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DAILY DETROIT // There’s a new playground coming for emerging artists to get together in Detroit

It’s sad but true. Detroit lacks a major infrastructure for the arts. Sure, there are established institutions such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Artists Market and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: MOCAD. They are great, but some of the city’s emerging artists, designers and musicians wonder where they can come together […]

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FOX2 DETROIT // Playground Detroit opening space in Eastern Market District

DETROIT (WJBK) – Playground Detroit is furthering efforts to support and promote Detroit talent by opening an event space in the Eastern Market District. Playground Detroit was founded by two Detroit friends who worked in the creative industry in New York City. Paulina Petkoski and Samantha Banks say, while they lived there, they were always […]

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CURBED // Playground Detroit to activate vacant storefront into gallery and event space

Many Detroit businesses and organizations pop-up in various locations before they find and commit to the right brick and mortar space. Playground Detroit, which supports creative talent in the city with events, exhibitions, a digital magazine, and more, has found their space on Gratiot. The location is a few blocks down from Eastern Market, between […]

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DETROIT NEWS // Playground Detroit uplifts artists, entrepreneurs

  Neon lights bounce off the walls. Beats pump in the background. The cocktails flow. Elite art collectors in suits and sleek dresses may come to mind when you think of a gallery showing, but the crowd of Detroit millennials at this exhibit arrive in jeans, baseball hats and leggings. The November pop-up event held […]

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