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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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PLAYGROUND DETROIT X SERAPHINE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS BROOKLYN’S HEAVY PYSCH WILD BORE & DETROIT’S CASUAL SWEETHEART

Wild Bore is a heavy, psych trio from Brooklyn, NY. The female rockers are hitting the road for the a national tour. This is their first time on the road and first time in Detroit, so we can’t wait to show them a good time! PLAYGROUND DETROIT X Seraphine Collective presents Wild Bore // Casual […]

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GALAPAGOS ART SPACE RELOCATING FROM #NYC2DET & ANNOUNCES 2016 DETROIT BIENNIAL PLANS

Galapagos Art Space just announced that the Brooklyn-based performance and art venue is relocating from Williamsburg, now in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to Detroit. Why Is Galapagos Moving to Detroit? According to their website: Simply put, New York City has become too expensive to continue incubating young artists. The white-hot real estate market burning through affordable cultural habit is no longer a crisis, it’s […]

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#NYC2DET CREATIVE CARAVAN BRINGS NEW YORKERS TO THE DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL 2014

Have you ever wanted to explore Detroit? Meet cool new people? Check out what’s really happening in the Motor City? Here’s your chance! The #NYC2DET CREATIVE CARAVAN returns again! PLAYGROUND DETROIT  is offering a round-trip to Detroit from New York City with accommodation included to attend the Detroit Design Festival! This long weekend will be full of […]

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#NYC2DET CREATIVE CARAVAN BRINGS NEW YORKERS TO THE DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL 2013

The first annual #NYC2DET Creative Caravan is an exclusive weekend trip to celebrate the launch of PLAYGROUND DETROIT: DET2NYC-NYC2DET RIDE SHARES. Our program #NYC2DET fosters New York-based relationships that will enrich Detroit’s future by inviting thought leaders to connect and share unifying experiences that lead to effective strategic action. The creative caravan to Detroit is comprised […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT LAUNCHES DETROIT RIDE SHARE GROUP ON FACEBOOK

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has launched a new Facebook group for ride shares between New York City and Detroit.  Group membership is by invite or by request for friendly commuters who travel regularly between both cities. Members can post from either city and either offer rides or request rides. PD Executive Director, Paulina Petkoski explains the idea […]

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