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HATCH ART GALLERY WANTS YOU TO HELP SAVE HAMTRAMCK DISNEYLAND WITH CHARITY AUCTION EVENT

Join Hatch Art Gallery for an evening to support Hamtramck Disneyland! Hamtramck Disneyland is a “yard folk art installation located in Hamtramck, Michigan that was owned by a man named Dmytro Szylak, (until his recent passing). It was started in 1992 and came to be finished in 1999 and is built on a 30-foot backyard […]

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IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH (THE TRUTH BOOTH) TRAVELS TO DETROIT & FLINT DEBUTING AT CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM

On July 31, Cranbrook Art Museum will kick-off the local tour of the public artwork In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth). The Truth Booth is a portable, inflatable video recording studio in the shape of a giant speech bubble. A Cause Collective project by artists Ryan Alexiev, Jim Ricks, Will Sylvester and Hank […]

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Cause Collective Cranbrook Art Museum EVENTS Hank Willis Thomas In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth) LIFESTYLE The Truth Booth VISUAL ART

PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS FEATURED ARTIST OUIZI WITH SOLO EXHIBITION AT WILL LEATHER GOODS

Louise Chen aka Ouizi works primarily on a large scale, with subject matter that is in in the realm of ornament and design. Her primary practice stemmed from working as an illustrator and fabricator in Los Angeles, and has since transitioned to murals upon her relocation to Detroit in 2013. With her highly recognized style, […]

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MURALS IN THE MARKET 2016 RETURNS SEPTEMBER FOR SECOND YEAR WITH MORE THAN 50 MURALISTS

Eastern Market-based fine art publisher 1xRUN along with the Eastern Market Corporation have announced the artist line-up after they unveiled the newest mural in the Market, a collaboration by artists Ellen Rutt and Jesse Kassel entitled “Nourish,” which celebrates the 125th year of this historic Detroit produce district. More than 50 local and international artists […]

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1xRUN Adopt A Mural Behr Dessislava Terzieva Detroit Ellen Rutt EVENTS Ffty Inner State Gallery Jesse Cory Jesse Kassel LIFESTYLE Montana Cans Murals In The Market Patrick Ethen Paula Schubatis The Knight Foundation VISUAL ART

APPLY NOW: HUMAN SCALE STUDIO WANTS DESIGNERS & ARTISTS TO PUT PEOPLE FIRST WITH INNOVATIVE PROJECTS TO TRANSFORM MICHIGAN AVENUE

At night, when the lights of the city appeal to the dark like dim reflections of the stars in heaven, and a river of headlights sweeps across the land in a daze, we meet on city streets made less for man than for moving machines. “The road is too damn wide!” That is the call […]

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Corktown Human Scale Studio LIFESTYLE Michigan Avenue POINTS OF INTEREST Put People First VISUAL ART

ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL MIDTOWN GETDOWN PARTNERS WITH PLAYGROUND DETROIT

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has partnered with upcoming festival Midtown Getdown to feature local visual artists to add vibrancy to this backyard event with on-site painting. Midtown Getdown is a monthly summertime party-market featuring cutting edge Detroit music, art, and food. Craft vendors, artists, and pop-up shops showcasing Metro Detroit’s wide range of talents will be on […]

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Adam Westing ADMN Dantiez EVENTS Ffty Ghostbeard Justin James Kelly Guillory LIFESTYLE Midtown Getdown Shaina Kasztelan Twin Cousin VISUAL ART W C Bevan

THROUGH HEALING SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING SPRING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ROMELLE OPENS JUNE 3RD

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has partnered with Ponyride to facilitate a new artist residency program that has been piloted with a Spring Artist-in-Residence, Romelle throughout May. The series of work hat has resulted during that time will be debuted at Ponyride with an exhibition, Through Healing, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3rd from 6-8pm. As […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS STRENGTHENING ARTS INFRASTRUCTURE EVENT AT DETROIT STARTUP WEEK

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is proud to be participate in Detroit Startup Week with a panel discussion from leaders in the arts community on “Strengthening Arts Infrastructure in Detroit.” This discussion allows key members of the creative startup community to discuss challenges, various strategies and current needs to strengthen and empower the talent in art + design […]

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ARTS.BLACK Creative Many Detroit Creative Corridor Center Detroit Research Journal Detroit Startup Week EVENTS Jon Dones LIFESTYLE Michael-Stone Richards Roula David Studio Teal Taylor Renee Aldridge VISUAL ART

GRAFFITI WANTED: A PUBLIC ART PROJECT IN DETROIT FROM ARTIST ELEANOR OAKES

Graffiti Wanted: A Public Art Project in Detroit April 11 – June 3, 2016 849 Henry Street, Detroit 24 hours a day/7 days a week Ponyride Detroit is pleased to announce Graffiti Wanted, organized by Applebaum Emerging Artist Resident Eleanor Oakes.  Graffiti Wanted is an invitation to the public to paint graffiti on the wall at 849 Henry […]

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GO SEE: DANCE! AMERICAN ART 1830-1960 EXHIBITION AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS & #JOINTHEDANCE

Dance! American Art 1830-1960 includes 19th-century paintings that portray dances from America’s diverse communities, from the sacred dances of indigenous North Americans to Irish jigs and Spanish flamencos; paintings that show class distinctions, from the refined quadrille to a sidewalk tarantella; pastoral fantasies of expressive dances performed outdoors; paintings from the turn of the 20th […]

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CALL FOR ART: MATRIX HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS ART DONATIONS FOR OFF THE STREETS HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAM

Matrix Human Services is a 501(c) 3 organization that has served the Detroit community and surrounding areas for more than 108 years with programs at more than 40 locations. It is their mission at Matrix to work towards ending poverty and creating opportunities for the people that they serve to grow and sufficiently sustain their […]

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PLAYGROUND PRESENTS FEATURED ARTIST PATRICK ETHEN WITH FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION “LIGHT WORKS”

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is pleased to present artist and designer Patrick Ethen in his first solo exhibition on Friday, February 12th. His work has been previously seen as large installation sculptures at various events such as Detroit’s internationally-renowned Movement Electronic Music Festival. He describes the collection of pieces he has created for Light Works as “pseudo-spiritual […]

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Bloom David Klein Gallery Detroit artist Gemini Gravity Mandala LIFESTYLE Light Works Patrick Ethen PD PRESENTS solo exhibition VISUAL ART