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WDET // Return Mission: Playground Detroit Bolsters Local Art Market

Just a few years back, Detroit-natives Paulina Petkoski and Samantha Banks were creatively hustling in the fashion capital of North America, New York City, pursuing careers in design and fashion. But they both had eyes on artistic happening back in their hometown. Soon, Banks and Petkoski were Midwest ex-pats, reppin’ the Motor City at every […]

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NEW MUSIC: TUNDE OLANIRAN DEBUTS HIS FIRST LP TRANSGRESSOR ON QUITE SCIENTIFIC RECORDS

Tunde Olaniran has released his much-anticipated debut LP Transgressor, on Quite Scientific. We were fortunate enough to attend his private listening party on August 2nd hosted at Assemble Sound hosted by WDET’s Travis Wright in Corktown, Detroit. In addition to a candid interview about his music and inspirations, Tunde (joined by beat-boxer Steve Ansara and […]

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WXYZ // Detroit 20/20: People Making the Move from New York City to Detroit

WXYZ // From New York City to the Motor City, people are making the Motown move. WATCH THE VIDEO SEGMENT HERE. One of those companies is The Galapagos Art Space, a performance center and cultural stable in Brooklyn for nearly 20 years. Now, the space is in Detroit. “In New York, we had a building […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN FREAKS TAKES ALSTOCK 2015 HOSTAGE WITH SHORT FILM

AlStock is coming to Detroit. New location, new freaks. PLAYGROUND DETROIT debuts the WORLD EXCLUSIVE release of ‘Hundred Seventy Seven Freaks,’ the short film featuring the Prince of Darkness himself, from the masterminds of Detroit-based production company, The Right Brothers. Alstock Festival happens on July 25th for its third year in a row. In 2012, […]

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AFROTOPIA PRESENTS SIGI FEST 2015 EXPLORING THE ENERGY OF THE COSMOS IN DETROIT

July is the festival season in Detroit and is in full swing! Another one to add to your calendars: Sigi Fest 2015, where you will be encouraged to: “transcend into the cosmos with AFROTOPIA.” Taking place in Southwest Detroit at the new art space House Opera l Opera House, Sigi Fest is a time to […]

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SERAPHINE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS BFF FEST CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & FEMALE MUSICIANS

BFF (Best Fest Forever) Fest is an all-ages inclusive summer music festival in Detroit created to highlight, celebrate, and promote the talents of Michigan’s diverse community of musicians and artists. Seraphine Collective and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit  present the 2nd Annual BFF Fest on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 2pm-midnight at MOCAD. Seraphine […]

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SUPPORT URBAN BEAN CO. WITH A MICRO LOAN TO IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS IN CAPITAL PARK

Urban Bean Co. is a small, independently run coffee shop in the up and coming Capitol Park district of Detroit. The space has always been a part of and continues to promote the local electronic music scene, it hosts a radio station with regular DJ sets that happen on the second floor. And they sell […]

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1XRUN ANNOUNCES FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MURAL FESTIVAL IN EASTERN MARKET FEATURING 45 LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

1xRUN & Eastern Market announced this morning the arrival of the International Mural Festival in Detroit during September 2015. 1xRUN has assembled an incredible line-up of over 45 Detroit-based artists as well as international artists to participate in the first annual public art celebration. “Public art has long been an integral part of the Eastern […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS CRISTIN RICHARD SOLO EXHIBITION

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is proud to present the work of our debut featured artist Cristin Richard with a solo exhibition at The Playground. Richard’s body of work focuses on “the human condition, the body and identity. Majority of the time, the work is a sort of knee jerk reaction to questions I’m pondering, or experiences I’ve had.”  The […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS BROOKLYN ARTIST LIZA LACROIX ‘DETROIT JUNE 2015’ IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POPPS PACKING

Liza Lacroix has spent the duration of her Detroit residency exploring traditional boundaries of abstract painting by incorporating 3D elements cut from her otherwise unsatisfactory-to-her, previously-made works. These strips and organic shapes of canvas are the most adored remnants of the former paintings saved from the sacrifice in order to live on in fresh and […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: “HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?” ASKS THE RIGHT BROTHERS’ ANDREW MILLER & JAMAICAN QUEENS’ RYAN CLANCY

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is pleased to premiere “How Was Your Weekend?” by  The Right Brothers’ Andrew Miller and Jamaican Queens’ drummer Ryan Clancy, leading us back to 2015’s unforgettable Movement Electronic Music Festival. The heavy vibrations of Paxahau’s Movement have had time to linger, resonating within Detroit’s city limits and reverberating back from the “droves” of international attendees. With time comes […]

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