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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: IAN SWANSON, DETROITER TURNED BROOKLYNITE

A couple of years ago, artists Ian Swanson and Cedric Tai seemed to be everywhere in Detroit. Everywhere you turned, they were involved with a great local art project. They had their own gigs, teamed up on joint projects, and both were heavily involved with thedetroiter.com, which is an art-focused Detroit-centric website ‘serving a creative community.’ Their collective energy was great […]

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CRISTIN RICHARD ANNOUNCED FOR PLAYGROUND DETROIT X F.A.S.H. FEST ARTIST SHOWCASE

PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS: Cristin Richard at the 1st Annual Michigan F.A.S.H. Festival. PLAYGROUND DETROIT is excited to announce Cristin Richard as our artist choice to showcase at Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest. After reviewing all of our application submissions, Cristins proposal and body of work are an exceptional match for this event, representing our mission and her involvement in […]

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SPREAD ART CREATIVE INCUBATOR RELOCATES TO DETROIT FROM BROOKLYN

Spread Art is an artist-run creative incubator designed to foster new works through collaborations with artists, curators, and organizations from around the world. With Operations now concentrated in Detroit, (the organization just moved from NYC recently!) Spread Art supports emerging artists through group and solo exhibitions, music events, and performance showcases, and also facilitates opportunities for […]

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SIGNAL RETURN LETTERPRESS ENCOURAGES ART & EDUCATION IN EASTERN MARKET

Signal Return is a storefront letterpress print shop in Eastern Market, Detroit led by Director, Ryan Schirmang. The main focus of Signal Return is art, followed by education, culture, and community outreach. What Ryan explained, is that “the backbone of the space are the learning workshops they offer. So many people spend so much time on […]

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BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS 2012: HOLYBOS!, WET WET GROUP SHOW, & SPREAD ART

This past weekend the Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival 2012 took place in over 200 locations around Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. According to the program guide, “Bushwick Open Studios is a self-organized, collaborative festival produced by Arts in Bushwick, an all-volunteer community organization. Now in its sixth year, BOS is an exciting oppurtunity for artists to experiment outside […]

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: PLAYGROUND DETROIT TO SHOWCASE TALENT AT MICHIGAN F.A.S.H. FEST

 PLAYGROUND DETROIT is announcing a call for Metro Detroit-based artists to participate in the up-and-coming Michigan F.A.S.H Fest, organized by Founder/CEO Leslie Ann Pilling and Presence II Productions.  We have been graciously granted a 10 x10’ open air space at the festival. Our space is limited so the display will be tight: we want to see […]

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GOOD WOOD DETROIT SKATEBOARD ART EXHIBIT DONATES 100% OF FUNDS TO UPCOMING SKATE PARK

The Good Wood Exhibit  features custom works from 80+ artists on crusier decks priced at a reasonable starting bid of $50. Most works are by local Detroit creatives with a few international artists and skateboard pros sprinkled in the mix. 100 decks adorning the walls at 10-22-9. Each one is unique from the next, and it will be […]

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CAMP DETROIT PROGRAM ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR DEMF PUBLIC ART DISPLAYS

CAMP Detroit  has announced the six chosen artists/teams to participate in this year’s 2012 group display at Detroit’s world famous Movement Electronic Music Festival (aka DEMF). This is the second year the CAMP program is bringing public art to Movement. This art will be placed and used within different communities where people gather and celebrate the future of […]

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CAN YOU FEEL “DLECTRICITY” IN DETROIT?

Once again Detroit is proving its international artistic relevance with the addition of a new exciting visual art and lighting festival set for Fall 2012. DLECTRICITY will bring artists, lighting designers, and architects to Woodward in Midtown to create installations of light, sound, performance and video projection.” -VIA  The HuffingtonPost The festival is slated for October 5th and 6th […]

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VACANT WOODWARD WINDOWS NOW OCCUPIED WITH ART FROM STREET CULTURE MASH X 323EAST GALLERY

In the heart of Downtown Detroit runs Woodward Avenue: it cuts from the downtown riverfront through the city of Detroit, through various suburbs, extending to Pontiac. Before it turns into a round-a-bout at Campus Martius downtown near Hart Plaza, there are blocks of various vacant storefronts, which used to surround the once glamourous HUDSON’S department store (which has […]

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PASSENGER PROJECT SPACE PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR EXPOSURE

  College for Creative Studies alum, Brian Barr is spreading his energy beyond the canvas and the classroom to build the Passenger Project Space, currently located in the Lofts at Merchant Row.  Here artists will find room for residencies, temporary exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. The first of his curated shows is Lost and Found: Belief and Doubt in […]

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