Mid-Century Detroit Photos by Norman Zadoorian on Display at Detroit Historical Museum
As an industrial photographer for Detroit Edison (now DTE Energy) where he was hired following his battle-scarred World War II service in the Philippines,...
Inside the CCS Student Exhibition: Process, Experimentation, and Detroit’s Next Generation of Artists
The annual Student Exhibition at the College for Creative Studies transforms the college into a massive gallery space each spring. It showcases work from emerging artists...
Charles Lang Freer House: Inside the Detroit Home of the Famed Industrialist
When Chase Robinson, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, lectures at the Detroit Institute of Arts on June 7, his topic...
Contemporary Art in Detroit: What We Saw at Buffalo Prescott’s ‘Vernal 2026’
A herd of botanical rabbits, and a giant worm that doubles as a comfortable couch. These are just a couple of the earthly, yet...
Hidden Detroit: Editors’ Picks
Carnival Market, Pontiac | Food
Said to be Oakland County’s largest Hispanic market, Carnival offers an incredibly wide variety of authentic Mexican and Latin American...
MOCAD Reopens with New Exhibitions from Detroit Artists
After an eight-month closure for construction, Detroit’s Museum of Contemporary Art is open for visitors to experience again. MOCAD’s 2026 Spring Exhibition features four...
Hidden Detroit: Art Galleries You May Have Overlooked
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Hidden Detroit: Park West Museum in Southfield
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Hidden Detroit: Henry Ford Museum’s Artifact Collection
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Hidden Detroit: The Artifact Collection of the Detroit Historical Society
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
French Pop-Street Artist Jisbar Launches Billboard Art Exhibit in Detroit
To most, billboards are something you glance at while driving down the freeway. But to French pop-street artist Jisbar they were a blank canvas....
Hidden Detroit: Things You May Have Missed at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Tim Yanke on Being the Official Artist of the 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival
Like many kids’ earliest art projects, Tim Yanke’s took the form of multicolored scribbles on any available flat surface. While most children grow out...
ArtLazar Gallery: A Diverse Art Oasis Filled with Unique Pieces
“Nobody’s perfect,” says Arthur Lazaryan. “Even humans: They’re not perfect. Because we’re not robots. If you’re a robot — then, yeah, you’re perfect because...
How the DIA Recreated Their Classic ‘You Gotta Have Art!’ Commercial in Honor of...
Half a century ago, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) enchanted television viewers in metro Detroit and statewide with a lively, choreographed promotional spot...
‘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,...























