ModelD // 24 hours in Detroit with Steven Reaume (2020 shelter-in-place edition)
Words by Dorothy Hernandez. The stay-at-home order has been extended until May 1, so we still have at least a couple of weeks of sheltering in plac...
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Metro Times // Designer Scott Klinker brings this week’s selfie photo op to Detroit
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Dwell // For the Most Exciting Design Scene No One’s Talking About, Head to Detroit
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Metro Times // Detroit blogger and model Leah Vernon releases memoir ‘Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim’
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KNIGHT FOUNDATION NAMES 36 WINNING IDEAS TO SHARE OVER $1.3 MILLION IN THE 2019 KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE DETROIT
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Metro Times // Detroit artist Sydney James is set to debut her first solo show
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Knight Foundation Announces 62 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit finalists
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Artsy // As Detroit’s Art Scene Grows, Local Artists Face New Challenges
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MetroTimes // Artist Judy Bowman explores ‘Detroit Swag’ with exhibit at Playground Detroit
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PRIDE SOURCE // SaveArtSpace and Playground Detroit Present ‘Signs of The Time’ Exhibit Through Aug. 4
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