KLEIN GALLERY DETROIT

In its 25th anniversary, nationally-recognized David Klein Gallery opens its doors in downtown Detroit as a second location. Continuing in its tradition, the Birmingham gallery site at 163 Townsend Street will continue to focus on Modern and Post War American art. The programming at DKG Detroit will be devoted to their contemporary programming, spear-headed by Gallery Director, […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN FREAKS TAKES ALSTOCK 2015 HOSTAGE WITH SHORT FILM

AlStock is coming to Detroit. New location, new freaks. PLAYGROUND DETROIT debuts the WORLD EXCLUSIVE release of ‘Hundred Seventy Seven Freaks,’ the short film featuring the Prince of Darkness himself, from the masterminds of Detroit-based production company, The Right Brothers. Alstock Festival happens on July 25th for its third year in a row. In 2012, […]

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AFROTOPIA PRESENTS SIGI FEST 2015 EXPLORING THE ENERGY OF THE COSMOS IN DETROIT

July is the festival season in Detroit and is in full swing! Another one to add to your calendars: Sigi Fest 2015, where you will be encouraged to: “transcend into the cosmos with AFROTOPIA.” Taking place in Southwest Detroit at the new art space House Opera l Opera House, Sigi Fest is a time to […]

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SERAPHINE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS BFF FEST CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & FEMALE MUSICIANS

BFF (Best Fest Forever) Fest is an all-ages inclusive summer music festival in Detroit created to highlight, celebrate, and promote the talents of Michigan’s diverse community of musicians and artists. Seraphine Collective and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit  present the 2nd Annual BFF Fest on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 2pm-midnight at MOCAD. Seraphine […]

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THE DREAM IS NOW EXHIBITION FEATURING PAULA SCHUBATIS’ & HER STUDENTS ARTWORK

Fine artist & Detroit Community High School Teacher Paula Schubatis presents “The Dream Is Now,” an exhibition featuring her own work as well as the collaborative artwork that her students and her have made together. Schubatis is showcasing her large-scale installations in the old theater space on the third floor of The Carr Center. The […]

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ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE @ NIGHT MUSIC SHOWCASE FEATURING LOCAL & NATIONAL ACTS

PLAYGROUND DETROIT already told you about the Allied Media Conference happening in Detroit from June 18-21, 2015. What we didn’t tell you is that it will also showcase music and performance acts exploring the intersection of art and social change. This year AMC will present an expanded line-up with AMC @ Night, a five-day music […]

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TRANSPLANT: BROOKLYN/DETROIT/BEYOND AT BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS 2015

During Bushwick Open Studios, Detroit-based arts non-profit, Spread Art will present two days of exhibition and programming featuring Brooklyn and Detroit artists, exploring patterns and effects of individual and group migration through site-specific movement, sonic and performance art in the street. Spread Art, an organization led by Christina deRoos and Thomas Bell, was once based […]

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BURGER THANG AT DETROIT CONTEMPORARY CURATED BY NEUE HAUS DETROIT

Neue Haus Detroit presents Burger Thang, a show of recent works by Matt O’Brien, Chris Moore and Greg Bokor. Around 1982 a small group of kids from Mt. Clemens, Ann Arbor, Hudsonville, Bloomfield Hills, East Lansing and Maumee, Ohio all would meet at a ‘hole in the wall’ around the corner of Cass Avenue and […]

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