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TRANSGRESSOR: ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2015 NOW HAS THE BEST INTERACTIVE LYRIC PORTAL OF 2016

Tunde Olaniran, the multi-talented singer, songwriter, performer, dancer, designer, advocate, and more, has launched a “lyric portal” website for Transgressor with a creative collaboration with developer Melissa Hubert and artist Matthew Osmon. Olaniran explains, “I was looking for a fun way for people to access the lyrics to my album, and Melissa worked to create this […]

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#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 as Exactly Hi-Tops, has filed a lawsuit in federal court today, seeking protection under the Visual Artists Rights Act for her work The Illuminated Mural—a nine-story mural on the side of 2937 […]

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VOTE FOR THE PLAYGROUND CREATION LAB TO HELP US WIN 5K FROM 5X5 NIGHT

“An idea is a seed. Sharing it is putting it in the ground.” This is the concept behind Emerge 5×5 Night, where any type of idea a can be submitted to move an idea forward. The community votes on the ideas that will be presented at the event. The selected creators explain a $5,000 step that will […]

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THE OFFICIAL PLAYGROUND DETROIT PARTY GUIDE: NEW YEARS EVE 2016

As the surprisingly mild days of December wind down, it is becoming apparent that the end of the year is upon us. Detroit will soon find itself perfectly wedged between the past and the future as a rare night will be afforded to reflect upon 2015, to set a vision for 2016 and most importantly… […]

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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 lobby for this winter season. The Wythe Hotel regularly showcases artists with rotating public exhibitions in addition to the artwork of their permanent collection featured in their river-front view rooms. PLAYGROUND had the pleasure […]

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DETROIT ANNOUNCED AS FIRST US CITY TO RECEIVE THE UNESCO ‘CITY OF DESIGN’ TITLE

In late October, PLAYGROUND was  invited to attend a lecture from Karl Stocker of Creative Industries Styria at the College for Creative Studies. This international organization is responsible for implementing the city of Graz with its own UNESCO designation. The lecture event was organized by the Detroit Design Corridor Center, [Dc3] now responsible for obtaining […]

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PLAYGROUND PRESENTS HOLIDAY RECESS FUNDRAISER WSG RED PILL, VALLEY HUSH, RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES & DTCHPLNES

Celebrate your HOLIDAY RECESS with PLAYGROUND DETROIT for the third year in a row at our fundraiser party for art supplies and music gear for three Detroit Public High Schools. We’ve organized a killer line-up featuring rapper Red Pill, indie crushes Valley Hush, the experimental Racehorses Are Resources [Chris Peters, Nick Speed, Quelle Chris, & […]

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PRE-ORDER NOW: HUMONS IS WORKING ON THE NEXT EP AND YOU CAN BE THE FIRST TO OWN IT

Humons is the musical project of Detroit’s Ardalan Sedghi. For the last year, he’s been working on making new music to follow up his EP’s re: Being and Being. He is currently working on producing & releasing five of his favorite tracks for his next EP at Assemble Sound. Working with producer-extraordinaire Jon Zott to […]

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NEW MUSIC: DUANE THE BRAND NEW DOG RELEASES DEBUT LP ENTITLED CD-R

Duane is the Brand New Dog released his debut LP today entitled CD-R LP and will be celebrating with his upcoming show on November 20th opening for reggae artist Sinkane. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Michael Duane Gholston, 23 is an idealist and performance artist first, musician and singer/songwriter second. His music is influenced […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS FEATURED ARTIST DESSISLAVA TERZIEVA

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is pleased to present multi-media artist Dessislava Terzieva in her first solo exhibition on Tuesday, November 10th. Terzieva’s installation has transformed The Playground into “A gift shop of an ancient cathedral that was owned by a revolutionary hoarder” additionally inspired by “drug busts (the layout of confiscated items), alternative/family owned dollar stores ([dis]organized chaos) and the motor […]

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PHOTOGRAPHER AKHIL SESH LAUNCHES NOJO KICKS ECOMMERCE WITH DETROIT-BASED SNEAKER CAMPAIGN

Sneakerheads in Detroit know where to go for rare and limited edition sneakers– Nojo Kicks located in the heart of downtown at 1220 Library St, is a sneakerheads dream– and now they launched their new online shop alongside their popular brick & mortar store. The new consignment process allows sellers to bring their unworn shoes […]

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NEW MUSIC: FLINT EASTWOOD IS STRONGER THAN EVER WITH SMALL VICTORIES EP RELEASE

Flint Eastwood’s Small Victories release is, anything but a ‘small victory’- this EP and the accompanying visual performance including two new music videos- is a major win for a very personal album from brother-sister duo, front woman, writer, singer Jax Anderson & producer and writer, Seth Anderson. Earlier this month their debut single, “Find What […]

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