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Mid-century Detroit, one lunch break at a time: Norman Zadoorian's photos now at Detroit Historical Museum
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Mid-century Detroit, one lunch break at a time: Norman Zadoorian's photos now at Detroit Historical Museum Forty photographs from Norman Zadoorian's mid-century Detroit street photography archive are on view at the Detroit Historical Museum through May 2027, on loan from the State of Michigan Library. JBy Jamie · May 29, 2026
CCS's 101st student exhibition is open through May 29
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CCS's 101st student exhibition is open through May 29The College for Creative Studies has turned its campus into a gallery of 4,800-plus pieces for the 101st time. The show is free, it's open through Thursday, and the work is worth seeing.By Jamie · May 28, 2026 The house on East Ferry Street is the subject of a Smithsonian director's DIA lecture next month
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The house on East Ferry Street is the subject of a Smithsonian director's DIA lecture next monthChase Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, lectures at the Detroit Institute of Arts on June 7 on Charles Lang Freer and the railroad magnate's overlooked influence on American cultural institutions. The story runs through a house on East Ferry Street that most Detroiters have never heard of.By Jamie · May 26, 2026 Motor City Cinematheque steps in where Detroit's art theatres left off
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Motor City Cinematheque steps in where Detroit's art theatres left offAfter Main Art Theatre was demolished and Cinema Detroit lost its fixed home, John Monaghan and Kevin Maher launched Motor City Cinematheque to keep independent and art cinema alive in the metro area.By Marcus · May 13, 2026 Heidelberg Project names new executive director, moves toward arts hub model
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Heidelberg Project names new executive director, moves toward arts hub modelThe Heidelberg Project announced a new executive director and plans to renovate its Number House as flexible space for Detroit artists and small creative businesses, a shift toward earned revenue the nonprofit has been building toward for years.By Priya · May 13, 2026 Hamilton closes at the Fisher Theatre, Broadway in Detroit loads an all-new season
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Hamilton closes at the Fisher Theatre, Broadway in Detroit loads an all-new seasonHamilton wraps May 17 at the Fisher Theatre, and Broadway in Detroit has already lined up six Detroit-premiere productions for 2026-27.By Jamie · May 12, 2026 A cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens inside the Michigan Science Center on Saturday
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A cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens inside the Michigan Science Center on SaturdayA walkable cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens inside the Michigan Science Center on Saturday, May 9, presented by the Skillman Foundation, Ford Philanthropy, and Welch Packaging.By Jamie · May 7, 2026 CCS sent its 2026 senior fashion class down a 700-foot runway at Somerset Collection
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CCS sent its 2026 senior fashion class down a 700-foot runway at Somerset CollectionThe College for Creative Studies sent its 2026 senior fashion class down a 700-foot runway at Somerset Collection on April 26, with projected lighting on the lower-level corridor.By Jamie · May 5, 2026 Vernal 2026 fills Buffalo Prescott with botanical sculpture and an oversized worm couch
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Vernal 2026 fills Buffalo Prescott with botanical sculpture and an oversized worm couchVernal 2026 is Buffalo Prescott's spring exhibition, a contemporary group show built around a botanical theme — decorative rabbits, plant installations, and an oversized worm couch.By Jamie · May 2, 2026 Detroit Youth Poetry Slam brings 15 teen poets to the Wright Museum on May 7
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Detroit Youth Poetry Slam brings 15 teen poets to the Wright Museum on May 7InsideOut Literary Arts holds its annual youth poetry slam at the Charles H. Wright Museum on May 7, where 15 teens from the Citywide Poets program compete for a spot on the 2026 Detroit Youth Performance Troupe. By Shawn · Apr 30, 2026 Hamilton runs three weeks at the Fisher Theatre, opens Wednesday
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Hamilton runs three weeks at the Fisher Theatre, opens WednesdayHamilton opens at the Fisher Theatre on April 29 and runs through May 17 — a three-week stand inside the Albert Kahn building on West Grand Boulevard.By Jamie · Apr 29, 2026 MOCAD reopens, renamed, rewindowed
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MOCAD reopens, renamed, rewindowedMOCAD reopens Saturday after eight months of renovation. The 4454 Woodward building, a former auto dealership designed by Albert Kahn, has been the museum's home for the entirety of its 20 years.By Samantha · Apr 25, 2026 Carole Harris comes back to where she started
