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COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES’ CENTER GALLERIES ANNOUNCES “DOUBLY SO,” FT MOLLY SODA, DESSISLAVA TERZIEVA & MORE

The exhibition Doubly So, curated by Deputy Director of PLAYGROUND DETROIT, Samantha Banks Schefman for Center Galleries at the College for Creative Studies is focused on duality of persona and perspective, and its relation to the ontology of digital media. The show, which opens March 18th, features photography, video, and sculpture. Artists working with virtual reality are creating […]

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APPLY NOW: INTERSTATE PROJECTS IN BROOKLYN LAUNCHES NEW STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Artists from Detroit are encouraged to apply to Interstate Projects Studio Program in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  Interstate Projects is initiating a new studio residency program that will grant one artist a free 300 square foot studio space for a four-month period on site at the gallery. There are three residency periods that are open to artists […]

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#SAVETHERAINBOW: KATIE CRAIG AKA EXACTLY HI-TOPS SUES DEVELOPER OVER THE ILLUMINATED MURAL

BREAKING NEWS: In a showdown over the legal status of public art in the United States, our previously featured artist Katherine Craig, also known as Exactly Hi-Tops, has filed a lawsuit in federal court today, seeking protection under the Visual Artists Rights Act for her work The Illuminated Mural—a nine-story mural on the side of 2937 […]

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WYTHE HOTEL FEATURES DETROIT MURALIST ELLEN RUTT WITH SEASONAL LOBBY MURAL IN BROOKLYN

Detroit-based artist Ellen Rutt was invited by hotel curator Kimia Kline to the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, NY to create a mural installation in their lobby for this winter season. The Wythe Hotel regularly showcases artists with rotating public exhibitions in addition to the artwork of their permanent collection featured in their river-front view rooms. PLAYGROUND had the pleasure […]

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PLAYGROUND PRESENTS HOLIDAY RECESS FUNDRAISER WSG RED PILL, VALLEY HUSH, RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES & DTCHPLNES

Celebrate your HOLIDAY RECESS with PLAYGROUND DETROIT for the third year in a row at our fundraiser party for art supplies and music gear for three Detroit Public High Schools. We’ve organized a killer line-up featuring rapper Red Pill, indie crushes Valley Hush, the experimental Racehorses Are Resources [Chris Peters, Nick Speed, Quelle Chris, & […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS FEATURED ARTIST DESSISLAVA TERZIEVA

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is pleased to present multi-media artist Dessislava Terzieva in her first solo exhibition on Tuesday, November 10th. Terzieva’s installation has transformed The Playground into “A gift shop of an ancient cathedral that was owned by a revolutionary hoarder” additionally inspired by “drug busts (the layout of confiscated items), alternative/family owned dollar stores ([dis]organized chaos) and the motor […]

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GO SEE: 30 AMERICANS EXHIBITION ON VIEW AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

30 Americans opened this weekend at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “an exhibition bound by one nation and divided by 30 experiences. A dynamic showcase of contemporary art by African American artists, this exhibition explores issues of racial, political, historical and gender identity in contemporary culture.” The exhibition is on view through January 18, 2016. […]

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BROOKLYN ARTIST KIMIA KLINE TAKES RESIDENCY IN DETROIT WITH NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

Brooklyn-based artist, Kimia Ferdowsi Kline has been selected to be the Basil Alkazzi Artist in Residence for a five-week residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI from the New York Foundation for the Arts. The residency will result in an exhibition at the University’s large bi-level Elaine L. Jacob Gallery opening April 8 through June […]

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DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL 2015 INTERNATIONALLY SHOWCASES TOP DESIGN TALENT

The fifth-annual Detroit Design Festival, presented by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center kicks off the annual celebration of creativity and design taking place on Sept. 22 to 26, 2015. The citywide event brings together designers and enthusiasts alike to celebrate Detroit’s role as a design capital showcasing widespread local talent. “We’re committed to becoming the […]

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MURALS IN THE MARKET FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN EASTERN MARKET TO CATALYZE PUBLIC ART MOVEMENT

Eastern Market-based fine art publisher 1xRUN has teamed up with the Eastern Market Corporation to assemble more than 40 local and international artists to Detroit to paint large scale murals throughout the district for the first annual Murals In The Market Festival, happening September 17th-25th, 2015. PLAYGROUND DETROIT has partnered with the festival as a […]

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GO SEE: “FIRST SHOW,” THE DEBUT EXHIBITION OF DAVID KLEIN GALLERY DETROIT

In its 25th anniversary, nationally-recognized David Klein Gallery opens its doors in downtown Detroit as a second location. Continuing in its tradition, the Birmingham gallery site at 163 Townsend Street will continue to focus on Modern and Post War American art. The programming at DKG Detroit will be devoted to their contemporary programming, spear-headed by Gallery Director, […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHER JANI ZUBKOVS WITH ARTIST RESIDENCY & SOLO EXHIBITION

Jani Zubkovs is a Brooklyn-based photographer and touring musician, recording and performing with the progressive post-rock band, Caspian. The continual work-life balance between both music and visual arts influence his photography, which most often focuses on subject matter from his time spent traveling around the world. A selection of this body of work was first exhibited at Mingo Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. PLAYGROUND DETROIT has invited Zubkovs […]

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