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Video Premiere & Review: “Point of Return” features Performance Installation by Cristin Richard

One year ago, Detroit artist Cristin Richard sparked a conversation about “value” in contemporary society at The Detroit Club with her performance installation, Point of Return. We are pleased to premiere the short-film highlighting the 3-hour durational performance in retrospective, along with art critic and Kresge Literary Arts Fellow, Rachel Harkai’s review (below video) Gut Feelings: Cristin […]

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March 23, 2020

ke thu Re-emerges in 2020 with Heavy Line-up of Live Performances

Detroit-based live techno duo ke thu made quite the impression when they launched into the local music scene with a unique force in late 2018. Fans quickly caught on to their carefully curated body of electronic music and equally cool visuals that accompanied their increasingly frequent appearances across the city. One year after their initial […]

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February 28, 2020

VIDEO PREMIERE: Ayana Love’s “Space” takes her ‘To Be Human EP’ into the Beyond

The single, “Space,” is premiering below from Ayana Love’s To Be Human EP, exists as a climax within the project as a whole. In her own words she explained, “Quite literally, [with this project] I’m giving myself the ‘Space’ to get to know myself more, and to be the well-rounded artist and woman that I […]

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February 24, 2020

“The Hum & Glow of Winter” Public Art Installation by Michael Polakowski debuts at Beacon Park on February 27th

“The Hum and Glow of Winter” is a new public artwork series by Michael Polakowski that will be on view throughout this winter at Beacon Park, in downtown Detroit. These bold and graphic art installations are on display at Beacon Park in the garden beds along Grand River Avenue through mid- March for park visitors […]

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February 18, 2020

Call for Artists: PLAYGROUND DETROIT Announces 20/20 Emerging Artists Fellowship

The 20/20 Emerging Artists Fellowship from PLAYGROUND DETROIT will provide financial support and professional mentorship for artists to develop their individual practices, to identify, elevate and promote Detroit-based artistic excellence. The Call for Artists 2020 Fellowship Application opens for submissions on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. 20 Emerging Detroit artists each receive $2,000 Fellowship Award from […]

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February 04, 2020

Call for Proposals: 30th International Sculpture Conference Detroit

The International Sculpture Center (ISC), is seeking panel proposals for the 30th International Sculpture Conference in Detroit, MI this September 30- October 3, 2020. This conference will feature the annual ISC littleSCULPTURE show, ARTSlams and breakout sessions, engaging panel discussions, evening parties, hands-on workshops, a keynote address, open studios and gallery hops, optional art and culture trips, public […]

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January 29, 2020

Artist Hajime Kinoko Brings Contemporary Shibari Performance to MOCAD on Saturday, 2/1

Hajime Kinoko is considered Japans’s foremost contemporary practitioner of Shibari, a traditional Japanese form of rope-binding. The word Shibari means “to limit someone’s movement so they can not move freely,” not to be confused with Kinbaku, which means, “to bind tightly.” Kinoko explained this important distinction in a 2018 interview with Office Mag: “…the way […]

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January 28, 2020

Call for Artists: TCF Center seeks Iconic Public Art Civic Sculpture in Detroit

TCF Center is seeking proposals for a large-scale exterior sculpture which will reside outside the beautifully renovated convention center located in downtown Detroit. The winning selection will be placed in the center of the main entrance circle drive. Formerly known as Cobo Center, the newly renamed TCF Center, is Detroit’s premier convention center, originally named for […]

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January 18, 2020

EP Release: Rocksteady Disco Presents “Placebo Palace” by Eddie Logix

Released today, Placebo Palace is the newest EP album from an artist and music producer loved and known by many as Eddie Logix. This EP is perhaps not what you would most likely expect from a quick review of Eddie’s discography- however, his keen ear for music and his technical prowess have allowed him to […]

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January 14, 2020

Metro Times // Designer Scott Klinker brings this week’s selfie photo op to Detroit

Posted By Lee DeVito on Wed, Jan 8, 2020 For Structures of Light, a joint show from Cranbrook Academy of Art and Playground Detroit, artist and educator Scott Klinker uses new LED neon technology to transform a downtown Detroit space into a light-up wonderland — “like entering the space of a glowing, geometric line drawing,” according to the event curators. […]

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January 08, 2020

New Release: Darling Kaye drops new single “Pick-up Game”

Darling Kaye drops his first single “Pick-up Game” of 2020 in an all-natural style, inspired by his personal journey handling emotions and his refusal to ever once allow pharmaceutical anti-depressant drugs into his body. With a New Year, comes a new, fresh perspective. He explains, “This choice naturally brings many ups and downs to my […]

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January 02, 2020

Scott Klinker “Structures of Light” Exhibition Opens January 10th at 1301 Broadway

Structures of Light is a solo exhibition by designer and artist Scott Klinker on view to the public through January 2020. The installation features abstract 3D structures that define space with a new lighting technology, LED neon. The experience is like entering the space of a glowing, geometric line drawing. The exhibition will be on […]

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December 03, 2019