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SHEPARD FAIREY’S LARGEST MURAL TO DATE REVEALED IN CAMPUS MARTIUS & THE BELT

World famous street artist Shepard Fairey, founder of the OBEY, is taking downtown Detroit’s public art scene world renowned! Fairey is making history with his largest mural to date at One Campus Martius. He is also creating several new pieces for The Belt, the art-filled alley that cuts through The Z. (See map below) Fairey’s […]

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PD PRESENTS: ‘YEAR ONE’ AN INSTALLATION AT GET SUMMERED: DETROIT EDITION BY SAMANTHA BANKS AND MOLLY SODA

Paying homage to the first year of DEMF in 2000 and to anyone’s first experience at Detroit’s internationally magnetic annual music festival, now run by Paxahau as Movement Festival, PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents a multi-media installation by Samantha Banks and Molly Soda. The work will be showcased Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Northern Lights Lounge in conjunction […]

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REDBULL HOUSE OF ART ALUMNI GROUP EXHIBITION FEATURING OVER 50 DETROIT ARTISTS

Redbull House of Art will host an alumni group exhibition opening on May 21st from 7pm-11pm featuring over 50 of the Detroit artists that have been featured in the rotating gallery/incubator residency space in Eastern Market. Featured artists include: ALLISON VINCE JOSHUA A GAUDETTE (AMOXI RAJ) ANTHONY LEE ANTOINE “SLEEP” MCDOWELL ASHLEY WILLIAMS AUSTIN BRADY […]

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DETROIT GALLERY WHAT PIPELINE EXHIBITS AT NADA PROJECTS NEW YORK FOR SECOND YEAR

Detroit-based gallery What Pipeline is presenting their second exhibition for NADA Projects New York featuring Isaac Pool, Marte Eknæs & Nicolau Vergueiro and Puppies Puppies. What Pipeline is an art gallery in Southwest Detroit. Open Saturdays 2-7 PM during exhibits and by appointment. Light Stain, a book of poems and photos by Isaac Pool. Pool has […]

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JACK + LEIGH RUBY’S ‘CAR WASH INCIDENT’ AT MICHAEL JON GALLERY

Brother and sister pair Jack and Leigh Ruby had spent their childhood in a small town of upstate New York where they naturally became close with the local proprietors; like Matt, the owner of a convenience store. In 1975 Matt found himself in a financial struggle against a plummeting economy and a newly opened discount […]

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FLOWER HOUSE DETROIT WILL TRANSFORM ABANDONED HOUSES INTO A FLOWER GARDEN

“Imagine it now: You walk across the crumbling threshold of a house that has been vacant for over a decade, signs of former lives gathered in the windowsills and trapped in the fencing. It overlooks six busy lanes of I-75 and the whooshing of cars on its one-way highway service drive street. The second you […]

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DETROIT BOOM CITY GROUP EXHIBITION TAKE OVER AN ABANDONED PICKLE FACTORY

Detroit Boom City is a site-responsive, fully immersive exhibition in an old pickle factory on the east side of Detroit. The exhibition will be presented in a vacant, former pickle factory dynamically situated in the city. The building boasts a rich history and is owned by Detroit natives who are themselves social entrepreneurs committed to enhancing the […]

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ART X DETROIT TAKES OVER MIDTOWN FEATURING EXPERIENCES CREATED BY KRESGE FELLOW ARTISTS

Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience will take over Midtown Detroit this spring as the free, 10-day arts experience celebrates Detroit’s arts scene for three weekends, (April 9-12, 16-19, and 25-26). The third edition of AXD will feature an exciting collection of dance, literary, musical and theatrical performances, film screenings, visual arts installations, workshops, panel […]

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DIEGO RIVERA & FRIDA KAHLO EXHIBITION OPENS IN DETROIT AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit exhibition opens March 15th at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The exhibit “brings together nearly 70 works of art that depict the evolution of these two extraordinary artists’ careers, including eight of Rivera’s epic preparatory drawings for the Detroit Industry murals and 23 pieces by Kahlo, whose work has […]

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THE FORTRESS EXHIBITION FEATURING ARTISTS STEVEN KUYPERS & STEVEN MCSHANE

Both Detroit-based Steven Kuypers, sculpture artist [College for Creative Studies, BFA 2009] and Steven McShane, metal artist [College for Creative Studies, BFA 2010] pursued their passions of art and craft, leading to a business partnership made only in Detroit. After meeting at CCS, the two forged a collaborative effort to support their respective crafts and work […]

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SELECT ANNOUNCES SPRING RESIDENCY 2015 FOR CUTTING EDGE ARTISTS AT INDUSTRY CITY IN BROOKLYN

Our friends at SELECT are looking for a cutting edge artist or collective to receive our yearly residency slot. The winning artist/s will be granted a complimentary studio in Brooklyn for the months of April & May (sponsored by Industry City). While at this 8 week residency, artists are encouraged to challenge themselves by pushing […]

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N’NAMDI CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART PANEL SERIES TALKS ABOUT ‘PSYCHOLOGICAL GENTRIFICATION’

N’Namdi Center For Contemporary Art begun the first of a three-part panel series on ‘Psychological Gentrification,’ which will explore how contemporary gentrification is affecting the arts, businesses, and urban development in Detroit. The first panel was moderated by Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press, and panelists included Marsha Music (Writer/Cultural Griot), Marc Brown (Lawyer), […]

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