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“PERSONAL SPACE” EXHIBITION AT PUBLIC POOL HOSTED BY GRAND CIRCUS MAGAZINE

“Human beings have bodies. These bodies have physical boundaries: skin, bones, flesh. But there are other sorts of boundaries, harder to define. We experience these boundaries when a stranger stands just a little too close and we have the sudden urge to back up half a step. Or we’re sitting near an old friend who […]

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LULULEMON FEATURED ARTIST: OUIZI DEBUTS COMMISSION & ARTWORK AT THE SOMERSET COLLECTION

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has collaborated with lululemon athletica to curate and manage the pilot of bi-monthly featured artist series for their newly renovated retail location. This series will feature rotating commissioned artwork from top Detroit-based talent on the community chalkboard and a rotating selection of original artworks for sale. In return, the initiative allows lululemon athletica […]

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SUPER NATURAL: KRISTIN ADAMCZYK SOLO EXHIBITION OPENS AT TWO JAMES DISTILLERY JANUARY 1OTH

Detroit artist Kristin Adamczyk‘s latest body of work featuring large-scale mixed-media paintings debuts at Two James Spirits & Distillery with an opening reception on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017. Her exhibition showcases the Solo Missionist series revealing the largest works to date with her fifth solo exhibition. SoloMissionist is the collective aesthetic of her creative work […]

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE LUKE MACK & SO HEE KIM EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY PLAYGROUND DETROIT

PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents artists-in-residence, Detroit-based artist Luke Mack and visiting artist So Hee Kim with a weekend-long exhibition. The opening reception marks the conclusion of the six week Fall 2016 Artist Residency program on November 25th, from 6-9PM at Ponyride. On view together are two different bodies of work that are the result of time, […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS “AMBIENCE” GROUP EXHIBITION FEATURING SCOTT KLINKER, GEORGE VIDAS, STEVE MCSHANE & PATRICK ETHEN

“LIGHT CREATES AMBIENCE AND A FEEL OF A PLACE, AS WELL AS THE EXPRESSION OF A STRUCTURE,” – LE CORBUSIER PLAYGROUND DETROIT Presents Ambience: a group exhibition featuring Detroit-based artists Scott Klinker, Steve McShane, George Vidas and Patrick Ethen opening on November 10th-December 8th, 2016. This exhibition brings together artists who each utilize light as their medium that […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT FALL 2O16 RESIDENCY WELCOMES VISUAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE SO HEE KIM & LUKE MACK TO PONYRIDE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT’ is pleased to announce the chosen visual artists selected for the Fall 2016 Artist Residency program at Ponyride to bring together Detroit-based artist Luke Mack and visiting artist So Hee Kim. As the upcoming fall season brings fresh colors to the city’s sprawling foliage, these talented emerging artists will similarly bring new vibrant […]

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PROJECTART KICKS OFF IN DETROIT TO PROVIDE FREE ART CLASSES TO YOUTH IN DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Beginning this October, free art classes for youth have officially begun in Detroit through the non-profit, ProjectArt which places after-school art classes also in New York City and Miami public libraries for youth in low-income communities. Having tenaciously worked on launching their programs over the past year, all classes were fully enrolled (some with waiting lists) on the first day.  Over 60 […]

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DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL 2016 RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER 21-25TH TO CELEBRATE UNESCO CITY OF DESIGN

The sixth annual Detroit Design Festival (DDF), returns September 21-25th with a citywide celebration of creativity. This week-long event brings together designers and enthusiasts alike to celebrate Detroit’s role as a global design capital. In celebration of Detroit’s recent designation as a UNESCO City of Design, DDF events and programs will explore the ways in which […]

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“MACE OF DISRUPTION” EXHIBITION OPENS SEPTEMBER 15TH AT STAIRWELL GALLERY IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT

Located in vivacious enclave known for its flavor, Stairwell Gallery is a product of vision, hard work and togetherness tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Detroit. With the exception of a wooden sign on the front lawn, neighbors may not know that this two-story house keeps one of the latest additions to the […]

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“SUBJECTIVE COSMOLOGY” SANFORD BIGGERS SOLO EXHIBITION TO DEBUT AT MOCAD ON SEPTEMBER 9TH

As Americans strained, disbelieving eyes beg for mercy with fatigued fingers from a non-stop feed of bloody videos, articles and news, the US cannot disregard the relentless confrontation of fatal racial inequality, police brutality, identity and America’s dark history. These bleeding open wounds and battle cries have created a torrential downpour of displaced questions and […]

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GIRL GIRL GIRL JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN WITH NEW POP UP IN EASTERN MARKET FEATURING CURATED ART, VINTAGE & GOOD TIMES

The Eastern Market district is well known for exceptional and vibrant art. This month, amazing works have found a new place to call home as entrepreneurs Isabella Auchenbach, Lily Shafroth and Chelsea Allen launched Girl Girl Girl. The intimate retail space at at 2448 Riopelle Street will occupy the front section of Salt & Cedar, […]

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ARTIST OPEN CALL: FALL 2016 ARTIST RESIDENCY WITH PLAYGROUND DETROIT AT PONYRIDE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has partnered with Ponyride to facilitate a new artist residency program providing artists with an incubator space to create excellent artwork in a dynamic environment within the Detroit creative community. This residency simultaneously hosts one Detroit-based artist and one visiting artist who are provided with private live/work space and co-working area at Ponyride in […]

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