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ART X DETROIT SHOWCASES GROWING ART SCENE AND LOCAL ARTISTS

Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience will take over Midtown this spring as the free, five-day arts experience celebrates Detroit’s arts scene April 10-14, 2013. Throughout more than a dozen venues in the vibrant Midtown district, the public is invited to experience an exciting collection of visual art installations, dance, musical and theatrical performances, literary readings, and much more […]

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COLLISION WORKS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR FIRST CONTAINER STARTS TODAY

Collision Works is an innovative boutique hotel, co-working lab, and public event space growing in the Eastern Market district of Detroit. The concept comes from Shel Kimen, founder of  Collision Works; she left New York City in 2011 for Detroit with an idea to build a 36-room boutique-style hotel built of re-purposed shipping containers.  They just launched their ambitious Kickstarter […]

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THE KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE OFFERING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE VISION

The Knight Arts Challenge is offering up millions of dollars to winners who have a vision to enrich Detroit. The Knight Arts Challenge Detroit is a $9 million initiative to draw the best and most innovative ideas out of local organizations and individuals seeking to engage and enrich the community through the arts. Whether you’re an independent […]

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ARTIST PROFILE: JOHN SAUVE IS THE MAN IN THE CITY

John Sauve knows how to keep himself very busy.  He is at heart an artist; a sculptor, but he is also the non-profit leader of his own Sauvé Art Foundation, community activist, and teacher to inner-city children through his art programs.  His sculpture work was recently shown at the Chicago Sculpture International Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition in […]

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ART DETROIT NOW HOSTS ‘3RD THURSDAY’ TO ENCOURAGE GALLERY VISITS

Art Detroit Now is hosting 3rd Thursday, a new monthly art gallery ‘crawl’ in Detroit which as the name implies, takes place the third Thursday of every month. There are 30 galleries participating for this exciting new addition to the art scene. Hour Detroit Magazine recently interviewed Milana Duthie, who is the managing director of […]

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ARTIST PROFILE: SHEEFY MCFLY IS IN ‘THE AIR UP THERE’

“Do Not Call Me A F–ing Rapper” reads a poster Sheefy McFly drew for the wall in his apartment. Indeed, he has worked hard to become a diverse artist who cannot be boxed into being called just another rapper. He is a music producer, painter, party promoter, teacher and mentor for youth, giving more energy to […]

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PD PRESENTS: MGUN// ZEBRA BABY// BREEZEE ONE// HIEROGLYPH THESAURUS SHOW AT DEATH BY AUDIO

PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents: Detroit-based MGUN and Breezee One, along with Brooklyn-based Zebra Baby and Hieroglyph Thesaurus at Death By Audio on Saturday March 16th 2013. We are so excited to be bringing two of Southwest Detroit’s upcoming heavy-hitters to Williamsburg. OH MY ROCKNESS SHOW INFO! MGUN// On his latest release from Resident Advisor, Detroit’s Manuel […]

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FLINT PUBLIC ART PROJECT SOON TO PRESENT ART FESTIVAL AT CHEVY-IN-THE-HOLE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is pleased to announce a special call for proposals for the Free City Public Art Festival. The presenting organization, Flint Public Art Project, is particularly interested in receiving proposals from the PLAYGROUND DETROIT community and has extended the deadline. This is a special extension which closes by Monday, March 11th at midnight. See […]

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DETROIT FUTURE CITY URBAN PLANNER TONI L. GRIFFIN SPEAKS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

In a small Columbia University speech hall, NY-based Toni L. Griffin, Director of Techinical Planning Team Urban Planning and Design for the American City, spoke to an almost full room about how she had been asked to come to Detroit to help figure out what to do the overwhelming amount of land not being utilized […]

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MOTOWN LOWDOWN MUSIC SHOWCASE TAKING DETROIT TO SXSW

Are you going to be at South by Southwest®?…Detroit is too! Motown Lowdown: SXSW Detroit Showcase is bringing Phantasmagoria, Passalacqua, The Sights, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, and more to rep the D. This showcase is being put on by Grand Circus Media and Bedrock Ventures, among many other sponsors. Check out some of these […]

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THE LOCAL EAST VILLAGE NYTIMES // Putting New York Artists in a Detroit State of Mind

“That’s a beautiful meat Popsicle,” says Dave Graw of the cooking show “Solid Dudes Kitchen.” As he speaks off-screen, two men from Detroit’s Porktown Sausage squeeze fresh sausage out of a Play-Doh Fun Factory-esque machine. “That was my nickname in high school,” says Derek Swanson, the other “Dude.” On a recent Sunday night, the unique […]

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NEW YORK TIMES BLOG, THE LOCAL PROFILES PLAYGROUND DETROIT

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has been profiled in The New York Times blog, The Local, “Putting New York Artists in a Detroit State of Mind.” You can read the full article below. We are so flattered they were in attendance for our Sausage Party event and to be written about along with our cohorts Solid Dudes Kitchen, […]

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