What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Resources for creative projects can be hard to come by, and one of the programs that’s been fueling a variety of artists is the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. In its fifth year, the challenge funds projects that enrich and engage Detroit through the arts through a matching grant. According to the Foundation, the …
It’s sad but true. Detroit lacks a major infrastructure for the arts. Sure, there are established institutions such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Artists Market and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: MOCAD. They are great, but some of the city’s emerging artists, designers and musicians wonder where they can come together for support, promotion and …
Write A House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing Detroit’s literary scene, is now accepting applications for its writer-in-residence program. This is definitely a unique writer-in-residence program. The writer whose application is selected will be given a newly renovated home. This year, the home is about 1,100 square feet and has a nice little porch that’s …
The art community will invade Detroit come April when Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience occupies Midtown for not one … not two … but three weekends. Starting on April 9 and continuing on weekends through April 26 (April 9-12, 16-19, and 25-26) there will be 10 days of celebration of the Detroit arts. You can attend dance, literary, musical and theatrical performances, …
Showcasing expressions of justice is always relevant in Detroit. Local artists have created inspired political and social works of the past or present as another impetus to honor the capacity of art to move places and people to action. Calling it Catalyst, Riopelle will host the event at their groundlevel space in Eastern Market, open to the public on March 13th. “Political …
The accolades keep rolling in for Detroit’s Shinola. When the luxury goods maker opened in 2011, many didn’t think that there was a market in Detroit and they faced criticisms of “who would buy a $550 watch?” Not only have they succeeded, they’ve thrived hiring hundreds of Detroiters and have opened 12 company locations around …
