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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...

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LIFESTYLE
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painting
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PD PRESENTS
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Ponyride Artist Residency
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Romelle
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Through Healing
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VISUAL ART

May 28, 2016

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

May 10, 2016

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...

849 Henry Street
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Applebaum Emerging Artist Residency
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Eleanor Oakes
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EVENTS
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Graffiti Wanted
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LIFESTYLE
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Ponyride Detroit
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VISUAL ART

April 25, 2016

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 ind...

#jointhedance
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ARTLAB J
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ArtLabJ
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Dance
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Dance! American Art 1830-1960
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DIA
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LIFESTYLE
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The Detroit Institute of Arts
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VISUAL ART

April 06, 2016

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 ...

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art submission
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call for artists
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EVENTS
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LIFESTYLE
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Matrix Human Services
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Matrix Off the Streets
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VISUAL ART

February 24, 2016

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...

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

January 27, 2016

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 Creativ...

Center Galleries at the College for Creative Studie
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Doubly So
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EVENTS
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LIFESTYLE
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Samantha Banks Schefman
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VISUAL ART

January 22, 2016

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 ...

artist residency
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Brooklyn
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Intersate Projects
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LIFESTYLE
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studio residency
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VISUAL ART

January 11, 2016

#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 a...

Exactly Hi Tops
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Katherine Craig
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LIFESTYLE
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mural
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NEWS
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The Illuminated Mural
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VARA
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VISUAL ART

January 06, 2016

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...

Detroit muralist
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Ellen Rutt
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Kimia Kline
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LIFESTYLE
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muralist
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Thing Thing
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VISUAL ART
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Wythe Hotel

December 21, 2015