‘Spirit of Detroit’ Sculpture Studio: Details on the Latest ‘Little Village’ Addition
"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...
A Look at the DIA’s Contemporary Anishinaabe Art Exhibition
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...
Murals in the Market is Back with More Off the Wall Creativity
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...
Spotlight Dance Works Celebrates 25 Years
Not many dance teachers can say they’ve had four students accepted at Juilliard in just the last 15 years — especially in southeast Michigan...
The DIA’s “Guests of Honor” Reunites a 400-year-old Painting of the Commander of the...
“When you stand in front of a piece of armor, you can get a feel for what presence was like,” says Chassica Kirchhoff,...
Made in Michigan: Victoria Chang
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...
City Guide 2025: Detroit Murals
With some of the best museums in the country, like the Detroit Institute of Arts (named the best art museum in the country by...
‘Vernal’ Art Exhibition Blurs Nature and Technology
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...
Vesey Lane Goods in Detroit Celebrates Grand Opening with Powerful Art Exhibit
Temperatures may have been frigid the evening of Feb. 18 in Detroit, but the spirit of family, friends, and community warmed up those at...
Culture Convo: One City Under a Groove
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...
Meet Detroit’s Monument Man
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 Partner on Downtown Detroit Exhibition Celebrating Black Artists
Bedrock and the Carr Center are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit made entirely by Detroit students. Celebrating Black Arts will be on...
Meet Detroit Installation Artist Patrick Ethen
Patrick Ethen, a lover of math and science since childhood and University of Michigan Taubman College architecture graduate, never thought he would one day...
Two New Exhibitions at Cranbrook Art Museum Highlight Detroit Artists
Not every show that opens at the Cranbrook Art Museum unfolds like a modern mystery and highlights a budding star of the next generation...
New Mural Unveiled in the Lobby of Downtown Detroit’s Huntington Tower
A fresco mural by renowned artist Hubert Massey was unveiled in the ground floor lobby of Huntington Tower in downtown Detroit today.
The fresco includes...
Visting Hamtramck’s Disneyland
Snuggled between two duplexes in Hamtramck is a folk art installation that has remained open, with constant tinkering, before it relaunches this fall.Hamtramck Disneyland,...
Design Core Detroit Unifies Community Through Art During Month of Design
Community and creativity are at the forefront of Detroit’s social scene this September when Design Core Detroit hosts the city’s 13th annual Month of...
The Art of Bonsai Trees
I introduced myself to Ray Zeno as a serial killer.We were in the back of Telly’s Greenhouse, where he sat working at an old...
Meet The Local Artist Behind Detroit’s Chene Park Portraits
Darius Baber, a native of Detroit, was overjoyed to learn that The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre would be a place where he could use his artistic...
See Paintings, Ceramics, Glass Works, & More at the Ann Arbor Art Fair
The nation’s largest juried art fair returns with nearly 1,000 artists, food, and live entertainment























