Interview
Filmmaker dream hampton Culls Memories From Detroit's Flooded Basements
Her short film Freshwater is now playing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
Detroit
Art
The Cass Corridor Movement's Salvation Through Salvage
Working with what they had, Cass Corridor artists scrapped and repurposed anything they could get their hands on, attempting to find some salvation for their city through a literal process of salvage and reuse.
News
Parents of Michigan School Shooter Took Refuge in Artist Studio in Detroit
Detroit police received a tip that led them to Andrzej Sikora’s art studio, where police took James and Jennifer Crumbley into custody.
Art
The Tender Nuance of “Habibi”
A group of artists in Detroit is developing a “Habibi Futurism.”
Art
Black Artists Are Brightening Detroit With Murals
A Black-led, open-air mural festival lends visibility to the Black artists in this city.
Books
Detroit’s Electronic Music Scene, Seen Through Its Black Creators
Electronic Landscapes takes the reader into the storied record shops and cozy home studios of Detroit’s most important musicians.
News
Detroit Institute of Arts Faces Backlash Over “Pro-Cop” Mural
Artists including Dawoud Bey, Jordan Casteel, and Kevin Beasley criticized the institution’s partnership on the mural, titled “To Serve and Protect.”
Opinion
How a Property Tax Helped Transform the Detroit Institute of Arts
Our millage funding model, based upon responsiveness and accountability, is a successful paradigm that has sustained the DIA and benefitted our region.
News
Leaked Recording of Confidential Meeting at Detroit Institute Details Allegations of Toxic Workplace
Allegations overheard include descriptions of director Salvador Salort-Pons’s leadership as “erratic, autocratic, condescending” and “intolerant of dissent.”
Art
Highlighting Detroit’s Invisible Artists: Local Art Workers
The most interesting takeaway of ARTWORK is the framework itself, which seeks to center the artists who have, historically, played an overlooked role in making the art world turn.
News
After 70 Former Workers Cite “Toxic Work Environment,” MOCA Detroit Terminates Executive Director
After conducting an internal investigation, the MOCAD board concluded that Elysia Borowy-Reeder’s leadership “fell short of its goals for diversity, inclusivity and a healthy work environment.”
Announcement
Dlectricity, Detroit's Light and Art Festival, Is Now Accepting Artist Applications
Dlectricity returns September 25-26, 2020. The deadline for artists to apply is March 3, 2020.