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MetroTimes // Artist Judy Bowman explores ‘Detroit Swag’ with exhibit at Playground Detroit

Raised in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood, artist Judy Bowman has left more than a mark with her art — she’s sparked a relatable cultural conversation about relationships, faith, and love. Bowman, who is now 67 years old, majored in art, and as a student was commissioned by Martin Luther King Jr.’s family to provide art […]

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August 13, 2019

PRIDE SOURCE // SaveArtSpace and Playground Detroit Present ‘Signs of The Time’ Exhibit Through Aug. 4

DETROIT — Brooklyn/Detroit-based public art nonprofitSaveArtSpaceand Playground Detroit will present “Signs of the Time,” a cross-media gallery and public art exhibition curated by Ellen Rutt. The selected exhibiting artists are Bre’Ann White, Dessislava Terzieva, Elysia Vandenbussche, Erik Henderson, ProjectArt, Adeshola Makinde, Jonah Welch, Viscaya Wagner and Thomas “Detour” Evans. This exhibit will display the work […]

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Adeshola Makinde Bre'Ann White Dessislava Terzieva Elysia Vandenbussche Erik Henderson Jonah Welch PRESS ProjectArt Public art SaveArtSpace Thomas “Detour” Evans Viscaya Wagner

July 19, 2019

Free Press // The story behind hopeful billboard at vacant Detroit intersection

Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press At a mostly vacant, overgrown intersection on Detroit’s east side, a new billboard is quietly spreading encouragement with a simple message: “Trans people are sacred.” The colorful, whimsical billboard, created by 27-year-old non-binary artist Jonah Welch, is part of a new Detroit public art project called “Signs of the Times.” Hosted by nonprofit SaveArtSpace, […]

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Detroit Public Art Ellen Rutt Jonah Welch PRESS SaveArtSpace

July 18, 2019

Observer // Detroit Art Week’s Second Edition Energizes the City’s Creative Scene

Detroit Art Week (DAW) kicks off its second installment today (running through July 21), offering both locals and visitors a crash course in the city’s creative scene. From a solo show staged in an artist’s apartment to a curatorial round-up hosted in twelve rooms at the Trumbull & Porter Hotel, DAW aims to showcase what makes the […]

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July 17, 2019

Detroit Metro Times // Artist Ellen Rutt takes on climate change and interconnectivity in new exhibition

By Jerilyn Jordan Artist Ellen Rutt will soon turn 30 and she’s nervous — but it has little to do with her milestone birthday, general aging woes, or the pressure to fulfill the “30s are the new 20s” trope. She’s concerned with the Earth, global warming, and how to make people care. “If I’m going to […]

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Detroit Metro Times Ellen Rutt PRESS

July 17, 2019

Detroit Metro Times // Gisela McDaniel confronts sexual trauma and inspires empowerment in striking exhibition at Playground Detroit

Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 10:17 am For the past three years, Detroit-based artist, Gisela McDaniel, has retold her multiple experiences with sexual trauma almost every time she’s picked up a paintbrush. But she did so willingly, as part of her debut solo exhibition Lush P(r)ose — which debuts at Playground Detroit on Saturday, June 15 — and has reclaimed […]

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June 14, 2019

Detroit Art Review // Dustin Cook @ PLAYGROUND DETROIT

April 7, 2019. In a recent New York Times review of the exhibition “Lucio Fontana: On the Threshold” held at the Met Breuer in the Winter of 2019, critic Holland Cotter wrote of the Argentine-Italian Modernist “As for Fontana, he understood that his own most important contribution remained the “Holes” and “Cuts,” which both brutalized […]

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Detroit Art Criticism Detroit Art Review Dustin Cook Lucio Fontana PRESS Ryan Standfest VISUAL ART

April 07, 2019

MetroTimes // Detroit artists can have their work featured on a billboard this summer

Posted By Lee DeVito on Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 11:49 am Attention Detroit artists: Here’s a chance to have your work seen by thousands. Playground Detroit is partnering with SaveArtSpace to put the work of Detroit-area artists on six billboards around the Motor City this summer. The campaign will be curated by Detroit-based artist Ellen Rutt. Artists are invited to […]

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April 04, 2019

WDET // Detroit Photographer Bre’Ann White’s New Photo Exhibit is Stunning

Detroit photographer Bre’Ann White’s exhibit “Definition of Red” celebrating dark skin and the color red comes to Playground Detroit. “Red Moon” by Bre’Ann White (2019) featuring Ronis, a South Sudanese model. White’s exhibit “Definition of Red” explores the contrast of dark skin tones and the color of red. Click the link to listen to the on-air interview. […]

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March 01, 2019

Livability // 8 Reasons You Need to Check Out Detroit’s Arts Scene Right Now

From joyous art installations to world-class museums to underground galleries, Detroit is buzzing with creative energy. Original Article By Claire Hannum on January 17, 2019 09:00 AM F After all the city has been through, “creative” isn’t always the first descriptor that comes to mind when you hear the word “Detroit” — but maybe it should be. With […]

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Detroit Livability Playground Detroit PRESS Simone DeSousa Gallery

January 17, 2019

New Art Examiner // Detroit’s DIY Art Scene: Change is the Constant

by K.A. Letts “No matter what becomes of it, art is local, local to a place and to a person, or group of persons…it happens somewhere, not everywhere,” said the late Robert Creeley, poet and sometime Detroiter. His observation fits Detroit to a T. Responding to the Motor City’s recent brush with financial disaster, the […]

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Bre'Ann White New Art Examiner Nic Notion PRESS

January 13, 2019

DETROIT METRO TIMES // HELL YES! ART OPENING

It’s been one year since Paulina Petkoski and Samantha Bankle Schefman (both of whom snagged a spot on Metro Times’ People Issue this past year) opened the doors to Playground Detroit, going all in on the future of local artists. Part independent gallery, part talent incubator, Playground Detroit is celebrating a blowout 2018 full of […]

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Bre'Ann White Detroit Metro Times HELL YES! Jerilyn Jordan PRESS

November 19, 2018