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PD PRESENTS: NYC ARTIST MICHELLE MATSON FOR SPREAD ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM

PLAYGROUND DETROIT Presents: Michelle Matson, as our NYC artist resident to participate in our Spring 2013 Residency Program in collaboration with Spread Art in Southwest Detroit. Born 1981, she currently lives & works in Brooklyn, NY. She has had various solo shows in New York, including “Cactus Milk” (2012) at the Youth Group Gallery, Brooklyn and “Rise” (2012) paper […]

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ARTIST PROFILE: ANTOINE SLEEP MCDOWELL AT THE REDBULL HOUSE OF ART GROUP SHOW

The Detroit Red Bull House of Art  celebrated its third gallery opening in December 2012 which featured a new set of talented Detroit residents. Many of our favorite artist were featured this time around- Dan Armand, also part-owner of 323East Gallery, Craig Paul Nowak, and Vaughn Taormina, AKA Count V Macula. If you didn’t get […]

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CALL FOR NYC ARTISTS: PLAYGROUND DET X SPREAD ART DETROIT SPRING 2013 ARTIST RESIDENCY

Spread Art and PLAYGROUND DETROIT are teaming up to offer one NYC-based artist a month-long artist residency program in Detroit, MI this upcoming Spring 2013.  In collaboration with the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), the residency will conclude in Detroit with a solo exhibit at Detroit Contemporary or Whitdel Arts, dependent on the artist medium. The artist will also participate in a group show […]

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MOCAD NEW WAVE PRESENTS MONSTER DRAWING RALLY

Not long after opening in 2006, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit [affectionately known as MOCAD]  founded New Wave, which is “a network of young professionals in Detroit that organizes projects and events to promote MOCAD’s mission and raise funds for the Museum,” New Wave member Lindsay Sebold explains. “The first of its kind in […]

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GLASS, CINDERS & THORNS GROUP SHOW RETURNS TO 323EAST GALLERY

  The fairy-tale inspired group show Glass, Cinders & Thorns, curated by April Segedi of 323East has returned for a reprise. The show boasts 30 female artists from across the nation opened onthis past weekend on Saturday, November 17th. PLAYGROUND DETROIT‘s own team member Samantha ‘Banks’ Schefman, Lacey Bryant, and Sheri DeBow were a few of the […]

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BROOKLYN ARTIST ELIZABETH WEISS COMPLETES NORTH END STUDIOS RESIDENCY

Elizabeth Weiss, a Brooklyn designer and recent resident at North End Studios in Detroit just completed her public installation, What For? which has created a space that encourages its patrons to meditate. “What For? is a temporal project- the garden is planted in the fall but will bloom in the spring, it will eventually deteriorate […]

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: EVAN ROTH, FROM MICHIGAN TO NEW YORK TO FRANCE BACK TO MICHIGAN [FOR DLECTRICITY]

Light is magic: it disperses shadows, and it can transfix people.  It is a proper symbol for hope and new beginnings.  The evening of October 5th (from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.) and the evening of October 6 (from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.) Detroit hosts a new contemporary light art festival, DLECTRICITY.  There are […]

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5TH ANNUAL DETROIT GALLERY WEEK HAPPENS OCTOBER 7TH-14TH

“Detroit Gallery Week [is] a celebration of great art and artists. Over 50,000 people have participated in hundreds of weekend events at galleries, museums and non-profit art centers in metro-Detroit in the four years since its inception. “The 5th Edition of Detroit Gallery Week is scheduled to kick-off on Friday, October 5, 2012. Over 90 […]

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DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL CONNECTS CREATIVES WITH ONE ANOTHER

  Detroit Design Festival  aka “DDF” is taking place on Wednesday, September 19th – Sunday, September 23rd. DDF is powered by Design in Detroit, an online platform that allows individuals and institutions across Southeast Michigan to engage, connect and partner with Detroit’s creative, entrepreneurial community to encourage social-economic change in the city of Detroit. This is presented […]

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: GEORGE RAHME & PUBLIC POOL

This past Friday I drove to Hamtramck, Michigan. Hamtramck is a culturally diverse home to a lot of musicians and fine artists, and it is almost completely surrounded by Detroit. As I drive down Caniff Street, this drive reminded me of why I love this community. An old “Welcome to Hamtramck” sign guides you in, past […]

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PD PRESENTS: CRISTIN RICHARD INSTALLATION AT MICHIGAN F.A.S.H. FEST

PLAYGROUND DETROIT Presents: Cristin Richard and her installation entitled, The American Dream at Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest. The installation takes place on September 15th, 2012 at Shain Park, Birmingham, MI [10am-5pm]. General admission is free to the public! Don’t miss the chance to see her work up close. Born in 1981, Cristin Richard is part of […]

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GO BROOKLYN ART WEEKEND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC STUDIO VISITS & CURATION

If you’re in Brooklyn this weekend, should should, “GO See Art!” GO Brooklyn Art is asking Brooklyn-based artists to open their studios to the community on September 8–9, 2012, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Community members registered as voters will visit studios and nominate artists for inclusion in a group exhibition to open at the […]

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