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Carole Harris comes back to where she startedThe first solo show Carole Harris ever had was at Gallery 7, the Detroit space Charles McGee ran from 1969 to 1979 to give Black Detroit artists somewhere to exhibit.By Shawn · Apr 25, 2026 Mary-Ann Monforton's Heart Land plays house at the Mobile Homestead
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Mary-Ann Monforton's Heart Land plays house at the Mobile HomesteadThe MOCAD main building closed in August for HVAC and infrastructure renovations through early 2026.By Samantha · Oct 24, 2025 The DIA's first major Native American show in 30 years
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The DIA's first major Native American show in 30 yearsContemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation opened at the DIA on Sunday and runs through April 5, 2026.By Jamie · Sep 28, 2025 Detroit's first contemporary art fair lands at Michigan Central
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Detroit's first contemporary art fair lands at Michigan CentralDetroit got its first contemporary art fair this weekend.By Samantha · Sep 25, 2025 Murals in the Market comes home for year 10
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Murals in the Market comes home for year 10Murals in the Market spent two years in Islandview after 1XRUN moved its headquarters there. For the 10th anniversary edition, the festival came back to Eastern Market.By Jamie · Sep 15, 2025 Detroit Month of Design at 15, UNESCO at 10
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Detroit Month of Design at 15, UNESCO at 10Detroit Month of Design ran the entire month of September. The 15th edition of the festival lined up about 95 events featuring more than 1,000 designers and creatives across the city.By Jamie · Sep 1, 2025 Richie Hawtin made a short film about Detroit in 1995
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Richie Hawtin made a short film about Detroit in 1995NOWNESS released Kids Like Us on July 5, 2025. The 35mm short runs nine minutes and was executive produced by Richie Hawtin.By Jamie · Jul 5, 2025 The Carl Craig documentary finally played in Detroit
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The Carl Craig documentary finally played in DetroitDesire: The Carl Craig Story had its Detroit premiere at Newlab at Michigan Central Station on May 22, 2025. The room was full.By Jamie · May 22, 2025 JJ and Anthony Curis, in TIME
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JJ and Anthony Curis, in TIMETIME named Little Village one of the World's Greatest Places of 2025.By Jamie · Mar 13, 2025 The Belt turns 10
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The Belt turns 10The Belt opened ten years ago this month. Library Street Collective and Bedrock unveiled the alley on November 13, 2014, with food trucks and live music and a mural in progress.By Jamie · Nov 13, 2024 Five alebrijes now live on Bagley
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Five alebrijes now live on BagleyFive life-size animal sculptures went up along Bagley Street on Friday.By Priya · Nov 1, 2024 Michigan Central's new residency pays Detroit artists $30,000 to make things
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Michigan Central's new residency pays Detroit artists $30,000 to make thingsThe Michigan Central x Newlab Creative Residency launches its inaugural cohort this fall. Six artists. $30,000 each.By Jamie · Sep 1, 2024 Mighty real/queer Detroit's second biennial hits 11 galleries
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Mighty real/queer Detroit's second biennial hits 11 galleriesThe second Mighty Real/Queer Detroit biennial opened tonight and runs through June 30.By Priya · May 31, 2024 Hatch Art keeps working on Hamtramck Disneyland
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Hatch Art keeps working on Hamtramck DisneylandMichigan Public's Stateside podcast spent its May 29 episode at Hamtramck Disneyland, a backyard sculpture installation atop two side-by-side garages at 12087 Klinger Street.By Priya · May 29, 2024 Charles McGee opens the shepherd
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Charles McGee opens the shepherdThe Shepherd's first show is a Charles McGee retrospective. It is appropriate.By Marcus · May 18, 2024 OMA drilled 1,353 holes in a bakery to build LANTERN
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OMA drilled 1,353 holes in a bakery to build LANTERNThe first thing you notice on the south facade of LANTERN is the holes. There are 1,353 of them, drilled through the concrete masonry of the south wall and filled with cylindrical glass blocks.By Jamie · May 17, 2024 Tiff Massey takes four galleries at the DIA
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Tiff Massey takes four galleries at the DIATiff Massey opened her solo show at the DIA tonight. Four galleries in the contemporary wing. The most ambitious installation by a Detroit artist the museum has ever staged.By Jamie · May 4, 2024 Black opens at the Carr Center
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Black opens at the Carr CenterThe Carr Center's BLACK group exhibition opened Friday and runs through February 29. The full title is BLACK: A Built Language Across Culture and Knowledge.By Marcus · Jan 19, 2024