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Half a century ago, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) enchanted television viewers in metro Detroit and statewide with a lively, choreographed promotional spot...

"Little Village," the unique arts and culture center in Detroit's East Village neighborhood, is set to expand with the addition of the "Spirit of...

For the first time in over 30 years, the Detroit Institute of Arts is hosting a Native American art exhibition. The DIA's Contemporary Anishinaabe...

September in the city means a new season of Lions’ football and the first signs of autumn. It also means the return of Detroit’s...

Not many dance teachers can say they’ve had four students accepted at Juilliard in just the last 15 years — especially in southeast Michigan...

“When you stand in front of a piece of armor, you can get a feel for what presence was like,” says Chassica Kirchhoff,...

Consider prominent poets with ties to Michigan. There’s Philip Levine and Robert Hayden, both U.S. poet laureates, though Hayden served long enough ago, in...

With some of the best museums in the country, like the Detroit Institute of Arts (named the best art museum in the country by...

Looking to ring in spring with contemporary art? Buffalo Prescott, a Detroit-based arts organization nearing its one-year anniversary, just unveiled its latest exhibition: “Vernal.” The...

Temperatures may have been frigid the evening of Feb. 18 in Detroit, but the spirit of family, friends, and community warmed up those at...

For too many years, Detroit has had a bad reputation.I’ve defended this city countless times against accusations true and false. The sad truth is...

Austen Brantley’s studio is just as understated as he is. Down a massive hallway and into the maze of the Russell Industrial Center, you’ll...

Bedrock and the Carr Center are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit made entirely by Detroit students. Celebrating Black Arts will be on...

Patrick Ethen, a lover of math and science since childhood and University of Michigan Taubman College architecture graduate, never thought he would one day...

Not every show that opens at the Cranbrook Art Museum unfolds like a modern mystery and highlights a budding star of the next generation...